State House District 20 State House District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 20th State House District, Indiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 96,5432024 5-year
Median household income: $70,4352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.3%2024 5-year
Black: 9.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	−17.6%	16,630	23,889	41,294
2020	R	−10.7%	18,612	23,162	42,599
2016	R	−9.4%	16,482	20,153	39,260
2012	D	+10.6%	20,353	16,366	37,554
2008	D	+20.4%	23,971	15,721	40,355
2004	R	−0.4%	18,062	18,216	36,769
2000	D	+1.5%	17,031	16,523	34,433
1996	D	+14.2%	17,041	12,227	33,942
1992	D	+6.5%	15,282	12,898	36,591
1988	R	−7.4%	15,326	17,777	33,247
1984	R	−18.6%	13,847	20,222	34,359
1980	R	−17.2%	13,419	19,471	35,203
1976	R	−8.0%	16,058	18,883	35,343
1972	R	−32.4%	11,490	22,653	34,407
1968	R	−10.9%	13,581	17,425	35,127
1964	D	+15.5%	19,240	14,060	33,388
1960	R	−5.7%	17,437	19,559	37,074
1956	R	−25.6%	12,559	21,212	33,865
1952	R	−20.0%	13,000	19,532	32,665
1948	R	−5.5%	12,157	13,599	26,020
1944	R	−9.0%	11,947	14,314	26,381
1940	R	−7.1%	11,864	13,670	25,612
1936	D	+12.5%	13,226	10,256	23,742
1932	D	+16.0%	12,957	9,339	22,635
1928	R	−22.3%	8,013	12,618	20,691
1924	R	−32.2%	4,666	9,971	16,500
1920	R	−32.8%	4,827	9,789	15,110
1916	R	−4.3%	4,635	5,068	10,037
1912	D	+19.3%	4,252	2,411	9,562
1908	R	−1.9%	4,943	5,134	10,311
1904	R	−13.9%	3,930	5,236	9,425
1900	R	−0.3%	4,240	4,270	8,621
1896	R	−2.0%	3,990	4,158	8,257
1892	D	+13.1%	4,065	3,100	7,350
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

19.9%

Irish

12.8%

Polish

10.0%

English

8.7%

American

4.3%

Italian

2.7%

French

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.7%

65–74

6.1%

6.9%

55–64

6.8%

6.5%

45–54

5.6%

6.8%

35–44

5.7%

7.3%

25–34

5.7%

4.3%

18–24

3.5%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,435

State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 20$70,435

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.3%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.6%

speak English only

Spanish3.4%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.8%

Other Christian

5.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Methodist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Baptist

2.4%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 20th 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 20th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 20th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,435 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 20, Indiana voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,294 votes cast, 16,630 went Democratic and 23,889 went Republican.

What is State House District 20, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 20, Indiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 20, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 20, Indiana?

State House District 20, Indiana has a population of 96,543 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 20, Indiana?

Median household income in State House District 20, Indiana is $70,435 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State House District 20, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 20th State House District delivered R+18 in 2024.

Key facts

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