Ohio 37th 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
56.2%
25,640 votes · D+12.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 52.1%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
71.2%
19,781 votes · R+43.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 68.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
30,552votes
45.1% of the vote · R+8.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 30,197 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
38,523votes
56.7% of the vote · R+14.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 38,149 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
James M. Cox1920
+2.6pts D vs U.S.
Place R+23.6 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · −3.2 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+31.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+13.3 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +25.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTom YoungState House · 37
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
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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
R
43.2%23,629
56.8%31,055
54,684
2020
R
44.9%27,177
55.1%33,368
60,545
Ohio 37th State House District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.3 points in 1924. The 2024 margin was 8.2 points.
A population of 121,639, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,634 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 36 and State House District 74.
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How did Ohio 37th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 37th State House District voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,582 votes cast, 30,197 went Democratic and 35,671 went Republican.
When did Ohio 37th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 37th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ohio 37th State House District?
Ohio 37th State House District has a population of 121,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 37th State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 37th State House District is $83,634 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 37th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 37th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.