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Ohio 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+11.62012R+13.82016R+36.52020R+38.62024R+40.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+40.0
2024
median income$70,449U.S. $80,734 · OH $71,389
median age40.9U.S. 39.1 · OH 39.8
poverty rate11.8%U.S. 12.5% · OH 13.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.1%U.S. 35.6% · OH 31.6%
non-english4.5%U.S. 22.3% · OH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German30.1%
English12.4%
Irish11.9%
Mexican2.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Venezuelan0.2%
African American†2.1%
Asian Indian0.7%
religion

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

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

Ohio 26th State Senate District

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Ohio 26th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+40.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ohio 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Ohio 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ohio 26th State Senate District · R+40.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.6%118,328
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.5%50,254
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%1,521
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Ohio 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Crawford County, OHRepublicanR+52.7
Marion County, OHRepublicanR+41.2
Morrow County, OHRepublicanR+55.5
Sandusky County, OHRepublicanR+30.8
Seneca County, OHRepublicanR+37.3
Union County, OHRepublicanR+29.4
Wyandot County, OHRepublicanR+51.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.5%Harris50,254
69.6%Trump118,328
0.9%Oliver1,521
−40.0%
170,103
R
29.8%Biden49,969
68.4%Trump114,649
1.8%Jorgensen3,043
−38.6%
167,661
R
28.9%Clinton43,880
65.4%Trump99,225
5.7%Stein8,635
−36.5%
151,740
R
43.1%Obama64,667
56.9%Romney85,449
0.0%
−13.8%
150,116
R
43.0%Obama69,247
54.5%McCain87,864
2.5%Nader4,022
−11.6%
161,133
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: −40.0% in 2024.−40.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−11.6%
2012−13.8%
2016−36.5%
2020−38.6%
2024−40.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill ReinekeState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+46.3, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic state senate seats in Ohio, reflecting the dense urban concentration typical of high-turnout inner-city constituencies.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.0 points.

A population of 340,983, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,449 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 17 and State Senate District 31.

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 17
Ohio
94.4twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry
State Senate District 31
Ohio
93.6twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 43
Indiana
93.4twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ population scale

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 26th State Senate District

counties it covers7
Crawford CountyMarion CountyMorrow CountySandusky CountySeneca CountyUnion CountyWyandot County

Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 26th State Senate District voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 170,103 votes cast, 50,254 went Democratic and 118,328 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 26th State Senate District?
Ohio 26th State Senate District has a population of 340,983 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in Ohio 26th State Senate District is $70,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ohio 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.