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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·Indiana

Indiana 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember.

One of Indiana's most Democratic-leaning state senate seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
309,151
2024 ACS

Indiana 6th State Senate District, Indiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
309,1512024 5-year
Median household income
$71,8282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.1%2024 5-year
Black
20.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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
−2.7%
62,95366,516131,798
D
+6.3%
71,75863,139137,075
D
+11.8%
66,96852,110125,614
D
+23.9%
76,29946,511124,736
D
+27.9%
81,83445,860128,887
D
+15.0%
66,88549,368117,169
D
+18.8%
64,12643,490109,888
D
+26.0%
59,02132,432102,124
D
+21.0%
59,92135,784115,086
D
+8.1%
61,35052,087113,920
D
+5.2%
67,98961,277130,066
R
−2.1%
58,98661,654127,183
D
+10.3%
71,04157,600129,890
R
−17.1%
51,50972,939125,236
D
+5.6%
58,27950,989129,984
D
+25.4%
80,27647,675128,424
D
+19.4%
77,23152,043129,587
R
−9.5%
50,11760,632111,139
D
+2.1%
53,16251,013104,805
D
+11.8%
46,44636,42685,226
D
+12.4%
45,21335,17080,840
D
+13.6%
45,00134,19879,497
D
+25.8%
44,16525,86871,055
D
+5.5%
32,76129,23563,682
R
−21.2%
22,40634,56657,383
R
−36.4%
10,38924,51138,803
R
−42.5%
8,54923,18534,404
R
−11.9%
8,88911,40121,122
O
+2.8%
5,8075,33417,081
R
−19.2%
6,4739,67616,695
R
−27.2%
4,6758,43913,842
R
−15.8%
5,5337,66913,531
R
−13.8%
5,4357,19512,783
R
−7.1%
4,3635,08710,141
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.3%
Irish
10.4%
Polish
8.5%
English
6.0%
Italian
4.4%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
5.1%
65–74
5.7%
6.4%
55–64
6.9%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.3%
35–44
6.5%
6.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
8.9%
5–17
8.5%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,828
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$71,828
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.1%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.0%
Other Christian
9.7%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Baptist
4.9%
Methodist
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+30.4, this district stands out sharply against Indiana's otherwise Republican-dominant legislative map, reflecting dense urban concentration likely anchored in the Indianapolis or Fort Wayne core.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 6th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was three points — a notable narrowing.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,828, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 309,151 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Indiana voted Republican by 2.7 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 131,798 votes cast, 62,953 went Democratic and 66,516 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Indiana voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Indiana?
State Senate District 6, Indiana has a population of 309,151 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 6, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Indiana is $71,828 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.