Interactive map: How many votes decided your Indianapolis City-County Council race?

This story was updated with certified election results on Nov. 20, 2023. 

The November general election decided who will represent 25 districts on the Indianapolis City-County Council.

WFYI mapped the totals out by district using the “margin of victory” — the percentage of votes the winning candidate has over their opponent.

The map includes voter turnout — the percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot in the election. It specifically includes turnout totals for council races, and not any other office.

Some council races were won by slim margins. Check out the “vote margin” on the map to view how many voters decided that district’s winner. This year, the number of people who decided the outcome of a contested district covered a broad range: 170 voters in District 17 to 3,915 voters in District 13.

There were 10 uncontested districts in 2023, with eight seats retained by Democrats and two by Republicans. Seven of those candidates were incumbents. That’s up from one uncontested district in 2019. 

Below, you’ll find the 2023 map. Hover your cursor over each district to see the data.
 

There was an uptick in the overall number of residents who cast a vote in this year’s municipal election. More than 26 percent of registered residents voted, compared to 24 percent in 2019.

According to tallies from the Marion County Election Board as of Nov. 20, 166,286 residents cast a vote, and more than 43,000 of those voted absentee, which included early voting and mail-in ballots.

November’s election continued a broader trend towards early voting that began during the pandemic. Close to three times as many people in Marion County cast a vote prior to Election Day in comparison with 2019.

CORRECTION: This map was updated on 12/14/23 with corrected numbers for total registered voters and voter turnout percentages by district.

WFYI has made every effort to ensure the data is accurate. Please report any inaccuracy or error so we can correct it. 

Contact data journalist Zak Cassel at zcassel@wfyi.org and WFYI city government reporter Jill Sheridan at jsheridan@wfyi.org.