House districts / Ohio
Ohio's 7th congressional district
OH-7. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Brian Poindexter Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.7mSpent $2.9m · Cash $794k
- Max Miller Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.3mSpent $3.4m · Cash $136k
5 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 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 44.1% | Trump 55.1% | 0.8% | R+11.0 | R+10.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 44.6% | Trump 54.2% | 1.2% | R+9.6 | R+9.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 41.8% | Trump 53.8% | 4.4% | R+11.9 | R+11.5 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 786,630 | |
| Adults (18+) | 627,367 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 97.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 16.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 22.9% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 86.3% | 57.8% |
| Black | 3.0% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 37.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $86,283 | $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 | Max L. Miller Republican | 51.1% | Matt Diemer Democrat others 12.8% | 36.1% | R+15.0 |
| 2022 | Max Miller Republican | 55.3% | Matthew Diemer Democrat | 44.6% | R+10.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Bob Gibbs Republican | 67.5% | Quentin Potter Democrat others 3.3% | 29.2% | R+38.3 |
| 2018 | Bob Gibbs Republican | 58.7% | Ken Harbaugh Democrat | 41.3% | R+17.5 |
| 2016 | Bob Gibbs Republican | 64.0% | Roy Rich Democrat others 7.0% | 29.0% | R+35.1 |
| 2014 | Bob Gibbs Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 2012 | Bob Gibbs Republican | 56.4% | Joyce R. Healy-Abrams Democrat | 43.6% | R+12.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Steve Austria Republican | 62.2% | Bill Conner Democrat others 5.6% | 32.2% | R+29.9 |
| 2008 | Steve Austria Republican | 58.2% | Sharen Swartz Neuhardt Democrat | 41.8% | R+16.4 |
| 2006 | David L. Hobson Republican | 60.6% | William R. Conner Democrat | 39.4% | R+21.2 |
| 2004 | David L. Hobson Republican | 65.0% | Kara Anastasio Democrat | 35.0% | R+29.9 |
| 2002 | David L. Hobson Republican | 67.6% | Kara Anastasio Democrat others 5.3% | 27.2% | R+40.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | David L. Hobson Republican | 67.6% | Donald E. Minor Democrat others 7.3% | 25.1% | R+42.5 |
| 1998 | David L. Hobson Republican | 67.2% | Donald E. Minor, Jr. Democrat others 5.1% | 27.7% | R+39.5 |
| 1996 | David L. Hobson Republican | 67.8% | Richard K. Blain Democrat others 5.8% | 26.4% | R+41.5 |
| 1994 | David L. Hobson Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1992 | David L. Hobson Republican | 71.3% | Clifford S. Heskett Democrat | 28.7% | R+42.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | David L. Hobson Republican | 62.1% | Jack Schira Democrat | 37.9% | R+24.1 |
| 1988 | Michael DeWine Republican | 73.9% | Jack Schira Democrat | 26.1% | R+47.8 |
| 1986 | Mike DeWine Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1984 | Michael DeWine Republican | 76.7% | Donald E. Scott Democrat others 2.3% | 21.1% | R+55.6 |
| 1982 | Michael DeWine Republican | 56.3% | Roger D. Tackett Democrat others 1.8% | 42.0% | R+14.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Clarence J. Brown Republican | 76.1% | Donald Hollister Democrat | 23.9% | R+52.2 |
| 1978 | Clarence J. Brown Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1976 | Clarence J. Brown Republican | 64.8% | Dorothy Franke Democrat | 35.1% | R+29.7 |
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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-7 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