State Senate District 31 State Senate District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 31st State Senate District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 393,3832024 5-year
Median household income: $66,9312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.0%2024 5-year
Black: 2.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 0 D · 5 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	R	−38.0%	56,006	125,680	183,496
2020	R	−34.7%	59,952	125,162	188,005
2016	R	−30.9%	55,006	109,683	176,889
2012	R	−9.6%	77,885	94,955	178,473
2008	R	−4.3%	85,314	93,242	183,003
2004	R	−12.7%	79,145	102,388	182,377
2000	R	−13.5%	63,333	84,026	153,670
1996	D	+0.2%	62,805	62,579	149,297
1992	R	−2.0%	58,443	61,652	158,791
1988	R	−17.6%	57,157	81,854	140,188
1984	R	−28.4%	50,812	91,561	143,502
1980	R	−17.1%	51,881	75,240	136,998
1976	R	−2.4%	62,696	65,802	131,164
1972	R	−29.0%	45,111	82,939	130,656
1968	R	−7.8%	52,683	62,611	127,710
1964	D	+28.5%	82,682	45,989	128,670
1960	R	−20.9%	56,314	86,050	142,364
1956	R	−32.7%	43,011	84,844	127,855
1952	R	−20.2%	52,131	78,551	130,682
1948	R	−4.7%	49,719	54,678	104,978
1944	R	−6.1%	53,767	60,726	114,492
1940	D	+0.1%	62,321	62,246	124,567
1936	D	+17.8%	68,647	47,504	119,007
1932	D	+0.4%	52,755	52,310	107,779
1928	R	−49.6%	24,976	74,775	100,434
1924	R	−33.5%	22,660	51,014	84,763
1920	R	−14.7%	34,503	46,811	83,747
1916	D	+7.1%	25,152	21,675	49,317
1912	D	+14.0%	18,481	12,106	45,681
1908	R	−3.3%	22,954	24,627	50,197
1904	R	−18.0%	17,273	25,431	45,334
1900	R	−1.2%	22,528	23,112	46,854
1896	D	+1.8%	23,300	22,457	46,348
1892	D	+4.5%	20,005	18,195	40,297
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

24.7%

English

12.4%

Irish

11.6%

American

6.4%

Italian

5.7%

Polish

1.9%

French

1.3%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.6%

75–84

3.3%

5.5%

65–74

6.1%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

5.8%

35–44

5.8%

6.2%

25–34

5.9%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

8.7%

5–17

8.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,931

State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 31$66,931

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.3%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.5%

Spanish1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

19.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.7%

Mainline Protestant

6.8%

Methodist

5.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Baptist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 52-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, pointing to a heavily rural electorate where statewide and legislative contests rarely generate competitive general-election races.

The Republican margin in Ohio 31st State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,931, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 393,383 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 31, Ohio voted Republican by 38.0 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 183,496 votes cast, 56,006 went Democratic and 125,680 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 31, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Ohio as a "Republican loyalist" 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 31, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State Senate District 31, Ohio?

State Senate District 31, Ohio has a population of 393,383 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 31, Ohio?

Median household income in State Senate District 31, Ohio is $66,931 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 31st State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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