Ohio State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-085
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
1,077.7 sq mi
Water Area
4.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Champaign County428.99 sq mi39.8%100.0%
Shelby County407.69 sq mi37.8%100.0%
Logan County241.03 sq mi22.4%52.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sidney city11.97 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Bellefontaine city10.05 sq mi0.9%99.2%
Urbana city7.91 sq mi0.7%95.1%
Jackson Center village1.72 sq mi0.2%100.0%
St. Paris village1.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
East Liberty CDP1.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rosewood CDP1.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Botkins village1.26 sq mi0.1%99.9%
West Liberty village1.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Quincy village1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Lewisburg village1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Anna village1.04 sq mi0.1%93.7%
Kettlersville village1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Loramie village1.01 sq mi0.1%97.5%
De Graff village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mechanicsburg village0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Russia village0.79 sq mi0.1%90.7%
Valley Hi village0.62 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Newport CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%22.2%
Woodstock village0.28 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Christiansburg village0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Port Jefferson village0.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mutual village0.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Zanesfield village0.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lockington village0.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 26 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 484,70972.6%10.8%81.4%
OH District 1531,94327.4%4.1%18.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,705
Active Voters
69,548 (89.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,1944.1%
Republican23,80630.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded50,70565.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,339 (24.9%)0 (0.0%)4,772 (6.1%)
2023–202461,267 (78.8%)2,658 (3.4%)18,999 (24.5%)
2021–202242,769 (55.0%)2,554 (3.3%)17,332 (22.3%)
2019–202055,968 (72.0%)4,145 (5.3%)15,184 (19.5%)
2017–201840,308 (51.9%)2,864 (3.7%)12,568 (16.2%)
2015–201648,419 (62.3%)5,024 (6.5%)22,994 (29.6%)
2013–201428,948 (37.3%)2,320 (3.0%)10,609 (13.7%)
2011–201242,239 (54.4%)1,810 (2.3%)13,342 (17.2%)

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
117,429 (± 634)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$74,804 (± $2,178)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,64823.5%
18 to 6468,44558.3%
65 and over21,33618.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2091.9%
White, not Hispanic107,25991.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,3052.0%
Asian, not Hispanic6710.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4220.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4213.8%

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
116,689
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,039

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic114,64198.2%
Hispanic2,0461.8%
White107,98692.5%
Black2,3792.0%
Asian4010.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races4450.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic87,70198.5%
Hispanic1,3381.5%
White83,40293.7%
Black2,5252.8%
Asian8370.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6890.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2910.3%

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