Ohio State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-072
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
414.9 sq mi
Water Area
14.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Portage County414.84 sq mi100.0%85.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kent city9.22 sq mi2.2%97.2%
Ravenna city5.63 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Brimfield CDP3.97 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Suffield CDP2.71 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Garrettsville village2.54 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Windham village2.06 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Mantua village1.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Brady Lake CDP1.32 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hiram village1.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Atwater CDP1.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mogadore village0.55 sq mi0.1%25.4%
Tallmadge city0.47 sq mi0.1%3.3%
Sugar Bush Knolls village0.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 14120,00497.8%15.3%98.9%
OH District 132,7122.2%0.3%1.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,697
Active Voters
69,179 (89.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,07211.7%
Republican15,28519.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded53,34068.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,377 (24.9%)1,712 (2.2%)<10 (—)
2023–202461,467 (79.1%)6,647 (8.6%)13,166 (16.9%)
2021–202243,042 (55.4%)6,736 (8.7%)10,645 (13.7%)
2019–202055,616 (71.6%)11,716 (15.1%)5,948 (7.7%)
2017–201840,453 (52.1%)7,446 (9.6%)7,292 (9.4%)
2015–201646,369 (59.7%)11,291 (14.5%)15,215 (19.6%)
2013–201427,060 (34.8%)6,761 (8.7%)4,874 (6.3%)
2011–201240,643 (52.3%)5,995 (7.7%)7,571 (9.7%)

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
122,110 (± 51)
Median Age
37.3
Median Household Income
$66,950 (± $3,615)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,47817.6%
18 to 6479,45365.1%
65 and over21,17917.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7072.2%
White, not Hispanic106,63687.3%
Black, not Hispanic5,0884.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0971.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1300.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4620.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9904.1%

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
119,704
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
98,396

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic117,21997.9%
Hispanic2,4882.1%
White107,95990.2%
Black5,0194.2%
Asian8850.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3710.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic96,53298.1%
Hispanic1,8621.9%
White89,85691.3%
Black4,7104.8%
Asian1,1361.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6880.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2040.2%

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