Ohio 12th Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+33 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 841,0172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,5882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
BALDERSON, Troy
BALDERSON scores 0.46 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: TIBERI, Patrick (Pat) (2017–2019), TIBERI, Patrick (Pat) (2015–2017), TIBERI, Patrick (Pat) (2013–2015), TIBERI, Patrick (Pat) (2011–2013)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 12
TrumpR+33
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 65.9% | 256,956 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 33.2% | 129,490 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 3,340 |
D+60R+60
12 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −10.7% |
| 2012 | −12.3% |
| 2016 | −29.4% |
| 2020 | −30.9% |
| 2024 | −32.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 129,490 | 256,956 | 389,786 | ||
| R | 131,550 | 251,594 | 389,072 | ||
| R | 115,551 | 218,535 | 350,629 | ||
| R | 148,701 | 190,492 | 339,193 | ||
| R | 154,323 | 192,356 | 354,800 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 46.5% | 50.1% | 5,704,620 |
| 2022 | R | 46.9% | 53.0% | 4,133,342 |
| 2018 | D | 53.4% | 46.6% | 4,410,898 |
| 2016 | R | 37.2% | 58.0% | 5,374,164 |
| 2012 | D | 50.7% | 44.7% | 5,449,018 |
| 2010 | R | 39.4% | 56.8% | 3,815,098 |
| 2006 | D | 56.2% | 43.8% | 4,019,236 |
| 2004 | R | 36.1% | 63.8% | 5,425,823 |
| 2000 | R | 35.9% | 59.9% | 4,448,801 |
| 1998 | R | 43.5% | 56.5% | 3,404,351 |
| 1994 | R | 39.2% | 53.4% | 3,436,884 |
| 1992 | D | 51.0% | 42.3% | 4,793,953 |
| 1988 | D | 57.0% | 43.0% | 4,352,905 |
| 1986 | D | 62.5% | 37.5% | 3,121,189 |
| 1982 | D | 56.7% | 41.1% | 3,395,463 |
| 1980 | D | 68.8% | 28.2% | 4,027,303 |
| 1976 | D | 49.5% | 46.5% | 3,920,613 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,588
Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 12$79,588
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
11.7%
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ohio's 12th stretches from suburban Franklin County into exurban and rural territory to the north and east, a mix that has trended steadily rightward over the past decade as college-town margins in Columbus's orbit narrowed.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of thirty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 841,017, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,588 describe the district.
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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 32.7 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 389,786 votes cast, 129,490 went Democratic and 256,956 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 12, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 12, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 12, Ohio?
Congressional District 12, Ohio has a population of 841,017 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 $79,588 — 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 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, Ohio from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.