State Senate District 4 State Senate District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 4th State Senate District, Indiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 76,2882024 5-year
Median household income: $84,5962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.6%2024 5-year
Black: 5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 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	R	−11.1%	15,720	19,741	36,161
2020	R	−6.3%	16,934	19,258	36,936
2016	R	−6.6%	14,405	16,609	33,451
2012	D	+5.5%	16,291	14,550	31,547
2008	D	+10.1%	17,529	14,264	32,201
2004	R	−6.5%	13,137	14,999	28,456
2000	R	−5.4%	12,042	13,467	26,147
1996	D	+4.8%	11,103	9,929	24,428
1992	R	−0.7%	9,753	9,945	25,710
1988	R	−18.0%	9,165	13,199	22,444
1984	R	−26.5%	8,403	14,530	23,085
1980	R	−31.8%	6,588	13,548	21,867
1976	R	−17.9%	8,230	11,894	20,430
1972	R	−44.7%	4,922	12,958	17,996
1968	R	−21.0%	5,260	8,813	16,928
1964	D	+1.9%	7,555	7,271	14,893
1960	R	−13.6%	6,513	8,565	15,115
1956	R	−37.3%	3,908	8,578	12,516
1952	R	−30.2%	4,106	7,679	11,835
1948	R	−17.0%	3,697	5,241	9,063
1944	R	−15.6%	3,821	5,241	9,099
1940	R	−12.6%	3,908	5,034	8,972
1936	D	+3.1%	4,031	3,787	7,895
1932	D	+7.1%	3,961	3,428	7,512
1928	R	−32.5%	2,279	4,491	6,799
1924	R	−41.2%	1,282	3,538	5,470
1920	R	−42.7%	1,326	3,470	5,022
1916	R	−13.0%	1,371	1,796	3,267
1912	D	+8.0%	1,132	895	2,972
1908	R	−12.7%	1,397	1,819	3,315
1904	R	−25.8%	1,110	1,914	3,118
1900	R	−11.3%	1,296	1,631	2,963
1896	R	−10.5%	1,321	1,635	2,985
1892	D	+2.6%	1,316	1,247	2,687
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

19.1%

Irish

14.5%

English

9.7%

Polish

8.3%

Italian

4.5%

American

4.2%

Scottish

1.5%

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+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

5.4%

65–74

5.9%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

6.5%

25–34

5.9%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,596

State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$84,596

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.6%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.0%

speak English only

Spanish4.2%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.1%

Other Christian

7.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.6%

Methodist

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Baptist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 4th State Senate District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Indiana 4th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 4th State Senate District has rarely exceeded ten points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,596 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, Indiana voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,161 votes cast, 15,720 went Democratic and 19,741 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Indiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 4, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, Indiana?

State Senate District 4, Indiana has a population of 76,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 4, Indiana?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, Indiana is $84,596 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 4th State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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