Indiana 8th Congressional District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 8th Congressional District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+36 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+36MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 755,1452024 5-year
Median household income: $65,6182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.6%2024 5-year
Black: 3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 2024MIT Election Lab

MESSMER, Mark B.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BUCSHON, Larry (2023–2025), BUCSHON, Larry (2021–2023), BUCSHON, Larry (2019–2021), BUCSHON, Larry (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 0 D · 21 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−35.8%	103,740	222,627	332,414
2020	R	−32.8%	112,303	224,891	343,687
2016	R	−34.1%	96,600	205,563	319,761
2012	R	−18.9%	122,208	180,848	309,996
2008	R	−2.9%	156,171	165,561	326,054
2004	R	−23.3%	116,842	188,472	307,524
2000	R	−15.0%	117,912	160,521	283,541
1996	D	+1.5%	127,018	122,715	284,959
1992	D	+2.2%	129,908	123,031	312,496
1988	R	−12.6%	130,131	167,926	299,350
1984	R	−19.2%	124,030	183,574	309,390
1980	R	−10.9%	130,638	164,598	312,201
1976	D	+1.7%	158,206	153,018	313,246
1972	R	−28.0%	108,999	194,694	305,613
1968	R	−7.3%	126,962	149,549	310,681
1964	D	+21.6%	191,187	123,087	315,632
1960	R	−6.5%	154,083	175,664	330,971
1956	R	−12.8%	141,755	183,496	326,414
1952	R	−10.7%	145,543	180,770	328,557
1948	D	+6.3%	155,738	137,103	297,116
1944	R	−1.6%	146,866	151,786	300,557
1940	D	+4.2%	174,816	160,500	337,007
1936	D	+23.4%	194,135	119,668	317,698
1932	D	+22.3%	175,221	109,974	292,266
1928	R	−10.5%	120,954	149,711	273,420
1924	R	−7.6%	111,625	131,633	264,916
1920	R	−8.5%	110,941	133,229	260,916
1916	D	+4.3%	72,634	66,211	150,201
1912	D	+19.0%	60,933	34,898	136,744
1908	D	+2.5%	73,738	69,894	152,770
1904	R	−8.2%	60,515	72,242	142,371
1900	D	+2.2%	67,712	64,667	136,526
1896	D	+4.2%	68,185	62,678	131,943
1892	D	+3.2%	54,564	50,932	114,131
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	38.8%	58.6%	2,829,897
2022	R	37.9%	58.6%	1,859,851
2018	R	44.8%	50.7%	2,282,565
2016	R	42.4%	52.1%	2,732,546
2012	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,560,102
2010	R	40.0%	54.6%	1,744,481
2006	R	0.0%	87.4%	1,341,111
2004	D	61.6%	37.2%	2,428,233
2000	R	31.9%	66.6%	2,145,209
1998	D	63.7%	34.8%	1,588,617
1994	R	30.5%	67.4%	1,543,568
1992	R	40.7%	57.3%	2,211,426
1990	R	46.4%	53.6%	1,502,687
1988	R	31.9%	68.1%	2,099,303
1986	R	38.5%	60.6%	1,545,563
1982	R	45.6%	53.8%	1,817,287
1980	R	46.2%	53.8%	2,198,376
1976	R	40.2%	59.0%	2,161,187

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

24.2%

English

13.9%

Irish

10.7%

American

7.4%

French

2.0%

Scottish

2.0%

Italian

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.4%

65–74

5.8%

6.7%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

5.7%

6.3%

35–44

5.9%

6.5%

25–34

6.1%

4.8%

18–24

4.4%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,618

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$65,618

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.8%

Working age (18–64)12.2%

Seniors (65+)11.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.6%

speak English only

Spanish2.0%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.1%

Baptist

5.0%

Methodist

4.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 8th stretches across the southwestern corner of the state, where rural and small-city voters have delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in back-to-back cycles, making it among the most reliably one-sided districts in the region.

The Republican margin in Indiana 8th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,618, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 755,145 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Indiana voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 332,414 votes cast, 103,740 went Democratic and 222,627 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Indiana?

Congressional District 8, Indiana has a population of 755,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Indiana is $65,618 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 8th Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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