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1876–2024
State Senate District 22·Indiana

Indiana 22nd State Senate District delivered R+10 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Indiana's most reliably red legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
IN
Latest
R+10
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
134,937
2024 ACS

Indiana 22nd State Senate District, Indiana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+14 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
134,9372024 5-year
Median household income
$61,3902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.1%2024 5-year
Black
5.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+14 in 2016MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.6%
21,91226,70149,646
R
−8.6%
23,42927,97352,696
R
−13.8%
18,36524,82346,926
R
−8.5%
18,80022,37842,319
D
+7.4%
26,60022,88450,252

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.8%
American
4.9%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
2.0%
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
87.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.7%
Other Christian
7.9%
Methodist
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Baptist
2.3%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+53, this district ranks among the most Republican-leaning state senate seats in Indiana, suggesting a constituency where statewide GOP candidates routinely exceed their own state averages by a wide margin.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seven points in 2008; the Republican margin reached fourteen points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 134,937, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,390 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Indiana voted Republican by 9.6 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,646 votes cast, 21,912 went Democratic and 26,701 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Indiana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Indiana?
State Senate District 22, Indiana has a population of 134,937 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 22, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Indiana is $61,390 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.