House districts / Ohio
Ohio's 2nd congressional district
OH-2. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- David Taylor Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.8mSpent $1.2m · Cash $707k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 28.5% | Trump 70.7% | 0.8% | R+42.2 | R+47.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 29.5% | Trump 69.1% | 1.4% | R+39.6 | R+45.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 29.4% | Trump 66.5% | 4.2% | R+37.1 | R+43.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 786,629 | |
| Adults (18+) | 616,067 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 99.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 23.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 23.9% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 91.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 2.0% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.5% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 22.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $64,819 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | David J. Taylor Republican | 73.6% | Samantha Meadows Democrat | 26.4% | R+47.1 |
| 2022 | Brad R. Wenstrup Republican | 74.5% | Samantha Meadows Democrat | 25.5% | R+49.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Brad R. Wenstrup Republican | 61.1% | Jaime M. Castle Democrat | 38.9% | R+22.2 |
| 2018 | Brad R. Wenstrup Republican | 57.5% | Jill Schiller Democrat others 1.2% | 41.2% | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Brad R. Wenstrup Republican | 65.0% | William R. Smith Democrat others 2.2% | 32.8% | R+32.2 |
| 2014 | Brad R. Wenstrup Republican | 66.0% | Marek Tyszkiewicz Democrat | 34.0% | R+31.9 |
| 2012 | Brad Wenstrup Republican | 58.6% | William R. Smith Democrat | 41.4% | R+17.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Jean Schmidt Republican | 58.5% | Surya Yalamanchili Democrat others 6.9% | 34.7% | R+23.8 |
| 2008 | Jean Schmidt Republican | 44.8% | Victoria Wulsin Democrat others 17.7% | 37.5% | R+7.4 |
| 2006 | Jean Schmidt Republican | 50.5% | Victoria Wulsin Democrat others 0.2% | 49.4% | R+1.1 |
| 2004 | Rob Portman Republican | 71.7% | Charles W. Sanders Democrat | 28.3% | R+43.4 |
| 2002 | Rob Portman Republican | 74.0% | Charles Sanders Democrat | 25.9% | R+48.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Rob Portman Republican | 73.6% | Charles W. Sanders Democrat others 3.3% | 23.1% | R+50.5 |
| 1998 | Rob Portman Republican | 75.8% | Charles W. Sanders Democrat | 24.2% | R+51.6 |
| 1996 | Rob Portman Republican | 72.0% | Thomas R. Chandler Democrat others 5.4% | 22.6% | R+49.4 |
| 1994 | Rob Portman Republican | 77.4% | Les Mann Democrat | 22.6% | R+54.9 |
| 1992 | Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Republican | 70.1% | Thomas R. Chandler Democrat | 29.9% | R+40.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. Republican | 64.4% | Tyrone K. Yates Democrat | 35.6% | R+28.8 |
| 1988 | Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Republican | 72.3% | Chuck R. Stidham Democrat | 27.7% | R+44.6 |
| 1986 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. Republican | 70.7% | William F. Stineman Democrat | 29.3% | R+41.5 |
| 1984 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. Republican | 68.6% | Thomas J. Porter Democrat | 31.4% | R+37.2 |
| 1982 | Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Republican | 62.7% | William J. Luttmer Democrat others 3.1% | 34.2% | R+28.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Thomas A. Luken Democrat | 58.7% | Tom (Thearon) Atkins Republican | 41.3% | D+17.4 |
| 1978 | Thomas A. Luken Democrat | 52.4% | Stanley J. Aronoff Republican | 47.6% | D+4.7 |
| 1976 | Thomas A. Luken Democrat | 51.4% | Donald D. Claney Republican | 48.6% | D+2.7 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in OH-2 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits