State House District 72 State House District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 72nd State House District, Ohio: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 137,8622024 5-year
Median household income: $75,7662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.5%2024 5-year
Black: 5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

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.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.5%	29,588	40,588	71,179
2020	R	−12.5%	30,356	39,148	70,543
2016	R	−9.8%	27,577	34,025	66,057
2012	D	+5.5%	33,584	29,999	65,354
2008	D	+9.0%	35,629	29,642	66,738
2004	D	+6.6%	34,624	30,289	65,245
2000	D	+5.0%	26,768	24,065	53,542
1996	D	+18.0%	25,061	16,122	49,574
1992	D	+12.7%	22,409	15,703	52,891
1988	R	−1.4%	21,798	22,416	44,673
1984	R	−15.1%	18,488	25,142	43,998
1980	R	−4.7%	17,510	19,433	41,021
1976	D	+14.8%	20,785	15,260	37,304
1972	R	−5.6%	17,679	19,829	38,307
1968	D	+3.5%	13,916	12,823	31,074
1964	D	+36.5%	19,841	9,229	29,070
1960	R	−2.9%	15,772	16,713	32,485
1956	R	−18.1%	11,175	16,125	27,300
1952	R	−11.8%	11,537	14,614	26,151
1948	D	+1.5%	10,204	9,892	20,324
1944	D	+1.0%	10,669	10,457	21,125
1940	D	+3.7%	10,800	10,025	20,825
1936	D	+25.7%	11,745	6,840	19,121
1932	D	+0.4%	8,225	8,160	17,009
1928	R	−43.3%	4,048	10,288	14,427
1924	R	−40.6%	2,549	7,306	11,704
1920	R	−20.3%	4,601	7,007	11,877
1916	D	+14.7%	3,634	2,675	6,540
1912	O	+22.9%	2,430	989	6,288
1908	R	−6.2%	3,086	3,515	6,870
1904	R	−29.5%	2,116	4,011	6,419
1900	R	−8.1%	3,108	3,670	6,967
1896	R	−1.0%	3,401	3,467	6,932
1892	R	−5.3%	2,514	2,818	5,770
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

24.4%

Irish

13.7%

English

11.6%

Italian

9.8%

American

9.8%

Polish

5.5%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.8%

6.9%

55–64

6.9%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

5.8%

35–44

5.6%

6.1%

25–34

5.8%

6.9%

18–24

8.0%

7.2%

5–17

6.7%

2.2%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,766

State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 72$75,766

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)6.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European1.8%

Spanish1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Other Christian

9.4%

Methodist

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Baptist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 72nd State House District in the Industrial Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Ohio 72nd State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 72nd State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,766 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 72, Ohio voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,179 votes cast, 29,588 went Democratic and 40,588 went Republican.

What is State House District 72, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 72, Ohio as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 72, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 72, Ohio?

State House District 72, Ohio has a population of 137,862 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 72, Ohio?

Median household income in State House District 72, Ohio is $75,766 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State House District 72, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 72nd State House District delivered R+15 in 2024.

Key facts

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