Ohio 3rd State Senate District, Ohio: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 624,8462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,9032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 161,587 | 118,677 | 285,994 | ||
| D | 172,651 | 116,917 | 294,243 | ||
| D | 148,353 | 106,543 | 274,570 | ||
| D | 151,712 | 108,708 | 266,382 | ||
| D | 146,245 | 110,138 | 260,583 | ||
| D | 126,346 | 117,906 | 245,524 | ||
| R | 90,755 | 96,854 | 194,063 | ||
| D | 87,386 | 85,183 | 187,291 | ||
| R | 78,738 | 88,291 | 206,659 | ||
| R | 65,953 | 107,437 | 174,945 | ||
| R | 58,397 | 118,665 | 180,600 | ||
| R | 64,817 | 94,904 | 172,165 | ||
| R | 66,100 | 88,808 | 159,241 | ||
| R | 51,369 | 103,843 | 158,703 | ||
| R | 45,868 | 70,724 | 135,186 | ||
| D | 72,937 | 61,542 | 134,479 | ||
| R | 51,621 | 78,023 | 129,644 | ||
| R | 38,186 | 72,623 | 110,809 | ||
| R | 44,077 | 67,361 | 111,438 | ||
| R | 41,769 | 48,243 | 90,607 | ||
| R | 43,663 | 50,328 | 93,991 | ||
| D | 49,031 | 48,023 | 97,054 | ||
| D | 48,460 | 34,699 | 84,648 | ||
| R | 34,013 | 35,581 | 71,196 | ||
| R | 24,812 | 47,354 | 72,501 | ||
| R | 17,583 | 33,188 | 58,729 | ||
| R | 28,348 | 34,003 | 63,142 | ||
| D | 19,811 | 14,863 | 35,370 | ||
| D | 13,568 | 9,557 | 31,376 | ||
| R | 15,546 | 17,470 | 33,925 | ||
| R | 11,652 | 16,866 | 29,466 | ||
| R | 14,268 | 15,093 | 29,793 | ||
| R | 14,077 | 14,611 | 29,011 | ||
| D | 12,107 | 11,156 | 24,035 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.2%
Irish
11.8%
English
10.7%
Italian
5.0%
American
4.9%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 35.7 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
$75,903
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$75,903
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other languages4.1%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.1, this district anchors the deep-red rural and small-town corridor of Ohio, where Republican candidates routinely face little organized general-election competition.
The Democratic margin in Ohio 3rd State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at nineteen points in 2020; the 2024 margin was fifteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,903, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Ohio voted Democratic by 15.0 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 285,994 votes cast, 161,587 went Democratic and 118,677 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Ohio as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Ohio voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Ohio?
State Senate District 3, Ohio has a population of 624,846 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 3, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Ohio is $75,903 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.