State House District 62 State House District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 62nd State House District, Indiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+28 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 113,0382024 5-year
Median household income: $68,0702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.5%2024 5-year
Black: 2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+23 in 1960MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 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	D	+9.0%	26,475	22,009	49,554
2020	D	+10.6%	28,362	22,846	52,213
2016	D	+7.4%	24,275	20,720	47,921
2012	D	+9.1%	24,862	20,615	46,628
2008	D	+22.7%	30,910	19,341	50,859
2004	R	−1.8%	20,408	21,176	42,113
2000	R	−9.1%	14,602	17,785	34,939
1996	D	+1.0%	14,975	14,646	33,577
1992	D	+2.3%	15,438	14,582	36,887
1988	R	−16.3%	13,149	18,345	31,809
1984	R	−19.5%	12,903	19,234	32,413
1980	R	−14.1%	11,723	16,204	31,725
1976	R	−4.9%	14,389	15,892	30,462
1972	R	−17.9%	11,962	17,264	29,538
1968	R	−12.5%	9,177	12,176	23,990
1964	D	+11.0%	11,530	9,234	20,900
1960	R	−23.5%	7,764	12,563	20,458
1956	R	−20.3%	7,806	11,789	19,661
1952	R	−16.7%	7,742	10,880	18,746
1948	R	−4.0%	7,762	8,436	16,665
1944	R	−8.0%	6,991	8,227	15,490
1940	R	−4.6%	8,491	9,321	17,896
1936	D	+7.8%	9,200	7,862	17,123
1932	D	+14.7%	8,806	6,510	15,587
1928	R	−21.7%	4,909	7,652	12,632
1924	R	−1.6%	5,416	5,604	11,445
1920	D	+0.5%	5,537	5,483	11,172
1916	D	+9.2%	3,576	2,957	6,754
1912	D	+28.5%	3,174	1,380	6,304
1908	D	+8.9%	3,815	3,177	7,170
1904	D	+1.6%	3,415	3,305	6,967
1900	D	+10.8%	3,871	3,102	7,107
1896	D	+13.6%	3,848	2,921	6,841
1892	D	+15.3%	3,398	2,442	6,265
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

18.5%

English

15.0%

Irish

11.5%

American

7.1%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.6%

Polish

2.2%

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: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.1%

5.5%

55–64

5.8%

5.1%

45–54

5.2%

5.9%

35–44

5.5%

6.8%

25–34

6.2%

10.4%

18–24

10.4%

6.7%

5–17

6.0%

2.2%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,070

State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 62$68,070

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.8%

Working age (18–64)18.8%

Seniors (65+)6.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.7%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.8%

Methodist

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Baptist

2.3%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 62nd State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 62nd State House District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,070, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,038 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 62, Indiana voted Democratic by 9.0 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,554 votes cast, 26,475 went Democratic and 22,009 went Republican.

What is State House District 62, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 62, Indiana as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 62, Indiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Indiana voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 62, Indiana?

State House District 62, Indiana has a population of 113,038 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 62, Indiana?

Median household income in State House District 62, Indiana is $68,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State House District 62, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 62nd State House District delivered D+9 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

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