State Senate District 28 State Senate District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 28th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 123,5972024 5-year
Median household income: $85,4432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.6%2024 5-year
Black: 7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 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	−27.5%	21,183	37,772	60,266
2020	R	−29.2%	20,369	37,750	59,467
2016	R	−34.2%	15,293	32,999	51,747
2012	R	−29.4%	16,232	30,175	47,461
2008	R	−18.3%	20,001	29,082	49,623
2004	R	−39.8%	12,295	28,750	41,329
2000	R	−31.8%	11,606	22,800	35,222
1996	R	−23.6%	11,010	18,945	33,685
1992	R	−23.8%	9,267	17,407	34,240
1988	R	−34.9%	10,338	21,498	31,955
1984	R	−38.0%	9,558	21,361	31,083
1980	R	−30.6%	10,242	19,994	31,902
1976	R	−17.7%	12,224	17,547	30,044
1972	R	−48.1%	6,929	19,865	26,921
1968	R	−22.1%	8,614	14,517	26,690
1964	D	+4.3%	13,551	12,438	26,086
1960	R	−17.7%	10,439	14,962	25,499
1956	R	−20.3%	9,399	14,201	23,702
1952	R	−19.6%	9,496	14,162	23,860
1948	D	+2.4%	9,892	9,424	19,633
1944	R	−3.5%	9,706	10,422	20,346
1940	D	+1.7%	11,298	10,912	22,359
1936	D	+17.4%	12,124	8,510	20,818
1932	D	+15.7%	11,593	8,378	20,435
1928	R	−14.8%	7,548	10,199	17,868
1924	R	−4.4%	8,055	8,815	17,294
1920	D	+1.8%	9,037	8,708	18,138
1916	D	+8.1%	5,104	4,310	9,857
1912	D	+33.2%	4,617	1,508	9,362
1908	D	+7.3%	5,397	4,634	10,392
1904	R	−1.5%	4,711	4,864	10,019
1900	D	+7.7%	4,982	4,250	9,450
1896	D	+8.2%	4,864	4,120	9,120
1892	D	+9.3%	4,168	3,423	8,039
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

19.9%

English

13.1%

Irish

9.8%

American

7.9%

French

2.1%

Italian

1.8%

Scottish

1.6%

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.4%

75–84

2.7%

4.6%

65–74

5.4%

6.4%

55–64

6.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

6.6%

35–44

6.8%

6.6%

25–34

6.6%

3.9%

18–24

3.7%

9.0%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,443

State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 28$85,443

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.8%

Working age (18–64)7.0%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.3%

speak English only

Spanish3.9%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.0%

Methodist

4.4%

Baptist

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.7, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, reflecting the heavily rural and small-town character typical of Indiana's less urbanized senate constituencies.

The Republican margin in Indiana 28th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,443, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 123,597 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 28, Indiana voted Republican by 27.5 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,266 votes cast, 21,183 went Democratic and 37,772 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 28, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 28, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 28, Indiana?

State Senate District 28, Indiana has a population of 123,597 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 28, Indiana?

Median household income in State Senate District 28, Indiana is $85,443 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 28th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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