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Mar 8, 2022 · Ohio Redistricting 2022 Tracker: Congressional Maps by District. After the state Supreme Court struck down the GOP’s first map, Ohio Republicans passed a new map that similarly protects their...
Jul 19, 2022 · Who controls redistricting in Ohio right now? Republicans fully control the congressional redistricting process. New maps are drawn by the Republican state legislature and enacted by three-fifths...
- 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"Sep 27, 2023 · The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Tuesday night gave final, bipartisan approval to new state legislative district maps that could be in place for as long as eight years.
Jan 13, 2022 · The Ohio Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision invalidated the GOP-drawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission back to the drawing board.
Sep 27, 2023 · Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who retired last year, is helping the effort, which calls itself Citizens Not Politicians. The amendment would replace the current commission with a 15-person citizen-led commission made up of Republicans, Democrats and independents.
A new set of Ohio House and Ohio Senate districts was unanimously approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission last month. That plan remains in limbo, after being challenged Oct. 5 as part of the ongoing lawsuit over Statehouse districts.
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