Ohio's congressional districts

Ohio is divided into 16 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 Census, Ohio lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average,[2] and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011. This map was ruled unconstitutional as partisan gerrymandering, and state Republicans were told to redraw the map before June 14, 2019.[3] However, on October 7, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to the map, allowing it to stay in effect for the 2020 election.[4]

Ohio's congressional districts since 2013[1]

Starting in the 2022 midterms, per the 2020 United States census, Ohio will lose a congressional seat.[5] By December 7th, 2021, six lawsuits had been filed against the new 15-seat congressional map, citing it as "racially discriminatory". The proposed map favors Republican to Democratic districts by a 12-3 margin.[6]

2021 Redistricting

For the 2022 map, redistricting occurred. On November 17th, after lengthy discussions, a new map was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives 55-36, along party lines, with no Democrat voting in favor of the map.[7] The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, where he accepted it 3 days later on the 20th.[8] The map has been controversial, as Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans.[7][8]

Current districts and representatives

On May 3, 2019, a three-judge panel from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio declared the Ohio's 2012 district map contrary to Article One of the United States Constitution, as "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" and ordered "the enactment of a constitutionally viable replacement" prior to the 2020 presidential election.[9] An appeal made to the Supreme Court resulted in the order to redraw the map being nullified.[4]

List of members of the Ohio United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political rating according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 16 members, with 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map
1st
Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati)		 Republican R+4 January 3, 2011 – present
2nd
Brad Wenstrup (R-Cincinnati)		 Republican R+9 January 3, 2013 – present
3rd
Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus)		 Democratic D+19 January 3, 2013 – present
4th
Jim Jordan (R-Urbana)		 Republican R+20 January 3, 2007 – present
5th
Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green)		 Republican R+15 December 11, 2007 – present
6th
Bill Johnson (R-Marietta)		 Republican R+24 January 3, 2011 – present
7th
Bob Gibbs (R-Lakeville)		 Republican R+18 January 3, 2011 – present
8th
Warren Davidson (R-Troy)		 Republican R+19 June 7, 2016 – present
9th
Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo)		 Democratic D+9 January 3, 1983 – present
10th
Mike Turner (R-Dayton)		 Republican R+5 January 3, 2003 – present
11th
Shontel Brown (D-Warrensville Heights)		 Democratic D+30 November 4, 2021 – present
12th
Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville)		 Republican R+6 September 5, 2018 – present
13th
Tim Ryan (D-Warren)		 Democratic D+1 January 3, 2003 – present
14th
Dave Joyce (R-Russell Township)		 Republican R+7 January 3, 2013 – present
15th
Mike Carey (R-Columbus)		 Republican R+9 November 4, 2021 – present
16th
Anthony Gonzalez (R-Rocky River)		 Republican R+10 January 3, 2019 – present

Historical district boundaries
  • Districts from 2003–2013

Obsolete districts

See also

References
  1. "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. Wang, Robert (2010-12-21). "Census costs Ohio two seats in Congress". The Canton Repository. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. Rosenberg, Gabe. "Ohio's Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Court". radio.wosu.org. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. "U.S. Supreme Court tosses challenge to Republican-drawn Ohio congressional maps". Reuters. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  6. "Federal lawsuit says Ohio's new state legislative, congressional maps discriminate against Black voters". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. Balmert, Jessie. "Ohio Republicans propose congressional district maps advantaging the GOP. See them here". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. News, A. B. C. "Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. Rosenberg, Gabe (May 3, 2019). "Federal Court Throws Out Ohio's Congressional Map". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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