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Indiana 47th 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

German22.1%19.5%12.5%

English13.3%11.3%9.5%

Irish12.3%10.1%9.4%

American9.5%6.9%5.3%

Italian2.2%2.4%4.8%

French2.2%1.3%1.6%

Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.9%——

Mexican1.5%5.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%

African American†2.4%7.7%9.9%

African0.2%0.5%0.5%

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 47	Indiana	United States
Median age	41.2	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN SD 47	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$73,484	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN SD 47	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.3%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.7%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$222,300	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$949	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	44.9%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.6%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN SD 47	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	27.2 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.9%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.2%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	10.9%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN SD 47	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.9%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.6%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN SD 47	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 47	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.0%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.1%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.7%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.430	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

HarrisDemocratic32.5%21,541TrumpRepublican65.7%43,505OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,219

R+33.1

Lead: 21,964
Total: 66,265
vs nation: R+31.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic33.6%22,130TrumpRepublican64.6%42,575OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,244

R+31.0

Lead: 20,445
Total: 65,949
vs nation: R+35.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic30.9%18,627TrumpRepublican63.5%38,253OtherAll other candidates5.6%3,382

R+32.6

Lead: 19,626
Total: 60,262
vs nation: R+34.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.5%22,429RomneyRepublican58.2%33,057OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,290

R+18.7

Lead: 10,628
Total: 56,776
vs nation: R+22.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.3%24,938McCainRepublican56.0%33,019OtherAll other candidates1.6%972

R+13.7

Lead: 8,081
Total: 58,929
vs nation: R+21.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic38.3%21,209BushRepublican61.1%33,813OtherAll other candidates0.6%332

R+22.8

Lead: 12,604
Total: 55,354
vs nation: R+20.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic41.5%20,181BushRepublican57.1%27,749OtherAll other candidates1.3%645

R+15.6

Lead: 7,568
Total: 48,575
vs nation: R+16.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.9%20,840DoleRepublican43.3%20,109OtherAll other candidates11.9%5,509

D+1.6

Lead: 731
Total: 46,458
vs nation: R+6.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+33.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 133,5402024 5-year
Population density: 117 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,138 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $73,4842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.0%2024 5-year
Black: 2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33.8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 43, IN · twin score 96.5

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 47th 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

63.1%

23,487 votes · D+26.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 59.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

65.7%

43,505 votes · R+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 64.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

24,938votes

42.3% of the vote · R+13.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 23,487 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

43,505votes

65.7% of the vote · R+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 42,575 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

+28.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+3.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +25.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+35.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+31.0 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +34.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RGary ByrneState Senate · 47

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Indiana 47th State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 33.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.

A population of 133,540, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,484 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 43 and State Senate District 42.

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 43

2016–2024 trajectory% White

State Senate District 42

2016–2024 trajectory% White

State Senate District 21

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

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 47th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 47th State Senate District voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,265 votes cast, 21,541 went Democratic and 43,505 went Republican.

When did Indiana 47th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 47th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Indiana 47th State Senate District?

Indiana 47th State Senate District has a population of 133,540 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 47th State Senate District?

Median household income in Indiana 47th State Senate District is $73,484 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 47th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 47th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.