Ohio 40th State House District, Ohio: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+30 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 308,6092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,8232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 40, OHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 63,316 | 83,681 | 149,148 | ||
| R | 67,082 | 84,793 | 154,287 | ||
| R | 60,160 | 80,047 | 149,167 | ||
| R | 68,379 | 78,188 | 150,074 | ||
| R | 73,118 | 79,691 | 155,389 | ||
| R | 70,630 | 84,277 | 155,603 | ||
| R | 57,368 | 67,051 | 128,151 | ||
| D | 57,483 | 55,318 | 124,718 | ||
| R | 52,948 | 58,128 | 138,749 | ||
| R | 46,707 | 72,594 | 120,175 | ||
| R | 44,307 | 75,504 | 120,554 | ||
| R | 50,396 | 56,875 | 115,393 | ||
| R | 51,897 | 52,759 | 106,935 | ||
| R | 38,048 | 63,067 | 103,798 | ||
| R | 44,031 | 44,537 | 102,924 | ||
| D | 62,426 | 38,247 | 100,672 | ||
| R | 48,049 | 57,930 | 105,979 | ||
| R | 37,422 | 55,561 | 92,983 | ||
| R | 40,109 | 49,061 | 89,170 | ||
| D | 37,725 | 32,071 | 70,321 | ||
| D | 40,416 | 34,302 | 74,719 | ||
| D | 43,369 | 32,252 | 75,622 | ||
| D | 40,201 | 25,457 | 68,832 | ||
| D | 29,328 | 27,082 | 58,868 | ||
| R | 20,664 | 38,455 | 59,469 | ||
| R | 14,220 | 28,095 | 46,391 | ||
| R | 22,181 | 26,309 | 50,763 | ||
| D | 14,376 | 11,287 | 27,141 | ||
| D | 10,021 | 6,611 | 23,861 | ||
| D | 12,624 | 12,315 | 25,992 | ||
| R | 9,284 | 13,181 | 23,475 | ||
| R | 10,815 | 11,954 | 23,261 | ||
| R | 10,574 | 11,210 | 22,042 | ||
| D | 9,315 | 8,712 | 18,751 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
English
11.8%
Irish
11.7%
American
6.2%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.3%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,823
State House District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 40$69,823
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41, this district ranks among the most reliably Republican constituencies in the state, reflecting a rural or exurban base where statewide and national contests rarely generate competitive outcomes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached thirty points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 308,609, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $69,823 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 40, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 40, Ohio voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 149,148 votes cast, 63,316 went Democratic and 83,681 went Republican.
What is State House District 40, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 40, Ohio as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 40, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 40, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 40, Ohio?
State House District 40, Ohio has a population of 308,609 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 40, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 40, Ohio is $69,823 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 40, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 40, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.