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Sep 27, 2023 · Members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission are shown a new set of proposed Statehouse maps during a meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. The panel has reconvened to redraw Ohio’s legislative boundaries after five earlier sets of maps were declared unconstitutionally gerrymandered. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
Redistricting in Ohio is the process by which boundaries are redrawn for federal congressional and state legislative districts. It has historically been highly controversial. It has historically been highly controversial.
- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from Ohio Ohio comprises 15 congressional districts. The table below lists Ohio's current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: Ohio State Senate and Ohio House of Representatives Ohio comprises 33 state Senate districts and 99 state House districts. Each Senate district comprises three House districts. State senators are elected every four years in partisan elections. State representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census Ohio was apportioned 15 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented a net loss of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and...
Redistricting after the 2010 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Ohio state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature rece...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of Ohio ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measure(s) relating to redistricting in Ohio. 1. Ohio Apportionment of Legislative Districts Amendment (May 1967) 2. Ohio Legislative Redistricting Amendment (May 1965) 3. Ohio Congressional District Apportionment Referendum (1915) 4. Ohio Issue 4, Redistricting Commission Initiative (2005) 5. Ohio Senatorial Reapportionment Amendment (1921) 6. Ohio Issue 2, Red...
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"Jul 18, 2024 · The Ohio Supreme Court ruled five times that the state legislative maps drawn by politicians were unconstitutional, and in a separate case, it also struck down the state’s congressional maps twice. But politicians continued the backroom work to gerrymander the state, demonstrating that the current redistricting system is broken beyond repair.
Sep 27, 2023 · The Ohio Redistricting Commission only voted on new state legislative maps. Ohio’s current congressional map will be used again next year after Democrats and good government groups dropped their ...
Oct 2, 2023 · The 2024 map has 12 local districts. Based on recent electoral history, Democrats are expected to win between 8 and 11 seats. Ohio Senate: The two parties currently split four Franklin County districts, but Democrats should gain a seat. The 2024 map has four districts, with three favoring Democrats by double-digit margins.
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Sep 7, 2023 · The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others, told the Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday that they are willing to live with the U.S. House map approved March 2, 2022, which was used in last year’s elections.
