Ohio State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-008
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
28.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.52 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County28.93 sq mi100.0%5.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbus city19.82 sq mi68.5%8.9%
Worthington city5.47 sq mi18.9%99.9%
Riverlea village0.15 sq mi0.5%99.9%

Showing all 3 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 384,10374.2%10.7%85.7%
OH District 1529,29325.8%3.7%14.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
78,052
Active Voters
68,579 (87.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,73813.8%
Republican9,46512.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded57,84974.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202624,234 (31.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202460,968 (78.1%)7,231 (9.3%)6,710 (8.6%)
2021–202245,241 (58.0%)8,857 (11.3%)8,443 (10.8%)
2019–202057,461 (73.6%)11,931 (15.3%)3,724 (4.8%)
2017–201845,012 (57.7%)9,058 (11.6%)5,621 (7.2%)
2015–201647,727 (61.1%)12,918 (16.6%)15,231 (19.5%)
2013–201425,852 (33.1%)3,982 (5.1%)4,637 (5.9%)
2011–201240,727 (52.2%)3,900 (5.0%)7,822 (10.0%)

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
113,516 (± 3,468)
Median Age
36.8
Median Household Income
$84,887 (± $3,139)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,68721.7%
18 to 6471,34962.9%
65 and over17,48015.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,7066.8%
White, not Hispanic81,29771.6%
Black, not Hispanic8,5957.6%
Asian, not Hispanic9,3628.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic500.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4860.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0035.3%

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
104,099
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
80,802

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic98,52394.6%
Hispanic5,5755.4%
White80,49777.3%
Black8,3848.1%
Asian5,1334.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native530.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races6050.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic77,37995.8%
Hispanic3,4224.2%
White64,86280.3%
Black7,0968.8%
Asian4,7395.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4740.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2500.3%

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