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1876–2024
State Senate District 43·Indiana

Indiana 43rd State Senate District has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+52
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
139,347
2024 ACS

Indiana 43rd State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
139,3472024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
9 counties · 0 D · 9 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−52.2%
14,95648,77764,840
R
−48.6%
15,86346,80963,726
R
−45.5%
14,73641,81959,586
R
−23.6%
20,73933,95055,958
R
−17.6%
23,30233,40357,508
R
−26.2%
20,05534,43454,901
R
−18.6%
19,24728,22348,262
R
−0.4%
20,35820,52746,695
R
−0.1%
19,08319,14148,054
R
−14.8%
18,22924,61343,047
R
−21.7%
17,63927,51845,502
R
−9.7%
19,21723,53344,725
D
+8.0%
22,54819,18342,106
R
−22.0%
15,28323,98639,559
R
−7.8%
16,34119,55141,019
D
+19.7%
24,54216,43141,133
R
−8.6%
19,19922,81442,139
R
−12.4%
17,64022,66740,431
R
−10.4%
17,77321,92839,906
D
+2.7%
18,67817,68936,730
R
−5.5%
16,75418,71535,773
R
−2.2%
18,87219,72738,735
D
+6.9%
19,76817,18737,327
D
+12.4%
20,18315,68036,399
R
−16.0%
13,88319,18633,240
R
−4.6%
15,00916,53132,755
R
−7.2%
15,64418,13034,300
D
+5.4%
9,5838,56818,722
D
+21.9%
9,0605,05718,267
D
+3.8%
10,4829,68520,809
R
−1.7%
9,94310,30820,934
D
+1.5%
10,61010,29721,241
R
−0.3%
10,56710,62521,340
D
+3.4%
9,9279,25419,888
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
11.4%
American
11.0%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
French
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
5.6%
65–74
5.9%
7.4%
55–64
7.3%
6.6%
45–54
6.3%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
5.9%
25–34
6.0%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,328
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$71,328
Indiana$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.8%
Baptist
7.6%
Methodist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 43rd State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Indiana 43rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,328, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 139,347 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 43, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, Indiana voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,840 votes cast, 14,956 went Democratic and 48,777 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 43, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 43, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, Indiana?
State Senate District 43, Indiana has a population of 139,347 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 43, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, Indiana is $71,328 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.