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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Ohio

Ohio 2nd State Senate District delivered R+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Ohio's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
458,767
2024 ACS

Ohio 2nd State Senate District, Ohio: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
458,7672024 5-year
Median household income
$68,5492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.1%2024 5-year
Black
10.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 1 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
−3.6%
107,712115,944227,079
R
−0.2%
113,480113,886231,352
D
+1.2%
105,760102,935226,095
D
+17.6%
133,00792,226231,550
D
+18.9%
139,52094,530238,420
D
+8.1%
126,926107,767235,466
D
+6.4%
102,91090,115199,591
D
+16.7%
100,65868,604191,376
D
+10.1%
92,37171,280209,108
R
−1.7%
90,54593,688185,902
R
−13.1%
83,990109,622195,452
R
−8.4%
74,99790,463183,650
D
+6.4%
91,11979,911175,320
R
−9.6%
74,81191,262170,864
D
+1.6%
73,22470,680159,453
D
+30.0%
104,68356,376161,059
R
−7.0%
78,42990,161168,590
R
−17.6%
63,11390,075153,187
R
−13.9%
66,85788,444155,301
R
−0.5%
60,81161,452123,471
R
−10.8%
57,96971,982129,950
R
−7.7%
62,74673,146135,892
D
+15.8%
64,55045,534120,533
D
+13.9%
61,07545,750109,893
R
−30.0%
37,80670,436108,745
R
−39.7%
14,88249,19886,516
R
−28.5%
27,78151,35882,796
D
+19.7%
29,54319,46551,219
D
+21.8%
17,6748,39142,525
R
−1.7%
22,18522,99747,758
R
−28.9%
14,23426,84943,718
R
−4.0%
21,59123,40545,876
R
−3.9%
21,61523,40245,536
D
+0.8%
17,00816,72435,091
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.3%
Irish
11.9%
English
10.3%
Polish
6.4%
American
4.6%
Italian
4.2%
French
2.9%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.5%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
5.9%
35–44
5.9%
6.3%
25–34
6.3%
5.3%
18–24
5.3%
8.0%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,549
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$68,549
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.6%
Other Christian
12.1%
Mainline Protestant
8.0%
Methodist
3.0%
Baptist
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Cuyahoga County, this district returned a D+43.9 margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state senate districts in Ohio and reflecting the dense urban electorate concentrated in greater Cleveland.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 458,767, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,549 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Ohio voted Republican by 3.6 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 227,079 votes cast, 107,712 went Democratic and 115,944 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, Ohio as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 2, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, Ohio voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Ohio?
State Senate District 2, Ohio has a population of 458,767 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Ohio is $68,549 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.