Ohio State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-051
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
691.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tuscarawas County567.39 sq mi82.0%100.0%
Stark County124.58 sq mi18.0%21.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Philadelphia city8.22 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Dover city5.70 sq mi0.8%98.3%
Wilkshire Hills CDP4.60 sq mi0.7%99.5%
Sugarcreek village3.79 sq mi0.5%99.8%
Newcomerstown village2.84 sq mi0.4%99.3%
Uhrichsville city2.81 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Brewster village2.27 sq mi0.3%99.1%
East Sparta village1.82 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Navarre village1.78 sq mi0.3%97.2%
Strasburg village1.41 sq mi0.2%98.2%
Dennison village1.35 sq mi0.2%99.7%
Gnadenhutten village1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bolivar village0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mineral City village0.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dundee CDP0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Midvale village0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tuscarawas village0.71 sq mi0.1%96.6%
Sandyville CDP0.63 sq mi0.1%97.6%
Zoar village0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Washington village0.51 sq mi0.1%94.3%
Baltic village0.47 sq mi0.1%51.7%
Stone Creek village0.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beach City village0.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Barnhill village0.36 sq mi0.1%94.8%
Roswell village0.26 sq mi<0.1%93.9%

Showing top 25 of 27 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 680,49270.7%10.2%49.3%
OH District 1228,70825.2%3.6%47.0%
OH District 134,6414.1%0.6%3.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,993
Active Voters
63,086 (90.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,1017.3%
Republican15,56422.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded49,32870.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,290 (31.8%)115 (0.2%)<10 (—)
2023–202454,889 (78.4%)4,362 (6.2%)13,030 (18.6%)
2021–202238,176 (54.5%)3,540 (5.1%)11,152 (15.9%)
2019–202051,266 (73.2%)6,731 (9.6%)8,787 (12.6%)
2017–201837,057 (52.9%)4,776 (6.8%)8,000 (11.4%)
2015–201644,397 (63.4%)8,904 (12.7%)16,514 (23.6%)
2013–201426,940 (38.5%)5,533 (7.9%)5,780 (8.3%)
2011–201238,603 (55.2%)2,555 (3.7%)7,766 (11.1%)

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
113,221 (± 307)
Median Age
41.9
Median Household Income
$66,434 (± $2,376)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,06523.0%
18 to 6463,93256.5%
65 and over23,22420.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,4413.9%
White, not Hispanic104,89092.6%
Black, not Hispanic6980.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3790.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3780.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3632.1%

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
111,761
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,896

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic108,46997.1%
Hispanic3,2842.9%
White105,42194.3%
Black7090.6%
Asian2650.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native650.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2670.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic84,58398.5%
Hispanic1,3151.5%
White82,59796.2%
Black9321.1%
Asian3260.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5920.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races1300.2%

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