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1876–2024
State Senate District 23·Indiana

Indiana 23rd State Senate District delivered R+29 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Indiana's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by presidential margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
133,712
2024 ACS

Indiana 23rd State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+29 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
133,7122024 5-year
Median household income
$63,5982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.4%2024 5-year
Black
3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 0 D · 6 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
−28.6%
18,67134,09353,848
R
−26.4%
20,09234,94256,329
R
−28.3%
16,59731,05351,094
R
−15.9%
19,33726,91947,598
D
+2.1%
26,89025,76353,601

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
English
11.9%
Irish
9.9%
American
6.8%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
4.9%
5.8%
55–64
5.8%
5.3%
45–54
5.4%
5.6%
35–44
5.5%
6.7%
25–34
6.5%
9.0%
18–24
7.2%
8.1%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,598
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$63,598
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Methodist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Baptist
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48, this district ranks among the most one-sided state senate constituencies in Indiana, suggesting a heavily rural or small-town electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide margins.

The Republican margin in Indiana 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,598, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 133,712 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 23, Indiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/18023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Indiana voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,848 votes cast, 18,671 went Democratic and 34,093 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 23, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, Indiana?
State Senate District 23, Indiana has a population of 133,712 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 23, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Indiana is $63,598 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.