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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Indiana

Indiana 8th State Senate District delivered R+19 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Indiana's few state senate districts leaning consistently Democratic

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
224,074
2024 ACS

Indiana 8th State Senate District, Indiana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+31 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
224,0742024 5-year
Median household income
$69,2512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.3%2024 5-year
Black
8.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+31 in 1972MIT 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
−19.2%
37,30655,49094,578
R
−13.7%
41,01654,34497,202
R
−14.1%
35,99748,76690,695
D
+0.4%
43,18642,87487,922
D
+12.6%
52,12840,31593,795
R
−8.0%
39,41246,30086,611
R
−4.5%
37,16640,78279,853
D
+6.7%
36,49131,31777,364
D
+2.3%
34,08732,10784,258
R
−9.6%
35,31342,86378,490
R
−18.3%
32,82447,61881,059
R
−16.2%
31,70145,09382,495
R
−7.3%
37,57343,54582,069
R
−31.3%
27,94353,67782,127
R
−9.7%
32,61840,61782,828
D
+16.1%
46,73733,69280,789
R
−4.6%
41,82745,84587,918
R
−19.2%
33,17648,97082,454
R
−15.1%
33,52745,56079,717
R
−1.8%
31,93233,13366,004
R
−6.0%
30,39934,32165,235
R
−2.7%
30,53932,24463,067
D
+13.9%
32,27524,30757,397
D
+16.0%
31,43122,61055,265
R
−19.7%
20,08929,97450,286
R
−23.7%
13,28222,52539,079
R
−23.4%
13,07621,43335,681
D
+0.5%
10,94910,82722,665
D
+20.2%
9,1264,89020,949
R
−2.9%
11,05611,72823,569
R
−13.9%
8,87911,87421,569
D
+0.5%
10,0529,94320,317
D
+0.6%
9,6719,55019,458
D
+10.7%
9,1767,34617,031
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.9%
Irish
11.9%
English
9.1%
Polish
7.9%
American
5.5%
Italian
2.9%
French
1.2%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
2.9%
5.4%
65–74
5.9%
6.6%
55–64
6.5%
6.2%
45–54
5.7%
6.4%
35–44
5.9%
6.8%
25–34
5.9%
4.6%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,251
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$69,251
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.6%
Other Christian
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Methodist
3.1%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+12.4, this district stands out in a state that trends heavily Republican statewide, suggesting a concentrated urban or minority-majority population base driving its distinct electoral pattern.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached thirty-one points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 224,074, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $69,251 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Indiana voted Republican by 19.2 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,578 votes cast, 37,306 went Democratic and 55,490 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Indiana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Indiana?
State Senate District 8, Indiana has a population of 224,074 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 8, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Indiana is $69,251 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.