congressional districtOhio 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+26.6
2008R+17.3
2012R+19.7
2016R+19.8
2020R+14.7
2024R+15.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+11.0R+26.6 → R+15.6
vs. U.S. · 2024R+14.1R+15.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 69.6% of 578,286 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
167,926
230,823
3,913
402,662
578,286
69.6%
2020
173,549
234,432
6,092
414,073
569,015†
72.8%
2016
146,739
223,374
16,965
387,078
559,557†
69.2%
2012
154,530
232,107
6,379
393,016
551,588†
71.3%
2008
160,634
229,184
5,698
395,516
558,684†
70.8%
2004
143,043
247,254
1,398
391,695
565,780†
69.2%
† 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-8OhioUnited States
German25.1%22.3%12.5%
Irish12.2%12.3%9.4%
English11.2%11.0%9.5%
American5.5%5.6%5.3%
Italian3.7%5.8%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
French1.6%1.2%1.6%
Polish1.5%3.2%2.2%
African American†12.1%10.5%9.9%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Mexican1.9%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Dominican0.4%—0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.0%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Nepalese0.4%0.2%—
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
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-8
Ohio
United States
Median age
38.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
OH-8
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$78,673
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.4%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
OH-8
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.3%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
2.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
1.2%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
OH-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.6%
2008
−17.3%
2012
−19.7%
2016
−19.8%
2020
−14.7%
2024
−15.6%
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
8
R
37.2%140,625
62.8%237,503
378,128
2022
8
R
35.4%98,629
64.6%180,287
278,916
2020
8
R
31.0%110,766
69.0%246,277
357,157
2018
8
R
33.4%87,281
66.6%173,852
261,133
2016
8
R
27.0%87,794
68.8%223,833
325,506
2014
8
R
27.4%51,534
67.2%126,539
188,330
2012
8
R
0.0%0
99.2%246,378
248,316
2010
8
R
30.3%65,883
65.6%142,731
217,436
2008
8
R
32.1%95,510
67.9%202,063
297,573
2006
8
R
36.2%77,640
63.8%136,863
214,503
2004
8
R
31.0%90,574
69.0%201,675
292,249
2002
8
R
29.2%49,444
70.8%119,947
169,391
2000
8
R
26.2%66,293
71.0%179,756
253,303
1998
8
R
29.3%52,912
70.7%127,979
180,891
1996
8
R
26.1%61,515
70.3%165,815
235,943
1994
8
R
0.0%0
99.9%148,338
148,425
1992
8
R
26.0%62,033
74.0%176,362
238,395
1990
8
R
38.9%63,584
61.1%99,955
163,539
1988
8
R
24.1%49,084
75.9%154,164
203,248
1986
8
R
31.9%46,195
68.1%98,475
144,670
1984
8
R
23.1%46,673
76.9%155,200
201,873
1982
8
R
33.6%49,877
66.4%98,527
148,404
1980
8
R
24.0%44,162
76.0%139,590
183,752
1978
8
R
28.6%32,493
71.4%81,156
113,652
1976
8
R
28.8%46,424
68.7%110,775
161,357
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
R
43.4%173,786
53.2%212,955
400,388
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
Bernie Moreno · Republican53.2%212,955
Sherrod Brown · Democrat43.4%173,786
Don Kissick · Nonpartisan3.4%13,647
Ohio's 8th congressional district, anchored in the northwestern corner of the state, recorded an R+36.2 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most reliably one-sided districts in the state by raw vote share.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.6 points.
A population of 786,254, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,673 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Ohio 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 8th Congressional District voted Republican by 15.6 points (R+15.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 402,662 votes cast, 167,926 went Democratic and 230,823 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 8th Congressional District?
Ohio 8th Congressional District has a population of 786,254 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Ohio 8th Congressional District is $78,673 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ohio 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
