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Indiana 65th 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

German16.6%19.5%12.5%

English16.1%11.3%9.5%

Irish11.8%10.1%9.4%

American10.3%6.9%5.3%

Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%

Italian1.5%2.4%4.8%

French1.3%1.3%1.6%

Polish0.7%2.6%2.2%

Mexican1.2%5.7%11.3%

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 65	Indiana	United States
Median age	42.9	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN HD 65	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$66,452	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.6%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.8%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN HD 65	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.2%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.8%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$168,800	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$848	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.0%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.3%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN HD 65	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	26.5 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.9%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	6.6%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN HD 65	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.6%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN HD 65	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 65	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.432	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

HarrisDemocratic23.0%7,151TrumpRepublican75.2%23,395OtherAll other candidates1.8%555

R+52.2

Lead: 16,244
Total: 31,101
vs nation: R+50.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.7%7,318TrumpRepublican74.1%22,846OtherAll other candidates2.1%656

R+50.4

Lead: 15,528
Total: 30,820
vs nation: R+54.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.4%6,443TrumpRepublican72.4%20,800OtherAll other candidates5.2%1,489

R+50.0

Lead: 14,357
Total: 28,732
vs nation: R+52.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.7%9,032RomneyRepublican63.5%17,006OtherAll other candidates2.8%749

R+29.8

Lead: 7,974
Total: 26,787
vs nation: R+33.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.4%10,954McCainRepublican58.6%16,296OtherAll other candidates2.0%548

R+19.2

Lead: 5,342
Total: 27,798
vs nation: R+26.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.1%8,538BushRepublican68.0%18,655OtherAll other candidates0.8%233

R+36.9

Lead: 10,117
Total: 27,426
vs nation: R+34.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic32.5%7,930BushRepublican65.6%15,986OtherAll other candidates1.9%456

R+33.1

Lead: 8,056
Total: 24,372
vs nation: R+33.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.2%9,022DoleRepublican49.0%11,883OtherAll other candidates13.8%3,341

R+11.8

Lead: 2,861
Total: 24,246
vs nation: R+20.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+52.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 67,9422024 5-year
Population density: 71 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 951 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $66,4522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 38, IN · twin score 98.1

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 65th 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

51.3%

13,500 votes · D+3.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 50.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

75.2%

23,395 votes · R+52.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 74.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

13,500votes

51.3% of the vote · D+3.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 13,346 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

23,395votes

75.2% of the vote · R+52.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,846 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

+8.8pts D vs U.S.

Place R+17.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +5.3 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+54.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+50.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +52.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RChris MayState House · 65

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Indiana 65th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.2 points.

A population of 67,942, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,452 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 38 and State House District 120.

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 38

2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity

State House District 120

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 125

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

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 65th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 65th State House District voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,101 votes cast, 7,151 went Democratic and 23,395 went Republican.

When did Indiana 65th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 65th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Indiana 65th State House District?

Indiana 65th State House District has a population of 67,942 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 65th State House District?

Median household income in Indiana 65th State House District is $66,452 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 65th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 65th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.