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Ohio 40th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German27.1%22.3%12.5%

English15.0%11.0%9.5%

Irish14.9%12.3%9.4%

American7.9%5.6%5.3%

Italian4.1%5.8%4.8%

Scottish2.5%1.5%1.3%

French2.0%1.2%1.6%

Polish1.9%3.2%2.2%

Mexican0.7%2.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%

African American†1.4%10.5%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Median age	41.9	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	9.5%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.3%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$78,240	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.4%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.9%	31.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.4%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$207,800	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$961	$1,034	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	40.0%	45.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.3%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Mean commute	26.9 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	81.1%	75.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	9.8%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.3%	8.0%	22.3%
Spanish	2.9%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Catholic	—	15.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	19.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	52.2%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	OH HD 40	Ohio	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.4%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	2.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.8%	6.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.392	0.467	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic24.0%14,754TrumpRepublican75.3%46,369OtherAll other candidates0.8%471

R+51.3

Lead: 31,615
Total: 61,594
vs nation: R+49.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.2%14,881TrumpRepublican74.5%45,856OtherAll other candidates1.4%833

R+50.3

Lead: 30,975
Total: 61,570
vs nation: R+54.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.5%13,152TrumpRepublican72.3%42,363OtherAll other candidates5.2%3,064

R+49.9

Lead: 29,211
Total: 58,579
vs nation: R+52.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic27.9%15,974RomneyRepublican70.6%40,480OtherAll other candidates1.6%893

R+42.7

Lead: 24,506
Total: 57,347
vs nation: R+46.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.3%17,380McCainRepublican69.2%41,109OtherAll other candidates1.5%895

R+40.0

Lead: 23,729
Total: 59,384
vs nation: R+47.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic28.3%17,131BushRepublican71.3%43,138OtherAll other candidates0.4%240

R+43.0

Lead: 26,007
Total: 60,509
vs nation: R+40.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic28.9%14,458BushRepublican68.6%34,385OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,256

R+39.8

Lead: 19,927
Total: 50,099
vs nation: R+40.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.0%14,664DoleRepublican58.6%27,736OtherAll other candidates10.4%4,925

R+27.6

Lead: 13,072
Total: 47,325
vs nation: R+36.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+51.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 114,4432024 5-year
Population density: 169 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 677 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $78,2402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+56.4 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 63, OH · twin score 96.3

presidential history

Party record book

Ohio 40th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

45.4%

16,024 votes · R+9.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 44.0%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

77.9%

37,915 votes · R+56.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 76.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

17,380votes

29.3% of the vote · R+40.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 17,131 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

46,369votes

75.3% of the vote · R+51.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 45,856 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

−4.5pts D vs U.S.

Place R+30.7 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · −11.3 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+54.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+50.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +52.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRodney CreechState House · 40

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	32.8%17,819	67.2%36,467	54,286
2020	R	34.0%19,327	66.0%37,495	56,822

Ohio 40th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 56.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.

A population of 114,443, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,240 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 63 and State House District 85.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 63

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 85

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 97

2008–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Ohio 40th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 40th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio 40th State House District voted Republican by 51.3 points (R+51.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,594 votes cast, 14,754 went Democratic and 46,369 went Republican.

How many people live in Ohio 40th State House District?

Ohio 40th State House District has a population of 114,443 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio 40th State House District?

Median household income in Ohio 40th State House District is $78,240 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio 40th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 40th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.