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Ohio has had at least 11 congressional districts since the 1820 census. The district's current general location dates from the 1990 census, when most of the old 21st District was combined with portions of the old 20th District to form the new 11th District centered around Cleveland. Parts of Akron, a city some distance to the south, were added ...
Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2010 census, Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average, [1] and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011.
The Polsby–Popper test is a mathematical compactness measure of a shape developed to quantify the degree of gerrymandering of political districts. The method was developed by lawyers Daniel D. Polsby and Robert Popper, [1] though it had earlier been introduced in the field of paleontology by E.P. Cox. [2] The method was chosen by Arizona's redistricting commission in 2000.
Ohio's current congressional map includes a district that pairs red Warren County with blue Cincinnati. It features a central Ohio district that combines half of the state's richest county with ...
The Ohio Redistricting Commission voted to approve a new congressional district map as election officials across Ohio asked the General Assembly to delay the May 3 primary.
For example, Ohio Republicans won about 55% of the vote in recent statewide elections so a proportionate map would favor Republicans in eight or nine of Ohio's 15 congressional districts ...
The 2012 amendment was organized by a coalition including the League of Women Voters of Ohio and Common Cause Ohio, while it received opposition from the Ohio Farm Bureau Association and Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Newspapers including the Akron Beacon Journal [1] and The Plain Dealer [2] editorialized in opposition to the 2012 measure.
Governor Mike DeWine set the primary date for August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The general election was on November 2. Shontel Brown won both the competitive Democratic primary and the general election, and was sworn in on November 4.