Ohio

Congressional Races:
Districts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Population (1994): 11,102,000 (up 2.4% from 1990); 4.3% of U.S. total

Voting-age population: 8,313,000; 1994 turnout, 41%

Median age: 33.3 years

Median household
income: $31,855 ($409 above U.S. median)

Unemployment: 5.0% (0.6% below U.S. average, March 1996)

Last presidential election:

Clinton (D): 40%

Bush (R): 38%

Perot (I): 21%

Congressional delegation: 14 Republicans, seven Democrats

Though a redistricting in 1992, giving Ohio its smallest congressional contingent since 1870, was supposed to result in an even distribution of Republican and Democratic districts, it turned out quite differently. In a state that is a standard of American normalcy, such a disadvantage is especially disconcerting for the Democrats. [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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