State Senate District 34 State Senate District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 34th State Senate District, Indiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+27%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 116,3142024 5-year
Median household income: $66,3462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.9%2024 5-year
Black: 27.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+27.5%	26,428	14,820	42,240
2020	D	+29.2%	29,534	15,993	46,442
2016	D	+22.5%	25,351	15,523	43,689
2012	D	+22.2%	25,787	16,272	42,908
2008	D	+28.4%	28,844	16,010	45,219
2004	D	+1.9%	19,340	18,603	38,243
2000	R	−1.3%	15,995	16,427	33,364
1996	R	−3.1%	14,834	15,893	33,639
1992	R	−5.9%	14,570	16,851	38,595
1988	R	−17.7%	15,332	21,994	37,559
1984	R	−17.2%	15,518	22,037	37,803
1980	R	−13.5%	15,031	20,106	37,460
1976	R	−10.0%	17,316	21,189	38,808
1972	R	−33.5%	12,178	24,563	36,923
1968	R	−15.0%	13,793	19,370	37,061
1964	D	+3.2%	18,168	17,047	35,328
1960	R	−15.6%	14,463	19,811	34,354
1956	R	−24.2%	11,813	19,378	31,271
1952	R	−21.4%	12,681	19,604	32,415
1948	R	−2.8%	11,671	12,349	24,318
1944	R	−4.5%	12,681	13,877	26,681
1940	R	−1.2%	14,531	14,881	29,506
1936	D	+17.2%	14,895	10,465	25,812
1932	D	+4.0%	12,714	11,712	25,349
1928	R	−19.7%	8,738	13,068	21,944
1924	R	−22.2%	7,092	11,340	19,177
1920	R	−12.7%	7,326	9,531	17,352
1916	R	−7.2%	4,177	4,851	9,420
1912	D	+26.0%	3,553	1,464	8,035
1908	R	−0.4%	4,062	4,095	8,413
1904	R	−21.3%	2,662	4,184	7,147
1900	R	−10.4%	2,820	3,489	6,433
1896	R	−13.7%	2,462	3,260	5,824
1892	D	+2.2%	2,435	2,330	4,878
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

13.3%

English

8.5%

Irish

8.0%

American

4.3%

Italian

1.9%

Scottish

1.6%

Polish

1.3%

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: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.4%

75–84

2.0%

3.8%

65–74

4.5%

5.4%

55–64

5.9%

5.4%

45–54

5.7%

6.6%

35–44

6.9%

8.1%

25–34

8.5%

4.6%

18–24

4.9%

9.2%

5–17

8.8%

3.6%

3.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,346

State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 34$66,346

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.5%

Working age (18–64)13.5%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.8%

speak English only

Spanish10.8%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.3%

Other Christian

12.2%

Baptist

10.3%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Methodist

3.4%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a D+3.8 presidential margin in a reliably Republican state, Indiana SD-34 stands out as a competitive outlier — its urban or suburban composition likely driving the divergence from statewide trends.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 34th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,346, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 116,314 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 34, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 34, Indiana voted Democratic by 27.5 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,240 votes cast, 26,428 went Democratic and 14,820 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 34, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, 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 34, Indiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 34, Indiana voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in State Senate District 34, Indiana?

State Senate District 34, Indiana has a population of 116,314 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 34, Indiana?

Median household income in State Senate District 34, Indiana is $66,346 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of State Senate District 34, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, 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 34th State Senate District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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