Ohio 6th State Senate 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
68.2%
93,934 votes · D+36.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944 · 64.6%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
59.9%
43,260 votes · R+20.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 58.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
108,246votes
57.1% of the vote · D+16.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 106,090 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
83,799votes
43.9% of the vote · D+11.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 82,920 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
+26.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+0.7 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944 · +21.7 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+6.3pts R vs U.S.
Place D+11.5 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +2.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DWillis BlackshearState Senate · 6
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
R
43.2%72,081
56.8%94,733
166,814
2020
R
44.9%82,902
55.1%101,790
184,692
With a population of roughly 371,000, this district delivered an 11-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, making it one of the more reliably left-leaning state senate seats in Ohio's competitive map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 27.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.0 points.
A population of 371,059, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,170 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and State Senate District 5.
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How did Ohio 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 6th State Senate District voted Democratic by 10.0 points (D+10.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 169,335 votes cast, 92,254 went Democratic and 75,313 went Republican.
When did Ohio 6th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 6th State Senate District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Ohio 6th State Senate District?
Ohio 6th State Senate District has a population of 371,059 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 6th State Senate District?
Median household income in Ohio 6th State Senate District is $63,170 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 6th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 6th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.