Ohio State House District 82

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-082
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
082
Land Area
1,540 sq mi
Water Area
8.04 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 82

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Putnam County482.54 sq mi31.3%100.0%
Paulding County416.43 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Van Wert County409.15 sq mi26.6%100.0%
Defiance County231.83 sq mi15.1%56.3%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Defiance city12.67 sq mi0.8%98.4%
Van Wert city7.51 sq mi0.5%99.7%
Ottawa village4.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Leipsic village3.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hicksville village2.55 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Paulding village2.36 sq mi0.2%98.6%
Kalida village1.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glandorf village1.64 sq mi0.1%94.2%
Sherwood village1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cecil village1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delphos city1.35 sq mi0.1%40.7%
Antwerp village1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Columbus Grove village1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Continental village1.17 sq mi0.1%97.8%
Pandora village1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ottoville village0.94 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Dupont village0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Melrose village0.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Scott village0.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oakwood village0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Payne village0.68 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Convoy village0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cloverdale village0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fort Jennings village0.55 sq mi<0.1%98.5%
Middle Point village0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 40 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 582,18871.8%10.4%84.9%
OH District 932,27628.2%4.1%15.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,139
Active Voters
68,987 (89.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,5474.6%
Republican21,28227.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded52,31067.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,883 (25.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202460,713 (78.7%)2,302 (3.0%)14,934 (19.4%)
2021–202242,448 (55.0%)2,968 (3.8%)17,211 (22.3%)
2019–202055,875 (72.4%)4,382 (5.7%)14,367 (18.6%)
2017–201840,365 (52.3%)2,720 (3.5%)11,055 (14.3%)
2015–201648,921 (63.4%)5,587 (7.2%)24,223 (31.4%)
2013–201429,180 (37.8%)3,383 (4.4%)8,512 (11.0%)
2011–201242,347 (54.9%)2,845 (3.7%)13,851 (18.0%)

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
113,605 (± 524)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$73,669 (± $2,372)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,47823.3%
18 to 6464,64556.9%
65 and over22,48219.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,7087.7%
White, not Hispanic100,72788.7%
Black, not Hispanic8470.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3390.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1010.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1970.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6382.3%

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
112,636
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
86,280

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic104,67292.9%
Hispanic7,9657.1%
White101,56690.2%
Black9130.8%
Asian2720.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1030.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.0%
Two or More Races2100.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic81,21194.1%
Hispanic5,0675.9%
White78,98691.5%
Black1,1051.3%
Asian3820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5750.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1500.2%

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