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1876–2024
State House District 61·Ohio

Ohio 61st State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Columbus-area district where Democrats cleared 14.9 points in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
178,333
2024 ACS

Ohio 61st State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
178,3332024 5-year
Median household income
$125,5342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.7%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−11.0%
45,26656,712103,705
R
−11.3%
42,55553,63497,714
R
−18.5%
30,91846,43683,927
R
−23.2%
29,35247,51778,435
R
−19.6%
29,12343,59373,738
R
−31.5%
22,13342,64265,015
R
−34.2%
14,36630,01645,769
R
−23.0%
12,03020,27035,796
R
−20.3%
9,05615,83333,340
R
−41.0%
7,77518,70226,675
R
−49.7%
6,10118,29624,552
R
−31.6%
6,86413,96922,457
R
−21.5%
7,59411,88319,987
R
−42.2%
5,06612,87218,519
R
−27.5%
4,9319,58416,899
D
+7.1%
9,7538,46518,218
R
−34.5%
6,11912,57118,690
R
−44.5%
4,60011,98916,589
R
−41.1%
5,04312,08617,130
R
−24.6%
5,2958,76814,105
R
−31.5%
5,22210,02915,251
R
−22.9%
6,54010,41916,959
R
−0.5%
7,9478,02816,319
R
−6.1%
6,8747,78614,922
R
−40.5%
3,8979,27913,288
R
−25.8%
4,1977,43112,546
R
−16.4%
5,9788,34114,389
D
+6.7%
4,2903,7388,192
D
+8.2%
3,3742,7187,972
R
−5.8%
3,8714,3648,502
R
−19.7%
2,9254,4397,676
R
−4.7%
3,7104,0837,993
R
−0.1%
3,9984,0058,106
R
−4.5%
3,1673,4927,282
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.1%
English
14.7%
Irish
14.3%
Italian
6.3%
American
4.9%
Scottish
2.9%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.6%
65–74
5.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.1%
7.3%
45–54
7.0%
7.5%
35–44
7.3%
4.9%
25–34
5.1%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
9.6%
5–17
9.3%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$125,534
State House District 61 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 61$125,534
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.4%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)5.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Spanish1.8%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.2%
Other Christian
10.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Methodist
3.1%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Baptist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Columbus metro, this district's double-digit Democratic presidential margin reflects the urbanizing trend reshaping central Ohio's legislative map. Population density and a growing younger, college-educated electorate drive its leftward lean.

The Republican margin in Ohio 61st State House District reached its widest at fifty points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was eleven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $125,534, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 178,333 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 61, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 61, Ohio voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,705 votes cast, 45,266 went Democratic and 56,712 went Republican.
What is State House District 61, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 61, 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 61, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 61, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 61, Ohio?
State House District 61, Ohio has a population of 178,333 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 61, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 61, Ohio is $125,534 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 61, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 61, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.