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Ohio 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+21.52012R+25.52016R+36.22020R+34.92024R+36.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+36.3
2024
median income$74,581U.S. $80,734 · OH $71,389
median age41.4U.S. 39.1 · OH 39.8
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · OH 13.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.0%U.S. 35.6% · OH 31.6%
non-english6.2%U.S. 22.3% · OH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.2%
English13.3%
Irish13.1%
African American†7.5%
African0.3%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.2%
Filipino0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Preble County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Ohio 5th State Senate District

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Ohio 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+36.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ohio 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Ohio 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+36.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ohio 5th State Senate District · R+36.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.8%125,759
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.4%58,311
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%1,531
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Ohio 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Butler County, OHRepublicanR+26.3
Darke County, OHRepublicanR+65.1
Miami County, OHRepublicanR+44.9
Montgomery County, OHDemocraticD+0.5
Preble County, OHRepublicanR+58.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.4%Harris58,311
67.8%Trump125,759
0.8%Oliver1,531
−36.3%
185,601
R
31.8%Biden59,696
66.7%Trump125,218
1.5%Jorgensen2,793
−34.9%
187,707
R
29.8%Clinton52,192
66.0%Trump115,444
4.1%Stein7,227
−36.2%
174,863
R
37.3%Obama64,336
62.7%Romney108,353
0.0%
−25.5%
172,689
R
38.3%Obama69,389
59.8%McCain108,290
1.9%Nader3,439
−21.5%
181,118
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −36.3% in 2024.−36.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.5%
2012−25.5%
2016−36.2%
2020−34.9%
2024−36.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve HuffmanState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50, this district ranks among the most one-sided in Ohio's state senate map, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate whose partisan alignment has grown steadily more pronounced over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.3 points.

A population of 352,880, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,581 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 12.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 14
Ohio
91.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 12
Ohio
90.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 20
Missouri
90.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Ohio 5th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Butler CountyDarke CountyMiami CountyMontgomery CountyPreble County

Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 36.3 points (R+36.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 185,601 votes cast, 58,311 went Democratic and 125,759 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 5th State Senate District?
Ohio 5th State Senate District has a population of 352,880 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Ohio 5th State Senate District is $74,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ohio 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.