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Congressional District 1·Ohio

Ohio 1st Congressional District delivered D+6 in 2024.

Cincinnati's home district has trended Republican by double digits since 2012

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OH
LatestD+6in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population659,8532024 ACS

Ohio 1st Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+8 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
659,8532024 5-year
Median household income
$86,7392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.6%2024 5-year
Black
16.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+8 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
LANDSMAN, GregCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.23 sits at approximately the 39th percentile.0-0.23−1 liberal+1 conservative
LANDSMAN scores -0.23 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: CHABOT, Steve (2021–2023), CHABOT, Steve (2019–2021), CHABOT, Steve (2017–2019), CHABOT, Steve (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 1
HarrisD+6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 1, OHA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 1, OH, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Hamilton County, OH · D+15Warren County, OH · R+31
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.5%210,706
Donald TrumpRepublican46.2%185,262
OtherAll other candidates1.3%5,349
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +6.3% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+6.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+2.6%
2012−0.0%
2016+4.0%
2020+8.5%
2024+6.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.3%
210,706185,262401,317
D
+8.5%
219,929185,075411,300
D
+4.0%
188,068173,112378,551
R
−0.0%
187,477187,572375,049
D
+2.6%
193,568183,539381,390
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R46.5%50.1%5,704,620
2022R46.9%53.0%4,133,342
2018D53.4%46.6%4,410,898
2016R37.2%58.0%5,374,164
2012D50.7%44.7%5,449,018
2010R39.4%56.8%3,815,098
2006D56.2%43.8%4,019,236
2004R36.1%63.8%5,425,823
2000R35.9%59.9%4,448,801
1998R43.5%56.5%3,404,351
1994R39.2%53.4%3,436,884
1992D51.0%42.3%4,793,953
1988D57.0%43.0%4,352,905
1986D62.5%37.5%3,121,189
1982D56.7%41.1%3,395,463
1980D68.8%28.2%4,027,303
1976D49.5%46.5%3,920,613

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
Irish
12.1%
English
11.4%
American
4.4%
Italian
4.1%
Polish
2.0%
French
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.9%
25–34
6.7%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
8.9%
5–17
8.5%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,739
Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 1$86,739
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.0%
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
20.7%
Baptist
4.2%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Methodist
2.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio's 1st anchors on Hamilton County, where Cincinnati's urban core is offset by conservative suburban and exurban precincts — a tension that has steadily widened the Republican margin over the past three election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eight points in 2020 and a Republican high of zero points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 659,853, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,739 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Democratic by 6.3 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 401,317 votes cast, 210,706 went Democratic and 185,262 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 1, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 1, Ohio in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 1, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Ohio voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Congressional District 1, Ohio?
Congressional District 1, Ohio has a population of 659,853 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio?
Median household income in Congressional District 1, Ohio is $86,739 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Ohio from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.