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1876–2024
State Senate District 4·Ohio

Ohio 4th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Ohio's most Democratic-leaning upper-chamber seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
Latest
R+26
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
327,411
2024 ACS

Ohio 4th State Senate District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
327,4112024 5-year
Median household income
$81,5902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.8%2024 5-year
Black
8.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−26.3%
55,59795,697152,717
R
−24.0%
58,01395,331155,621
R
−27.4%
48,87189,151146,924
R
−25.0%
51,99287,651142,648
R
−22.6%
55,02787,788145,056
R
−32.1%
46,87191,564139,022
R
−29.4%
38,66072,159113,953
R
−19.1%
36,41055,855102,003
R
−18.1%
33,07052,815109,265
R
−38.1%
28,14363,10791,844
R
−46.4%
23,08463,51687,099
R
−29.8%
26,49851,02882,421
R
−16.8%
29,27041,35671,851
R
−39.6%
17,66241,98561,365
R
−16.7%
19,70829,97061,504
D
+14.7%
35,23326,17961,412
R
−17.3%
27,31638,76766,083
R
−26.4%
20,27734,82255,099
R
−7.5%
25,62729,80955,436
D
+6.3%
20,23117,82838,328
D
+8.1%
22,24918,91941,169
D
+13.7%
25,68519,48445,170
D
+24.2%
24,91114,86941,529
D
+6.5%
18,76416,39536,675
R
−29.9%
13,05324,27137,537
R
−22.5%
9,67716,12528,666
D
+4.3%
13,69812,49927,831
D
+26.9%
9,0054,87515,327
D
+26.0%
6,4692,85913,886
D
+13.1%
8,0656,10015,021
D
+2.2%
6,1645,87412,926
D
+18.7%
7,4005,02112,704
D
+18.9%
7,2704,94712,303
D
+24.9%
6,5293,86410,685
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
12.0%
American
5.8%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.6%
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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.6%
65–74
5.1%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
5.9%
25–34
6.0%
6.0%
18–24
6.0%
9.0%
5–17
8.6%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,590
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$81,590
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Baptist
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Methodist
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Cleveland area, this district delivered a nearly 18-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it a reliable anchor for the party's statehouse coalition in an otherwise competitive state.

The Republican margin in Ohio 4th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,590, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 327,411 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Ohio voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 152,717 votes cast, 55,597 went Democratic and 95,697 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 4, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Ohio?
State Senate District 4, Ohio has a population of 327,411 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 4, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Ohio is $81,590 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.