Ohio 1st Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 1st Congressional District, Ohio: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 659,8532024 5-year
Median household income: $86,7392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.6%2024 5-year
Black: 16.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab

LANDSMAN, GregCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CHABOT, Steve (2021–2023), CHABOT, Steve (2019–2021), CHABOT, Steve (2017–2019), CHABOT, Steve (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−4.0%	162,252	176,164	344,609
2020	R	−2.3%	167,560	175,744	348,690
2016	R	−7.1%	140,151	163,317	325,393
2012	R	−9.5%	141,406	171,937	319,944
2008	R	−7.5%	144,503	168,151	316,134
2004	R	−17.6%	124,552	177,860	303,606
2000	R	−19.6%	98,854	149,044	255,507
1996	R	−12.1%	96,248	125,213	238,962
1992	R	−14.4%	86,757	122,938	251,822
1988	R	−27.9%	80,386	143,407	225,540
1984	R	−31.7%	78,270	151,350	230,885
1980	R	−23.3%	75,002	124,539	212,402
1976	R	−19.6%	80,247	120,340	204,120
1972	R	−34.9%	65,674	138,221	207,660
1968	R	−14.5%	73,384	103,244	206,319
1964	D	+10.0%	110,642	90,497	201,139
1960	R	−11.1%	94,878	118,632	213,509
1956	R	−32.1%	63,333	123,197	186,530
1952	R	−19.7%	76,508	113,989	190,497
1948	R	−6.1%	72,536	82,104	155,693
1944	R	−4.9%	77,037	85,045	162,082
1940	R	−2.8%	80,356	85,057	165,413
1936	D	+14.3%	82,747	60,889	153,055
1932	D	+0.2%	66,281	66,031	136,042
1928	R	−17.8%	56,796	81,491	138,840
1924	R	−42.6%	19,631	63,931	103,990
1920	R	−19.1%	42,238	63,008	108,661
1916	R	−10.0%	28,585	35,198	65,876
1912	R	−0.5%	23,269	23,567	60,508
1908	R	−17.0%	25,068	35,709	62,716
1904	R	−40.4%	14,314	36,511	54,893
1900	R	−16.6%	22,521	31,674	55,222
1896	R	−20.5%	21,622	32,868	54,828
1892	R	−6.8%	21,340	24,509	46,926
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	46.5%	50.1%	5,704,620
2022	R	46.9%	53.0%	4,133,342
2018	D	53.4%	46.6%	4,410,898
2016	R	37.2%	58.0%	5,374,164
2012	D	50.7%	44.7%	5,449,018
2010	R	39.4%	56.8%	3,815,098
2006	D	56.2%	43.8%	4,019,236
2004	R	36.1%	63.8%	5,425,823
2000	R	35.9%	59.9%	4,448,801
1998	R	43.5%	56.5%	3,404,351
1994	R	39.2%	53.4%	3,436,884
1992	D	51.0%	42.3%	4,793,953
1988	D	57.0%	43.0%	4,352,905
1986	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,121,189
1982	D	56.7%	41.1%	3,395,463
1980	D	68.8%	28.2%	4,027,303
1976	D	49.5%	46.5%	3,920,613

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

24.2%

Irish

12.1%

English

11.4%

American

4.4%

Italian

4.1%

Polish

2.0%

French

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.3%

6.3%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

6.6%

35–44

6.7%

6.9%

25–34

6.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,739

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$86,739

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.8%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.0%

Spanish2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

26.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

20.7%

Baptist

4.2%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Methodist

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio's 1st anchors on Hamilton County, where Cincinnati's urban core is offset by conservative suburban and exurban precincts — a tension that has steadily widened the Republican margin over the past three election cycles.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fourteen points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 659,853, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,739 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 344,609 votes cast, 162,252 went Democratic and 176,164 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Ohio as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Congressional District 1, Ohio has a population of 659,853 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio is $86,739 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 1st Congressional District delivered R+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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