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Ohio 42nd 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

German18.2%22.3%12.5%

Irish8.9%12.3%9.4%

English6.8%11.0%9.5%

Polish6.0%3.2%2.2%

American3.3%5.6%5.3%

Italian2.9%5.8%4.8%

French2.6%1.2%1.6%

Hungarian1.4%——

African American†30.0%10.5%9.9%

African2.3%0.6%0.5%

Jamaican0.5%—0.4%

Mexican8.4%2.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

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 42	Ohio	United States
Median age	36.5	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.9%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.6%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OH HD 42	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$43,405	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	30.6%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.4%	31.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OH HD 42	Ohio	United States
Owner-occupied homes	52.7%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	47.3%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$90,400	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$842	$1,034	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.6%	45.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	15.7%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OH HD 42	Ohio	United States
Mean commute	19.2 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.6%	75.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.2%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	5.7%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OH HD 42	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.1%	8.0%	22.3%
Spanish	2.5%	2.7%	13.6%
Arabic	1.1%	0.4%	0.4%

Religious landscape

Measure	OH HD 42	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 42	Ohio	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.9%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.3%	2.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.6%	2.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.1%	6.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.493	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

HarrisDemocratic63.4%24,295TrumpRepublican35.7%13,682OtherAll other candidates0.9%362

D+27.7

Lead: 10,613
Total: 38,339
vs nation: D+29.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic66.8%28,131TrumpRepublican31.6%13,322OtherAll other candidates1.6%688

D+35.1

Lead: 14,809
Total: 42,141
vs nation: D+30.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic68.1%31,920TrumpRepublican25.5%11,963OtherAll other candidates6.3%2,969

D+42.6

Lead: 19,957
Total: 46,852
vs nation: D+40.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic76.4%39,344RomneyRepublican21.7%11,174OtherAll other candidates1.9%980

D+54.7

Lead: 28,170
Total: 51,498
vs nation: D+50.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic76.5%41,163McCainRepublican21.8%11,746OtherAll other candidates1.6%882

D+54.7

Lead: 29,417
Total: 53,791
vs nation: D+47.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic73.5%38,234BushRepublican26.3%13,689OtherAll other candidates0.1%68

D+47.2

Lead: 24,545
Total: 51,991
vs nation: D+49.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic70.6%31,229BushRepublican26.4%11,692OtherAll other candidates3.0%1,317

D+44.2

Lead: 19,537
Total: 44,238
vs nation: D+43.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic69.7%30,272DoleRepublican21.5%9,322OtherAll other candidates8.9%3,847

D+48.2

Lead: 20,950
Total: 43,441
vs nation: D+39.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+27.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 114,2462024 5-year
Population density: 1,328 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 86 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $43,4052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.3%2024 5-year
Black: 32.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+59.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+28.1 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 3, IN · twin score 90.0

presidential history

Party record book

Ohio 42nd 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

80.0%

36,871 votes · D+59.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 76.5%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

56.2%

3,578 votes · R+19.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 48.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

41,163votes

76.5% of the vote · D+54.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 39,344 votes

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

15,814votes

38.3% of the vote · D+23.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 15,789 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

George McGovern1972

+52.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+29.6 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +50.8 pts

Republican

Calvin Coolidge1924

+2.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+28.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · −0.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DElgin RogersState House · 42

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Ohio 42nd State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 28.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.7 points.

A population of 114,246, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,405 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 3 and State House District 43.

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 3

12-yr trend2008–2016 trajectory≠ % Black

State House District 43

2008–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend

State House District 1

2008–2024 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 42nd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio 42nd State House District voted Democratic by 27.7 points (D+27.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 38,339 votes cast, 24,295 went Democratic and 13,682 went Republican.

When did Ohio 42nd State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 42nd State House District voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Ohio 42nd State House District?

Ohio 42nd State House District has a population of 114,246 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio 42nd State House District?

Median household income in Ohio 42nd State House District is $43,405 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio 42nd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 42nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 36 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.