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1876–2024
State House District 97·Indiana

Indiana 97th State House District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

One of Indiana's most Democratic state house seats, anchored in urban core.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
D+27
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
64,220
2024 ACS

Indiana 97th State House District, Indiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+27%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
64,2202024 5-year
Median household income
$66,3462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.9%2024 5-year
Black
27.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+27.5%
14,5928,18223,322
D
+29.2%
16,3068,83025,642
D
+22.5%
13,9978,57124,122
D
+22.2%
14,2388,98423,691
D
+28.4%
15,9268,83924,967
D
+1.9%
10,67810,27121,115
R
−1.3%
8,8319,07018,421
R
−3.1%
8,1908,77518,573
R
−5.9%
8,0459,30421,309
R
−17.7%
8,46512,14420,737
R
−17.2%
8,56812,16720,872
R
−13.5%
8,29911,10120,683
R
−10.0%
9,56111,69921,427
R
−33.5%
6,72413,56220,386
R
−15.1%
7,61510,69520,463
D
+3.2%
10,0319,41219,506
R
−15.6%
7,98510,93818,968
R
−24.2%
6,52210,69917,266
R
−21.4%
7,00210,82417,897
R
−2.8%
6,4446,81813,427
R
−4.5%
7,0017,66214,731
R
−1.2%
8,0238,21616,291
D
+17.2%
8,2245,77814,252
D
+4.0%
7,0206,46613,996
R
−19.7%
4,8257,21512,116
R
−22.1%
3,9166,26110,588
R
−12.7%
4,0455,2629,580
R
−7.2%
2,3062,6795,201
D
+26.0%
1,9628084,436
R
−0.4%
2,2432,2614,645
R
−21.3%
1,4702,3103,946
R
−10.4%
1,5571,9263,552
R
−13.7%
1,3591,8003,216
D
+2.1%
1,3441,2872,693
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
English
8.5%
Irish
8.0%
American
4.3%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
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: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
1.4%
75–84
2.0%
3.8%
65–74
4.5%
5.4%
55–64
5.9%
5.4%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.9%
8.1%
25–34
8.5%
4.6%
18–24
4.9%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.6%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,346
State House District 97 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 97$66,346
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.3%
Other Christian
12.2%
Baptist
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Methodist
3.4%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+27.6, this district ranks among the most reliably Democratic in Indiana, reflecting the dense urban electorate typical of heavily minority and renter-majority neighborhoods.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 97th State House District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,346, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 64,220 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 97, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 97, Indiana voted Democratic by 27.5 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,322 votes cast, 14,592 went Democratic and 8,182 went Republican.
What is State House District 97, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 97, 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 97, Indiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 97, Indiana voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 97, Indiana?
State House District 97, Indiana has a population of 64,220 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 97, Indiana?
Median household income in State House District 97, Indiana is $66,346 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State House District 97, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 97, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.