Ohio 8th Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 8th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 932,8662024 5-year
Median household income: $75,8522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.5%2024 5-year
Black: 14.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab

DAVIDSON, WarrenCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BOEHNER, John Andrew (2015–2017), BOEHNER, John Andrew (2013–2015), BOEHNER, John Andrew (2011–2013), BOEHNER, John Andrew (2009–2011)

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

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 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	−11.9%	197,736	251,884	455,886
2020	R	−9.9%	207,398	253,571	468,055
2016	R	−13.3%	179,905	239,408	447,489
2012	R	−11.8%	190,816	243,153	443,618
2008	R	−9.8%	199,545	243,356	449,134
2004	R	−19.5%	176,793	262,936	441,628
2000	R	−20.0%	146,143	222,331	380,008
1996	R	−11.3%	144,230	185,170	360,758
1992	R	−14.0%	130,483	184,779	388,442
1988	R	−29.8%	119,364	221,980	344,019
1984	R	−35.5%	111,256	234,810	348,195
1980	R	−24.1%	113,384	192,070	325,906
1976	R	−18.4%	122,742	179,420	307,650
1972	R	−35.3%	93,725	199,569	299,647
1968	R	−14.7%	106,467	150,573	299,852
1964	D	+12.5%	167,864	130,637	298,501
1960	R	−13.6%	138,086	181,669	319,755
1956	R	−30.6%	95,931	180,686	276,617
1952	R	−17.8%	117,043	167,796	284,840
1948	R	−3.2%	108,681	115,889	226,071
1944	R	−3.0%	115,336	122,527	237,863
1940	D	+0.6%	124,505	122,998	247,502
1936	D	+16.7%	128,034	89,531	230,607
1932	D	+4.1%	104,814	96,297	207,379
1928	R	−21.0%	82,223	126,219	209,444
1924	R	−33.0%	41,932	95,806	163,078
1920	R	−11.9%	71,098	91,029	167,852
1916	D	+1.2%	48,070	46,891	99,343
1912	D	+8.3%	38,431	30,887	91,428
1908	R	−6.3%	43,631	49,703	96,728
1904	R	−25.6%	28,735	50,540	85,026
1900	R	−5.0%	39,711	44,009	85,372
1896	R	−6.7%	38,769	44,344	83,704
1892	D	+2.9%	35,933	33,828	72,132
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

24.6%

Irish

11.9%

English

10.9%

American

5.2%

Italian

3.6%

Polish

1.4%

French

1.0%

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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

6.2%

55–64

6.5%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

6.5%

25–34

6.6%

5.1%

18–24

5.1%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,852

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$75,852

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.2%

Working age (18–64)12.3%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.6%

speak English only

Spanish3.3%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

21.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Baptist

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Methodist

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio's 8th congressional district, anchored in the northwestern corner of the state, recorded an R+36.2 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most reliably one-sided districts in the state by raw vote share.

The Republican margin in Ohio 8th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twelve points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,852, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 932,866 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Ohio voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 455,886 votes cast, 197,736 went Democratic and 251,884 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Ohio as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Congressional District 8, Ohio has a population of 932,866 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Ohio is $75,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 8th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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