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1876–2024
State Senate District 10·Indiana

Indiana 10th State Senate District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A competitive Indianapolis-area district tracking closely with statewide swings

20082024·5 elections
IN
Latest
D+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
134,034
2024 ACS

Indiana 10th State Senate District, Indiana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+17 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
134,0342024 5-year
Median household income
$66,8682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.0%2024 5-year
Black
12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+17 in 2008MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.5%
27,10526,30554,402
D
+5.9%
29,40326,09856,446
D
+0.2%
25,64825,53654,899
D
+3.5%
27,71625,81054,494
D
+17.0%
33,72923,81358,288

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.6%
Irish
12.1%
English
8.8%
Polish
7.8%
American
6.4%
Italian
3.7%
French
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.3%
Other Christian
11.2%
Baptist
3.4%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+5.3, this district sits notably closer to the statewide median than most Indiana senate seats, making it a reliable bellwether for shifts in suburban voter behavior around the capital.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventeen points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 134,034, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,868 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 10, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 10, Indiana voted Democratic by 1.5 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 54,402 votes cast, 27,105 went Democratic and 26,305 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 10, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Indiana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 10, Indiana?
State Senate District 10, Indiana has a population of 134,034 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 10, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 10, Indiana is $66,868 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.