Ohio State House District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-002
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
002
Land Area
35.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County35.39 sq mi100.0%6.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbus city29.79 sq mi84.2%13.4%
Whitehall city5.28 sq mi14.9%99.9%
Blacklick Estates CDP0.17 sq mi0.5%9.1%
Brice village0.09 sq mi0.2%99.5%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OH District 3100,30382.5%12.8%74.7%
OH District 1521,21717.5%2.7%25.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
77,675
Active Voters
62,313 (80.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,41112.1%
Republican3,4494.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded64,81583.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,114 (19.5%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–202446,556 (59.9%)7,101 (9.1%)2,550 (3.3%)
2021–202227,831 (35.8%)6,957 (9.0%)2,841 (3.7%)
2019–202044,540 (57.3%)9,533 (12.3%)1,419 (1.8%)
2017–201831,913 (41.1%)7,609 (9.8%)1,937 (2.5%)
2015–201638,553 (49.6%)14,481 (18.6%)4,820 (6.2%)
2013–201418,089 (23.3%)4,483 (5.8%)1,567 (2.0%)
2011–201234,486 (44.4%)5,903 (7.6%)2,608 (3.4%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
126,643 (± 3,668)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$57,413 (± $2,236)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,08425.3%
18 to 6476,35660.3%
65 and over18,20314.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,0637.9%
White, not Hispanic38,22930.2%
Black, not Hispanic65,81652.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4,4033.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6540.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4265.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
118,339
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
87,171

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic111,34294.1%
Hispanic6,9995.9%
White38,93232.9%
Black62,46652.8%
Asian3,2712.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native460.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races7480.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic83,91096.3%
Hispanic3,2633.7%
White33,30738.2%
Black47,13154.1%
Asian2,4992.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2691.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races4180.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).