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Indiana 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+16.82012R+29.62016R+34.22020R+29.52024R+27.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+27.6
2024
median income$81,173U.S. $80,734 · IN $71,957
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · IN 38.2
poverty rate8.1%U.S. 12.5% · IN 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.0%U.S. 35.6% · IN 29.7%
non-english6.7%U.S. 22.3% · IN 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.9%
English13.1%
Irish9.8%
African American†7.1%
Nigerian0.5%
African0.5%
Mexican3.0%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Guatemalan0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Burmese0.2%
Korean0.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hancock County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Indiana 28th State Senate District

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Indiana 28th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+27.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Indiana 28th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Indiana 28th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+27.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Indiana 28th State Senate District · R+27.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.7%41,997
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.2%23,529
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.1%1,410
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Indiana 28th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hancock County, INRepublicanR+33.6
Marion County, INDemocraticD+27.5
Shelby County, INRepublicanR+48.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
35.2%Harris23,529
62.7%Trump41,997
2.1%Kennedy1,410
−27.6%
66,936
R
34.2%Biden22,766
63.6%Trump42,393
2.2%Jorgensen1,479
−29.5%
66,638
R
29.6%Clinton17,290
63.8%Trump37,288
6.6%Johnson3,834
−34.2%
58,412
R
35.2%Obama18,554
64.8%Romney34,121
0.0%
−29.6%
52,675
R
40.9%Obama22,717
57.7%McCain32,060
1.4%Barr788
−16.8%
55,565
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −27.6% in 2024.−27.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.8%
2012−29.6%
2016−34.2%
2020−29.5%
2024−27.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMichael CriderState Senate · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.6 points.

A population of 137,079, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,173 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 and State Senate District 7.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 37
Indiana
92.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
State Senate District 7
Indiana
92.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 14
Kansas
90.5twin score
2012–2024 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Indiana 28th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Hancock CountyShelby County

Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indiana 28th State Senate District voted Republican by 27.6 points (R+27.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,936 votes cast, 23,529 went Democratic and 41,997 went Republican.
How many people live in Indiana 28th State Senate District?
Indiana 28th State Senate District has a population of 137,079 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indiana 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in Indiana 28th State Senate District is $81,173 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Indiana 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Indiana 28th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.