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1876–2024
State House District 47·Ohio

Ohio 47th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by 2024 margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+26
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
119,810
2024 ACS

Ohio 47th 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
119,8102024 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−26.3%
20,34535,01855,884
R
−24.0%
21,22934,88556,947
R
−27.4%
17,88332,62353,764
R
−25.0%
19,02632,07452,199
R
−22.6%
20,13632,12453,080
R
−32.1%
17,15233,50650,872
R
−29.4%
14,14726,40541,699
R
−19.1%
13,32420,43937,326
R
−18.1%
12,10119,32739,983
R
−38.1%
10,29823,09333,609
R
−46.4%
8,44723,24331,872
R
−29.8%
9,69618,67330,160
R
−16.8%
10,71115,13326,292
R
−39.6%
6,46315,36422,455
R
−16.7%
7,21210,96722,506
D
+14.7%
12,8939,58022,473
R
−17.3%
9,99614,18624,182
R
−26.4%
7,42012,74320,162
R
−7.5%
9,37810,90820,286
D
+6.3%
7,4036,52414,025
D
+8.1%
8,1426,92315,065
D
+13.7%
9,3997,13016,529
D
+24.2%
9,1165,44115,197
D
+6.5%
6,8665,99913,421
R
−29.9%
4,7778,88213,736
R
−22.5%
3,5415,90110,490
D
+4.3%
5,0134,57410,184
D
+26.9%
3,2951,7845,609
D
+26.0%
2,3671,0465,081
D
+13.1%
2,9512,2325,497
D
+2.3%
2,2562,1494,730
D
+18.7%
2,7081,8374,649
D
+18.9%
2,6601,8104,502
D
+24.9%
2,3891,4143,910
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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%
6.0%
18–24
6.0%
9.0%
5–17
8.6%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,590
State House District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 47$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.

Posting an R+55.1 margin in the 2024 presidential race, this district sits among the most one-sided in the state. Its political uniformity makes it a reliable benchmark for measuring rural or small-town conservative turnout patterns in Ohio.

The Republican margin in Ohio 47th 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 119,810 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 47, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 47, Ohio voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,884 votes cast, 20,345 went Democratic and 35,018 went Republican.
What is State House District 47, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 47, 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 47, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 47, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 47, Ohio?
State House District 47, Ohio has a population of 119,810 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 47, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 47, 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 47, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 47, 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.