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Congressional District 1·Indiana

Indiana 1st Congressional District moved 8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Once a Democratic stronghold, now a true battleground by the numbers

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
LatestTiedin 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population710,0382024 ACS

Indiana 1st Congressional District: Florida Surge district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+27 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
TiedMIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
710,0382024 5-year
Median household income
$75,5282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.1%2024 5-year
Black
17.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
MRVAN, Frank J.Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.31 sits at approximately the 35th percentile.0-0.31−1 liberal+1 conservative
MRVAN scores -0.31 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: VISCLOSKY, Peter (2019–2021), VISCLOSKY, Peter (2017–2019), VISCLOSKY, Peter (2015–2017), VISCLOSKY, Peter (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 1, INA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 1, IN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lake County, IN · D+6Porter County, IN · R+10LaPorte County, IN · R+14
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.3%161,604
Donald TrumpRepublican48.9%160,290
OtherAll other candidates1.8%5,884
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.4% in 2024.+0.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.0%
2012+23.7%
2016+11.8%
2020+8.4%
2024+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+0.4%
161,604160,290327,778
D
+8.4%
181,825153,357340,686
D
+11.8%
165,950128,961313,100
D
+23.7%
186,175114,832301,007
D
+27.0%
197,292112,509313,543
Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R38.8%58.6%2,829,897
2022R37.9%58.6%1,859,851
2018R44.8%50.7%2,282,565
2016R42.4%52.1%2,732,546
2012D50.0%44.3%2,560,102
2010R40.0%54.6%1,744,481
2006R0.0%87.4%1,341,111
2004D61.6%37.2%2,428,233
2000R31.9%66.6%2,145,209
1998D63.7%34.8%1,588,617
1994R30.5%67.4%1,543,568
1992R40.7%57.3%2,211,426
1990R46.4%53.6%1,502,687
1988R31.9%68.1%2,099,303
1986R38.5%60.6%1,545,563
1982R45.6%53.8%1,817,287
1980R46.2%53.8%2,198,376
1976R40.2%59.0%2,161,187

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
Irish
11.2%
Polish
8.8%
English
6.8%
Italian
4.6%
American
3.0%
Scottish
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
6.1%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,528
Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 1$75,528
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.9%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.7%
Other Christian
8.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Baptist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Methodist
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 1st anchors the state's northwest corner along Lake Michigan, covering Gary and Hammond. Its historic blue-collar industrial identity has steadily compressed Democratic margins, landing at just D+0.8 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was zero points.

A population of 710,038, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,528 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 1, Indiana voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 327,778 votes cast, 161,604 went Democratic and 160,290 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 1, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 1, Indiana in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 1, Indiana?
Congressional District 1, Indiana has a population of 710,038 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Indiana?
Median household income in Congressional District 1, Indiana is $75,528 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.