Ohio 7th Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 7th Congressional District, Ohio: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 969,2382024 5-year
Median household income: $71,4732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.9%2024 5-year
Black: 20.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38 in 1924MIT Election Lab

MILLER, MaxCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: GIBBS, Bob (2021–2023), GIBBS, Bob (2019–2021), GIBBS, Bob (2017–2019), GIBBS, Bob (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	D	+9.8%	254,954	208,701	470,881
2020	D	+13.3%	276,800	211,067	493,786
2016	D	+15.1%	258,044	186,517	473,011
2012	D	+22.9%	295,511	183,509	489,505
2008	D	+24.2%	305,573	185,003	498,156
2004	D	+19.1%	293,647	199,203	495,398
2000	D	+15.8%	232,050	166,376	415,189
1996	D	+21.6%	219,524	133,534	398,681
1992	D	+15.6%	211,746	142,563	443,013
1988	D	+9.5%	220,300	181,590	405,420
1984	D	+3.0%	219,210	206,499	428,981
1980	D	+2.3%	188,630	179,274	402,272
1976	D	+10.7%	214,351	171,765	397,527
1972	R	−6.9%	188,088	216,356	412,325
1968	D	+13.3%	210,598	156,204	410,273
1964	D	+40.1%	290,796	124,397	415,193
1960	D	+12.8%	246,430	190,650	437,080
1956	R	−12.0%	174,678	222,320	396,998
1952	R	−5.3%	186,665	207,504	394,169
1948	D	+5.1%	150,879	135,743	296,210
1944	D	+15.4%	190,814	139,816	330,630
1940	D	+19.8%	201,662	134,868	336,530
1936	D	+34.0%	185,422	86,281	291,202
1932	D	+3.8%	115,828	106,888	233,446
1928	R	−14.2%	95,373	127,299	224,574
1924	R	−38.1%	21,165	84,894	167,228
1920	R	−30.6%	48,907	94,919	150,490
1916	D	+16.1%	47,398	33,757	84,770
1912	D	+29.3%	30,476	9,961	70,037
1908	R	−11.7%	29,595	37,885	70,867
1904	R	−31.2%	19,074	39,021	63,873
1900	R	−1.7%	30,871	31,994	64,722
1896	R	−3.4%	28,879	30,927	60,560
1892	D	+4.4%	23,200	21,177	46,455
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

18.9%

Irish

12.2%

English

8.3%

Italian

7.9%

Polish

6.2%

American

3.6%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.4%

65–74

6.1%

6.6%

55–64

7.1%

5.7%

45–54

6.1%

35–44

6.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.0%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,473

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$71,473

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.4%

Working age (18–64)12.1%

Seniors (65+)11.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.6%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.4%

Spanish3.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.3%

Other Christian

14.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Baptist

4.3%

Non-Christian

3.4%

Methodist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the northeastern Ohio interior, this district delivered a 34.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily rural and small-city electorate that has moved sharply rightward over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 7th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty points in 1964; the 2024 margin was ten points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,473, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Ohio voted Democratic by 9.8 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 470,881 votes cast, 254,954 went Democratic and 208,701 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Ohio as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Ohio last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Ohio voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Ohio?

Congressional District 7, Ohio has a population of 969,238 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Ohio is $71,473 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 7th Congressional District delivered D+10 in 2024 — a Democratic stronghold for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Key facts

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