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Indiana 44th 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

German19.0%19.5%12.5%

English15.8%11.3%9.5%

Irish11.6%10.1%9.4%

American9.1%6.9%5.3%

Scottish2.3%1.5%1.3%

Italian2.0%2.4%4.8%

Polish1.5%2.6%2.2%

French1.4%1.3%1.6%

Mexican3.0%5.7%11.3%

Guatemalan1.0%0.2%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

Spanish0.2%——

Spaniard0.2%——

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 44	Indiana	United States
Median age	42.7	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	11.7%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN SD 44	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$69,752	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.9%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	27.3%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN SD 44	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.0%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.0%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$190,100	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$919	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	44.9%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.3%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN SD 44	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	26.2 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	9.3%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.2%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN SD 44	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.2%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	4.0%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN SD 44	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 44	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.1%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.426	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

HarrisDemocratic26.1%15,948TrumpRepublican72.2%44,023OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,019

R+46.0

Lead: 28,075
Total: 60,990
vs nation: R+44.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic26.8%16,643TrumpRepublican71.2%44,186OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,246

R+44.4

Lead: 27,543
Total: 62,075
vs nation: R+48.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic25.4%14,396TrumpRepublican69.3%39,279OtherAll other candidates5.4%3,040

R+43.9

Lead: 24,883
Total: 56,715
vs nation: R+46.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.2%19,355RomneyRepublican61.1%32,695OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,443

R+24.9

Lead: 13,340
Total: 53,493
vs nation: R+28.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.8%23,951McCainRepublican55.3%30,954OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,023

R+12.5

Lead: 7,003
Total: 55,928
vs nation: R+19.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.8%17,458BushRepublican66.3%35,220OtherAll other candidates0.9%479

R+33.4

Lead: 17,762
Total: 53,157
vs nation: R+31.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.1%16,511BushRepublican63.3%29,753OtherAll other candidates1.6%762

R+28.2

Lead: 13,242
Total: 47,026
vs nation: R+28.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.5%17,238DoleRepublican48.2%21,600OtherAll other candidates13.3%5,937

R+9.7

Lead: 4,362
Total: 44,775
vs nation: R+18.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+46.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 133,3262024 5-year
Population density: 75 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,770 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $69,7522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46.0 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 28, MO · twin score 96.7

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 44th 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

Samuel J. Tilden1876

56.0%

7,346 votes · D+14.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 55.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

72.2%

44,023 votes · R+46.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 71.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

24,489votes

53.7% of the vote · D+8.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 23,951 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

44,186votes

71.2% of the vote · R+44.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 44,023 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

+17.1pts D vs U.S.

Place R+9.1 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +16.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+48.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+44.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +46.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

REric KochState Senate · 44

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Indiana 44th State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.0 points.

A population of 133,326, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,752 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 4.

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 28

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity

State Senate District 4

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 33

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 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 44th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 44th State Senate District voted Republican by 46.0 points (R+46.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,990 votes cast, 15,948 went Democratic and 44,023 went Republican.

When did Indiana 44th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 44th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Indiana 44th State Senate District?

Indiana 44th State Senate District has a population of 133,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 44th State Senate District?

Median household income in Indiana 44th State Senate District is $69,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 44th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 44th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.