Indiana's 8th Congressional District
Indiana · IN-08
Indiana's 8th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Indiana, represented in Congress by Mark Messmer (Republican). It is home to roughly 756,690 people, with a median age of 40. The population is about 88% White. The median household income is $64,295, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+36).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 8,211 square miles, IN-08 is the 97th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 92 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.23 ranks 285th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 31% of IN-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 67% Donald Trump — a R+36 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+33.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40 years old; 22.3% of residents are under 18 and 18.4% are 65 or older. About 2.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 4.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $64,295, the district's median household income ranks 355th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $164,418, and the median rent is $881 a month. 13.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.3-minute commute (5.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).