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Indiana 42nd State Senate District

Contests in this Place (44 available)

President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped

▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German24.3%19.5%12.5%

English12.6%11.3%9.5%

American11.7%6.9%5.3%

Irish10.2%10.1%9.4%

Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%

Italian1.6%2.4%4.8%

French0.8%1.3%1.6%

Polish0.8%2.6%2.2%

Mexican1.3%5.7%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Median age	41.5	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$68,529	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.8%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	19.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.2%	70.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.8%	29.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$181,600	$218,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$868	$1,062	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.5%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.4%	8.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Mean commute	26.6 min	24.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.2%	6.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.4%	10.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.1%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.9%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Catholic	—	11.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	57.9%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IN SD 42	Indiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	6.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.1%	6.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.420	0.452	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic20.2%12,658TrumpRepublican78.2%49,082OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,021

R+58.0

Lead: 36,424
Total: 62,761
vs nation: R+56.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic20.7%13,190TrumpRepublican77.5%49,466OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,134

R+56.9

Lead: 36,276
Total: 63,790
vs nation: R+61.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic20.3%11,981TrumpRepublican74.3%43,815OtherAll other candidates5.3%3,139

R+54.0

Lead: 31,834
Total: 58,935
vs nation: R+56.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.1%17,192RomneyRepublican65.3%35,013OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,418

R+33.2

Lead: 17,821
Total: 53,623
vs nation: R+37.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.3%22,645McCainRepublican58.7%33,806OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,104

R+19.4

Lead: 11,161
Total: 57,555
vs nation: R+26.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic30.2%16,610BushRepublican69.0%37,933OtherAll other candidates0.9%469

R+38.8

Lead: 21,323
Total: 55,012
vs nation: R+36.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic34.2%17,147BushRepublican64.0%32,073OtherAll other candidates1.8%908

R+29.8

Lead: 14,926
Total: 50,128
vs nation: R+30.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.2%19,147DoleRepublican48.9%25,178OtherAll other candidates13.9%7,134

R+11.7

Lead: 6,031
Total: 51,459
vs nation: R+20.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+58.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 137,0282024 5-year
Population density: 67 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,051 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $68,5292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.9%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.0 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 43, IN · twin score 96.6

presidential history

Party record book

Indiana 42nd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

54.8%

29,793 votes · D+10.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 54.0%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78.2%

49,082 votes · R+58.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 77.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

29,793votes

54.8% of the vote · D+10.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 28,576 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

49,466votes

77.5% of the vote · R+56.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 49,082 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

+14.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+11.8 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +11.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+61.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+56.9 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +56.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJean LeisingState Senate · 42

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2020	R	20.6%9,042	79.4%34,902	43,944

Indiana 42nd State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.0 points.

A population of 137,028, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,529 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 43 and State Senate District 47.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 43

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 47

2016–2024 trajectory% White

State Senate District 50

2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity12-yr trend≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →

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Places within Indiana 42nd State Senate District

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Decatur County Fayette County Franklin County Jennings County Ripley County Rush County Shelby County

Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana 42nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana 42nd State Senate District voted Republican by 58.0 points (R+58.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,761 votes cast, 12,658 went Democratic and 49,082 went Republican.

When did Indiana 42nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 42nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Indiana 42nd State Senate District?

Indiana 42nd State Senate District has a population of 137,028 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana 42nd State Senate District?

Median household income in Indiana 42nd State Senate District is $68,529 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana 42nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 42nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.