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1876–2024
State House District 72·Indiana

Indiana 72nd State House District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
53,097
2024 ACS

Indiana 72nd State House District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+37 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
53,0972024 5-year
Median household income
$79,7042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.9%2024 5-year
Black
4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.5%
11,17115,36027,022
R
−14.1%
11,49015,35527,430
R
−19.8%
9,14714,06024,824
R
−14.3%
9,71913,04423,224
R
−10.1%
10,67113,09523,968
R
−17.8%
9,09313,04322,238
R
−10.9%
8,66710,81819,705
D
+4.6%
9,0648,18519,076
D
+4.2%
8,6397,83019,456
R
−12.9%
7,2349,37716,662
R
−18.5%
6,96610,14817,244
R
−3.6%
7,5748,17316,711
D
+6.1%
8,3627,38815,916
R
−17.5%
6,0658,66014,853
D
+4.0%
7,0026,37415,552
D
+33.1%
10,2735,14115,511
D
+3.0%
8,1017,63115,773
R
−10.8%
5,4976,83112,379
R
−5.5%
6,8037,61714,708
D
+11.6%
6,9515,49012,547
D
+11.2%
6,9175,51812,514
D
+14.5%
7,0865,28612,431
D
+20.3%
6,9914,57811,891
D
+17.4%
6,8884,81211,912
R
−17.6%
4,8086,87111,747
D
+1.6%
4,5744,4189,501
R
−1.8%
4,8505,03210,136
D
+8.9%
2,5262,1004,774
D
+37.0%
2,1234394,551
D
+8.1%
2,6672,2515,135
R
−3.3%
2,2452,4064,900
D
+2.5%
2,4812,3604,894
R
−4.4%
2,3262,5424,913
D
+17.2%
2,7681,9414,820
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.4%
Irish
13.5%
English
13.2%
American
8.1%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.4%
French
2.3%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.7%
55–64
6.8%
6.2%
45–54
6.3%
6.4%
35–44
6.9%
6.1%
25–34
6.3%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
8.8%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,704
State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 72$79,704
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.3%
Other Christian
15.0%
Baptist
8.7%
Methodist
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 72nd State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Indiana 72nd State House District reached its widest at twenty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,704, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,097 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 72, Indiana voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,022 votes cast, 11,171 went Democratic and 15,360 went Republican.
What is State House District 72, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 72, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 72, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 72, Indiana?
State House District 72, Indiana has a population of 53,097 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 72, Indiana?
Median household income in State House District 72, Indiana is $79,704 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State House District 72, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.