Ohio State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-026
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
3,009.6 sq mi
Water Area
19.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Seneca County551.03 sq mi18.3%100.0%
Union County431.76 sq mi14.3%100.0%
Sandusky County408.25 sq mi13.6%100.0%
Wyandot County406.88 sq mi13.5%100.0%
Morrow County406.13 sq mi13.5%100.0%
Marion County403.81 sq mi13.4%100.0%
Crawford County401.79 sq mi13.4%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marysville city16.10 sq mi0.5%98.9%
Marion city12.96 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fremont city8.52 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bucyrus city7.38 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Galion city7.20 sq mi0.2%97.0%
Tiffin city6.87 sq mi0.2%94.9%
Upper Sandusky city6.80 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clyde city5.23 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Fostoria city5.18 sq mi0.2%68.4%
Ballville CDP4.52 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Iberia CDP3.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Gilead village3.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crestline village3.11 sq mi0.1%91.7%
McCutchenville CDP2.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bellevue city2.75 sq mi0.1%44.9%
Morral village2.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gibsonburg village2.31 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Candlewood Lake CDP2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carey village2.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New California CDP2.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cardington village2.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harpster village1.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dublin city1.92 sq mi0.1%7.8%
Stony Prairie CDP1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lindsey village1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 73 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 4164,16448.1%20.9%43.0%
OH District 5117,92334.6%15.0%43.4%
OH District 958,89617.3%7.5%13.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
222,879
Active Voters
197,989 (88.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic13,2636.0%
Republican57,65525.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded151,96168.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202660,962 (27.4%)114 (0.1%)1,843 (0.8%)
2023–2024173,588 (77.9%)10,094 (4.5%)46,577 (20.9%)
2021–2022121,478 (54.5%)10,924 (4.9%)45,662 (20.5%)
2019–2020159,425 (71.5%)16,236 (7.3%)37,559 (16.9%)
2017–2018115,332 (51.7%)10,911 (4.9%)28,886 (13.0%)
2015–2016137,401 (61.6%)20,471 (9.2%)59,461 (26.7%)
2013–201479,614 (35.7%)7,873 (3.5%)21,229 (9.5%)
2011–2012120,308 (54.0%)9,340 (4.2%)33,573 (15.1%)

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
344,605
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$70,449 (± $1,421)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1876,12422.1%
18 to 64204,81559.4%
65 and over63,66618.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,0324.7%
White, not Hispanic301,94987.6%
Black, not Hispanic8,0322.3%
Asian, not Hispanic4,8581.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3130.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3060.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,0973.5%

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
340,472
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
264,990

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic325,93395.7%
Hispanic14,5344.3%
White304,57189.5%
Black8,1622.4%
Asian2,8470.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3090.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races6030.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic255,51796.4%
Hispanic9,4793.6%
White240,57490.8%
Black9,6423.6%
Asian2,5631.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5971.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races3490.1%

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