Ohio State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-005
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
84.1 sq mi
Water Area
2.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County84.12 sq mi100.0%15.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbus city23.60 sq mi28.1%10.7%
Groveport city8.71 sq mi10.4%100.0%
Reynoldsburg city7.24 sq mi8.6%63.9%
Obetz city5.82 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Canal Winchester city5.72 sq mi6.8%70.4%
Blacklick Estates CDP1.72 sq mi2.0%90.9%
Lockbourne village0.70 sq mi0.8%88.8%
Lithopolis village0.69 sq mi0.8%30.5%
Pickerington city0.31 sq mi0.4%3.1%

Showing all 9 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 1582,34666.6%10.5%88.1%
OH District 341,23233.4%5.2%11.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,652
Active Voters
68,587 (84.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,5429.2%
Republican7,7349.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded66,37681.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,831 (21.8%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–202455,176 (67.6%)5,819 (7.1%)5,734 (7.0%)
2021–202234,027 (41.7%)5,454 (6.7%)6,486 (7.9%)
2019–202051,236 (62.7%)7,596 (9.3%)3,206 (3.9%)
2017–201835,714 (43.7%)5,841 (7.2%)4,441 (5.4%)
2015–201643,060 (52.7%)11,717 (14.3%)10,496 (12.9%)
2013–201420,360 (24.9%)3,698 (4.5%)3,992 (4.9%)
2011–201237,447 (45.9%)3,870 (4.7%)5,446 (6.7%)

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
123,012 (± 3,046)
Median Age
35.7
Median Household Income
$69,389 (± $2,857)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,31726.3%
18 to 6473,38259.7%
65 and over17,31314.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,4516.1%
White, not Hispanic63,65851.7%
Black, not Hispanic41,29633.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8932.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5980.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,0245.7%

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
117,592
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,923

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic112,00295.2%
Hispanic5,5924.8%
White64,15554.6%
Black39,54533.6%
Asian2,0531.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races8500.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic83,29296.9%
Hispanic2,6343.1%
White52,14860.7%
Black28,01232.6%
Asian1,9812.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7570.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races5400.6%

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