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Ohio 32nd State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German18.5%22.3%12.5%

Irish13.0%12.3%9.4%

American12.1%5.6%5.3%

English11.9%11.0%9.5%

Italian11.0%5.8%4.8%

Polish4.0%3.2%2.2%

Hungarian2.5%——

Slovak2.1%——

African American†5.4%10.5%9.9%

Puerto Rican1.1%1.2%1.8%

Mexican0.8%2.0%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Median age	43.6	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.7%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$62,264	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.9%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.0%	31.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Owner-occupied homes	75.0%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$167,300	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$822	$1,034	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	46.6%	45.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	9.8%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Mean commute	25.2 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.2%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.8%	75.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	8.0%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.0%	8.0%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	4.4%	0.9%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Catholic	—	15.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	19.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	52.2%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	OH SD 32	Ohio	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	2.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.5%	2.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	6.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.456	0.467	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic38.1%68,493TrumpRepublican61.0%109,573OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,489

R+22.9

Lead: 41,080
Total: 179,555
vs nation: R+21.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic40.3%74,863TrumpRepublican58.3%108,201OtherAll other candidates1.4%2,545

R+18.0

Lead: 33,338
Total: 185,609
vs nation: R+22.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.6%70,076TrumpRepublican54.0%95,467OtherAll other candidates6.4%11,330

R+14.4

Lead: 25,391
Total: 176,873
vs nation: R+16.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.0%98,326RomneyRepublican43.9%79,975OtherAll other candidates2.1%3,762

D+10.1

Lead: 18,351
Total: 182,063
vs nation: D+6.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.5%103,043McCainRepublican43.0%81,367OtherAll other candidates2.5%4,741

D+11.5

Lead: 21,676
Total: 189,151
vs nation: D+4.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic54.6%103,706BushRepublican44.9%85,245OtherAll other candidates0.5%988

D+9.7

Lead: 18,461
Total: 189,939
vs nation: D+12.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic52.5%87,481BushRepublican43.3%72,034OtherAll other candidates4.2%7,007

D+9.3

Lead: 15,447
Total: 166,522
vs nation: D+8.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic52.1%84,186DoleRepublican32.9%53,144OtherAll other candidates15.0%24,315

D+19.2

Lead: 31,042
Total: 161,645
vs nation: D+10.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 371,5092024 5-year
Population density: 223 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,663 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $62,2642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.5%2024 5-year
Black: 5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60.4 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 33, OH · twin score 94.1

presidential history

Party record book

Ohio 32nd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

64.6%

86,420 votes · D+29.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 57.3%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

75.8%

51,754 votes · R+52.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 73.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

John Kerry2004

103,706votes

54.6% of the vote · D+9.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 103,043 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

109,573votes

61.0% of the vote · R+22.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 108,201 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Walter Mondale1984

+17.2pts D vs U.S.

Place R+1.0 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +16.0 pts

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

+37.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+57.1 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +35.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSandy O'BrienState Senate · 32

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	35.9%62,134	64.1%111,063	173,197
2020	R	40.8%74,276	59.2%107,762	182,038

With roughly 371,000 residents, Ohio Senate District 32 sits in the middle tier of the state's partisan landscape — competitive enough to attract attention but consistent enough to reflect Ohio's broader rightward drift in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.9 points.

A population of 371,509, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,264 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 29.

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 33

12-yr trendelasticitypopulation scale≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 29

12-yr trendpopulation scale2020–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 50

12-yr trendelasticitycollege share≠ American ancestry

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 32nd State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio 32nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio 32nd State Senate District voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+22.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 179,555 votes cast, 68,493 went Democratic and 109,573 went Republican.

When did Ohio 32nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 32nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Ohio 32nd State Senate District?

Ohio 32nd State Senate District has a population of 371,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio 32nd State Senate District?

Median household income in Ohio 32nd State Senate District is $62,264 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio 32nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 32nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.