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1876–2024
State House District 42·Ohio

Ohio 42nd State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's closest legislative battlegrounds in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
109,802
2024 ACS

Ohio 42nd State House District, Ohio: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
109,8022024 5-year
Median household income
$62,2242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.2%2024 5-year
Black
19.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1904MIT 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
+12.4%
27,27521,13849,380
D
+16.8%
29,60720,97551,467
D
+17.5%
28,43319,41951,557
D
+31.5%
35,04717,94254,340
D
+31.4%
36,64718,90856,555
D
+20.7%
34,04622,36056,548
D
+18.7%
27,79418,81548,062
D
+25.7%
26,91314,91046,625
D
+18.1%
25,65116,23852,082
D
+8.6%
25,59121,49547,483
R
−1.5%
24,95925,72751,193
R
−0.7%
21,89322,23049,075
D
+15.0%
26,59219,51447,179
D
+1.0%
23,12522,67846,871
D
+12.3%
23,43317,80445,673
D
+37.8%
32,86514,82347,688
D
+4.1%
26,37824,28850,667
R
−6.3%
22,72925,78248,511
R
−3.4%
23,35625,01048,365
D
+5.1%
19,00017,13636,647
R
−0.7%
19,52519,81739,341
D
+1.0%
19,99619,60139,597
D
+21.3%
19,02311,76334,114
D
+14.6%
16,65012,26130,030
R
−27.0%
11,53820,12131,831
R
−43.1%
3,06513,76824,859
R
−24.8%
7,81213,45522,772
D
+27.8%
7,8964,28712,987
O
+22.3%
3,5911,4429,648
R
−6.5%
4,1584,8019,907
R
−43.1%
2,1195,8818,734
R
−5.2%
3,9484,3948,581
R
−9.7%
3,5304,2997,895
R
−6.3%
2,5292,8765,529
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.9%
Irish
11.2%
English
8.5%
Polish
7.5%
American
4.2%
Italian
3.6%
French
3.3%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
5.9%
35–44
6.2%
6.9%
25–34
7.1%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,224
State House District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 42$62,224
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.4%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Other Christian
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Baptist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Methodist
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just R+0.8, this 114,000-resident district sits at the center of Ohio's competitive legislative map, where shifts of a few hundred votes can determine control.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 42nd State House District reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,224, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 109,802 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 42, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 42, Ohio voted Democratic by 12.4 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,380 votes cast, 27,275 went Democratic and 21,138 went Republican.
What is State House District 42, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 42, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 42, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 42, Ohio voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 42, Ohio?
State House District 42, Ohio has a population of 109,802 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 42, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 42, Ohio is $62,224 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 42, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 42, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.