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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Indiana

Indiana 20th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican exurban district with a 30-point presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
124,823
2024 ACS

Indiana 20th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
124,8232024 5-year
Median household income
$121,5302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.2%2024 5-year
Black
4.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1972MIT 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
−6.0%
30,90834,98567,622
R
−6.8%
30,22334,73566,334
R
−19.3%
19,56329,85053,277
R
−34.2%
14,97531,02946,875
R
−22.2%
16,99526,80844,131
R
−49.1%
9,02326,63235,870
R
−50.5%
6,15519,27525,961
R
−46.5%
4,83914,63221,069
R
−44.0%
3,49311,83818,954
R
−60.9%
3,02712,53315,597
R
−65.0%
2,17610,34512,570
R
−54.3%
2,4068,96512,079
R
−46.6%
2,6877,46410,243
R
−65.8%
1,4196,9238,367
R
−45.9%
1,5684,8727,204
R
−22.9%
2,5834,1246,729
R
−41.6%
1,8844,5856,491
R
−38.4%
1,7013,8365,564
R
−40.4%
1,5613,7085,320
R
−25.9%
1,4992,5724,140
R
−33.4%
1,4022,8374,295
R
−30.0%
1,6383,0544,718
R
−15.0%
1,8452,5044,401
R
−8.2%
2,0512,4284,574
R
−37.3%
1,2352,7223,982
R
−32.0%
1,2942,5523,931
R
−28.9%
1,4632,7004,283
R
−16.0%
9571,3512,466
D
+3.1%
8427682,411
R
−18.8%
1,0081,5122,677
R
−31.1%
8441,6522,602
R
−22.7%
1,0021,6372,793
R
−21.9%
1,0081,5882,654
R
−17.1%
8521,2402,275
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.5%
English
15.0%
Irish
11.4%
American
4.9%
Italian
4.1%
Polish
3.4%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.2%
4.0%
65–74
4.5%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
7.0%
45–54
6.9%
7.4%
35–44
7.8%
5.8%
25–34
6.1%
4.0%
18–24
3.9%
10.0%
5–17
9.5%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$121,530
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$121,530
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.4%
Working age (18–64)4.3%
Seniors (65+)5.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Spanish3.4%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.0%
Other Christian
13.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Methodist
2.8%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Baptist
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana Senate District 20 leans heavily toward Republican candidates in statewide contests, with its 2024 presidential margin of R+30.2 reflecting the district's predominantly rural and small-city character outside the state's major metro cores.

The Republican margin in Indiana 20th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $121,530, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 124,823 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Indiana voted Republican by 6.0 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,622 votes cast, 30,908 went Democratic and 34,985 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Indiana voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Indiana?
State Senate District 20, Indiana has a population of 124,823 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 20, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Indiana is $121,530 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.