Ohio's 15th Congressional District
Ohio · OH-15
Ohio's 15th Congressional District is one of 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio, represented in Congress by Mike Carey (Republican). It is home to roughly 781,223 people, with a median age of 37.1. The population is about 74% White. The median household income is $76,100, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+9).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,717 square miles, OH-15 is the 204th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 288 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.17 ranks 358th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 45% of OH-15 voters backed Kamala Harris and 54% Donald Trump — a R+9 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+7.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.1 years old; 23.9% of residents are under 18 and 13.9% are 65 or older. About 8.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 11.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $76,100, the district's median household income ranks 225th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $231,844, and the median rent is $1,209 a month. 12.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.1-minute commute (14% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).