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Indiana 50th 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

German26.4%19.5%12.5%

English12.5%11.3%9.5%

Irish11.4%10.1%9.4%

American8.9%6.9%5.3%

Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%

French1.5%1.3%1.6%

Italian1.4%2.4%4.8%

Polish1.0%2.6%2.2%

Mexican1.8%5.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%

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 50	Indiana	United States
Median age	41.5	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	9.0%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN HD 50	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$67,034	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.4%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.8%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN HD 50	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.1%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.9%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$159,000	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$828	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.5%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	7.6%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN HD 50	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	21.9 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.5%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.3%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	6.7%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN HD 50	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.5%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN HD 50	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 50	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.4%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.7%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.416	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

HarrisDemocratic24.3%7,771TrumpRepublican74.0%23,613OtherAll other candidates1.7%540

R+49.6

Lead: 15,842
Total: 31,924
vs nation: R+48.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.8%7,776TrumpRepublican73.9%24,097OtherAll other candidates2.2%732

R+50.1

Lead: 16,321
Total: 32,605
vs nation: R+54.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.8%6,539TrumpRepublican72.3%21,706OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,781

R+50.5

Lead: 15,167
Total: 30,026
vs nation: R+52.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.8%8,589RomneyRepublican68.2%19,676OtherAll other candidates2.0%589

R+38.4

Lead: 11,087
Total: 28,854
vs nation: R+42.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic37.2%11,335McCainRepublican61.4%18,708OtherAll other candidates1.4%425

R+24.2

Lead: 7,373
Total: 30,468
vs nation: R+31.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic26.5%7,795BushRepublican72.8%21,425OtherAll other candidates0.7%212

R+46.3

Lead: 13,630
Total: 29,432
vs nation: R+43.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic30.5%8,346BushRepublican68.0%18,586OtherAll other candidates1.4%390

R+37.5

Lead: 10,240
Total: 27,322
vs nation: R+38.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic32.4%8,805DoleRepublican56.6%15,382OtherAll other candidates11.0%3,003

R+24.2

Lead: 6,577
Total: 27,190
vs nation: R+32.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 67,8582024 5-year
Population density: 85 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 800 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $67,0342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 81, PA · twin score 97.6

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 50th 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

53.6%

16,833 votes · D+7.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 52.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

74.0%

23,613 votes · R+49.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 73.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

16,833votes

53.6% of the vote · D+7.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 15,414 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

24,097votes

73.9% of the vote · R+50.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 23,613 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

James M. Cox1920

+9.7pts D vs U.S.

Place R+16.5 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +6.3 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+54.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+50.1 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +52.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RLorissa SweetState House · 50

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.6, this district sits at the far end of Indiana's partisan spectrum, reflecting the deeply conservative rural or small-town constituencies that anchor the state's legislative supermajority.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 49.6 points.

A population of 67,858, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,034 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 81 and State House District 18.

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 81

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 18

2012–2024 trajectory

State Legislative Subdistrict 1C

2012–2024 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 50th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 50th State House District voted Republican by 49.6 points (R+49.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,924 votes cast, 7,771 went Democratic and 23,613 went Republican.

When did Indiana 50th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 50th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Indiana 50th State House District?

Indiana 50th State House District has a population of 67,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 50th State House District?

Median household income in Indiana 50th State House District is $67,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 50th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 50th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.