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1876–2024
State Senate District 28·Indiana

Indiana 28th State Senate District delivered R+28 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Indiana's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
137,079
2024 ACS

Indiana 28th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+34 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
137,0792024 5-year
Median household income
$83,3572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.6%2024 5-year
Black
7.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+34 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 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
−28.4%
22,78441,32865,343
R
−29.6%
22,14941,39464,979
R
−34.0%
16,90936,23656,910
R
−28.3%
18,19432,99252,362
R
−16.9%
22,44031,72554,816

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
12.7%
Irish
9.6%
American
8.3%
French
1.9%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.4%
75–84
2.7%
4.7%
65–74
5.4%
6.4%
55–64
6.7%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
6.5%
35–44
6.7%
6.6%
25–34
6.7%
3.9%
18–24
3.7%
9.0%
5–17
8.4%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,357
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$83,357
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.4%
Methodist
4.4%
Baptist
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.7, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, reflecting the heavily rural and small-town character typical of Indiana's less urbanized senate constituencies.

The Republican margin in Indiana 28th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,357, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 137,079 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 28, Indiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/18028/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Indiana voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,343 votes cast, 22,784 went Democratic and 41,328 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, 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 28, Indiana?
State Senate District 28, Indiana has a population of 137,079 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 28, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Indiana is $83,357 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, 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.