Ohio's congressional districts: Difference between revisions

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'''[[Ohio]]''' is divided into 15 [[congressional district]]s, each represented by a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. After the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average,<ref name=cantonrep>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Robert|title=Census costs Ohio two seats in Congress|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20101221/NEWS/312219842|access-date=4 November 2015|publisher=The Canton Repository|date=2010-12-21}}</ref> and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011. Starting in the [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|2022 midterms]], per the [[2020 United States census]], Ohio lost its [[Ohio's 16th Congressional District|16th congressional seat]], ending up with its current 15 districts.<ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/politics/us-census-2020-results/index.html|title=Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats|publisher=CNN|last1=Merica|first1=Dan|last2=Stark|first2=Liz|date=April 26, 2021|accessdate=April 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Current districts and representatives==

The following table is a list of members of the United States House delegation from Ohio, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the [[Cook Partisan Voting Index|CPVI]]. The delegation in the [[118th United States Congress]] has a total of 15 members, with 10 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 5 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].

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{| class="wikitable sticky-header-multi sortable"

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! colspan=6 | Current U.S. representatives from Ohio

|-

! District

! Member<br/>{{Small|(Residence)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Members#MemberProfiles|access-date=2022-01-06|website=clerk.house.gov}}</ref>

! Party

! data-sort-type="date" | Incumbent since

! data-sort-type="number" | [[CPVI]]<br/>{{Small|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2022 |title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=January 5, 2023|publisher=The Cook Political Report}}</ref>

! class="unsortable" | District map

|-

! {{ushr|OH|1|R}}

| data-sort-value="Landsman, Greg" | [[File:Greg Landsman Official Portrait 118th Congress.jpg|frameless|125x125px]]<br/>'''[[Greg Landsman]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Cincinnati]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| January 3, 2023

| {{Shading PVI|D|2}}

| [[File:Ohio's 1st congressional district in Cincinnati (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|2|R}}

| data-sort-value="Wenstrup, Brad" | [[File:Brad Wenstrup official.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Brad Wenstrup]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Hillsboro, Ohio|Hillsboro]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| January 3, 2013

| {{Shading PVI|R|25}}

| [[File:Ohio's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|3|R}}

| data-sort-value="Beatty, Joyce" | [[File:Joyce Beatty congressional portrait 114th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joyce Beatty]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| January 3, 2013

| {{Shading PVI|D|20}}

| [[File:Ohio's 3rd congressional district in Columbus (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|4|R}}

| data-sort-value="Jordan, Jim" | [[File:Jim Jordan official photo, 114th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jim Jordan]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Urbana, Ohio|Urbana]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| January 3, 2007

| {{Shading PVI|R|20}}

| [[File:Ohio's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|5|R}}

| data-sort-value="Latta, Bob" | [[File:Bob Latta portrait 118th Congress.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Bob Latta]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| December 11, 2007

| {{Shading PVI|R|15}}

| [[File:Ohio's 5th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|6|R}}

| data-sort-value="Rulli, Michael" | [[File:Noimage.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Michael Rulli]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Salem, Ohio|Salem]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| June 11, 2024

| {{Shading PVI|R|16}}

| [[File:Ohio's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|7|R}}

| data-sort-value="Miller, Max" | [[File:Rep. Max Miller official photo, 118th Congress (1).jpg|frameless|122x122px]]<br/>'''[[Max Miller (politician)|Max Miller]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Rocky River, Ohio|Rocky River]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| January 3, 2023

| {{Shading PVI|R|7}}

| [[File:Ohio's 7th congressional district in Cleveland (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|8|R}}

| data-sort-value="Davidson, Warren" | [[File:Warren Davidson Congressional Portrait ca2017.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Warren Davidson]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Troy, Ohio|Troy]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| June 7, 2016

| {{Shading PVI|R|14}}

| [[File:Ohio's 8th congressional district in Cincinnati (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|9|R}}

| data-sort-value="Kaptur, Marcy" | [[File:Marcy Kaptur Wikipedia.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Marcy Kaptur]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| January 3, 1983

| {{Shading PVI|R|3}}

| [[File:Ohio's 9th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|10|R}}

| data-sort-value="Turner, Mike" | [[File:Mike Turner 118th Congress.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Mike Turner]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| January 3, 2003

| {{Shading PVI|R|4}}

| [[File:Ohio's 10th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|11|R}}

| data-sort-value="Brown, Shontel" | [[File:Shontel Brown 1.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Shontel Brown]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Warrensville Heights, Ohio|Warrensville Heights]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| November 4, 2021

| {{Shading PVI|D|28}}

| [[File:Ohio's 11th congressional district in Cleveland (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|12|R}}

| data-sort-value="Balderson, Troy" | [[File:Troy Balderson, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Troy Balderson]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| September 5, 2018

| {{Shading PVI|R|18}}

| [[File:Ohio's 12th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|13|R}}

| data-sort-value="Sykes, Emilia" | [[File:Rep. Emilia Sykes - 118th Congress (1.jpg|frameless|141x141px]]<br/>'''[[Emilia Sykes]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Akron, Ohio|Akron]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| January 3, 2023

| {{Shading PVI|R|1}}

| [[File:Ohio's 13th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|14|R}}

| data-sort-value="Joyce, David" | [[File:David Joyce.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[David Joyce (politician)|Dave Joyce]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[South Russell, Ohio|South Russell]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| January 3, 2013

| {{Shading PVI|R|9}}

| [[File:Ohio's 14th congressional district (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

! {{ushr|OH|15|R}}

| data-sort-value="Carey, Mike" | [[File:Mike Carey 117th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Mike Carey (politician)|Mike Carey]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]])}}

| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}

| November 4, 2021

| {{Shading PVI|R|6}}

| [[File:Ohio's 15th congressional district in Columbus (since 2023).svg|250px]]

|-

|}<section end="Current representatives"/>

[[File:Ohio Congressional Districts, 113th Congress.tif|350px|thumb|Ohio's congressional districts 2013-2023<ref>{{cite web|title=The national atlas|url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html|publisher=nationalatlas.gov|access-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045635/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>]]

[[File:Pagecgd112 oh.pdf|350px|thumb|Districts from 2003–2013]]

*[[Ohio's 16th congressional district]]

== Redistricting challenges ==

===2019 challenge===

On May 3, 2019, a three-judge panel from the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] declared 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 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|2020 elections]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Gabe |title=Federal Court Throws Out Ohio's Congressional Map |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/03/720047669/federal-court-throws-out-ohios-congressional-map |access-date=5 May 2019 |publisher=National Public Radio (NPR) |date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> An appeal made to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] resulted in the order to redraw the map being nullified.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gerrymandering-idUSKBN1WM1K7|title=U.S. Supreme Court tosses challenge to Republican-drawn Ohio congressional maps|date=2019-10-08|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-04-04|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2022 redistricting ===

{{See also|2020 United States redistricting cycle}}

On November 17, 2021, 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Balmert|first=Jessie|title=Ohio Republicans propose congressional district maps advantaging the GOP. See them here|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/ohio-republicans-unveil-congressional-district-maps/6252444001/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, [[Mike DeWine]], where he accepted it 3 days later on November 20.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ohio-governor-signs-congressional-district-map-law-81299252|access-date=2021-11-23|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>

The map has been controversial, as Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> By December 7, 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.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/federal-lawsuit-says-ohios-new-state-legislative-congressional-maps-discriminate-against-black-voters.html|title=Federal lawsuit says Ohio’s new state legislative, congressional maps discriminate against Black voters|publisher=cleveland.com|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>

On January 14, 2022, the [[Ohio Supreme Court]] declared the map a partisan gerrymander, violating Article XIX of the [[Constitution of Ohio]], in a 4-3 decision. The [[Ohio General Assembly]] had 30 days to draw a new map.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Uniss|first=Kyle Anne|date=January 14, 2022|title=Ohio Supreme Court invalidates GOP-drawn congressional districts|work=[[Courthouse News Service]]|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116022218/https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|archive-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref>

On March 16, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the new proposed state legislative district map for the third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/565167130/Ohio-Supreme-Court-March-16-2022-ruling-on-state-legislative-maps|title=Ohio Supreme Court March 16, 2022 ruling on state legislative maps|website=Scribd|date=March 16, 2022|author=Andy Chow|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> In spite of the decision, the primary elections scheduled to take place on May 3 were held using the second set of districts. Even though the maps were struck down, the state’s constitution allows for the second version to be used for the primary elections because a third proposal won’t be ready until after the May 3 primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/03/us/elections/results-ohio.html|title=Ohio Primary Election Results|website=New York Times|date=May 3, 2022|author=Staff|access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/us/politics/ohio-court-congress-maps.html|title=In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections|website=New York Times|date=March 17, 2022|author=Michael Wines|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>