Congressional District 8 Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 8th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 932,9002024 5-year
Median household income: $75,8522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.5%2024 5-year
Black: 14.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 2 D · 10 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	−11.9%	197,741	251,895	455,902
2020	R	−9.9%	207,403	253,582	468,071
2016	R	−13.3%	179,910	239,417	447,505
2012	R	−11.8%	190,822	243,162	443,633
2008	R	−9.8%	199,551	243,364	449,149
2004	R	−19.5%	176,799	262,945	441,643
2000	R	−20.0%	146,148	222,339	380,020
1996	R	−11.3%	144,236	185,176	360,771
1992	R	−14.0%	130,488	184,785	388,456
1988	R	−29.8%	119,368	221,988	344,031
1984	R	−35.5%	111,260	234,818	348,207
1980	R	−24.1%	113,389	192,077	325,918
1976	R	−18.4%	122,748	179,427	307,662
1972	R	−35.3%	93,729	199,577	299,659
1968	R	−14.7%	106,471	150,579	299,864
1964	D	+12.5%	167,871	130,642	298,513
1960	R	−13.6%	138,092	181,676	319,768
1956	R	−30.6%	95,936	180,693	276,629
1952	R	−17.8%	117,048	167,804	284,852
1948	R	−3.2%	108,686	115,894	226,081
1944	R	−3.0%	115,340	122,533	237,873
1940	D	+0.6%	124,510	123,003	247,514
1936	D	+16.7%	128,039	89,535	230,617
1932	D	+4.1%	104,819	96,302	207,389
1928	R	−21.0%	82,227	126,225	209,454
1924	R	−33.0%	41,935	95,810	163,086
1920	R	−11.9%	71,101	91,034	167,860
1916	D	+1.2%	48,072	46,893	99,348
1912	D	+8.3%	38,433	30,888	91,432
1908	R	−6.3%	43,634	49,706	96,733
1904	R	−25.6%	28,736	50,543	85,030
1900	R	−5.0%	39,713	44,012	85,376
1896	R	−6.7%	38,771	44,346	83,709
1892	D	+2.9%	35,935	33,830	72,136
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

24.6%

Irish

11.9%

English

10.9%

American

5.2%

Italian

3.6%

Polish

1.4%

Scottish

1.0%

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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

6.2%

55–64

6.5%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

6.5%

25–34

6.6%

5.1%

18–24

5.1%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,852

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$75,852

Ohio$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.2%

Working age (18–64)12.3%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.6%

speak English only

Spanish3.3%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

21.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Baptist

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Methodist

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 8th 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 8th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twelve points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,852, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 932,900 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Ohio voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 455,902 votes cast, 197,741 went Democratic and 251,895 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Congressional District 8, Ohio has a population of 932,900 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Ohio is $75,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 8th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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