State House District 4 State House District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 4th State House District, Indiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 75,3272024 5-year
Median household income: $87,9722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.7%2024 5-year
Black: 4.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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	−10.5%	16,035	19,868	36,612
2020	R	−6.1%	17,126	19,394	37,276
2016	R	−6.7%	14,448	16,684	33,613
2012	D	+3.9%	16,052	14,825	31,586
2008	D	+7.2%	16,881	14,589	31,850
2004	R	−8.3%	12,663	14,992	27,953
2000	R	−7.4%	11,544	13,425	25,585
1996	D	+2.0%	10,360	9,881	23,527
1992	R	−2.8%	9,058	9,757	24,590
1988	R	−21.1%	8,355	12,836	21,262
1984	R	−28.9%	7,697	14,006	21,838
1980	R	−36.7%	5,545	12,950	20,173
1976	R	−21.1%	7,096	10,983	18,381
1972	R	−49.8%	3,853	11,581	15,525
1968	R	−25.8%	3,841	7,466	14,039
1964	R	−5.4%	5,591	6,239	11,896
1960	R	−18.6%	4,625	6,750	11,407
1956	R	−45.6%	2,402	6,450	8,872
1952	R	−38.0%	2,546	5,685	8,269
1948	R	−26.2%	2,224	3,838	6,169
1944	R	−21.4%	2,382	3,689	6,095
1940	R	−17.2%	2,516	3,563	6,102
1936	R	−6.0%	2,396	2,705	5,143
1932	R	−0.8%	2,388	2,426	4,904
1928	R	−41.5%	1,259	3,062	4,348
1924	R	−48.0%	707	2,419	3,569
1920	R	−50.9%	720	2,400	3,302
1916	R	−21.2%	806	1,255	2,120
1912	R	−3.7%	583	651	1,844
1908	R	−23.4%	771	1,267	2,116
1904	R	−36.2%	619	1,362	2,052
1900	R	−20.2%	796	1,205	2,026
1896	R	−16.8%	873	1,229	2,117
1892	R	−5.6%	835	942	1,895
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

18.9%

Irish

14.9%

English

10.0%

Polish

7.8%

Italian

4.9%

American

4.2%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

5.4%

65–74

5.8%

6.5%

55–64

6.8%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

6.8%

35–44

6.8%

6.2%

25–34

5.9%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.4%

5–17

7.9%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,972

State House District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 4$87,972

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.9%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)7.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.7%

speak English only

Spanish4.3%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.2%

Other Christian

7.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.8%

Methodist

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Baptist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 4th State House District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Indiana 4th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 4th State House District has rarely exceeded seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,972 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 4, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 4, Indiana voted Republican by 10.5 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,612 votes cast, 16,035 went Democratic and 19,868 went Republican.

What is State House District 4, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 4, Indiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 4, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 4, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 4, Indiana?

State House District 4, Indiana has a population of 75,327 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 4, Indiana?

Median household income in State House District 4, Indiana is $87,972 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State House District 4, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 4, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 4th State House District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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