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Indiana 60th 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

German17.4%19.5%12.5%

English13.6%11.3%9.5%

American9.6%6.9%5.3%

Irish9.5%10.1%9.4%

Italian2.4%2.4%4.8%

Scottish2.2%1.5%1.3%

French1.4%1.3%1.6%

Dutch0.9%——

Mexican0.8%5.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%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 60	Indiana	United States
Median age	42.6	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	12.0%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN HD 60	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$88,903	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.1%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN HD 60	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	85.7%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	14.3%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$283,400	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,023	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.9%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.9%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN HD 60	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	32.7 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.9%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.1%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	14.0%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN HD 60	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.1%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.9%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN HD 60	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 60	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.5%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.3%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.463	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

HarrisDemocratic24.5%8,732TrumpRepublican73.8%26,258OtherAll other candidates1.7%596

R+49.2

Lead: 17,526
Total: 35,586
vs nation: R+47.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.1%8,708TrumpRepublican73.7%26,573OtherAll other candidates2.2%790

R+49.5

Lead: 17,865
Total: 36,071
vs nation: R+54.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.4%6,748TrumpRepublican73.2%23,092OtherAll other candidates5.4%1,715

R+51.8

Lead: 16,344
Total: 31,555
vs nation: R+53.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.5%8,025RomneyRepublican69.3%19,558OtherAll other candidates2.2%621

R+40.9

Lead: 11,533
Total: 28,204
vs nation: R+44.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.9%10,331McCainRepublican63.0%18,119OtherAll other candidates1.1%308

R+27.1

Lead: 7,788
Total: 28,758
vs nation: R+34.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic25.4%6,563BushRepublican74.0%19,120OtherAll other candidates0.6%160

R+48.6

Lead: 12,557
Total: 25,843
vs nation: R+46.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic27.6%5,918BushRepublican70.9%15,206OtherAll other candidates1.5%312

R+43.3

Lead: 9,288
Total: 21,436
vs nation: R+43.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic26.9%5,610DoleRepublican61.0%12,742OtherAll other candidates12.1%2,520

R+34.2

Lead: 7,132
Total: 20,872
vs nation: R+42.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 67,3862024 5-year
Population density: 148 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 454 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $88,9032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20.3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 47, IN · twin score 97.5

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 60th 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. Roosevelt1932

51.9%

4,919 votes · D+5.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 46.9%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

78.1%

11,630 votes · R+56.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 76.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

10,331votes

35.9% of the vote · R+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 8,732 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

26,573votes

73.7% of the vote · R+49.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 26,258 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

+10.8pts D vs U.S.

Place R+15.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +8.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+54.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+49.5 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +53.9 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RPeggy MayfieldState House · 60

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 49.2-point Republican presidential margin, this rural district sits at the far end of Indiana's partisan spectrum, where statewide and local results tend to move in close alignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.6 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 49.2 points.

A population of 67,386, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,903 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 47 and State House District 62.

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 47

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 62

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 50

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 60th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 60th State House District voted Republican by 49.2 points (R+49.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,586 votes cast, 8,732 went Democratic and 26,258 went Republican.

When did Indiana 60th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 60th State House District voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Indiana 60th State House District?

Indiana 60th State House District has a population of 67,386 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 60th State House District?

Median household income in Indiana 60th State House District is $88,903 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 60th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 60th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.