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Indiana 37th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German16.6%19.5%12.5%

English12.7%11.3%9.5%

American10.9%6.9%5.3%

Irish9.0%10.1%9.4%

Scottish2.0%1.5%1.3%

Italian2.0%2.4%4.8%

Dutch1.3%——

French1.2%1.3%1.6%

Mexican1.0%5.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%

Asian Indian0.8%0.8%1.4%

African American†1.0%7.7%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Median age	41.3	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.2%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$82,767	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.8%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.9%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	81.3%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	18.7%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$267,800	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,076	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	52.0%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.8%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	30.9 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	9.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.9%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	13.9%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.7%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	2.0%	5.5%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.0%	0.9%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Catholic	—	11.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	57.9%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IN SD 37	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.3%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.447	0.452	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic25.1%17,357TrumpRepublican73.2%50,720OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,175

R+48.2

Lead: 33,363
Total: 69,252
vs nation: R+46.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.5%17,009TrumpRepublican73.3%50,949OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,511

R+48.9

Lead: 33,940
Total: 69,469
vs nation: R+53.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.2%12,685TrumpRepublican73.0%43,658OtherAll other candidates5.8%3,449

R+51.8

Lead: 30,973
Total: 59,792
vs nation: R+53.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.8%15,354RomneyRepublican68.8%36,717OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,328

R+40.0

Lead: 21,363
Total: 53,399
vs nation: R+43.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.4%19,723McCainRepublican62.3%33,718OtherAll other candidates1.3%698

R+25.9

Lead: 13,995
Total: 54,139
vs nation: R+33.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic25.8%12,561BushRepublican73.5%35,741OtherAll other candidates0.7%353

R+47.6

Lead: 23,180
Total: 48,655
vs nation: R+45.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic28.7%11,684BushRepublican69.6%28,364OtherAll other candidates1.7%686

R+40.9

Lead: 16,680
Total: 40,734
vs nation: R+41.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic28.0%11,047DoleRepublican59.1%23,326OtherAll other candidates12.9%5,098

R+31.1

Lead: 12,279
Total: 39,471
vs nation: R+39.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+48.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 137,6072024 5-year
Population density: 158 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 869 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $82,7672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.1%2024 5-year
Black: 1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 38, KY · twin score 95.6

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 37th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

54.3%

11,094 votes · D+10.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 49.9%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

76.6%

21,671 votes · R+53.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 74.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

19,723votes

36.4% of the vote · R+25.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 17,357 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

50,949votes

73.3% of the vote · R+48.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 50,720 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

+17.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+8.9 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +14.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2016

+53.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.8 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +53.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRod BrayState Senate · 37

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Indiana 37th State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.2 points.

A population of 137,607, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,767 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 38 and State Senate District 14.

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 38

2008–2024 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry

State Senate District 14

2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 31

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana 37th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 37th State Senate District voted Republican by 48.2 points (R+48.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,252 votes cast, 17,357 went Democratic and 50,720 went Republican.

When did Indiana 37th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 37th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in Indiana 37th State Senate District?

Indiana 37th State Senate District has a population of 137,607 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 37th State Senate District?

Median household income in Indiana 37th State Senate District is $82,767 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 37th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 37th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.