Congressional District 12 Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 12th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 841,0412024 5-year
Median household income: $79,5872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.0%2024 5-year
Black: 3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

25 counties · 2 D · 23 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	−31.0%	139,944	268,220	413,422
2020	R	−29.2%	141,818	261,707	409,958
2016	R	−27.5%	123,803	227,726	378,316
2012	R	−10.8%	158,757	198,704	368,910
2008	R	−9.4%	164,804	199,838	373,060
2004	R	−17.7%	146,992	210,657	359,529
2000	R	−18.5%	112,591	166,333	290,609
1996	R	−4.6%	112,202	124,917	273,747
1992	R	−6.7%	98,484	117,641	286,228
1988	R	−25.6%	89,947	152,462	244,525
1984	R	−37.7%	75,690	168,649	246,273
1980	R	−19.6%	85,750	131,205	232,423
1976	R	−5.8%	100,096	112,710	217,646
1972	R	−31.6%	69,301	136,036	211,276
1968	R	−11.0%	79,844	102,504	205,399
1964	D	+23.4%	129,223	80,279	209,502
1960	R	−25.8%	81,188	137,637	218,825
1956	R	−33.9%	65,521	132,772	198,293
1952	R	−24.6%	77,844	128,579	206,423
1948	R	−7.7%	80,083	93,430	174,147
1944	R	−15.4%	79,043	107,808	186,850
1940	R	−5.0%	103,406	114,319	217,726
1936	D	+13.6%	118,195	89,379	211,385
1932	D	+1.4%	95,295	92,695	192,342
1928	R	−44.6%	47,361	124,657	173,343
1924	R	−27.8%	47,467	91,300	157,516
1920	R	−10.9%	72,143	90,168	165,454
1916	D	+7.2%	51,365	44,203	99,848
1912	D	+12.3%	39,234	27,659	94,265
1908	R	−2.6%	48,604	51,288	104,765
1904	R	−16.4%	36,821	52,183	93,494
1900	R	−2.9%	45,570	48,342	95,943
1896	D	+2.4%	47,674	45,399	94,178
1892	D	+3.4%	40,967	38,105	83,204
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

23.0%

English

13.9%

Irish

12.6%

American

7.0%

Italian

4.1%

Scottish

2.2%

Polish

1.2%

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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.5%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

6.2%

45–54

6.1%

6.3%

35–44

6.3%

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

5.0%

18–24

4.8%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,587

Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 12$79,587

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.0%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.2%

Spanish1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

15.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.0%

Methodist

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Baptist

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 12th 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 12th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,587, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 841,041 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 12, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 12, Ohio voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 413,422 votes cast, 139,944 went Democratic and 268,220 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 12, Ohio's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 12, 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 12, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 12, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 12, Ohio?

Congressional District 12, Ohio has a population of 841,041 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 12, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 12, Ohio is $79,587 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 12, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, 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 12th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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