State House District 45 State House District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 45th State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 104,8872024 5-year
Median household income: $81,5902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.8%2024 5-year
Black: 8.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−26.3%	17,810	30,657	48,923
2020	R	−24.0%	18,585	30,539	49,854
2016	R	−27.4%	15,656	28,560	47,067
2012	R	−25.0%	16,656	28,079	45,698
2008	R	−22.6%	17,628	28,123	46,469
2004	R	−32.1%	15,015	29,333	44,536
2000	R	−29.4%	12,385	23,116	36,505
1996	R	−19.1%	11,664	17,893	32,677
1992	R	−18.1%	10,594	16,919	35,003
1988	R	−38.1%	9,016	20,216	29,422
1984	R	−46.4%	7,395	20,348	27,902
1980	R	−29.8%	8,489	16,347	26,404
1976	R	−16.8%	9,377	13,248	23,018
1972	R	−39.6%	5,658	13,450	19,658
1968	R	−16.7%	6,314	9,601	19,703
1964	D	+14.7%	11,287	8,386	19,673
1960	R	−17.3%	8,751	12,419	21,170
1956	R	−26.4%	6,496	11,155	17,651
1952	R	−7.5%	8,210	9,549	17,759
1948	D	+6.3%	6,481	5,711	12,278
1944	D	+8.1%	7,128	6,061	13,188
1940	D	+13.7%	8,228	6,242	14,470
1936	D	+24.2%	7,980	4,763	13,304
1932	D	+6.5%	6,011	5,252	11,749
1928	R	−29.9%	4,182	7,775	12,025
1924	R	−22.5%	3,100	5,166	9,183
1920	D	+4.3%	4,388	4,004	8,916
1916	D	+26.9%	2,885	1,562	4,910
1912	D	+26.0%	2,073	916	4,449
1908	D	+13.1%	2,584	1,954	4,812
1904	D	+2.2%	1,975	1,882	4,141
1900	D	+18.7%	2,371	1,609	4,070
1896	D	+18.9%	2,329	1,585	3,941
1892	D	+24.9%	2,091	1,238	3,423
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.8%

English

12.2%

Irish

12.0%

American

5.8%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

1.8%

Polish

1.6%

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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

6.2%

35–44

6.2%

5.9%

25–34

6.0%

18–24

6.0%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$81,590

State House District 45 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 45$81,590

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.1%

Working age (18–64)11.5%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.3%

speak English only

Spanish4.5%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

17.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.7%

Baptist

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Methodist

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 45th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Ohio 45th State House District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,590, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 104,887 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 45, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 45, Ohio voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,923 votes cast, 17,810 went Democratic and 30,657 went Republican.

What is State House District 45, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 45, Ohio as a "Republican 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 45, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 45, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State House District 45, Ohio?

State House District 45, Ohio has a population of 104,887 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 45, Ohio?

Median household income in State House District 45, Ohio is $81,590 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State House District 45, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 45, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 45th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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