Ohio State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-038
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
65.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.74 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Montgomery County65.41 sq mi100.0%14.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dayton city34.86 sq mi53.3%62.5%
Trotwood city30.49 sq mi46.6%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 10124,303100.0%15.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,135
Active Voters
62,690 (83.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,31515.1%
Republican4,0135.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded59,80779.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,243 (21.6%)0 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–202445,956 (61.2%)8,810 (11.7%)2,966 (3.9%)
2021–202230,047 (40.0%)8,378 (11.2%)3,210 (4.3%)
2019–202045,760 (60.9%)9,053 (12.0%)1,534 (2.0%)
2017–201833,119 (44.1%)7,502 (10.0%)2,119 (2.8%)
2015–201640,135 (53.4%)14,407 (19.2%)5,242 (7.0%)
2013–201419,953 (26.6%)4,024 (5.4%)1,400 (1.9%)
2011–201237,170 (49.5%)3,091 (4.1%)2,701 (3.6%)

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
124,423 (± 1,922)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$45,664 (± $1,759)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,67620.6%
18 to 6478,58663.2%
65 and over20,16116.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,3863.5%
White, not Hispanic52,46742.2%
Black, not Hispanic59,11647.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5201.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6020.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,1655.0%

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
121,682
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
96,269

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic117,95696.9%
Hispanic3,7273.1%
White52,61343.2%
Black58,94848.4%
Asian6950.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1250.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races8370.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic93,71397.3%
Hispanic2,5612.7%
White45,19246.9%
Black46,53248.3%
Asian9951.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native8650.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races6080.6%

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