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1876–2024
State Senate District 16·Indiana

Indiana 16th State Senate District delivered R+23 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Indiana's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
137,559
2024 ACS

Indiana 16th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+28 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
137,5592024 5-year
Median household income
$72,5632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.5%2024 5-year
Black
8.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−23.3%
22,65336,74460,505
R
−21.8%
23,46336,96261,854
R
−28.2%
17,88533,29354,643
R
−22.8%
20,18132,42253,637
R
−9.0%
24,56329,50554,680

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
English
10.2%
Irish
9.4%
American
5.6%
French
2.5%
Polish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.8%
65–74
5.2%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.9%
45–54
5.8%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
7.0%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
9.3%
5–17
9.0%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,563
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$72,563
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)8.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Mainline Protestant
8.3%
Baptist
6.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Methodist
3.8%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.8, this rural Indiana senate district ranks among the state's most one-sided, leaving general-election outcomes largely settled well before November.

The Republican margin in Indiana 16th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,563, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 137,559 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 16, Indiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/18016/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Indiana voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,505 votes cast, 22,653 went Democratic and 36,744 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Indiana?
State Senate District 16, Indiana has a population of 137,559 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 16, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Indiana is $72,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.