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Congressional District 11·Ohio

Ohio 11th Congressional District delivered D+55 in 2024.

One of the nation's most reliably Democratic congressional districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OH
LatestD+55in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population587,6582024 ACS

Ohio 11th Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted D+55%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+55MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
587,6582024 5-year
Median household income
$64,4682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.7%2024 5-year
Black
28.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+64 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
BROWN, Shontel M.Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.47 sits at approximately the 26th percentile.0-0.47−1 liberal+1 conservative
BROWN scores -0.47 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: FUDGE, Marcia L. (2021–2023), FUDGE, Marcia L. (2019–2021), FUDGE, Marcia L. (2017–2019), FUDGE, Marcia L. (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 11
HarrisD+55
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic76.8%247,219
Donald TrumpRepublican22.0%70,775
OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,798
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: +54.8% in 2024.+54.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+60.3%
2012+63.6%
2016+60.6%
2020+57.6%
2024+54.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+54.8%
247,21970,775321,792
D
+57.6%
280,46574,083358,305
D
+60.6%
282,78265,690358,459
D
+63.6%
317,89970,798388,697
D
+60.3%
324,01078,799406,896
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
14.8%
Irish
11.7%
Italian
8.0%
Polish
6.5%
English
6.4%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.3%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
6.2%
6.4%
55–64
7.1%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
6.0%
35–44
6.4%
7.0%
25–34
7.4%
4.1%
18–24
4.1%
7.7%
5–17
7.4%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,468
Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 11$64,468
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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.5%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.0%
Other Christian
14.9%
Baptist
6.1%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Cleveland and its inner suburbs, Ohio's 11th posted a 56.7-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate shaped by decades of deindustrialization and urban concentration.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-four points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.

A population of 587,658, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,468 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 11, Ohio voted Democratic by 54.8 points (D+55), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 321,792 votes cast, 247,219 went Democratic and 70,775 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 11, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 11, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 11, Ohio?
Congressional District 11, Ohio has a population of 587,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, Ohio?
Median household income in Congressional District 11, Ohio is $64,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Congressional District 11, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, Ohio from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.