Ohio State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-023
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
84.9 sq mi
Water Area
785.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cuyahoga County84.92 sq mi100.0%18.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cleveland city48.43 sq mi57.0%62.3%
Westlake city15.93 sq mi18.8%100.0%
Lakewood city5.54 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Rocky River city4.73 sq mi5.6%100.0%
Fairview Park city4.69 sq mi5.5%100.0%
Bay Village city4.57 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Bratenahl village1.03 sq mi1.2%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 11285,96576.2%36.4%64.8%
OH District 789,43723.8%11.4%35.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
251,996
Active Voters
199,702 (79.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,93914.7%
Republican18,6927.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded196,36577.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202658,859 (23.4%)12,989 (5.2%)5,250 (2.1%)
2023–2024158,754 (63.0%)27,436 (10.9%)14,433 (5.7%)
2021–2022110,215 (43.7%)32,942 (13.1%)15,076 (6.0%)
2019–2020153,901 (61.1%)33,302 (13.2%)6,932 (2.8%)
2017–2018114,727 (45.5%)29,037 (11.5%)10,341 (4.1%)
2015–2016134,149 (53.2%)44,347 (17.6%)27,916 (11.1%)
2013–201472,123 (28.6%)19,128 (7.6%)7,257 (2.9%)
2011–2012119,415 (47.4%)23,160 (9.2%)13,463 (5.3%)

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
369,032 (± 2,820)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$54,666 (± $1,226)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1874,74920.3%
18 to 64236,03764.0%
65 and over58,24615.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,7269.7%
White, not Hispanic202,36954.8%
Black, not Hispanic100,88927.3%
Asian, not Hispanic12,3873.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1890.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic490.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5310.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic15,8924.3%

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
355,929
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
282,468

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic323,12090.8%
Hispanic32,8069.2%
White201,83756.7%
Black99,87328.1%
Asian8,3832.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1890.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.0%
Two or More Races1,4610.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic259,64891.9%
Hispanic22,8228.1%
White171,27060.6%
Black78,19127.7%
Asian7,9542.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1510.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander470.0%
Two or More Races8140.3%

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