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Indiana 43rd 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

German24.0%19.5%12.5%

English14.2%11.3%9.5%

Irish11.5%10.1%9.4%

American11.1%6.9%5.3%

Italian2.0%2.4%4.8%

Scottish2.0%1.5%1.3%

French1.2%1.3%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.8%——

Mexican1.4%5.7%11.3%

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 43	Indiana	United States
Median age	42	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.1%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN SD 43	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$71,863	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.8%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	19.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN SD 43	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	78.6%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.4%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$208,000	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$852	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	39.7%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.0%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN SD 43	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	27.4 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.7%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.5%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.8%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN SD 43	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.7%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN SD 43	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 43	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.1%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.416	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

HarrisDemocratic23.0%14,624TrumpRepublican75.3%47,778OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,053

R+52.2

Lead: 33,154
Total: 63,455
vs nation: R+50.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.8%15,557TrumpRepublican73.1%45,953OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,320

R+48.4

Lead: 30,396
Total: 62,830
vs nation: R+52.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic24.7%14,369TrumpRepublican70.3%40,887OtherAll other candidates5.0%2,928

R+45.6

Lead: 26,518
Total: 58,184
vs nation: R+47.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.9%20,113RomneyRepublican61.0%33,237OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,171

R+24.1

Lead: 13,124
Total: 54,521
vs nation: R+27.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.2%22,468McCainRepublican58.4%32,684OtherAll other candidates1.4%806

R+18.3

Lead: 10,216
Total: 55,958
vs nation: R+25.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic36.4%19,481BushRepublican62.9%33,652OtherAll other candidates0.7%385

R+26.5

Lead: 14,171
Total: 53,518
vs nation: R+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic39.9%18,674BushRepublican58.9%27,562OtherAll other candidates1.2%580

R+19.0

Lead: 8,888
Total: 46,816
vs nation: R+19.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.6%19,684DoleRepublican44.3%20,013OtherAll other candidates12.2%5,492

R+0.7

Lead: 329
Total: 45,189
vs nation: R+9.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+52.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 133,6732024 5-year
Population density: 98 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,366 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $71,8632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 42, IN · twin score 96.6

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 43rd 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

59.6%

23,853 votes · D+19.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 55.3%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

75.3%

47,778 votes · R+52.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 73.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

23,853votes

59.6% of the vote · D+19.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 22,468 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

47,778votes

75.3% of the vote · R+52.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 45,953 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

John W. Davis1924

+20.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+4.9 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +19.3 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+52.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+48.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +50.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRandy MaxwellState Senate · 43

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2020	R	24.9%12,776	75.1%38,524	51,300

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+52.2, against R+18.4 in 2008. About 139,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 93.9% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.2 points.

A population of 133,673, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,863 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 42 and State Senate District 47.

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 42

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 47

2016–2024 trajectory% White

State Senate District 27

12-yr trend2016–2024 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 43rd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 43rd State Senate District voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,455 votes cast, 14,624 went Democratic and 47,778 went Republican.

When did Indiana 43rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 43rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Indiana 43rd State Senate District?

Indiana 43rd State Senate District has a population of 133,673 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 43rd State Senate District?

Median household income in Indiana 43rd State Senate District is $71,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Indiana 43rd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 43rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.