Ohio 18th State Senate District, Ohio: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 597,3802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,8652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 18, 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 | 164,803 | 130,124 | 299,599 | ||
| D | 177,496 | 132,686 | 313,891 | ||
| D | 163,132 | 118,245 | 299,673 | ||
| D | 188,777 | 114,624 | 310,051 | ||
| D | 194,520 | 117,725 | 317,227 | ||
| D | 190,507 | 127,142 | 319,306 | ||
| D | 151,989 | 108,050 | 271,032 | ||
| D | 143,239 | 88,974 | 262,426 | ||
| D | 136,619 | 95,629 | 293,645 | ||
| D | 143,250 | 124,021 | 269,712 | ||
| D | 142,999 | 137,854 | 283,320 | ||
| D | 125,360 | 118,191 | 266,593 | ||
| D | 143,082 | 111,305 | 262,076 | ||
| R | 120,634 | 139,063 | 265,517 | ||
| D | 134,488 | 98,441 | 263,065 | ||
| D | 183,028 | 80,858 | 263,886 | ||
| D | 159,177 | 116,469 | 275,645 | ||
| R | 108,987 | 134,623 | 243,609 | ||
| R | 110,596 | 120,052 | 230,647 | ||
| D | 86,454 | 75,959 | 167,916 | ||
| D | 109,633 | 77,543 | 187,176 | ||
| D | 114,152 | 74,744 | 188,896 | ||
| D | 102,405 | 47,181 | 161,057 | ||
| D | 61,241 | 60,547 | 127,816 | ||
| R | 52,736 | 68,835 | 122,650 | ||
| R | 8,009 | 45,881 | 88,327 | ||
| R | 23,381 | 51,096 | 78,113 | ||
| D | 23,563 | 17,920 | 43,400 | ||
| O | 14,212 | 5,310 | 35,122 | ||
| R | 13,316 | 20,150 | 35,246 | ||
| R | 7,965 | 20,639 | 31,752 | ||
| R | 14,173 | 17,206 | 32,207 | ||
| R | 12,686 | 16,347 | 29,360 | ||
| R | 9,817 | 10,659 | 21,341 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.5%
Irish
13.9%
Italian
10.2%
English
8.1%
Polish
6.3%
American
3.1%
Scottish
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: 41.8 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
$70,865
State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 18$70,865
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ohio Senate District 18 delivers some of the state's most concentrated Democratic presidential margins, a pattern driven by dense urban precincts and demographics typical of a major-city core district.
The Democratic margin in Ohio 18th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-nine points in 1964; the 2024 margin was twelve points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,865, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 18, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 18, Ohio voted Democratic by 11.6 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 299,599 votes cast, 164,803 went Democratic and 130,124 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 18, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, Ohio as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 18, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 18, Ohio voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 18, Ohio?
State Senate District 18, Ohio has a population of 597,380 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 18, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 18, Ohio is $70,865 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.