Ohio State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-hd-097
State
Ohio
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
907.4 sq mi
Water Area
9.62 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Muskingum County664.55 sq mi73.2%100.0%
Guernsey County242.89 sq mi26.8%46.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Zanesville city11.78 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Cambridge city6.37 sq mi0.7%100.0%
North Zanesville CDP3.55 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pleasant Grove CDP3.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Nashport CDP2.49 sq mi0.3%100.0%
New Concord village1.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dresden village1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duncan Falls CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Byesville village1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Frazeysburg village1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Zanesville village0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Philo village0.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kimbolton CDP0.50 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Buffalo CDP0.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cumberland village0.49 sq mi0.1%99.9%
East Fultonham CDP0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Trinway CDP0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Roseville village0.27 sq mi<0.1%39.6%
Pleasant City village0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fultonham village0.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norwich village0.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gratiot village0.06 sq mi<0.1%41.0%
Adamsville village0.05 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 23 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 12114,521100.0%14.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
70,768
Active Voters
62,479 (88.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,7835.3%
Republican15,69522.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded51,29072.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,386 (21.7%)<10 (—)16 (0.0%)
2023–202453,745 (75.9%)2,883 (4.1%)12,889 (18.2%)
2021–202236,614 (51.7%)2,844 (4.0%)11,292 (16.0%)
2019–202050,695 (71.6%)4,773 (6.7%)8,282 (11.7%)
2017–201835,910 (50.7%)3,680 (5.2%)9,706 (13.7%)
2015–201642,710 (60.4%)6,095 (8.6%)17,349 (24.5%)
2013–201424,220 (34.2%)2,987 (4.2%)9,189 (13.0%)
2011–201237,028 (52.3%)2,784 (3.9%)9,083 (12.8%)

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
114,488 (± 796)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$59,242 (± $2,013)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,76122.5%
18 to 6467,09558.6%
65 and over21,63218.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4821.3%
White, not Hispanic104,32591.1%
Black, not Hispanic3,3742.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4420.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic450.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4390.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3693.8%

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
114,095
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
88,374

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic112,77698.8%
Hispanic1,3181.2%
White104,78891.8%
Black3,3773.0%
Asian3650.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native470.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races2290.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic87,62999.2%
Hispanic7430.8%
White82,42893.3%
Black3,9264.4%
Asian4540.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6570.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1610.2%

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