State Senate District 28 State Senate District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 28th State Senate District, Ohio: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 281,3732024 5-year
Median household income: $71,6222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.0%2024 5-year
Black: 13.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 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	+7.0%	75,856	65,867	143,575
2020	D	+9.6%	79,342	65,304	146,724
2016	D	+8.4%	70,233	58,604	137,854
2012	D	+15.5%	80,060	58,068	141,929
2008	D	+17.1%	84,150	59,262	145,759
2004	D	+13.8%	81,915	62,021	144,551
2000	D	+10.2%	62,649	50,598	117,620
1996	D	+17.9%	58,617	38,479	112,575
1992	D	+12.6%	56,436	40,558	126,332
1988	D	+5.3%	58,911	52,917	112,781
1984	R	−2.7%	57,319	60,493	118,635
1980	D	+4.8%	53,599	48,284	111,384
1976	D	+20.7%	64,717	42,067	109,517
1972	R	−1.7%	56,777	58,810	117,817
1968	D	+8.3%	52,349	43,236	109,303
1964	D	+35.3%	74,451	35,573	110,024
1960	D	+0.8%	57,990	57,056	115,046
1956	R	−4.8%	48,849	53,815	102,664
1952	D	+3.3%	50,975	47,693	98,668
1948	D	+12.7%	40,854	31,479	73,735
1944	D	+16.8%	47,491	33,844	81,336
1940	D	+17.1%	46,849	33,169	80,018
1936	D	+39.5%	48,042	20,397	69,940
1932	D	+5.9%	28,231	24,949	55,405
1928	R	−42.4%	16,482	41,068	57,955
1924	R	−44.0%	9,172	28,131	43,091
1920	R	−21.6%	14,573	22,872	38,378
1916	D	+23.8%	10,119	6,065	17,022
1912	O	+18.5%	4,073	1,832	12,132
1908	R	−2.0%	5,195	5,422	11,461
1904	R	−41.5%	2,416	6,513	9,864
1900	R	−8.7%	4,401	5,269	9,927
1896	R	−3.4%	4,196	4,491	8,762
1892	D	+1.3%	3,400	3,307	7,120
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

20.3%

Irish

13.4%

English

10.7%

Italian

8.9%

Polish

4.4%

American

3.8%

Scottish

2.0%

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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.4%

65–74

6.2%

6.7%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

6.2%

6.1%

35–44

6.2%

6.7%

25–34

6.8%

4.0%

18–24

3.9%

7.8%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,622

State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 28$71,622

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)11.7%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.7%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Spanish1.4%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

20.2%

Other Christian

16.4%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Methodist

2.4%

Baptist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 28th State Senate District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 28th State Senate District reached its widest at forty points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,622, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 281,373 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 28, Ohio voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 143,575 votes cast, 75,856 went Democratic and 65,867 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 28, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, Ohio as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 28, Ohio last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Ohio voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 28, Ohio?

State Senate District 28, Ohio has a population of 281,373 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 28, Ohio?

Median household income in State Senate District 28, Ohio is $71,622 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 28th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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