congressional districtOhio 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+11.4
2008R+1.4
2012R+3.6
2016R+3.2
2020D+0.2
2024R+2.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+8.8R+11.4 → R+2.6
vs. U.S. · 2024R+1.1R+2.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 67.7% of 588,340 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
191,362
201,651
5,131
398,144
588,340
67.7%
2020
199,872
199,174
6,295
405,341
570,786†
71.0%
2016
171,437
183,493
16,535
371,465
556,235†
66.8%
2012
174,631
187,744
5,316
367,691
543,934†
67.6%
2008
181,818
186,942
4,308
373,068
561,033†
66.5%
2004
157,236
197,987
1,688
356,911
578,132†
61.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOH-1OhioUnited States
German24.4%22.3%12.5%
Irish12.3%12.3%9.4%
English11.5%11.0%9.5%
American4.5%5.6%5.3%
Italian4.0%5.8%4.8%
Polish1.9%3.2%2.2%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
French1.5%1.2%1.6%
African American†16.7%10.5%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Mexican1.4%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Asian Indian1.8%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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-1
Ohio
United States
Median age
37.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
OH-1
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$79,422
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.8%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
OH-1
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
2.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
1.2%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
OH-1
Ohio
United States
Catholic
—
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Ohio 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−11.4%
2008
−1.4%
2012
−3.6%
2016
−3.2%
2020
+0.2%
2024
−2.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
54.6%213,916
45.4%177,993
391,909
2022
1
D
52.8%156,416
47.2%140,058
296,474
2020
1
R
44.6%172,022
51.8%199,560
385,285
2018
1
R
46.9%141,118
51.3%154,409
300,871
2016
1
R
40.8%144,644
59.2%210,014
354,788
2014
1
R
36.8%72,604
63.2%124,779
197,383
2012
1
R
37.6%131,490
57.7%201,907
349,716
2010
1
R
46.0%92,672
51.5%103,770
201,518
2008
1
D
52.5%155,455
47.5%140,683
296,290
2006
1
R
47.8%96,584
52.2%105,680
202,264
2004
1
R
40.1%116,235
59.8%173,430
289,863
2002
1
R
35.2%60,168
64.8%110,760
170,928
2000
1
R
44.6%98,328
53.0%116,768
220,428
1998
1
R
47.0%82,003
53.0%92,421
174,424
1996
1
R
43.4%94,719
54.2%118,324
218,424
1994
1
R
43.9%72,822
56.1%92,997
165,819
1992
1
D
51.3%120,190
0.0%0
234,433
1990
1
D
51.1%83,932
48.9%80,362
164,294
1988
1
D
56.5%117,682
43.5%90,738
208,420
1986
1
D
61.7%90,477
38.3%56,100
146,577
1984
1
D
55.1%121,577
40.3%88,859
220,658
1982
1
D
63.5%99,143
33.7%52,658
156,187
1980
1
R
23.2%38,529
74.7%124,080
166,180
1978
1
R
33.9%38,669
64.5%73,593
114,169
1976
1
R
33.6%56,995
64.8%109,789
169,516
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
49.4%195,597
47.2%186,724
395,549
2022
R
46.9%1,939,489
53.0%2,192,114
4,133,342
2018
D
53.4%2,355,923
46.6%2,053,963
4,409,886
2016
R
37.2%1,996,908
58.0%3,118,567
5,374,053
2012
D
50.7%2,762,690
44.7%2,435,712
5,449,018
2010
R
39.4%1,503,297
56.9%2,168,742
3,814,450
2006
D
56.2%2,257,369
43.8%1,761,037
4,018,406
2004
R
36.1%1,961,171
63.9%3,464,356
5,425,527
2000
R
35.9%1,595,066
59.9%2,665,512
4,448,015
1998
R
43.5%1,482,054
56.5%1,922,087
3,404,141
1994
R
39.2%1,348,213
53.4%1,836,556
3,436,800
1992
D
51.0%2,444,419
42.3%2,028,300
4,793,953
1988
D
57.0%2,480,038
43.0%1,872,716
4,352,754
1986
D
62.5%1,949,208
37.5%1,171,893
3,121,101
1982
D
56.7%1,923,767
41.1%1,396,790
3,395,463
1980
D
69.5%2,770,786
28.6%1,137,695
3,984,893
1976
D
49.5%1,941,113
46.5%1,823,774
3,920,613
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Sherrod Brown · Democrat49.4%195,597
Bernie Moreno · Republican47.2%186,724
Don Kissick · Nonpartisan3.3%13,228
Ohio's 1st anchors on Hamilton County, where Cincinnati's urban core is offset by conservative suburban and exurban precincts — a tension that has steadily widened the Republican margin over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 11.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.
A population of 786,934, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,422 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 5.
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How did Ohio 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 2.6 points (R+2.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 398,144 votes cast, 191,362 went Democratic and 201,651 went Republican.
When did Ohio 1st Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 1st Congressional District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Ohio 1st Congressional District?
Ohio 1st Congressional District has a population of 786,934 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Ohio 1st Congressional District is $79,422 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ohio 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
