Ohio State Senate District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-031
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
031
Land Area
2,154.4 sq mi
Water Area
15.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio State Senate District 31

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 mi30.8%100.0%
Tuscarawas County567.39 sq mi26.3%100.0%
Wayne County554.79 sq mi25.8%100.0%
Guernsey County242.89 sq mi11.3%46.5%
Stark County124.58 sq mi5.8%21.7%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wooster city17.07 sq mi0.8%97.8%
Zanesville city11.78 sq mi0.5%100.0%
New Philadelphia city8.22 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cambridge city6.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dover city5.70 sq mi0.3%98.3%
Orrville city5.61 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rittman city5.29 sq mi0.2%83.9%
Wilkshire Hills CDP4.60 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Sugarcreek village3.79 sq mi0.2%99.8%
North Zanesville CDP3.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pleasant Grove CDP3.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kidron CDP2.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Newcomerstown village2.84 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Uhrichsville city2.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nashport CDP2.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brewster village2.27 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Creston village2.01 sq mi0.1%91.8%
Doylestown village1.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Sparta village1.82 sq mi0.1%99.5%
New Concord village1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Navarre village1.78 sq mi0.1%97.2%
Dalton village1.65 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Strasburg village1.41 sq mi0.1%98.2%
New Pittsburg CDP1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dennison village1.35 sq mi0.1%99.7%

Showing top 25 of 69 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 12143,22941.5%18.2%57.2%
OH District 7116,89433.9%14.9%25.8%
OH District 680,49223.3%10.2%15.8%
OH District 134,6411.3%0.6%1.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
209,959
Active Voters
187,598 (89.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic13,3366.4%
Republican50,38024.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded146,24369.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202654,591 (26.0%)117 (0.1%)2,318 (1.1%)
2023–2024163,618 (77.9%)10,899 (5.2%)41,437 (19.7%)
2021–2022113,640 (54.1%)9,863 (4.7%)36,331 (17.3%)
2019–2020153,093 (72.9%)16,757 (8.0%)24,909 (11.9%)
2017–2018110,176 (52.5%)12,096 (5.8%)27,372 (13.0%)
2015–2016130,670 (62.2%)21,117 (10.1%)53,443 (25.5%)
2013–201475,018 (35.7%)10,017 (4.8%)20,230 (9.6%)
2011–2012114,242 (54.4%)7,887 (3.8%)30,094 (14.3%)

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
344,297 (± 852)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$66,477 (± $1,316)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1879,76223.2%
18 to 64197,49357.4%
65 and over67,04219.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,8082.6%
White, not Hispanic316,85992.0%
Black, not Hispanic5,4271.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1430.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2430.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,6092.8%

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
340,675
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
261,411

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic333,50997.9%
Hispanic7,1642.1%
White318,13293.4%
Black5,5471.6%
Asian1,2920.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races9410.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic257,79298.6%
Hispanic3,6231.4%
White247,58294.7%
Black6,3482.4%
Asian1,4590.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7270.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races6680.3%

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