Indiana State Senate District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-sd-042
State
Indiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
042
Land Area
2,051.2 sq mi
Water Area
5.43 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State Senate District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ripley County446.42 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Rush County408.14 sq mi19.9%100.0%
Decatur County372.57 sq mi18.2%100.0%
Shelby County248.03 sq mi12.1%60.3%
Fayette County215.02 sq mi10.5%100.0%
Franklin County187.52 sq mi9.1%48.8%
Jennings County173.52 sq mi8.5%46.1%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greensburg city9.36 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Connersville city7.68 sq mi0.4%98.9%
North Vernon city7.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Batesville city6.10 sq mi0.3%99.1%
Rushville city3.31 sq mi0.2%96.4%
Country Squire Lakes CDP2.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Santee CDP2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morristown town2.34 sq mi0.1%61.0%
Milan town1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Holton town1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Versailles town1.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Osgood town1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Arlington CDP1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waldron CDP1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sunman town1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westport town1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Scipio CDP1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millhousen town1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Milroy CDP0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Edinburgh town0.61 sq mi<0.1%18.5%
Carthage town0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Clarksburg CDP0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oldenburg town0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Butlerville CDP0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Metamora CDP0.34 sq mi<0.1%82.9%

Showing top 25 of 32 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 984,26961.5%11.2%57.5%
IN District 652,75938.5%7.0%42.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
93,886
Active Voters
93,886 (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
137,104 (± 1,052)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$68,529 (± $1,720)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,42722.9%
18 to 6479,99858.3%
65 and over25,67918.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0412.2%
White, not Hispanic128,50093.7%
Black, not Hispanic9380.7%
Asian, not Hispanic4420.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3880.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7112.7%

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
136,147
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
104,927

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic133,73898.2%
Hispanic2,4141.8%
White129,68695.3%
Black1,0330.8%
Asian3120.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native830.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4070.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic103,65398.8%
Hispanic1,2741.2%
White100,85296.1%
Black1,0861.0%
Asian4470.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0031.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3000.3%

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