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1876–2024
State House District 1·Ohio

Ohio 1st State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by 2024 margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
D+28
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
68,713
2024 ACS

Ohio 1st State House District, Ohio: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
68,7132024 5-year
Median household income
$75,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.0%2024 5-year
Black
23.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+31 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+28.1%
19,61410,86731,143
D
+31.4%
21,09010,88832,504
D
+25.6%
18,10310,27530,589
D
+22.7%
17,85411,13429,619
D
+20.7%
17,25311,26228,956
D
+9.2%
14,73212,22927,104
D
+1.0%
10,41310,19921,344
D
+3.6%
9,9389,19620,645
R
−2.2%
9,1069,60422,928
R
−20.9%
7,60711,66319,451
R
−30.4%
6,78012,90520,127
R
−15.3%
7,41910,35819,229
R
−14.1%
7,3009,77517,562
R
−29.6%
6,06011,32817,773
R
−16.6%
5,2187,67714,826
D
+8.1%
7,9656,77014,735
R
−18.7%
5,6858,30813,993
R
−31.6%
4,0647,81111,876
R
−20.5%
4,7237,15911,882
R
−7.5%
4,3715,0889,536
R
−5.2%
4,6085,1189,726
D
+2.1%
4,9794,7709,749
D
+17.0%
4,6783,2908,147
R
−7.2%
3,0173,5036,709
R
−32.2%
2,4274,7437,202
R
−33.0%
1,3663,1905,531
R
−10.2%
2,4973,0775,673
D
+16.7%
1,7581,2433,079
D
+15.6%
1,0676592,614
R
−10.3%
1,2021,4902,788
R
−26.7%
7991,4142,300
R
−5.7%
1,0211,1462,198
R
−5.1%
9441,0462,013
D
+3.8%
7997391,589
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
Irish
11.2%
English
10.0%
Italian
5.1%
American
3.8%
Polish
2.2%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 34.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.4%
75–84
2.1%
3.7%
65–74
4.4%
5.3%
55–64
5.6%
5.7%
45–54
5.8%
7.2%
35–44
7.1%
8.7%
25–34
8.8%
4.7%
18–24
4.8%
8.5%
5–17
8.2%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,176
State House District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 1$75,176
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other languages4.9%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Baptist
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.5%
Methodist
2.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural southeastern Ohio, this district recorded a 65-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state house seats in the state. Turnout patterns here reflect deeply entrenched rural voting coalitions.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 1st State House District reached its widest at thirty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,176, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,713 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 1, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 1, Ohio voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,143 votes cast, 19,614 went Democratic and 10,867 went Republican.
What is State House District 1, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 1, Ohio as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 1, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 1, Ohio voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 1, Ohio?
State House District 1, Ohio has a population of 68,713 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 1, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 1, Ohio is $75,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 1, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 1, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.