Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
Ohio · OH-03
Ohio's 3rd Congressional District is one of 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio, represented in Congress by Joyce Beatty (Democrat). It is home to roughly 785,803 people, with a median age of 34.3. The population is about 54% White. The median household income is $70,638, and 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+40).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 221 square miles, OH-03 is the 369th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,556 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.59 ranks 5th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 70% of OH-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 29% Donald Trump — a D+40 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+44.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.3 years old; 22.4% of residents are under 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older. About 13.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 16.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $70,638, the district's median household income ranks 282nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $277,070, and the median rent is $1,201 a month. 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 22.9-minute commute (17.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).