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Ohio 48th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+5.82012R+11.92016R+25.02020R+23.32024R+25.8
full record · 20082024
R+25.8
2024
median income$77,218U.S. $80,734 · OH $71,389
median age42.0U.S. 39.1 · OH 39.8
poverty rate9.0%U.S. 12.5% · OH 13.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.9%U.S. 35.6% · OH 31.6%
non-english3.1%U.S. 22.3% · OH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.3%
Irish13.7%
English12.1%
African American2.3%
African1.6%
Mexican0.6%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Guatemalan0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Stark County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Ohio 48th State House District

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Ohio 48th State House DistrictTrumpR+25.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ohio 48th State House DistrictThe boundary of Ohio 48th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+25.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ohio 48th State House District · R+25.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican62.5%42,164
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.7%24,736
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%590
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Ohio 48th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Stark County, OHRepublicanR+21.9
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.7%Harris24,736
62.5%Trump42,164
0.9%Oliver590
−25.8%
67,490
R
37.6%Biden25,817
61.0%Trump41,816
1.4%Jorgensen939
−23.3%
68,572
R
35.2%Clinton21,819
60.2%Trump37,270
4.6%Stein2,838
−25.0%
61,927
R
44.0%Obama26,959
56.0%Romney34,244
0.0%
−11.9%
61,203
R
46.2%Obama29,857
51.9%McCain33,581
1.9%Nader1,208
−5.8%
64,646
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −25.8% in 2024.−25.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−5.8%
2012−11.9%
2016−25.0%
2020−23.3%
2024−25.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RScott OelslagerState House · 48

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+25.8 in 2024, compared with R+5.8 in 2008. About 106,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 84.5% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.8 points.

A population of 124,669, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,218 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 79 and State House District 77.

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

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 48th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 48th State House District voted Republican by 25.8 points (R+25.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,490 votes cast, 24,736 went Democratic and 42,164 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 48th State House District?
Ohio 48th State House District has a population of 124,669 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 48th State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 48th State House District is $77,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 48th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ohio 48th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.