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Ohio 49th 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

German22.0%22.3%12.5%

Irish11.1%12.3%9.4%

English9.7%11.0%9.5%

Italian7.8%5.8%4.8%

American4.5%5.6%5.3%

French2.2%1.2%1.6%

Polish2.1%3.2%2.2%

Scottish1.5%1.5%1.3%

African American†9.7%10.5%9.9%

African6.9%0.6%0.5%

Mexican1.1%2.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%

Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%

Spanish0.4%——

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

Honduran0.3%—0.3%

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 49	Ohio	United States
Median age	38.8	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.1%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OH HD 49	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$56,364	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	19.0%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.9%	31.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OH HD 49	Ohio	United States
Owner-occupied homes	57.8%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	42.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$169,600	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$889	$1,034	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.9%	45.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.4%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OH HD 49	Ohio	United States
Mean commute	19.9 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.5%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.0%	75.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.6%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	12.1%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OH HD 49	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.1%	8.0%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	OH HD 49	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 49	Ohio	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.4%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.9%	2.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.5%	2.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.3%	6.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.491	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

HarrisDemocratic48.2%23,659TrumpRepublican50.8%24,934OtherAll other candidates0.9%458

R+2.6

Lead: 1,275
Total: 49,051
vs nation: R+1.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic50.0%26,040TrumpRepublican48.5%25,259OtherAll other candidates1.6%817

D+1.5

Lead: 781
Total: 52,116
vs nation: R+3.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic47.2%24,173TrumpRepublican44.9%22,989OtherAll other candidates7.8%3,998

D+2.3

Lead: 1,184
Total: 51,160
vs nation: D+0.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.7%31,778RomneyRepublican38.5%20,853OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,540

D+20.2

Lead: 10,925
Total: 54,171
vs nation: D+16.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic60.8%34,434McCainRepublican36.1%20,476OtherAll other candidates3.1%1,732

D+24.6

Lead: 13,958
Total: 56,642
vs nation: D+17.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic60.7%33,898BushRepublican38.9%21,712OtherAll other candidates0.5%274

D+21.8

Lead: 12,186
Total: 55,884
vs nation: D+24.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic56.8%26,800BushRepublican39.1%18,431OtherAll other candidates4.1%1,951

D+17.7

Lead: 8,369
Total: 47,182
vs nation: D+17.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic54.9%25,993DoleRepublican30.1%14,235OtherAll other candidates15.0%7,125

D+24.8

Lead: 11,758
Total: 47,353
vs nation: D+16.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+2.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 116,3242024 5-year
Population density: 1,852 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 62.8 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $56,3642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.5%2024 5-year
Black: 16.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+28.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 69, MI · twin score 82.2

presidential history

Party record book

Ohio 49th 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

71.1%

31,560 votes · D+42.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 68.3%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

61.8%

14,080 votes · R+24.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 56.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

34,434votes

60.8% of the vote · D+24.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 33,898 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

25,259votes

48.5% of the vote · D+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 24,934 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

Grover Cleveland1892

+26.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+28.4 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · +25.6 pts

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

+7.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+24.6 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +3.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJim ThomasState House · 49

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	40.1%22,273	59.9%33,224	55,497
2020	R	36.6%20,372	63.4%35,338	55,710

Ohio 49th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 28.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.

A population of 116,324, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,364 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 69 and State House District 111.

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 69

12-yr trendcollege sharemedian income≠ Polish ancestry

State House District 111

12-yr trendpopulation scale2008 margin

State House District 114

12-yr trendpopulation scale2008–2012 trajectory≠ % Black

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 49th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio 49th State House District voted Republican by 2.6 points (R+2.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,051 votes cast, 23,659 went Democratic and 24,934 went Republican.

When did Ohio 49th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 49th State House District voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Ohio 49th State House District?

Ohio 49th State House District has a population of 116,324 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio 49th State House District?

Median household income in Ohio 49th State House District is $56,364 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio 49th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 49th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.