Congressional District 3 Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 3rd Congressional District, Ohio: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 542,1772024 5-year
Median household income: $75,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.0%2024 5-year
Black: 23.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	D	+28.1%	154,764	85,749	245,734
2020	D	+31.4%	166,407	85,915	256,468
2016	D	+25.6%	142,839	81,072	241,362
2012	D	+22.7%	140,877	87,850	233,705
2008	D	+20.7%	136,133	88,863	228,480
2004	D	+9.2%	116,241	96,496	213,864
2000	D	+1.0%	82,165	80,474	168,412
1996	D	+3.6%	78,413	72,564	162,897
1992	R	−2.2%	71,849	75,782	180,909
1988	R	−20.8%	60,026	92,026	153,478
1984	R	−30.4%	53,496	101,826	158,813
1980	R	−15.3%	58,540	81,729	151,724
1976	R	−14.1%	57,601	77,132	138,574
1972	R	−29.6%	47,815	89,385	140,240
1968	R	−16.6%	41,176	60,574	116,982
1964	D	+8.1%	62,849	53,420	116,269
1960	R	−18.7%	44,854	65,554	110,408
1956	R	−31.6%	32,071	61,636	93,706
1952	R	−20.5%	37,264	56,491	93,754
1948	R	−7.5%	34,492	40,146	75,243
1944	R	−5.2%	36,358	40,384	76,742
1940	D	+2.2%	39,289	37,635	76,924
1936	D	+17.0%	36,908	25,961	64,281
1932	R	−7.2%	23,809	27,639	52,939
1928	R	−32.2%	19,150	37,426	56,824
1924	R	−33.0%	10,780	25,172	43,639
1920	R	−10.2%	19,706	24,277	44,765
1916	D	+16.7%	13,870	9,805	24,292
1912	D	+15.6%	8,418	5,202	20,627
1908	R	−10.4%	9,482	11,760	22,002
1904	R	−26.8%	6,305	11,160	18,149
1900	R	−5.7%	8,057	9,044	17,341
1896	R	−5.0%	7,451	8,253	15,884
1892	D	+3.7%	6,302	5,833	12,541
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

17.4%

Irish

11.2%

English

10.0%

Italian

5.1%

American

3.8%

Polish

2.2%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 34.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.4%

75–84

2.1%

3.7%

65–74

4.4%

5.3%

55–64

5.6%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

7.2%

35–44

7.1%

8.7%

25–34

8.8%

4.7%

18–24

4.8%

8.5%

5–17

8.2%

3.3%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,176

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$75,176

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.1%

Working age (18–64)13.2%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.3%

speak English only

Spanish5.2%

Other languages4.9%

Other Indo-European4.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

17.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.3%

Non-Christian

4.6%

Baptist

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Methodist

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 3rd Congressional District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 7 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,176, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 542,177 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Ohio voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 245,734 votes cast, 154,764 went Democratic and 85,749 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Ohio as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Ohio last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Ohio voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Ohio?

Congressional District 3, Ohio has a population of 542,177 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Ohio is $75,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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