Congressional District 1 Congressional District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 1st Congressional District, Indiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 710,0382024 5-year
Median household income: $75,5282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.1%2024 5-year
Black: 17.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+0.3%	152,527	151,699	309,903
2020	D	+8.3%	171,597	144,861	321,839
2016	D	+12.0%	156,589	121,344	294,906
2012	D	+23.2%	175,653	108,632	289,048
2008	D	+26.9%	187,276	107,177	297,279
2004	D	+14.1%	150,704	113,209	266,159
2000	D	+16.8%	142,012	100,459	247,746
1996	D	+23.9%	130,431	75,196	230,720
1992	D	+18.8%	129,316	81,169	256,585
1988	D	+5.6%	129,891	116,113	246,999
1984	D	+2.2%	140,797	134,643	277,143
1980	R	−5.1%	118,805	132,444	266,776
1976	D	+7.6%	142,840	122,454	268,057
1972	R	−19.3%	101,570	150,528	253,757
1968	D	+4.7%	113,724	101,559	258,855
1964	D	+24.7%	154,872	93,268	249,147
1960	D	+19.3%	149,613	101,025	251,265
1956	R	−9.6%	95,063	115,441	211,238
1952	D	+3.6%	101,304	94,298	196,785
1948	D	+13.7%	86,522	65,197	156,211
1944	D	+15.6%	84,921	61,860	147,615
1940	D	+16.2%	82,101	59,080	141,707
1936	D	+28.4%	78,894	43,618	124,217
1932	D	+4.2%	56,239	51,571	110,970
1928	R	−22.5%	38,124	60,473	99,307
1924	R	−41.9%	14,182	40,215	62,152
1920	R	−48.7%	10,507	35,355	51,061
1916	R	−13.8%	13,460	17,958	32,577
1912	O	+1.9%	7,998	7,527	25,146
1908	R	−21.5%	9,060	14,253	24,152
1904	R	−31.4%	5,763	11,445	18,120
1900	R	−15.1%	7,071	9,632	16,928
1896	R	−14.5%	6,849	9,197	16,223
1892	D	+1.2%	6,412	6,250	13,192
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

15.0%

Irish

11.2%

Polish

8.8%

English

6.8%

Italian

4.6%

American

3.0%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

5.2%

65–74

5.7%

6.4%

55–64

6.8%

6.1%

45–54

6.3%

6.5%

35–44

6.6%

6.1%

25–34

6.1%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,528

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$75,528

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.2%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.3%

speak English only

Spanish8.9%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

22.7%

Other Christian

8.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Baptist

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Methodist

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 1st Congressional District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Indiana 1st Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 1st Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by zero points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,528 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Indiana voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 309,903 votes cast, 152,527 went Democratic and 151,699 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Indiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Indiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Indiana voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Indiana?

Congressional District 1, Indiana has a population of 710,038 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Indiana is $75,528 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 1st Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions