Ohio 30th State Senate District, Ohio: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+39 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 348,6392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 49,368 | 114,992 | 166,430 | ||
| R | 54,394 | 116,517 | 173,292 | ||
| R | 53,767 | 106,506 | 171,661 | ||
| R | 78,459 | 84,663 | 169,977 | ||
| D | 88,047 | 84,536 | 177,158 | ||
| D | 90,303 | 88,085 | 179,406 | ||
| R | 75,768 | 76,310 | 161,093 | ||
| D | 81,751 | 53,295 | 158,641 | ||
| D | 83,659 | 54,830 | 173,175 | ||
| D | 81,573 | 73,223 | 156,084 | ||
| R | 77,259 | 87,603 | 166,556 | ||
| R | 70,904 | 73,943 | 154,969 | ||
| D | 85,336 | 69,617 | 158,215 | ||
| R | 59,559 | 89,307 | 151,282 | ||
| D | 74,514 | 64,759 | 152,168 | ||
| D | 109,209 | 53,398 | 162,607 | ||
| R | 83,792 | 94,517 | 178,309 | ||
| R | 67,097 | 95,384 | 162,481 | ||
| R | 84,205 | 91,023 | 175,228 | ||
| D | 80,551 | 70,204 | 152,140 | ||
| R | 81,135 | 81,404 | 162,539 | ||
| D | 102,199 | 91,883 | 194,082 | ||
| D | 111,192 | 75,942 | 188,895 | ||
| D | 81,281 | 74,555 | 160,506 | ||
| R | 43,129 | 95,798 | 140,599 | ||
| R | 34,490 | 73,817 | 125,685 | ||
| R | 52,924 | 75,542 | 131,688 | ||
| R | 36,712 | 38,383 | 79,291 | ||
| D | 27,202 | 26,684 | 75,056 | ||
| R | 36,139 | 44,698 | 84,443 | ||
| R | 24,483 | 46,205 | 75,042 | ||
| R | 32,430 | 45,308 | 79,584 | ||
| R | 34,113 | 42,525 | 77,768 | ||
| R | 30,351 | 35,105 | 69,184 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.0%
Irish
14.0%
English
12.7%
Italian
6.0%
American
5.0%
Polish
3.0%
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: 42.7 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
$57,843
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$57,843
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.2%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the Ohio Senate, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate where statewide and legislative races rarely produce competitive outcomes.
The Democratic margin in Ohio 30th State Senate District peaked at thirty-four points in 1964. By 2012 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,843 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 30, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Ohio voted Republican by 39.4 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 166,430 votes cast, 49,368 went Democratic and 114,992 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, Ohio as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 30, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Ohio voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Ohio?
State Senate District 30, Ohio has a population of 348,639 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 30, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Ohio is $57,843 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.