Ohio 16th 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
60.1%
43,100 votes · D+20.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 58.9%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
73.8%
21,580 votes · R+52.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 71.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
43,100votes
60.1% of the vote · D+20.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 42,010 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
51,309votes
65.8% of the vote · R+31.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 47,813 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
+20.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.7 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +14.2 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+36.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+18.5 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +33.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBride SweeneyState House · 16
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
66.9%33,783
33.1%16,746
50,529
2020
D
64.7%37,545
35.3%20,497
58,042
Ohio House District 16 sits within the Columbus metro, where rapid population growth and a rising share of college-educated voters have steadily shifted the district's presidential margins toward Democrats over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.3 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 18.7 points.
A population of 125,130, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,604 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 21 and State House District 42.
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How did Ohio 16th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 16th State House District voted Democratic by 18.7 points (D+18.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 68,122 votes cast, 40,114 went Democratic and 27,356 went Republican.
When did Ohio 16th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 16th State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Ohio 16th State House District?
Ohio 16th State House District has a population of 125,130 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 16th State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 16th State House District is $88,604 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 16th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 16th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.