Indiana 37th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 137,6072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,1882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 37, INOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,503 | 47,737 | 65,382 | ||
| R | 16,543 | 48,055 | 66,085 | ||
| R | 12,489 | 41,652 | 57,517 | ||
| R | 15,230 | 34,996 | 51,543 | ||
| R | 19,629 | 32,136 | 52,484 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.0%
English
12.5%
American
10.4%
Irish
8.6%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.2%
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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,188
State Senate District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 37$81,188
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+42.2, this district ranks among the state's most lopsided, suggesting a rural or small-city electorate with deeply entrenched voting patterns that make competitive general elections rare.
The Republican margin in Indiana 37th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,188, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 137,607 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 37, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 37, Indiana voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,382 votes cast, 16,503 went Democratic and 47,737 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 37, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 37, 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 37, Indiana?
State Senate District 37, Indiana has a population of 137,607 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 37, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 37, Indiana is $81,188 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 37, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 37, 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.