Ohio State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-028
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
213.9 sq mi
Water Area
5.87 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Summit County214.00 sq mi100.0%51.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Akron city61.93 sq mi28.9%100.0%
Green city32.03 sq mi15.0%100.0%
Hudson city25.62 sq mi12.0%100.0%
New Franklin city24.99 sq mi11.7%100.0%
Stow city17.09 sq mi8.0%100.0%
Tallmadge city13.57 sq mi6.3%96.7%
Fairlawn city4.56 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Portage Lakes CDP3.96 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Clinton village3.59 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Munroe Falls city2.77 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Mogadore village1.60 sq mi0.7%74.5%
Lakemore village1.45 sq mi0.7%99.9%
Silver Lake village1.42 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Sawyerwood CDP0.74 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cuyahoga Falls city0.06 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 15 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 13355,425100.0%45.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
238,330
Active Voters
208,973 (87.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic35,43414.9%
Republican31,80613.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded171,09071.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202663,687 (26.7%)1,273 (0.5%)238 (0.1%)
2023–2024174,888 (73.4%)31,791 (13.3%)25,092 (10.5%)
2021–2022121,726 (51.1%)23,631 (9.9%)26,484 (11.1%)
2019–2020164,170 (68.9%)35,518 (14.9%)12,324 (5.2%)
2017–2018121,619 (51.0%)21,056 (8.8%)15,234 (6.4%)
2015–2016139,885 (58.7%)39,997 (16.8%)40,037 (16.8%)
2013–201473,846 (31.0%)11,454 (4.8%)7,698 (3.2%)
2011–2012125,993 (52.9%)13,684 (5.7%)18,169 (7.6%)

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
353,420 (± 397)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$64,734 (± $1,658)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1873,87620.9%
18 to 64212,62560.2%
65 and over66,91918.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,4183.2%
White, not Hispanic245,51369.5%
Black, not Hispanic59,27016.8%
Asian, not Hispanic14,8564.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1860.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4430.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic20,6995.9%

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
343,370
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
271,302

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic334,35497.4%
Hispanic9,0142.6%
White248,55572.4%
Black58,01816.9%
Asian10,5063.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races1,5230.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic265,43297.8%
Hispanic5,8752.2%
White205,88575.9%
Black48,92718.0%
Asian8,1153.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5090.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races8520.3%

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