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State Senate District 30·Ohio

Ohio 30th State Senate District was solidly Democratic for decades. In the last twenty years, it flipped.

One of Ohio's most reliably Republican legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
OH
Latest
R+39
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
338,228
2024 ACS

Ohio 30th State Senate District, Ohio: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+39 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
338,2282024 5-year
Median household income
$57,8242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.7%2024 5-year
Black
2.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+39 in 2024MIT Election Lab
10 counties · 1 D · 9 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.2%
48,242111,368161,012
R
−35.5%
53,154112,866168,335
R
−30.4%
52,586103,387167,077
R
−3.5%
76,44482,211162,858
D
+2.3%
85,98082,029172,434

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.9%
Irish
13.9%
English
12.7%
Italian
6.1%
American
4.9%
Polish
3.1%
Scottish
2.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.6%
Methodist
6.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the Ohio Senate, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate where statewide and legislative races rarely produce competitive outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 30th State Senate District peaked at two points in 2008. By 2012 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,824 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Ohio voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 161,012 votes cast, 48,242 went Democratic and 111,368 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, Ohio as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 30, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Ohio voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Ohio?
State Senate District 30, Ohio has a population of 338,228 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 30, Ohio?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Ohio is $57,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Ohio from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.