Indiana's 5th congressional district | |
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![]() Indiana's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
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Area | 3,266.14 sq mi (8,459.3 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 781,999 |
Median household income | $77,551 [1] |
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Cook PVI | R+11 [2] |
Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana comprising Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Grant, and Tipton counties, as well as the large majority of Howard County. Much of its population is located in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis, including the cities of Carmel, Noblesville, and Fishers, while other population centers include Muncie, Kokomo, Anderson, and Marion. The district is predominantly white and is the wealthiest congressional district in Indiana, as measured by median income.
The district is currently represented by Republican Victoria Spartz.
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools [3] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 585,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 84% are White and 8% are Black. Immigrants make up 4% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $76,700, while 7% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 45% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
The 5th district includes the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of Howard, which it shares with 4th district, which takes in part of Honey Creek Township and Russiaville. [4]
# | County | Seat | Population |
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35 | Delaware | Muncie | 112,031 |
53 | Grant | Marion | 66,022 |
57 | Hamilton | Noblesville | 364,921 |
67 | Howard | Kokomo | 83,574 |
95 | Madison | Anderson | 131,744 |
73 | Tipton | Tipton | 15,361 |
As of 2022, Indiana's 5th congressional district is located in central Indiana. It includes Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, and Tipton Counties.
Year | Office | Results [5] [6] |
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2008 | President | McCain 53% - 45% |
2012 | President | Romney 60% - 40% |
2016 | President | Trump 58% - 35% |
Senate | Young 56% - 38% | |
Governor | Holcomb 55% - 42% | |
Attorney General | Hill 67% - 33% | |
2018 | Senate | Braun 53% - 43% |
2020 | President | Trump 57% - 41% |
Governor | Holcomb 60% - 29% | |
Attorney General | Rokita 61% - 39% | |
2022 | Senate | Young 58% - 37% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Burton* | 129,442 | 71.97 | |
Democratic | Katherine Fox Carr | 45,283 | 25.18 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Adkins | 5,130 | 2.85 | |
Total votes | 179,855 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Burton* | 228,718 | 71.84 | |
Democratic | Katherine Fox Carr | 82,637 | 25.96 | |
Libertarian | Rick Hodgin | 7,008 | 2.20 | |
Total votes | 318,363 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Burton* | 133,118 | 64.96 | |
Democratic | Katherine Fox Carr | 64,362 | 31.41 | |
Libertarian | Sheri Conover Sharlow | 7,431 | 3.63 | |
Total votes | 204,821 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Burton* | 234,507 | 65.59 | |
Democratic | Mary Etta Ruley | 123,021 | 34.41 | |
Total votes | 357,528 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Burton* | 146,899 | 62.14 | |
Democratic | Tim Crawford | 60,024 | 25.39 | |
Libertarian | Richard Reid | 18,266 | 7.73 | |
Independent | Jesse C. Trueblood | 11,218 | 4.75 | |
Total votes | 236,407 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Brooks | 194,570 | 58.37 | |
Democratic | Scott Reske | 125,347 | 37.60 | |
Libertarian | Chard Reid | 13,442 | 4.03 | |
Total votes | 333,359 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 58 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Brooks* | 105,277 | 65.21 | |
Democratic | Shawn Denney | 49,756 | 30.82 | |
Libertarian | John Krom | 6,407 | 3.97 | |
Total votes | 161,440 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 26 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Brooks* | 221,957 | 61.46 | |
Democratic | Angela Demaree | 123,849 | 34.29 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Wittlief | 15,329 | 4.24 | |
Total votes | 361,135 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 57 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Brooks* | 180,035 | 56.76 | |
Democratic | Dee Thornton | 137,142 | 43.24 | |
Total votes | 317,177 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victoria Spartz | 208,053 | 50.0 | |
Democratic | Christina Hale | 190,898 | 45.9 | |
Libertarian | Ken Tucker | 16,764 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 415,718 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victoria Spartz* | 146,575 | 61.1 | |
Democratic | Jeanine Lee Lake | 93,434 | 38.9 | |
Total votes | 240,009 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victoria Spartz* | 203,293 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Deborah Pickett | 136,554 | 38.0 | |
Independent | Robby Slaughter | 9,790 | 2.7 | |
Libertarian | Lauri Shillings | 9,567 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 359,204 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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