Ohio's 13th Congressional District
Ohio · OH-13
Ohio's 13th Congressional District is one of 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio, represented in Congress by Emilia Sykes (Democrat). It is home to roughly 778,866 people, with a median age of 40.6. The population is about 76% White. The median household income is $68,313, and 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (D+0.046).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 601 square miles, OH-13 is the 310th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,296 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.31 ranks 171st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 49.569% of OH-13 voters backed Kamala Harris and 49.523% Donald Trump — a D+0.046 margin, the 1st-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+3.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.6 years old; 20.8% of residents are under 18 and 18.8% are 65 or older. About 5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 6.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $68,313, the district's median household income ranks 316th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $194,074, and the median rent is $965 a month. 13.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.1-minute commute (12.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).