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Ohio 61st State House District
presidential margin
2008R+19.92012R+22.32016R+25.42020R+19.92024R+19.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+19.5
2024
median income$109,939U.S. $80,734 · OH $71,389
median age40.7U.S. 39.1 · OH 39.8
poverty rate6.2%U.S. 12.5% · OH 13.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)54.7%U.S. 35.6% · OH 31.6%
non-english10.6%U.S. 22.3% · OH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.1%
English15.9%
Irish15.4%
Mexican1.1%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%
African American†2.2%
Somali0.2%
African0.2%
Asian Indian1.5%
Chinese0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

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

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

Ohio 61st State House District

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Ohio 61st State House DistrictTrumpR+19.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ohio 61st State House DistrictThe boundary of Ohio 61st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+19.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ohio 61st State House District · R+19.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.3%44,194
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.7%29,626
Chase OliverLibertarian1.0%749
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Ohio 61st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Delaware County, OHRepublicanR+6.5
Knox County, OHRepublicanR+44.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.7%Harris29,626
59.3%Trump44,194
1.0%Oliver749
−19.5%
74,569
R
39.2%Biden27,512
59.1%Trump41,448
1.6%Jorgensen1,156
−19.9%
70,116
R
34.7%Clinton20,571
60.1%Trump35,655
5.2%Stein3,114
−25.4%
59,340
R
38.8%Obama22,142
61.2%Romney34,856
0.0%
−22.3%
56,998
R
39.2%Obama21,622
59.2%McCain32,606
1.6%Nader863
−19.9%
55,091
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: −19.5% in 2024.−19.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−19.9%
2012−22.3%
2016−25.4%
2020−19.9%
2024−19.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBeth LearState House · 61

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.4 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 19.5 points.

A population of 120,927, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,939 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 45 and State Legislative District 31.

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 45
Colorado
90.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectorycollege share≠ median income
State Legislative District 31
Maryland
89.6twin score
median incomeelasticity2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 39
Colorado
89.4twin score
2008–2012 trajectorycollege shareelasticity≠ 12-yr trend

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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Places within Ohio 61st State House District

counties it covers2
Delaware CountyKnox County

Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 61st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 61st State House District voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 74,569 votes cast, 29,626 went Democratic and 44,194 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 61st State House District?
Ohio 61st State House District has a population of 120,927 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 61st State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 61st State House District is $109,939 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 61st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ohio 61st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.