HarrisDemocratic44.5%88,515TrumpRepublican54.4%108,180OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,021
R+9.9- Lead
- 19,665
- Total
- 198,716
- vs nation
- R+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Ohio 8th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic43.9%90,051TrumpRepublican54.5%111,684OtherAll other candidates1.6%3,239
R+10.6- Lead
- 21,633
- Total
- 204,974
- vs nation
- R+15.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.6%73,230TrumpRepublican55.6%108,325OtherAll other candidates6.8%13,168
R+18.0- Lead
- 35,095
- Total
- 194,723
- vs nation
- R+20.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic37.7%74,667RomneyRepublican60.9%120,541OtherAll other candidates1.4%2,676
R+23.2- Lead
- 45,874
- Total
- 197,884
- vs nation
- R+27.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.1%76,453McCainRepublican60.8%121,949OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,078
R+22.7- Lead
- 45,496
- Total
- 200,480
- vs nation
- R+30.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic32.7%67,809BushRepublican66.9%138,787OtherAll other candidates0.4%840
R+34.2- Lead
- 70,978
- Total
- 207,436
- vs nation
- R+31.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic29.2%54,868BushRepublican67.8%127,316OtherAll other candidates3.0%5,706
R+38.6- Lead
- 72,448
- Total
- 187,890
- vs nation
- R+39.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic29.8%54,501DoleRepublican63.7%116,310OtherAll other candidates6.5%11,789
R+33.8- Lead
- 61,809
- Total
- 182,600
- vs nation
- R+42.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 358,2272024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,372 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 261 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $86,6662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61.2 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 7, OH · twin score 91.1
presidential history
Party record book
Ohio 8th 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
Kamala Harris2024
44.5%
88,515 votes · R+9.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 43.9%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
78.2%
138,408 votes · R+56.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 77.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
90,051votes
43.9% of the vote · R+10.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 88,515 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
153,639votes
75.9% of the vote · R+52.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 149,174 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
−8.4pts D vs U.S.
Place R+9.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −15.0 pts
Republican
Gerald Ford1976
+49.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+47.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +44.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill BlessingState Senate · 8
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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.2%99,883 | 41.8%71,727 | 171,610 |
| 2020 | D | 53.9%96,552 | 46.1%82,707 | 179,259 |
Ohio 8th State Senate District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 61.2 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.9 points.
A population of 358,227, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,666 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 12.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 7
Ohio
91.1twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 12
Virginia
79.2twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical≠ elasticity
State Senate District 37
Georgia
78.8twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ohio 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 8th State Senate District voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+9.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 198,716 votes cast, 88,515 went Democratic and 108,180 went Republican.
How many people live in Ohio 8th State Senate District?
Ohio 8th State Senate District has a population of 358,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Ohio 8th State Senate District is $86,666 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.