Congressional District 4 Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 4th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 788,1662024 5-year
Median household income: $83,5712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.4%2024 5-year
Black: 4.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1984MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

28 counties · 1 D · 27 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	−38.1%	122,260	275,781	403,398
2020	R	−37.2%	121,191	268,323	395,851
2016	R	−37.5%	100,724	236,807	362,560
2012	R	−24.9%	129,602	218,780	358,191
2008	R	−21.3%	138,458	215,423	361,559
2004	R	−30.2%	120,697	225,863	348,237
2000	R	−28.0%	98,570	179,103	287,271
1996	R	−13.1%	99,988	135,369	269,206
1992	R	−17.0%	84,921	133,469	285,166
1988	R	−34.1%	81,395	166,554	249,958
1984	R	−45.3%	68,849	184,306	254,970
1980	R	−29.8%	77,504	149,681	242,494
1976	R	−14.8%	94,845	128,777	229,540
1972	R	−42.1%	62,230	157,527	226,136
1968	R	−24.5%	69,254	122,572	217,571
1964	D	+8.4%	119,048	100,531	219,579
1960	R	−28.6%	84,190	151,544	235,734
1956	R	−39.3%	65,062	149,300	214,361
1952	R	−32.8%	73,741	145,606	219,347
1948	R	−13.5%	75,605	99,354	175,712
1944	R	−22.8%	74,262	118,176	192,438
1940	R	−13.0%	90,580	117,688	208,268
1936	D	+9.0%	105,584	87,474	200,572
1932	D	+7.1%	97,287	84,262	184,517
1928	R	−37.4%	51,775	114,385	167,280
1924	R	−23.3%	50,142	84,967	149,346
1920	R	−14.9%	68,192	92,406	162,344
1916	D	+8.6%	49,392	41,364	93,177
1912	D	+18.5%	39,685	23,844	85,795
1908	D	+2.0%	46,775	44,903	94,101
1904	R	−13.0%	35,485	46,616	85,492
1900	D	+1.5%	45,195	43,828	90,627
1896	D	+4.0%	45,972	42,431	89,432
1892	D	+3.5%	36,909	34,255	75,944
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

26.8%

English

12.5%

Irish

12.3%

American

7.2%

Italian

3.9%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

1.4%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

5.2%

65–74

5.6%

6.5%

55–64

6.5%

45–54

6.2%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

25–34

5.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.0%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,571

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$83,571

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.1%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)8.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.3%

Spanish1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Methodist

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.7%

Baptist

2.7%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 4th Congressional District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Ohio 4th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,571, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 788,166 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Ohio voted Republican by 38.1 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 403,398 votes cast, 122,260 went Democratic and 275,781 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Ohio as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Ohio?

Congressional District 4, Ohio has a population of 788,166 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Ohio is $83,571 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 4th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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