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1876–2024
State House District 81·Ohio

Ohio 81st State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
123,139
2024 ACS

Ohio 81st State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
123,1392024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−44.6%
17,37945,99064,197
R
−42.0%
18,16045,31064,582
R
−38.2%
16,50940,01261,548
R
−14.7%
25,34734,45361,737
R
−9.9%
28,03334,31663,593
R
−27.7%
22,83840,51963,720
R
−26.9%
19,30234,15055,104
R
−12.0%
19,69726,07153,176
R
−14.8%
16,85625,28557,084
R
−35.8%
15,86733,77450,046
R
−47.5%
12,78936,27849,471
R
−36.1%
13,25530,30447,194
R
−21.6%
16,89726,40444,108
R
−38.2%
12,93529,43143,220
R
−29.3%
13,51526,02942,748
D
+9.3%
22,77018,90741,677
R
−42.4%
12,99032,12645,116
R
−49.7%
10,33030,78441,115
R
−48.5%
10,73730,93541,672
R
−27.2%
11,95420,89932,934
R
−47.6%
9,74427,46437,208
R
−42.1%
11,97229,37041,342
R
−6.0%
17,11219,47539,250
D
+18.1%
21,35114,68936,719
R
−38.2%
10,08322,64832,878
R
−27.6%
8,44916,70529,865
R
−33.1%
10,67521,44332,573
D
+5.3%
10,7679,65820,896
D
+29.1%
8,8813,25619,300
D
+0.7%
10,90410,75422,243
R
−14.3%
8,50911,44020,480
D
+2.0%
11,10010,65822,108
D
+9.5%
12,15410,02122,366
D
+4.3%
9,2498,42719,073
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.3%
Irish
10.5%
English
9.2%
American
6.7%
French
2.7%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
2.3%
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: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
5.6%
65–74
6.1%
6.9%
55–64
6.9%
6.1%
45–54
5.8%
6.2%
35–44
6.1%
6.0%
25–34
5.6%
4.1%
18–24
3.6%
8.6%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,988
State House District 81 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 81$70,988
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.8%
Mainline Protestant
16.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.5%
Methodist
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.9, District 81 ranks among the state's most one-sided legislative districts, reflecting a rural or exurban base where statewide and national results move in tight lockstep.

The Republican margin in Ohio 81st State House District reached its widest at fifty points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,988, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 123,139 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 81, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 81, Ohio voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,197 votes cast, 17,379 went Democratic and 45,990 went Republican.
What is State House District 81, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 81, 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 81, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 81, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 81, Ohio?
State House District 81, Ohio has a population of 123,139 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 81, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 81, Ohio is $70,988 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 81, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 81, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.