State Senate District 8 State Senate District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 8th State Senate District, Ohio: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 535,6482024 5-year
Median household income: $72,4702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.2%2024 5-year
Black: 24.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.8%	150,461	111,134	266,422
2020	D	+15.9%	158,782	114,693	277,845
2016	D	+10.1%	139,087	111,972	269,158
2012	D	+6.3%	141,800	124,648	272,086
2008	D	+7.0%	145,208	126,070	274,078
2004	R	−5.4%	128,745	143,533	273,393
2000	R	−11.3%	104,179	131,643	243,653
1996	R	−7.0%	103,457	120,243	239,894
1992	R	−10.9%	95,688	124,082	260,108
1988	R	−23.4%	90,494	146,363	238,808
1984	R	−27.2%	90,492	158,796	250,692
1980	R	−21.7%	83,247	133,451	231,172
1976	R	−21.4%	87,432	136,216	227,650
1972	R	−33.0%	76,761	154,234	234,940
1968	R	−13.3%	87,079	118,385	235,648
1964	D	+10.5%	128,389	103,921	232,310
1960	R	−9.0%	113,616	136,088	249,704
1956	R	−32.2%	73,372	143,142	216,514
1952	R	−19.2%	90,772	133,910	224,682
1948	R	−5.5%	87,229	97,394	185,957
1944	R	−3.5%	93,148	99,912	193,060
1940	R	−1.9%	96,009	99,765	195,774
1936	D	+15.9%	98,723	69,960	180,813
1932	D	+1.7%	79,375	76,600	160,594
1928	R	−14.5%	71,021	95,124	166,794
1924	R	−42.4%	22,512	74,760	123,167
1920	R	−17.8%	50,032	72,593	126,995
1916	R	−10.0%	33,521	41,284	77,415
1912	D	+0.7%	27,666	27,157	70,890
1908	R	−16.3%	29,291	41,137	72,823
1904	R	−41.0%	16,078	41,992	63,211
1900	R	−15.6%	25,937	35,762	62,874
1896	R	−20.3%	24,607	37,234	62,203
1892	R	−4.4%	24,754	27,056	52,896
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

25.3%

Irish

12.1%

English

9.5%

Italian

4.1%

American

3.5%

Polish

1.6%

French

1.5%

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: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.6%

65–74

5.4%

6.0%

55–64

6.4%

5.3%

45–54

5.6%

6.3%

35–44

6.6%

7.4%

25–34

7.5%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

8.5%

5–17

8.2%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,470

State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 8$72,470

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 1819.8%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)11.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.0%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

27.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.4%

Baptist

4.4%

Non-Christian

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+34.6, this Cuyahoga-area district ranks among the most reliably Democratic state senate seats in Ohio, reflecting the dense urban core and majority-minority communities it encompasses.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by seven points. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 535,648, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,470 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 8, Ohio voted Democratic by 14.8 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 266,422 votes cast, 150,461 went Democratic and 111,134 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 8, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Ohio as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 8, Ohio last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Ohio voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 8, Ohio?

State Senate District 8, Ohio has a population of 535,648 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 8, Ohio?

Median household income in State Senate District 8, Ohio is $72,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 8th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — D+15 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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