Congressional District 1 Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 1st Congressional District, Ohio: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 659,8722024 5-year
Median household income: $86,7392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.6%2024 5-year
Black: 16.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 2 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−4.0%	162,255	176,170	344,618
2020	R	−2.3%	167,563	175,750	348,699
2016	R	−7.1%	140,154	163,322	325,402
2012	R	−9.5%	141,409	171,942	319,952
2008	R	−7.5%	144,506	168,157	316,142
2004	R	−17.6%	124,555	177,865	303,615
2000	R	−19.6%	98,856	149,048	255,514
1996	R	−12.1%	96,250	125,216	238,968
1992	R	−14.4%	86,759	122,941	251,828
1988	R	−27.9%	80,388	143,411	225,546
1984	R	−31.7%	78,272	151,353	230,890
1980	R	−23.3%	75,004	124,542	212,407
1976	R	−19.6%	80,249	120,342	204,125
1972	R	−34.9%	65,675	138,224	207,664
1968	R	−14.5%	73,385	103,246	206,323
1964	D	+10.0%	110,644	90,498	201,142
1960	R	−11.1%	94,879	118,634	213,513
1956	R	−32.1%	63,334	123,199	186,533
1952	R	−19.7%	76,509	113,991	190,500
1948	R	−6.1%	72,537	82,106	155,695
1944	R	−4.9%	77,038	85,046	162,084
1940	R	−2.8%	80,357	85,058	165,415
1936	D	+14.3%	82,748	60,889	153,058
1932	D	+0.2%	66,282	66,032	136,045
1928	R	−17.8%	56,797	81,493	138,842
1924	R	−42.6%	19,632	63,932	103,992
1920	R	−19.1%	42,238	63,009	108,662
1916	R	−10.0%	28,586	35,198	65,877
1912	R	−0.5%	23,270	23,567	60,509
1908	R	−17.0%	25,068	35,710	62,717
1904	R	−40.4%	14,314	36,512	54,894
1900	R	−16.6%	22,521	31,675	55,223
1896	R	−20.5%	21,622	32,869	54,829
1892	R	−6.8%	21,340	24,509	46,927
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

24.2%

Irish

12.1%

English

11.4%

American

4.4%

Italian

4.1%

Polish

2.0%

French

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.3%

6.3%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

6.6%

35–44

6.7%

6.9%

25–34

6.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,739

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$86,739

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.8%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.0%

Spanish2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

26.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

20.7%

Baptist

4.2%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Methodist

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 1st Congressional District in the Industrial Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Ohio 1st Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 1st Congressional District has rarely exceeded fourteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $86,739 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 344,618 votes cast, 162,255 went Democratic and 176,170 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Ohio as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Congressional District 1, Ohio has a population of 659,872 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio is $86,739 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 1st Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions