Ohio State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-003
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
23 sq mi
Water Area
0.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County22.99 sq mi100.0%4.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbus city19.95 sq mi86.8%9.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 3115,383100.0%14.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
71,072
Active Voters
56,653 (79.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,77418.0%
Republican2,6313.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded55,66778.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,465 (21.8%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202442,993 (60.5%)9,438 (13.3%)2,000 (2.8%)
2021–202227,885 (39.2%)9,082 (12.8%)2,179 (3.1%)
2019–202040,788 (57.4%)11,796 (16.6%)1,056 (1.5%)
2017–201829,733 (41.8%)8,978 (12.6%)1,486 (2.1%)
2015–201633,609 (47.3%)13,679 (19.2%)3,956 (5.6%)
2013–201415,634 (22.0%)3,541 (5.0%)1,183 (1.7%)
2011–201228,328 (39.9%)4,513 (6.3%)2,014 (2.8%)

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
114,718 (± 3,106)
Median Age
31.0
Median Household Income
$54,479 (± $2,702)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,59223.2%
18 to 6477,00567.1%
65 and over11,1219.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,1248.0%
White, not Hispanic47,88441.7%
Black, not Hispanic46,87040.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0173.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic290.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1271.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,6434.9%

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
106,546
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
80,778

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic100,16394.0%
Hispanic6,3856.0%
White48,75745.8%
Black43,91641.2%
Asian2,8732.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native250.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races4150.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic77,27595.7%
Hispanic3,5024.3%
White42,42852.5%
Black31,45838.9%
Asian2,7673.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5450.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races2530.3%

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