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1876–2024
State Senate District 47·Indiana

Indiana 47th State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
144,246
2024 ACS

Indiana 47th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
144,2462024 5-year
Median household income
$75,3142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+32 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−31.4%
24,02546,60471,938
R
−29.4%
24,61345,70671,727
R
−31.7%
20,53541,30765,531
R
−18.5%
24,46035,88561,725
R
−13.6%
27,16035,85763,781
R
−22.5%
23,09536,64160,093
R
−15.3%
21,98030,09852,966
D
+1.7%
22,72321,88050,463
D
+3.1%
22,25420,67851,640
R
−14.7%
18,68125,15343,981
R
−21.1%
17,96127,68846,086
R
−8.6%
19,39423,24644,864
D
+6.7%
22,09119,30341,849
R
−18.9%
15,71423,09139,118
R
−1.8%
16,70717,44540,046
D
+27.1%
25,63014,64340,532
R
−3.3%
20,00921,37741,529
R
−11.0%
16,00119,96136,144
R
−7.7%
17,81720,84439,298
D
+8.2%
18,46915,63934,506
D
+5.2%
18,14816,34634,752
D
+8.1%
19,36116,44835,986
D
+16.4%
19,81914,14134,524
D
+17.7%
19,81813,77134,072
R
−12.5%
14,07918,13132,390
D
+2.7%
14,50813,71229,194
R
−0.6%
15,01215,19730,753
D
+9.1%
8,4116,96915,857
D
+33.9%
7,3852,24115,166
D
+8.2%
9,0447,62417,245
D
+0.2%
8,1148,08816,935
D
+6.3%
9,1058,01917,348
D
+2.4%
8,7618,34617,259
D
+12.5%
8,7576,73116,184
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
English
13.3%
Irish
12.3%
American
9.5%
Italian
2.2%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.3%
65–74
5.8%
7.0%
55–64
7.0%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.4%
35–44
6.6%
5.9%
25–34
6.0%
4.0%
18–24
3.7%
8.8%
5–17
8.2%
2.7%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,314
State Senate District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 47$75,314
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.6%
Baptist
6.6%
Methodist
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.4, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural electorate where statewide and federal contests rarely produce competitive outcomes.

The Republican margin in Indiana 47th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,314, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 144,246 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 47, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 47, Indiana voted Republican by 31.4 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,938 votes cast, 24,025 went Democratic and 46,604 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 47, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 47, 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 47, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 47, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 47, Indiana?
State Senate District 47, Indiana has a population of 144,246 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 47, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 47, Indiana is $75,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 47, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 47, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.