State Senate District 32 State Senate District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 32nd State Senate District, Indiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 183,6092024 5-year
Median household income: $69,6952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.4%2024 5-year
Black: 24.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+16.8%	39,739	28,055	69,386
2020	D	+19.1%	43,883	29,594	74,975
2016	D	+13.0%	37,114	28,071	69,683
2012	D	+14.2%	37,698	28,177	67,232
2008	D	+21.5%	42,513	27,357	70,459
2004	R	−4.6%	28,298	31,079	59,843
2000	R	−6.3%	23,575	26,838	51,835
1996	R	−6.5%	21,893	25,242	51,746
1992	R	−8.4%	21,141	26,026	58,203
1988	R	−20.4%	22,221	33,677	56,233
1984	R	−20.1%	22,276	33,556	56,196
1980	R	−15.6%	21,727	30,400	55,546
1976	R	−11.0%	25,083	31,320	56,853
1972	R	−34.9%	17,330	36,077	53,674
1968	R	−15.9%	19,660	28,183	53,614
1964	D	+2.9%	26,244	24,778	51,189
1960	R	−16.2%	20,794	28,834	49,751
1956	R	−24.2%	16,996	27,892	45,005
1952	R	−21.4%	18,143	28,046	46,373
1948	R	−2.6%	16,818	17,729	34,965
1944	R	−4.6%	18,068	19,813	38,057
1940	R	−1.2%	20,726	21,217	42,079
1936	D	+17.0%	21,310	15,040	36,977
1932	D	+4.7%	18,346	16,624	36,254
1928	R	−19.2%	12,575	18,608	31,385
1924	R	−21.1%	10,361	16,174	27,563
1920	R	−11.5%	10,794	13,701	25,230
1916	R	−5.9%	6,154	6,967	13,685
1912	D	+26.7%	5,272	2,131	11,764
1908	D	+0.6%	6,023	5,952	12,355
1904	R	−19.1%	4,061	6,082	10,604
1900	R	−8.3%	4,307	5,106	9,609
1896	R	−11.0%	3,819	4,783	8,753
1892	D	+3.0%	3,709	3,489	7,413
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

13.9%

English

9.0%

Irish

8.3%

American

5.4%

Italian

2.0%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

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: 34.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.5%

75–84

2.1%

3.9%

65–74

4.6%

5.5%

55–64

5.9%

5.5%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.9%

7.9%

25–34

8.2%

4.5%

18–24

4.8%

9.2%

5–17

8.8%

3.5%

3.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,695

State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 32$69,695

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.6%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.2%

speak English only

Spanish9.7%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.4%

Other Christian

13.1%

Baptist

9.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.9%

Methodist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 32nd State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 10 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 32nd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,695, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 183,609 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 32, Indiana voted Democratic by 16.8 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 69,386 votes cast, 39,739 went Democratic and 28,055 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 32, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 32, Indiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Indiana voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 32, Indiana?

State Senate District 32, Indiana has a population of 183,609 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 32, Indiana?

Median household income in State Senate District 32, Indiana is $69,695 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 32nd State Senate District delivered D+17 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

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