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Indiana 46th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+36.02012D+33.02016D+30.12020D+39.72024D+41.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+41.5
2024
median income$59,655U.S. $80,734 · IN $71,957
median age32.9U.S. 39.1 · IN 38.2
poverty rate22.1%U.S. 12.5% · IN 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.8%U.S. 35.6% · IN 29.7%
non-english18.2%U.S. 22.3% · IN 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.4%
English10.5%
Irish9.8%
African American†14.7%
African1.6%
Nigerian0.9%
Mexican9.9%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Honduran0.9%
Burmese0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Marion County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Indiana 46th State Senate District

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Indiana 46th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+41.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Indiana 46th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Indiana 46th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+41.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Indiana 46th State Senate District · D+41.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.7%30,691
Donald TrumpRepublican28.2%12,428
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.1%936
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Indiana 46th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Marion County, INDemocraticD+27.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
69.7%Harris30,691
28.2%Trump12,428
2.1%Kennedy936
+41.5%
44,055
D
68.8%Biden32,274
29.1%Trump13,650
2.1%Jorgensen983
+39.7%
46,907
D
61.1%Clinton25,843
31.0%Trump13,107
7.9%Johnson3,346
+30.1%
42,296
D
66.5%Obama24,094
33.5%Romney12,132
0.0%
+33.0%
36,226
D
67.2%Obama27,276
31.2%McCain12,664
1.6%Barr642
+36.0%
40,582
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +41.5% in 2024.+41.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.0%
2012+33.0%
2016+30.1%
2020+39.7%
2024+41.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAndrea HunleyState Senate · 46

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+31.7, this central Indiana district votes well above the state's own Republican baseline, reflecting a predominantly rural and small-town electorate with deep partisan consistency across cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.5 points.

A population of 136,228, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,655 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 46.

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 7
Missouri
95.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 46
Maryland
94.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 30
Indiana
92.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian age

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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Places within Indiana 46th State Senate District

counties it covers1
Marion County

Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana 46th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indiana 46th State Senate District voted Democratic by 41.5 points (D+41.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,055 votes cast, 30,691 went Democratic and 12,428 went Republican.
How many people live in Indiana 46th State Senate District?
Indiana 46th State Senate District has a population of 136,228 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indiana 46th State Senate District?
Median household income in Indiana 46th State Senate District is $59,655 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Indiana 46th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Indiana 46th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.