State Senate District 9 State Senate District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 9th 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: 178,6662024 5-year
Median household income: $72,4722024 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

2 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.7%	50,180	37,076	88,867
2020	D	+15.9%	52,955	38,263	92,676
2016	D	+10.1%	46,384	37,353	89,774
2012	D	+6.3%	47,289	41,579	90,749
2008	D	+7.0%	48,426	42,052	91,413
2004	R	−5.4%	42,936	47,876	91,185
2000	R	−11.3%	34,744	43,908	81,264
1996	R	−7.0%	34,503	40,104	80,008
1992	R	−10.9%	31,912	41,383	86,749
1988	R	−23.4%	30,179	48,814	79,644
1984	R	−27.3%	30,178	52,962	83,608
1980	R	−21.7%	27,764	44,507	77,099
1976	R	−21.4%	29,161	45,428	75,924
1972	R	−33.0%	25,600	51,439	78,355
1968	R	−13.3%	29,041	39,482	78,590
1964	D	+10.5%	42,819	34,658	77,477
1960	R	−9.0%	37,893	45,387	83,280
1956	R	−32.2%	24,471	47,740	72,211
1952	R	−19.2%	30,275	44,661	74,936
1948	R	−5.5%	29,094	32,482	62,020
1944	R	−3.5%	31,067	33,323	64,390
1940	R	−1.9%	32,022	33,275	65,297
1936	D	+15.9%	32,929	23,334	60,310
1932	D	+1.7%	26,479	25,549	53,568
1928	R	−14.4%	23,691	31,729	55,637
1924	R	−42.4%	7,510	24,936	41,086
1920	R	−17.8%	16,690	24,213	42,361
1916	R	−10.0%	11,182	13,769	25,822
1912	D	+0.7%	9,228	9,056	23,644
1908	R	−16.3%	9,771	13,721	24,292
1904	R	−41.0%	5,364	14,005	21,085
1900	R	−15.6%	8,652	11,928	20,972
1896	R	−20.3%	8,208	12,419	20,747
1892	R	−4.3%	8,257	9,024	17,643
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

$72,472

State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$72,472

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.

Ohio 9th State Senate District in the Industrial Midwest has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

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 178,666, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,472 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Ohio voted Democratic by 14.7 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 88,867 votes cast, 50,180 went Democratic and 37,076 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 9, Ohio last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Ohio voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Ohio?

State Senate District 9, Ohio has a population of 178,666 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 9, Ohio?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, Ohio is $72,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, 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 9th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — D+15 in 2024.

Key facts

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