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Profile of Congressional District 8, IN


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2022 population: 754,480

2022 Census data
White:670,409 88.86%
Black:31,5244.18%
Indian:3310.04%
Asian:8,5611.13%
2+ races:19,9552.64%
Hispanic:21,5382.85%
Total non-White:84,07111.14%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 8, IN

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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
167,187 22.2%
587,293 77.8%
137,211 18.2%
303,662
2.40
194,493 64.0%
148,092 76.1%
17,607 9.1%
109,169 36.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 8, IN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units338,225 
Median Value$153,700 
Occupied303,66289.8%
Vacant34,56310.2%
Owned218,55672.0%
Rented85,10628.0%
Median Rent$849 
Single-Family Units260,29877.0%
    Detached254,91675.4%
    Attached5,3821.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units32,1219.5%
Mobile Homes24,6097.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 8, IN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,6954.8%
$10,000 to $14,99913,2914.4%
$15,000 to $19,99912,0554.0%
$20,000 to $24,99914,4384.8%
$25,000 to $29,99914,4164.7%
$30,000 to $34,99914,1234.7%
$35,000 to $39,99913,6184.5%
$40,000 to $44,99913,2234.4%
$45,000 to $49,99913,6254.5%
$50,000 to $59,99923,9787.9%
$60,000 to $74,99932,14010.6%
$75,000 to $99,99941,35513.6%
$100,000 to $124,99930,62610.1%
$125,000 to $149,99918,5466.1%
$150,000 to $199,99918,7876.2%
$200,000 or more14,7464.9%
Median Household Income61,799 
Per Capita Income33,322 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,5705.5%
Public Assistance5,9462.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps30,70210.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed325,57771.3%
Unemployed14,6353.2%
In Armed Forces4950.1%
Total Labor Force340,70774.6%
Not in Labor Force116,06325.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector142,554107,72457.0%
Non-Profit11,31924,96731.2%
Self-Employed18,02310,22163.8%
Local Government9,41814,79438.9%
State Government5,1346,26945.0%
Federal Government3,8212,96156.3%
Total Private + Self160,577117,94557.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.29,69248,99137.7%
Total190,269166,93653.3%
Pct. Govt.11.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts47,16913.2%
Sales and Office Occupations67,48518.9%
Professional, Technical70,73219.8%
Service Occupations61,13117.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,7470.8%
All others111,42931.1%
White Collar 51.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing72,35520.2%
Retail trade41,47711.6%
Educational services and health care29,4688.2%
Construction23,9316.7%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation23,7626.6%
Other services16,2594.5%
Public administration15,0084.2%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities14,9904.2%
Professional, scientific, management11,9673.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate9,7702.7%
Wholesale trade8,5612.4%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6,8791.9%
Information4,6471.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 8, IN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,7371.69%
Puerto Rican1,7500.23%
Cuban5400.07%
Dominican1010.01%
Total Central American3,8970.52%
Costa Rican90.00%
Guatemalan8380.11%
Honduran3410.05%
Nicaraguan390.01%
Panamanian440.01%
Salvadoran2,6260.35%
Total South American1,0120.13%
Argentinean1100.01%
Bolivian150.00%
Colombian3840.05%
Ecuadorian460.01%
Peruvian1890.03%
Venezuelan2500.03%
Other South American180.00%
Other Hispanic1,5010.20%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese2,4030.32%
Indian2,0230.27%
Filipino1,2440.16%
Vietnamese5260.07%
Korean4650.06%
Japanese3580.05%
Taiwanese1590.02%
Other East Asian1180.02%
Thai750.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English680,95295.8%
Spanish12,9041.8%
German, other Germanic7,2751.0%
Other Asian1,8620.3%
Chinese1,7630.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,7490.2%
Other Indo-European1,5690.2%
Tagalog8570.1%
Other6340.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German184,26324.4%
English94,08012.5%
Irish82,57710.9%
American58,1907.7%
French15,8142.1%
Italian14,2511.9%
Scottish12,9861.7%
European12,8951.7%
Polish8,6031.1%
Dutch7,9291.1%
Scotch-Irish5,5590.7%
Welsh4,4340.6%
British2,8970.4%
Swedish2,7480.4%
Norwegian2,6710.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen744,06498.6%
Not a citizen10,4161.4%
Native736,18197.6%
Foreign-born18,2992.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 8, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
16,499 3.2%34,831 6.8%188,273 36.5%160,926 31.2%75,044 14.6%40,174 7.8%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 16,499 3.2%
9-12 Years 34,831 6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 188,273 36.5%
Some College 160,926 31.2%
Bach. Degree 75,044 14.6%
Grad Degree 40,174 7.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 8, IN

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 141,995 65.7% Ray McCormick (D) 68,109 31.5% 5,936 2.7% 216,040
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 214,643 66.9% Thomasina Marsili (D) 95,691 29.8% 10,283 3.2% 320,617
2018-11-06 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 157,396 64.4% William Tanoos (D) 86,895 35.6% 0 0.0% 244,291
2016-11-08 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 187,702 63.7% Ron Drake (D) 93,356 31.7% 13,655 4.6% 294,713
2014-11-04 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 103,344 60.3% Tom Spangler (D) 61,384 35.8% 6,587 3.8% 171,315
2012-11-06 IN08Larry Bucshon* (R) 151,533 53.4% Dave Crooks (D) 122,325 43.1% 10,134 3.6% 283,992
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 IN08Larry Bucshon (R) 117,259 57.5% Trent Van Haaften (D) 76,265 37.4% 10,240 5.0% 203,764
2008-11-04 IN08Brad Ellsworth* (D) 188,693 64.7% Greg Goode (R) 102,769 35.3% 0 0.0% 291,462
2006-11-07 IN08Brad Ellsworth (D) 131,019 61.0% John Hostettler* (R) 83,704 39.0% 0 0.0% 214,723
2004-11-02 IN08John Hostettler* (R) 145,576 53.4% Jon Jennings (D) 121,522 44.5% 5,680 2.1% 272,778
2002-11-05 IN08John Hostettler* (R) 98,952 51.3% Bryan Hartke (D) 88,763 46.0% 5,150 2.7% 192,865
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 IN08John Hostettler* (R) 116,879 52.7% Paul Perry (D) 100,488 45.3% 4,624 2.1% 221,991
1998-11-03 IN08John Hostettler* (R) 92,785 52.1% Gail Riecken (D) 81,871 46.0% 3,401 1.9% 178,057
1996-11-05 IN08John Hostettler* (R) 109,860 50.0% Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) 106,201 48.3% 3,803 1.7% 219,864
1994-11-08 IN08John Hostettler (R) 93,529 52.4% Frank McCloskey* (D) 84,857 47.6% 0 0.0% 178,386
1992-11-03 IN08Frank McCloskey* (D) 125,244 52.5% Richard Mourdock (R) 108,054 45.3% 5,099 2.1% 238,397
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 IN08Frank McCloskey* (D) 97,465 54.7% Richard Mourdock (R) 80,645 45.3% 0 0.0% 178,110
1988-11-08 IN08Frank McCloskey* (D) 141,355 61.8% John L. Myers (R) 87,321 38.2% 0 0.0% 228,676
1986-11-04 IN08Frank McCloskey* (D) 106,662 53.0% Richard McIntyre (R) 93,586 46.5% 909 0.5% 201,157
1984-11-06 IN08Frank McCloskey* (D) 113,860 49.7% Richard McIntyre (R) 114,278 49.9% 806 0.4% 228,944
1982-11-02 IN08Frank McCloskey (D) 100,592 51.4% Joel Deckard* (R) 94,127 48.1% 1,006 0.5% 195,725
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 IN08Joel Deckard* (R) 119,415 55.2% Kenneth Snider (D) 97,059 44.8% 0 0.0% 216,474
1978-11-07 IN08Joel Deckard (R) 83,019 52.0% David Cornwell* (D) 76,654 48.0% 0 0.0% 159,673
1976-11-02 IN08David Cornwell (D) 109,013 50.5% Belden Bell (R) 107,013 49.5% 0 0.0% 216,026
1974-11-04 IN08Philip Hayes (D) 100,121 53.4% Roger Zion* (R) 87,296 46.6% 0 0.0% 187,417
1972-11-07 IN08Roger Zion* (R) 133,850 63.4% Richard Deen (D) 77,371 36.6% 0 0.0% 211,221
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 IN08Roger Zion* (R) 93,088 52.6% David Huber (D) 83,911 47.4% 0 0.0% 176,999
1968-11-05 IN08Roger Zion* (R) 109,585 54.5% Wayne Kent (D) 91,642 45.5% 0 0.0% 201,227
1966-11-08 IN08Roger Zion (R) 94,924 51.1% Winfield Denton* (D) 90,887 48.9% 0 0.0% 185,811
1964-11-03 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 109,134 56.5% Roger Zion (R) 84,135 43.5% 0 0.0% 193,269
1962-11-06 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 95,126 55.7% Earl Heseman (R) 75,731 44.3% 0 0.0% 170,857
1960-11-08 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 108,058 53.2% Alvan Burch (R) 94,694 46.6% 310 0.2% 203,062
1958-11-04 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 100,611 61.5% Franklin Katterjohn (R) 63,005 38.5% 0 0.0% 163,616
1956-11-06 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 95,699 50.1% Bailey Merrill (R) 95,003 49.7% 504 0.3% 191,206
1954-11-02 IN08Winfield Denton (D) 82,264 52.1% Bailey Merrill* (R) 74,960 47.5% 583 0.4% 157,807
1952-11-04 IN08Bailey Merrill (R) 98,226 52.6% Winfield Denton* (D) 87,770 47.0% 915 0.5% 186,911
1950-11-07 IN08Winfield Denton* (D) 78,750 51.0% Herman McCray (R) 74,573 48.3% 939 0.6% 154,262
1948-11-02 IN08Winfield Denton (D) 89,990 55.4% Edward Mitchell* (R) 71,634 44.1% 910 0.6% 162,534
1946-11-05 IN08Edward Mitchell (R) 66,050 51.8% Winfield Denton (D) 60,385 47.3% 1,185 0.9% 127,620
1944-11-07 IN08Charles LaFollette* (R) 84,095 52.0% Charles Eichel (D) 76,905 47.6% 709 0.4% 161,709
1942-11-03 IN08Charles LaFollette (R) 67,237 53.7% John Boehne, Jr.* (D) 57,868 46.3% 0 0.0% 125,105
1940-11-05 IN08John Boehne, Jr.* (D) 87,141 55.5% Charles Werner (R) 69,761 44.5% 0 0.0% 156,902
1938-11-08 IN08John Boehne, Jr.* (D) 76,780 56.4% Charles Werner (R) 59,254 43.6% 0 0.0% 136,034
1936-11-03 IN08John Boehne, Jr.* (D) 89,548 62.6% Charles Werner (R) 50,590 35.4% 2,891 2.0% 143,029
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 8, IN


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 225,275 65.5% Joe Biden (D) 112,346 32.7% 6,327 1.8% 343,948 9 19 11.32%
2020 58% Donald Trump* (R) 212,185 65.1% Joe Biden (D) 108,025 33.1% 5,943 1.8% 326,153 8 18 10.73%
2016 54% Donald Trump (R) 194,319 64.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 92,891 30.9% 13,577 4.5% 300,787 8 19 10.91%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 169,317 58.4% Barack Obama* (D) 114,907 39.6% 5,861 2.0% 290,085 4 11 11.02%
2008 56% John McCain (R) 151,570 51.3% Barack Obama (D) 140,063 47.4% 3,727 1.3% 295,360 3 6 10.71%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 170,390 61.5% John Kerry (D) 104,625 37.8% 2,006 0.7% 277,021 2 11 11.22%
2000 49% George W. Bush (R) 126,011 57.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 92,112 41.7% 2,979 1.3% 221,102 0 9 10.05%
1996 50% Bill Clinton* (D) 100,171 45.3% Robert Dole (R) 96,956 43.9% 23,905 10.8% 221,032 -3 3 10.35%
1992 58% Bill Clinton (D) 103,844 42.5% George Bush* (R) 97,062 39.8% 43,177 17.7% 244,083 -3 2 10.59%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 133,017 57.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 97,530 42.3% 0 0.0% 230,547 -2 4 10.63%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 142,987 60.6% Walter Mondale (D) 92,874 39.4% 0 0.0% 235,861 -1 2 10.56%
1980 70% Ronald Reagan (R) 124,107 53.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 98,026 42.3% 9,788 4.2% 231,921 -2 3 10.34%
1976 67% Jimmy Carter (D) 110,693 50.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 110,108 49.9% 0 0.0% 220,801 -3 2 9.94%
1972 69% Richard Nixon* (R) 138,545 65.2% George McGovern (D) 73,835 34.8% 0 0.0% 212,380 -1 5 9.99%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 101,042 49.0% Hubert Humphrey (D) 84,111 40.8% 21,191 10.3% 206,344 -1 6 9.72%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 64.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 35.6% 0.0% -8 -3 n/a
1960 87% Richard Nixon (R) 104,785 51.0% John Kennedy (D) 99,960 48.7% 636 0.3% 205,381 -4 1 9.62%
1956 83% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 107,302 56.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 82,492 43.3% 774 0.4% 190,568 -4 -1 9.65%
1952 86% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 105,088 55.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 83,471 43.9% 1,612 0.8% 190,171 -3 0 9.73%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 8, IN


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 754,451 88.1% 3.7% 0.1% 0.9% 4.0% 2.7%
2020 716,924 89.6% 4.5% 1.1% 2.1% 2.7%
2012 720,783 91.4% 3.9% 0.1% 0.9% 1.7% 2.0%
2010 694,398 91.5% 4.2% 0.2% 0.9% 1.4% 1.8%
2002 675,564 93.7% 3.7% 0.2% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9%
2000 590,205 93.1% 3.5% 0.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1%
1992 554,416 95.3% 3.1% 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
1990 551,150 96.4% 2.8%
1982 546,744 96.4% 2.7% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5%
1980 508,397 3.0%
1972 472,175 3.0%
1970 441,924 3.0%
1960 423,929
1950 393,520

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 8, IN

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.