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Ohio 71st 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

German22.5%22.3%12.5%

English15.7%11.0%9.5%

Irish13.7%12.3%9.4%

American7.7%5.6%5.3%

Italian3.4%5.8%4.8%

Scottish2.5%1.5%1.3%

French1.7%1.2%1.6%

Polish1.3%3.2%2.2%

African American†5.2%10.5%9.9%

Haitian0.2%—0.3%

Mexican1.0%2.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%

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 71	Ohio	United States
Median age	41	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	10.2%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.0%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OH HD 71	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$72,080	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.1%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.4%	31.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OH HD 71	Ohio	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.1%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$205,400	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$906	$1,034	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.3%	45.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	7.3%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OH HD 71	Ohio	United States
Mean commute	24.0 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.6%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.9%	75.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	9.2%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OH HD 71	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.7%	8.0%	22.3%
Spanish	1.7%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	OH HD 71	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 71	Ohio	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.5%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	2.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.4%	2.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.4%	6.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.431	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

HarrisDemocratic29.5%17,057TrumpRepublican69.5%40,156OtherAll other candidates1.0%564

R+40.0

Lead: 23,099
Total: 57,777
vs nation: R+38.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic30.2%17,352TrumpRepublican68.1%39,071OtherAll other candidates1.7%958

R+37.9

Lead: 21,719
Total: 57,381
vs nation: R+42.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic29.6%16,356TrumpRepublican64.8%35,807OtherAll other candidates5.6%3,082

R+35.2

Lead: 19,451
Total: 55,245
vs nation: R+37.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.8%20,070RomneyRepublican61.7%33,620OtherAll other candidates1.4%786

R+24.9

Lead: 13,550
Total: 54,476
vs nation: R+28.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic38.0%21,380McCainRepublican60.6%34,115OtherAll other candidates1.4%778

R+22.6

Lead: 12,735
Total: 56,273
vs nation: R+29.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic35.8%19,479BushRepublican64.0%34,816OtherAll other candidates0.3%142

R+28.2

Lead: 15,337
Total: 54,437
vs nation: R+25.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.0%16,454BushRepublican60.8%27,022OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,004

R+23.8

Lead: 10,568
Total: 44,480
vs nation: R+24.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.7%16,965DoleRepublican50.0%21,383OtherAll other candidates10.4%4,437

R+10.3

Lead: 4,418
Total: 42,785
vs nation: R+18.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 114,4052024 5-year
Population density: 138 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 832 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $72,0802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51.9 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 12, OH · twin score 97.1

presidential history

Party record book

Ohio 71st 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

55.2%

17,705 votes · D+10.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 50.1%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

75.7%

15,647 votes · R+51.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 71.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

21,380votes

38.0% of the vote · R+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 20,070 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

40,156votes

69.5% of the vote · R+40.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 39,071 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

James M. Cox1920

−7.9pts D vs U.S.

Place R+34.0 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · −10.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+42.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+37.9 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +38.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RLevi DeanState House · 71

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	29.2%16,232	70.8%39,327	55,559
2020	R	29.6%16,755	70.4%39,765	56,520

Ohio 71st State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.0 points.

A population of 114,405, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,080 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 12 and State House District 63.

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 12

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 63

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 69

2016–2024 trajectory12-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 71st State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 71st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio 71st State House District voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,777 votes cast, 17,057 went Democratic and 40,156 went Republican.

When did Ohio 71st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 71st State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Ohio 71st State House District?

Ohio 71st State House District has a population of 114,405 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio 71st State House District?

Median household income in Ohio 71st State House District is $72,080 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio 71st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 71st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.