akashic
1876–2024
State Senate District 48·Indiana

Indiana 48th State Senate District: R+45 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

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

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
138,242
2024 ACS

Indiana 48th State Senate District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
138,2422024 5-year
Median household income
$69,2972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+45 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
−44.5%
18,00147,98667,330
R
−41.2%
19,46047,64468,447
R
−39.4%
17,61542,91064,216
R
−19.8%
23,90536,04861,313
R
−2.3%
30,30431,73863,095

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.4%
English
15.1%
Irish
10.5%
American
7.7%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.5%
Polish
0.8%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.6%
75–84
3.1%
5.8%
65–74
5.8%
7.5%
55–64
7.1%
6.4%
45–54
5.7%
6.4%
35–44
5.5%
6.3%
25–34
5.7%
3.8%
18–24
3.5%
9.0%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,297
State Senate District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 48$69,297
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)10.0%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.3%
Other Christian
6.7%
Methodist
6.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.2%
Baptist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+28.2, District 48 sits well to the right of Indiana's statewide baseline, suggesting a rural or small-city constituency where Republican candidates routinely run up outsized margins.

The Republican margin in Indiana 48th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,297, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 138,242 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 48, Indiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/18048/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 48, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 48, Indiana voted Republican by 44.5 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,330 votes cast, 18,001 went Democratic and 47,986 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 48, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 48, 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 48, Indiana?
State Senate District 48, Indiana has a population of 138,242 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 48, Indiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 48, Indiana is $69,297 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State Senate District 48, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 48, 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.