Ohio 6th State Senate District, Ohio: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+36 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 239,2892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 6, 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 | 56,583 | 56,047 | 114,509 | ||
| D | 60,286 | 57,595 | 119,848 | ||
| R | 54,462 | 55,307 | 116,940 | ||
| D | 61,213 | 55,723 | 119,594 | ||
| D | 65,166 | 57,436 | 124,547 | ||
| D | 63,827 | 61,762 | 126,132 | ||
| D | 51,151 | 49,006 | 103,102 | ||
| D | 51,540 | 42,578 | 103,089 | ||
| D | 48,214 | 46,756 | 116,820 | ||
| R | 42,733 | 58,738 | 102,190 | ||
| R | 41,964 | 61,174 | 103,734 | ||
| D | 46,916 | 45,279 | 99,541 | ||
| D | 47,522 | 44,735 | 94,375 | ||
| R | 36,704 | 54,008 | 93,088 | ||
| D | 42,887 | 37,836 | 92,449 | ||
| D | 56,523 | 32,128 | 88,651 | ||
| R | 43,888 | 48,921 | 92,809 | ||
| R | 34,043 | 47,884 | 81,927 | ||
| R | 35,646 | 41,022 | 76,668 | ||
| D | 34,315 | 26,803 | 61,648 | ||
| D | 36,765 | 28,270 | 65,035 | ||
| D | 38,424 | 25,829 | 64,253 | ||
| D | 34,115 | 19,971 | 57,034 | ||
| D | 22,885 | 21,991 | 47,187 | ||
| R | 17,192 | 31,816 | 49,305 | ||
| R | 9,757 | 22,695 | 36,248 | ||
| R | 17,155 | 20,752 | 40,161 | ||
| D | 10,864 | 8,786 | 20,923 | ||
| D | 6,938 | 4,616 | 17,648 | ||
| D | 9,180 | 8,958 | 19,021 | ||
| R | 6,219 | 9,884 | 16,839 | ||
| R | 7,247 | 8,751 | 16,343 | ||
| R | 6,936 | 8,183 | 15,280 | ||
| D | 6,279 | 5,891 | 12,566 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
Irish
11.8%
English
11.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.8%
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: 38.8 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
$66,139
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$66,139
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.2%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a population of roughly 371,000, this district delivered an 11-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, making it one of the more reliably left-leaning state senate seats in Ohio's competitive map.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1964; the Republican margin reached thirty-six points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 239,289, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,139 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 6, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Ohio voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 114,509 votes cast, 56,583 went Democratic and 56,047 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Ohio as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Ohio voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Ohio?
State Senate District 6, Ohio has a population of 239,289 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 6, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Ohio is $66,139 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.