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 due to "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]

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.[5] 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+5 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+14 January 3, 2007 – present
5th
Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green)		 Republican R+11 December 11, 2007 – present
6th
Bill Johnson (R-Marietta)		 Republican R+16 January 3, 2011 – present
7th
Bob Gibbs (R-Washington Township)		 Republican R+12 January 3, 2011 – present
8th
Warren Davidson (R-Troy)		 Republican R+17 June 7, 2016 – present
9th
Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo)		 Democratic D+14 January 3, 1983 – present
10th
Mike Turner (R-Dayton)		 Republican R+4 January 3, 2003 – present
11th
Marcia Fudge (D-Warrensville Heights)		 Democratic D+32 November 18, 2008 – present
12th
Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville)		 Republican R+7 September 5, 2018 – present
13th
Tim Ryan (D-Niles)		 Democratic D+7 January 3, 2003 – present
14th
Dave Joyce (R-Richmond Heights)		 Republican R+5 January 3, 2013 – present
15th
Steve Stivers (R-Upper Arlington)		 Republican R+7 January 3, 2011 – present
16th
Anthony Gonzalez (R-Rocky River)		 Republican R+8 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. 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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