Ohio's 2nd Congressional District
Ohio · OH-02
Ohio's 2nd Congressional District is one of 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio, represented in Congress by David Taylor (Republican). It is home to roughly 784,783 people, with a median age of 40.9. The population is about 92% White. The median household income is $63,370, and 22% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+48).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 7,660 square miles, OH-02 is the 99th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 102 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.26 ranks 249th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 26% of OH-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 73% Donald Trump — a R+48 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+45.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.9 years old; 21.5% of residents are under 18 and 18.3% are 65 or older. About 1.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 2.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $63,370, the district's median household income ranks 360th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $177,243, and the median rent is $862 a month. 15.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.3-minute commute (8.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).