Ohio 7th State House 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
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
71.0%
44,262 votes · D+43.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 70.2%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
60.5%
8,307 votes · R+21.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 60.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
44,262votes
71.0% of the vote · D+43.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 42,786 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
22,495votes
58.4% of the vote · R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 21,304 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
Kamala Harris2024
+43.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+41.8 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +39.1 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+13.5pts R vs U.S.
Place D+4.3 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1960 · +7.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DAllison RussoState House · 7
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
D
64.0%31,669
36.0%17,837
49,506
2020
D
62.5%33,147
37.5%19,905
53,052
Ohio 7th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 23.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.8 points.
A population of 116,021, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,403 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 8 and State Legislative Subdistrict 43B.
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How did Ohio 7th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 7th State House District voted Democratic by 41.8 points (D+41.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 60,969 votes cast, 42,786 went Democratic and 17,300 went Republican.
When did Ohio 7th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 7th State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Ohio 7th State House District?
Ohio 7th State House District has a population of 116,021 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 7th State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 7th State House District is $91,403 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 7th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 7th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.