Ohio State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-042
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
86 sq mi
Water Area
252 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lucas County86.01 sq mi100.0%25.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Oregon city28.53 sq mi33.2%100.0%
Toledo city26.63 sq mi31.0%33.1%
Reno Beach CDP1.24 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Curtice CDP0.99 sq mi1.1%26.8%
Harbor View village0.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 9114,246100.0%14.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,787
Active Voters
57,065 (81.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,04710.1%
Republican3,8775.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded58,86384.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,878 (19.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202439,360 (56.4%)5,210 (7.5%)2,883 (4.1%)
2021–202224,858 (35.6%)5,133 (7.4%)2,910 (4.2%)
2019–202037,949 (54.4%)6,777 (9.7%)1,764 (2.5%)
2017–201827,744 (39.8%)4,449 (6.4%)1,768 (2.5%)
2015–201635,059 (50.2%)11,764 (16.9%)5,330 (7.6%)
2013–201418,300 (26.2%)2,342 (3.4%)801 (1.1%)
2011–201232,749 (46.9%)6,808 (9.8%)2,260 (3.2%)

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
114,973 (± 2,462)
Median Age
36.5
Median Household Income
$43,405 (± $1,658)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,65424.9%
18 to 6469,47260.4%
65 and over16,84714.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,97711.3%
White, not Hispanic57,41249.9%
Black, not Hispanic36,01331.3%
Asian, not Hispanic9340.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic460.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4900.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,0876.2%

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
113,157
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
84,653

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic101,20389.4%
Hispanic11,95210.6%
White58,33051.5%
Black36,29632.1%
Asian6880.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native460.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races3460.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,99391.0%
Hispanic7,6569.0%
White48,18656.9%
Black27,32732.3%
Asian7550.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6760.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2200.3%

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