Ohio 97th State House District, Ohio: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,0792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,3892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 97, OHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,794 | 34,302 | 47,542 | ||
| R | 14,086 | 34,065 | 48,892 | ||
| R | 13,138 | 29,347 | 45,498 | ||
| R | 20,446 | 23,421 | 45,484 | ||
| R | 21,255 | 24,800 | 47,256 | ||
| R | 20,012 | 26,859 | 47,113 | ||
| R | 16,486 | 21,777 | 39,757 | ||
| D | 16,925 | 16,621 | 39,956 | ||
| R | 14,642 | 16,825 | 42,277 | ||
| R | 14,431 | 23,668 | 38,406 | ||
| R | 12,333 | 26,560 | 39,194 | ||
| R | 14,951 | 21,702 | 39,198 | ||
| R | 17,679 | 18,939 | 37,247 | ||
| R | 12,512 | 24,357 | 37,852 | ||
| R | 15,777 | 18,651 | 38,564 | ||
| D | 25,185 | 14,607 | 39,792 | ||
| R | 16,274 | 26,324 | 42,598 | ||
| R | 12,490 | 27,514 | 40,004 | ||
| R | 15,556 | 25,751 | 41,306 | ||
| R | 15,834 | 19,586 | 35,543 | ||
| R | 15,740 | 21,681 | 37,421 | ||
| R | 19,780 | 24,076 | 43,856 | ||
| D | 21,538 | 19,399 | 41,853 | ||
| R | 17,552 | 20,411 | 38,656 | ||
| R | 8,222 | 27,286 | 35,770 | ||
| R | 8,375 | 19,731 | 30,682 | ||
| R | 12,622 | 17,914 | 31,126 | ||
| R | 8,322 | 9,552 | 18,870 | ||
| D | 6,636 | 5,718 | 18,177 | ||
| R | 8,171 | 10,489 | 19,899 | ||
| R | 6,643 | 10,106 | 17,918 | ||
| R | 8,109 | 9,683 | 18,314 | ||
| R | 8,377 | 9,250 | 17,894 | ||
| R | 7,390 | 7,713 | 15,784 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.1%
English
14.1%
Irish
12.1%
American
6.9%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
0.9%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,389
State House District 97 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 97$60,389
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.7%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 97 recorded an R+43.7 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided legislative seats. That kind of concentration typically reflects a rural, low-density electorate with limited competitive history at any level.
The Democratic margin in Ohio 97th State House District peaked at twenty-seven points in 1964. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,389 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 97, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 97, Ohio voted Republican by 45.2 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,542 votes cast, 12,794 went Democratic and 34,302 went Republican.
What is State House District 97, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 97, Ohio as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 97, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 97, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 97, Ohio?
State House District 97, Ohio has a population of 104,079 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 97, Ohio?
Median household income in State House District 97, Ohio is $60,389 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State House District 97, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 97, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.