congressional districtOhio 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+19.6
2008D+30.5
2012D+31.7
2016D+38.4
2020D+43.8
2024D+39.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+20.3D+19.6 → D+39.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+41.3D+39.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.8% of 566,582 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
248,911
104,927
7,603
361,441
566,582
63.8%
2020
271,656
104,527
5,697
381,880
560,412†
68.1%
2016
238,788
101,805
16,529
357,122
526,007†
67.9%
2012
231,487
118,708
6,114
356,309
498,170†
71.5%
2008
224,535
118,656
4,439
347,630
478,192†
72.7%
2004
192,008
128,910
1,751
322,669
458,213†
70.4%
† 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.
——
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-3OhioUnited States
German16.9%22.3%12.5%
Irish10.9%12.3%9.4%
English9.7%11.0%9.5%
Italian4.9%5.8%4.8%
American3.7%5.6%5.3%
Polish2.1%3.2%2.2%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
African American†21.3%10.5%9.9%
Somali2.4%0.2%—
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian0.6%——
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Ethiopian0.5%——
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
Kenyan0.2%——
Mexican2.9%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%—0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Asian Indian1.8%0.8%1.4%
Chinese1.0%0.4%1.3%
Nepalese0.6%0.2%—
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Japanese0.3%—0.2%
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-3
Ohio
United States
Median age
34.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
OH-3
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$72,382
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.0%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.1%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
OH-3
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.7%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
2.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.4%
1.2%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.6%
1.1%
Other languages
3.9%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
OH-3
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 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.6%
2008
+30.5%
2012
+31.7%
2016
+38.4%
2020
+43.8%
2024
+39.8%
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
3
D
70.7%242,632
29.3%100,355
342,987
2022
3
D
70.5%182,324
29.5%76,455
258,797
2020
3
D
70.8%227,420
29.1%93,569
321,092
2018
3
D
73.6%181,575
26.4%65,040
246,677
2016
3
D
68.6%199,791
31.4%91,560
291,351
2014
3
D
64.1%91,769
35.9%51,475
143,261
2012
3
D
68.3%201,897
26.3%77,901
295,652
2010
3
R
31.9%71,455
68.1%152,629
224,084
2008
3
R
36.7%115,976
63.3%200,204
316,180
2006
3
R
41.5%90,650
58.5%127,978
218,628
2004
3
R
37.7%119,448
62.3%197,290
316,738
2002
3
R
41.2%78,307
58.8%111,630
189,951
2000
3
D
83.0%177,731
0.0%0
214,247
1998
3
D
69.3%114,198
30.7%50,544
164,742
1996
3
D
63.6%144,583
33.3%75,732
227,203
1994
3
D
59.3%105,342
40.7%72,314
177,656
1992
3
D
59.7%146,072
40.3%98,733
244,811
1990
3
D
100.0%116,797
0.0%0
116,797
1988
3
D
76.9%141,953
23.1%42,664
184,617
1986
3
D
73.7%98,311
26.3%35,167
133,478
1984
3
D
100.0%151,398
0.0%0
151,398
1982
3
D
87.7%119,926
0.0%0
136,754
1980
3
D
57.3%95,558
40.0%66,698
166,869
1978
3
D
53.8%62,849
44.4%51,833
116,804
1976
3
R
23.3%33,873
69.4%100,871
145,374
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
71.1%250,712
26.4%92,956
352,583
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 · Democrat71.1%250,712
Bernie Moreno · Republican26.4%92,956
Don Kissick · Nonpartisan2.5%8,915
Ohio's 3rd is centered on Columbus and returns Democratic presidential margins exceeding 35 points, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with a significant share of college-educated and young adult voters.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.8 points.
A population of 786,679, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,382 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 5.
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How did Ohio 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 3rd Congressional District voted Democratic by 39.8 points (D+39.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 361,441 votes cast, 248,911 went Democratic and 104,927 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 3rd Congressional District?
Ohio 3rd Congressional District has a population of 786,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in Ohio 3rd Congressional District is $72,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ohio 3rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
