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Ohio 72nd State House District
presidential margin
2008D+13.52012D+10.42016R+8.62020R+13.22024R+16.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.7
2024
median income$66,950U.S. $80,734 · OH $71,389
median age37.3U.S. 39.1 · OH 39.8
poverty rate14.2%U.S. 12.5% · OH 13.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)32.5%U.S. 35.6% · OH 31.6%
non-english4.5%U.S. 22.3% · OH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German24.6%
Irish13.8%
English11.7%
African American†4.5%
African0.2%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%
Asian Indian0.8%
Filipino0.2%
Chinese0.2%
religion

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

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

Ohio 72nd State House District

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Ohio 72nd State House DistrictTrumpR+16.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ohio 72nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Ohio 72nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ohio 72nd State House District · R+16.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.9%34,777
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.2%24,758
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%524
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Ohio 72nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Portage County, OHRepublicanR+15.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.2%Harris24,758
57.9%Trump34,777
0.9%Oliver524
−16.7%
60,059
R
42.7%Biden25,537
55.8%Trump33,428
1.5%Jorgensen899
−13.2%
59,864
R
43.2%Clinton24,371
51.8%Trump29,240
5.0%Stein2,846
−8.6%
56,457
D
55.2%Obama30,578
44.8%Romney24,809
0.0%
+10.4%
55,387
D
55.7%Obama32,824
42.1%McCain24,842
2.2%Nader1,314
+13.5%
58,980
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: −16.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−16.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+13.5%
2012+10.4%
2016−8.6%
2020−13.2%
2024−16.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RHeidi WorkmanState House · 72

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+16.7, against D+13.5 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. The district had about 138,000 residents, 86.5% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 16.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.

A population of 122,697, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,950 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 54 and State House District 95.

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 54
Ohio
82.4twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale% White≠ % unaffiliated
State House District 95
Ohio
81.8twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ college share
State House District 71
Michigan
81.3twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ Italian ancestry

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 72nd State House District

counties it covers1
Portage County

Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 72nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 72nd State House District voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+16.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,059 votes cast, 24,758 went Democratic and 34,777 went Republican.
When did Ohio 72nd State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 72nd State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Ohio 72nd State House District?
Ohio 72nd State House District has a population of 122,697 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 72nd State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 72nd State House District is $66,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 72nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ohio 72nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.