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Congressional District 5·Indiana

Indiana 5th Congressional District delivered R+17 in 2024.

Suburban Indianapolis seat that's tightened steadily over a decade

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
LatestR+17in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population771,3582024 ACS

Indiana 5th Congressional District: Realigning Affluent Suburb district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+23 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
771,3582024 5-year
Median household income
$89,5512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.6%2024 5-year
Black
5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+23 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
SPARTZ, VictoriaCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.49 sits at approximately the 75th percentile.00.49−1 liberal+1 conservative
SPARTZ scores 0.49 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: BROOKS, Susan (2019–2021), BROOKS, Susan (2017–2019), BROOKS, Susan (2015–2017), BROOKS, Susan (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 5
TrumpR+17
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 5, INA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 5, IN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Tipton County, IN · R+51Howard County, IN · R+35Grant County, IN · R+42Hamilton County, IN · R+6Madison County, IN · R+27Delaware County, IN · R+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.4%212,119
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.6%150,101
OtherAll other candidates2.0%7,451
D+60
R+60
6 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: −16.8% in 2024.−16.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−7.9%
2012−20.5%
2016−23.4%
2020−15.9%
2024−16.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−16.8%
150,101212,119369,671
R
−15.9%
151,394210,206369,012
R
−23.4%
113,725189,866325,751
R
−20.5%
117,636178,470296,106
R
−7.9%
139,567164,033307,925
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
19.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
10.6%
American
6.9%
Italian
2.9%
Polish
2.1%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.6%
65–74
5.2%
6.1%
55–64
6.4%
6.4%
45–54
6.4%
6.5%
35–44
6.7%
6.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.9%
18–24
5.0%
8.9%
5–17
8.5%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,551
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$89,551
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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Methodist
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Baptist
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 5th stretches from the northern Indianapolis suburbs through Hamilton County, one of the state's wealthiest and fastest-growing areas. A district that once ran double digits Republican now regularly posts margins in the low single digits.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.

A population of 771,358, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,551 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Indiana voted Republican by 16.8 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 369,671 votes cast, 150,101 went Democratic and 212,119 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 5, Indiana in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Indiana?
Congressional District 5, Indiana has a population of 771,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Indiana?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Indiana is $89,551 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.