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1876–2024
State House District 88·Ohio

Ohio 88th State House District delivered R+34 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

One of Ohio's widest presidential margins sits in the rural southeast

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
113,541
2024 ACS

Ohio 88th State House District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
113,5412024 5-year
Median household income
$64,0942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.9%2024 5-year
Black
2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−33.8%
17,90336,55055,227
R
−30.6%
18,86135,98055,880
R
−25.9%
17,33231,13953,253
R
−2.0%
25,89226,99655,029
D
+1.2%
28,68728,01357,926
R
−15.1%
23,64132,10856,001
R
−13.8%
20,65727,56050,092
D
+3.8%
21,59019,74548,921
R
−2.6%
19,15720,53453,619
R
−18.2%
19,21227,90547,659
R
−34.1%
16,46833,73250,659
R
−24.9%
15,78427,59047,422
R
−7.4%
21,27524,80247,380
R
−27.4%
16,48729,42647,258
R
−13.7%
17,55023,73445,042
D
+22.3%
27,99717,78945,786
R
−25.1%
18,17130,33648,507
R
−46.5%
11,94632,73544,681
R
−42.8%
13,10732,68745,794
R
−19.1%
15,16922,33937,621
R
−40.1%
12,35228,89841,250
R
−35.1%
14,57930,32444,903
R
−1.2%
18,15218,64442,521
D
+10.5%
22,19217,92140,771
R
−29.2%
13,96925,56739,703
R
−24.9%
10,67719,02133,497
R
−16.8%
13,46918,99632,959
D
+19.1%
11,7147,85720,197
D
+29.1%
9,4143,93818,792
D
+11.1%
11,3799,03721,054
R
−5.1%
8,5439,49818,772
D
+9.7%
10,8608,90620,133
D
+12.1%
11,4518,95720,636
D
+11.5%
9,1517,15517,284
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.1%
Irish
10.6%
English
10.0%
American
6.6%
Italian
3.8%
Polish
2.3%
French
2.0%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.0%
5.9%
65–74
6.2%
6.8%
55–64
7.0%
6.2%
45–54
5.9%
6.1%
35–44
5.8%
6.1%
25–34
5.8%
4.7%
18–24
4.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,094
State House District 88 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 88$64,094
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.6%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
Other Christian
6.5%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Baptist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 88 recorded an R+33.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house seats in Ohio. Its electorate reflects the broader realignment of Appalachian Ohio toward heavily consolidated voting patterns over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Ohio 88th State House District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,094, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,541 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 88, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 88, Ohio voted Republican by 33.8 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,227 votes cast, 17,903 went Democratic and 36,550 went Republican.
What is State House District 88, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 88, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 88, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 88, Ohio voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District 88, Ohio?
State House District 88, Ohio has a population of 113,541 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 88, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 88, Ohio is $64,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 88, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 88, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.