Ohio State House District 79

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-079
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
079
Land Area
858.4 sq mi
Water Area
6.89 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 79

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Columbiana County463.70 sq mi54.0%87.2%
Carroll County394.61 sq mi46.0%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Calcutta CDP12.17 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Salem city6.23 sq mi0.7%96.9%
Columbiana city5.38 sq mi0.6%88.1%
East Liverpool city4.70 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lake Mohawk CDP3.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Palestine village3.15 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Glenmoor CDP2.79 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Carrollton village2.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Guilford Lake CDP2.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Leetonia village2.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Salineville village2.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wellsville village1.80 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lisbon village1.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Croft CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Minerva village1.06 sq mi0.1%48.4%
Summitville village0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Waterford village0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Negley CDP0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Tomahawk CDP0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Malvern village0.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hanoverton village0.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salem Heights CDP0.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pekin CDP0.50 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Washingtonville village0.44 sq mi0.1%66.2%
East Rochester CDP0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 6120,988100.0%15.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
76,436
Active Voters
67,582 (88.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,6056.0%
Republican21,17727.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded50,65466.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202620,569 (26.9%)<10 (—)8,149 (10.7%)
2023–202458,736 (76.8%)3,754 (4.9%)16,319 (21.3%)
2021–202241,875 (54.8%)3,628 (4.7%)14,284 (18.7%)
2019–202055,092 (72.1%)5,352 (7.0%)11,700 (15.3%)
2017–201838,923 (50.9%)3,913 (5.1%)9,113 (11.9%)
2015–201646,586 (60.9%)7,861 (10.3%)18,814 (24.6%)
2013–201427,568 (36.1%)2,992 (3.9%)3,877 (5.1%)
2011–201239,444 (51.6%)4,280 (5.6%)9,435 (12.3%)

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
119,874 (± 21)
Median Age
44.3
Median Household Income
$59,005 (± $1,683)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,60020.5%
18 to 6469,01157.6%
65 and over26,26321.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2681.9%
White, not Hispanic110,57692.2%
Black, not Hispanic2,1131.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2470.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic580.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4110.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1373.5%

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
119,298
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
94,719

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic117,38398.4%
Hispanic1,9181.6%
White112,13994.0%
Black2,2451.9%
Asian2250.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native690.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races4020.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic93,46898.7%
Hispanic1,2441.3%
White89,67194.7%
Black2,3752.5%
Asian3570.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native7020.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races3820.4%

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