Ohio State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-022
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
1,339.7 sq mi
Water Area
10.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Richland County495.23 sq mi37.0%100.0%
Ashland County422.99 sq mi31.6%100.0%
Medina County421.46 sq mi31.5%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mansfield city30.83 sq mi2.3%99.9%
Brunswick city12.96 sq mi1.0%99.7%
Medina city11.58 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Wadsworth city11.34 sq mi0.8%98.9%
Ashland city11.28 sq mi0.8%98.8%
Ontario city11.07 sq mi0.8%99.8%
Shelby city6.30 sq mi0.5%99.6%
Sharon Center CDP4.73 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sullivan CDP4.14 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lexington village3.84 sq mi0.3%94.4%
Bellville village2.85 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Seville village2.61 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Lodi village2.25 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Loudonville village2.23 sq mi0.2%82.1%
Westfield Center village2.12 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Valley City CDP1.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cinnamon Lake CDP1.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nankin CDP1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plymouth village1.23 sq mi0.1%49.1%
Butler village1.08 sq mi0.1%84.1%
Polk village1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rittman city1.01 sq mi0.1%16.0%
Spencer village0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shiloh CDP0.91 sq mi0.1%23.4%
Perrysville village0.79 sq mi0.1%99.0%

Showing top 25 of 38 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 7182,47050.7%23.2%31.5%
OH District 4177,38349.3%22.5%68.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
241,981
Active Voters
218,491 (90.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,8107.8%
Republican62,48125.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded160,69066.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202665,243 (27.0%)299 (0.1%)1,415 (0.6%)
2023–2024195,742 (80.9%)15,093 (6.2%)50,902 (21.0%)
2021–2022138,922 (57.4%)13,772 (5.7%)47,215 (19.5%)
2019–2020181,443 (75.0%)20,319 (8.4%)27,911 (11.5%)
2017–2018130,435 (53.9%)14,323 (5.9%)30,688 (12.7%)
2015–2016153,236 (63.3%)23,928 (9.9%)64,761 (26.8%)
2013–201490,492 (37.4%)9,119 (3.8%)17,540 (7.2%)
2011–2012136,759 (56.5%)11,056 (4.6%)35,829 (14.8%)

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
361,015
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$76,735 (± $1,621)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1878,20221.7%
18 to 64210,67258.4%
65 and over72,14120.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,7742.4%
White, not Hispanic321,60489.1%
Black, not Hispanic11,3583.1%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9290.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1970.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2670.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4520.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,4344.0%

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
357,978
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
280,136

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic349,80297.7%
Hispanic8,1812.3%
White324,24490.6%
Black11,2673.1%
Asian2,2480.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1980.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2650.1%
Two or More Races1,0610.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic274,84698.1%
Hispanic5,2921.9%
White256,58591.6%
Black12,9214.6%
Asian2,8311.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7400.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2460.1%
Two or More Races6520.2%

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