BENSON, ERIK
R Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H2IN06296- Internal id
2019daec-31f7-4b2e-b8d7-67113901c62d- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IN-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 763,862 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $76,875 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,008 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 81.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 90.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.3% |
| Household | Family households | 66.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $228,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,088 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 75.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 6.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.8% |
Elections
Committees
- ERIK BENSON β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 20.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | ERIK BENSON | β | candidate_committees |