Indiana State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-sd-008
State
Indiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
1,315.4 sq mi
Water Area
14.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
LaPorte County516.50 sq mi39.3%86.3%
Marshall County382.14 sq mi29.1%86.1%
Starke County309.14 sq mi23.5%100.0%
St. Joseph County107.66 sq mi8.2%23.5%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
La Porte city11.92 sq mi0.9%94.2%
Bass Lake CDP9.09 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Plymouth city7.57 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Knox city3.96 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Koontz Lake CDP3.37 sq mi0.3%95.6%
Hudson Lake CDP1.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Walkerton town1.90 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Fish Lake CDP1.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wanatah town1.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Argos town1.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Culver town1.16 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Bourbon town1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Judson town1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rolling Prairie CDP1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Liberty town1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hanna CDP0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hamlet town0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kingsford Heights town0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lakeville town0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kingsbury town0.59 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
La Crosse town0.51 sq mi<0.1%90.3%
La Paz town0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
San Pierre CDP0.15 sq mi<0.1%24.3%
Michiana Shores town0.12 sq mi<0.1%34.8%

Showing all 24 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IN District 2100,66775.1%13.4%92.1%
IN District 133,44724.9%4.4%7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
94,597
Active Voters
94,597 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/24/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
134,249 (± 547)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$72,723 (± $1,701)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,08323.2%
18 to 6476,44056.9%
65 and over26,72619.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,9427.4%
White, not Hispanic115,88786.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,9551.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5790.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic650.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4970.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3104.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
131,326
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
100,491

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic123,51894.1%
Hispanic7,8055.9%
White117,94589.8%
Black2,0051.5%
Asian4320.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native630.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races1530.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic95,99795.5%
Hispanic4,4914.5%
White92,46592.0%
Black2,2122.2%
Asian4160.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8330.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races1170.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).