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1876–2024
State House District 71·Ohio

Ohio 71st State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's most Republican-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
203,761
2024 ACS

Ohio 71st State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
203,7612024 5-year
Median household income
$77,3982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.2%2024 5-year
Black
5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−29.0%
35,94466,031103,710
R
−27.1%
36,40864,144102,461
R
−27.7%
31,76558,72197,183
R
−18.0%
38,78456,34797,746
R
−16.4%
40,63056,91499,272
R
−20.2%
38,21357,61996,254
R
−16.5%
31,89344,96779,477
R
−4.6%
32,38235,88976,855
R
−8.1%
28,10334,44378,578
R
−28.0%
24,49043,80268,853
R
−33.4%
22,66945,68768,944
R
−13.3%
25,75934,39165,012
R
−5.5%
28,26831,64261,586
R
−33.3%
18,68838,01557,997
R
−8.2%
22,23426,93357,497
D
+19.0%
33,73822,97956,717
R
−19.2%
22,47133,17455,645
R
−27.3%
16,71929,25545,974
R
−20.7%
17,99827,37545,373
R
−8.1%
16,35219,26535,794
R
−11.3%
17,70622,23539,941
R
−0.5%
20,96821,19342,161
D
+11.9%
21,93017,19239,768
R
−7.1%
16,37418,93835,990
R
−46.0%
8,88324,19433,273
R
−42.2%
7,43419,43628,449
R
−26.3%
11,79320,36132,536
R
−10.0%
7,9949,83818,430
R
−11.4%
5,4367,39017,144
R
−20.9%
6,90710,78818,596
R
−35.5%
4,92610,88316,773
R
−23.8%
6,63510,91117,974
R
−19.2%
7,11810,57417,958
R
−18.9%
5,7308,65015,417
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.7%
English
15.1%
Irish
13.2%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.3%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.0%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.1%
5.1%
18–24
5.1%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
2.9%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,398
State House District 71 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 71$77,398
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.8%
Baptist
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Methodist
2.7%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+63.3, this district ranks among the most one-sided in Ohio's lower chamber, suggesting a rural or small-town base where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide numbers.

The Republican margin in Ohio 71st State House District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,398, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 203,761 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 71, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 71, Ohio voted Republican by 29.0 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,710 votes cast, 35,944 went Democratic and 66,031 went Republican.
What is State House District 71, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 71, 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 71, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 71, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 71, Ohio?
State House District 71, Ohio has a population of 203,761 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 71, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 71, Ohio is $77,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 71, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 71, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.