State House District 48 State House District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 48th State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 106,2222024 5-year
Median household income: $67,9342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.5%2024 5-year
Black: 7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1924MIT 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	−21.9%	20,206	31,686	52,354
2020	R	−18.5%	21,574	31,577	53,970
2016	R	−16.9%	19,369	27,965	50,765
2012	D	+0.5%	25,420	25,178	52,064
2008	D	+5.5%	27,568	24,655	53,439
2004	D	+1.7%	27,098	26,211	53,566
2000	R	−1.8%	21,405	22,214	45,433
1996	D	+8.4%	20,873	17,114	45,007
1992	D	+4.7%	19,915	17,584	49,767
1988	R	−11.0%	19,794	24,753	44,936
1984	R	−20.2%	18,520	27,978	46,875
1980	R	−18.3%	16,771	24,947	44,655
1976	R	−1.8%	19,900	20,637	41,415
1972	R	−27.6%	14,656	26,181	41,728
1968	R	−7.5%	16,393	19,446	40,614
1964	D	+24.6%	25,213	15,244	40,457
1960	R	−10.4%	19,102	23,558	42,659
1956	R	−25.7%	14,054	23,781	37,835
1952	R	−15.3%	15,642	21,297	36,939
1948	R	−3.9%	13,510	14,633	28,466
1944	D	+5.4%	16,313	14,640	30,953
1940	D	+12.4%	16,911	13,184	30,095
1936	D	+24.1%	16,466	9,861	27,460
1932	R	−6.2%	10,163	11,560	22,640
1928	R	−42.5%	6,776	16,930	23,897
1924	R	−44.5%	3,565	11,613	18,066
1920	R	−32.0%	5,240	10,654	16,943
1916	D	+3.7%	4,353	4,024	8,897
1912	O	+14.5%	2,816	1,715	7,597
1908	R	−6.5%	3,492	4,011	7,946
1904	R	−36.6%	1,967	4,461	6,814
1900	R	−10.3%	3,027	3,742	6,914
1896	R	−3.3%	3,223	3,442	6,732
1892	D	+4.8%	2,907	2,624	5,857
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

25.8%

Irish

13.0%

English

11.4%

Italian

9.2%

American

5.3%

French

2.6%

Polish

2.5%

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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.6%

75–84

3.4%

5.7%

65–74

6.4%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

6.0%

6.1%

25–34

6.1%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.3%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,934

State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 48$67,934

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.6%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.9%

speak English only

Spanish1.2%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

20.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Methodist

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Baptist

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 48th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 3 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 48th State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,934, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 106,222 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 48, Ohio voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,354 votes cast, 20,206 went Democratic and 31,686 went Republican.

What is State House District 48, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 48, 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 48, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 48, Ohio?

State House District 48, Ohio has a population of 106,222 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 48, Ohio?

Median household income in State House District 48, Ohio is $67,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State House District 48, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 48th State House District delivered R+22 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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