Ohio 61st 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
48.4%
6,489 votes · R+3.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 46.8%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
78.1%
14,753 votes · R+56.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 76.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
29,572votes
39.7% of the vote · R+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 27,456 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
44,119votes
59.3% of the vote · R+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 41,369 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
−0.7pts D vs U.S.
Place R+26.9 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · −5.7 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1960
+44.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+44.2 · U.S. D+0.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +43.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBeth LearState House · 61
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
41.8%28,490
58.2%39,601
68,091
2020
R
39.2%24,598
60.8%38,102
62,700
Anchored in the Columbus metro, this district's double-digit Democratic presidential margin reflects the urbanizing trend reshaping central Ohio's legislative map. Population density and a growing younger, college-educated electorate drive its leftward lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 56.8 points in 1984. The 2024 margin was 19.5 points.
A population of 120,927, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,939 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative District 31 and State House District 45.
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Ohio 61st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 61st State House District voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 74,458 votes cast, 29,572 went Democratic and 44,119 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 61st State House District?
Ohio 61st State House District has a population of 120,927 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 61st State House District?
Median household income in Ohio 61st State House District is $109,939 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 61st State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 61st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.