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Indiana 35th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German18.5%19.5%12.5%

English14.9%11.3%9.5%

Irish11.5%10.1%9.4%

American8.7%6.9%5.3%

Italian2.4%2.4%4.8%

Scottish1.9%1.5%1.3%

French1.3%1.3%1.6%

Polish1.2%2.6%2.2%

Mexican1.5%5.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%

African American†1.4%7.7%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Median age	42.3	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	13.3%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$70,777	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.2%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.8%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$165,500	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$951	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.8%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.8%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	26.3 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.8%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	81.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	8.2%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.4%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	2.7%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Catholic	—	11.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	57.9%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IN HD 35	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.2%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.400	0.452	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic30.0%9,795TrumpRepublican68.2%22,277OtherAll other candidates1.9%607

R+38.2

Lead: 12,482
Total: 32,679
vs nation: R+36.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic31.6%9,983TrumpRepublican66.6%21,068OtherAll other candidates1.8%560

R+35.1

Lead: 11,085
Total: 31,611
vs nation: R+39.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic29.1%9,127TrumpRepublican64.6%20,243OtherAll other candidates6.2%1,953

R+35.5

Lead: 11,116
Total: 31,323
vs nation: R+37.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.9%11,697RomneyRepublican58.5%17,138OtherAll other candidates1.6%454

R+18.6

Lead: 5,441
Total: 29,289
vs nation: R+22.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic45.9%14,661McCainRepublican53.0%16,924OtherAll other candidates1.1%349

R+7.1

Lead: 2,263
Total: 31,934
vs nation: R+14.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.6%10,433BushRepublican66.7%21,356OtherAll other candidates0.7%227

R+34.1

Lead: 10,923
Total: 32,016
vs nation: R+31.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.5%10,942BushRepublican61.3%17,892OtherAll other candidates1.2%361

R+23.8

Lead: 6,950
Total: 29,195
vs nation: R+24.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.0%10,969DoleRepublican49.7%14,750OtherAll other candidates13.3%3,958

R+12.7

Lead: 3,781
Total: 29,677
vs nation: R+21.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+38.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 67,5542024 5-year
Population density: 163 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 415 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,7772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 42, IN · twin score 99.0

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 35th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

50.7%

11,613 votes · D+2.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 49.3%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

73.4%

15,096 votes · R+47.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 72.7%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

15,539votes

49.3% of the vote · R+1.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 14,661 votes

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

25,673votes

72.7% of the vote · R+45.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 23,918 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1912

−3.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+16.5 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · −5.6 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+39.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+35.1 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +37.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RElizabeth RowrayState House · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	39.3%10,134	60.7%15,660	25,794

Indiana 35th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.2 points.

A population of 67,554, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,777 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 42 and State House District 54.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 42

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory

State House District 54

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory

State House District 33

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana 35th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 35th State House District voted Republican by 38.2 points (R+38.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,679 votes cast, 9,795 went Democratic and 22,277 went Republican.

When did Indiana 35th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 35th State House District voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in Indiana 35th State House District?

Indiana 35th State House District has a population of 67,554 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 35th State House District?

Median household income in Indiana 35th State House District is $70,777 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 35th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 35th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.