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State House District 55·Ohio

Ohio 55th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's more reliably red statehouse seats, by a wide margin

18762024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
174,115
2024 ACS

Ohio 55th State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
174,1152024 5-year
Median household income
$110,1322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.7%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1928MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.3%
32,82263,46898,030
R
−30.8%
32,08461,27894,785
R
−36.8%
23,49154,07483,190
R
−39.1%
22,91953,32277,834
R
−36.0%
23,26049,92874,119
R
−44.5%
18,13847,38465,759
R
−42.2%
13,33133,65048,109
R
−29.1%
11,90123,12938,589
R
−27.4%
9,43119,49936,773
R
−47.3%
7,76221,88129,820
R
−53.3%
6,29020,78727,210
R
−31.3%
7,87415,62124,739
R
−9.2%
9,29711,22320,848
R
−47.6%
4,83414,07519,429
R
−22.7%
4,7058,81918,117
D
+6.1%
8,6407,64816,288
R
−29.2%
5,53310,10215,635
R
−31.1%
5,0099,52214,532
R
−24.1%
4,9138,02912,942
R
−13.4%
4,0345,2829,339
R
−19.7%
4,0155,98810,003
R
−11.7%
4,8026,07410,876
R
−1.0%
5,0215,12510,243
R
−14.2%
3,8635,1689,169
R
−55.7%
1,7106,0657,813
R
−44.3%
1,6764,6866,790
R
−30.5%
2,7555,1988,003
R
−10.1%
2,0452,5144,626
R
−11.0%
1,4631,9424,365
R
−22.5%
1,8502,9484,872
R
−36.3%
1,4013,0514,546
R
−23.0%
1,8633,0024,955
R
−21.9%
1,9463,0505,038
R
−21.8%
1,6712,6514,494
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
14.6%
Irish
12.2%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.1%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
2.1%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Spanish2.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
24.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
19.5%
Baptist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Methodist
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+24.1, this district sits well to the right of Ohio's statewide median, suggesting a constituency where Republican candidates face limited general-election competition.

The Republican margin in Ohio 55th State House District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $110,132, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 174,115 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 55, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 55, Ohio voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,030 votes cast, 32,822 went Democratic and 63,468 went Republican.
What is State House District 55, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 55, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 55, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 55, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 55, Ohio?
State House District 55, Ohio has a population of 174,115 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 55, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 55, Ohio is $110,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 55, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 55, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.