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Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Ohio snapshot25,135

Induced abortions reported in Ohio

2025

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Induced pregnancy terminations reported as occurring in Ohio during 2025, including telehealth prescriptions reported for Ohio residents.

By completed weeks of gestation

Less than 9 weeks: 18,353 (73.0%)
9–12 weeks: 4,504 (17.9%)
13–19 weeks: 1,985 (7.9%)
20 weeks and over: 293 (1.2%)

How it was measured: Ohio Department of Health compilation of Confidential Abortion Reports and Post-Abortion Care Reports for Complications.

Keep in mind

The report excludes Ohio residents who obtained abortions outside Ohio.
The March 1 publication deadline required analysis of a preliminary dataset, and the department states that some reports may have been incomplete or in transit.
These gestational categories are the department's reporting groups and should not be relabeled as medical trimesters.

Ohio Department of Health ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect abortion accessRestrict abortion access

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Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Ohio snapshot$1,034/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

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Median monthly gross rent for occupied rental units paying cash rent, including contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities.

Other statewide housing measures

Median owner-occupied home value: $214,800
Owner costs with a mortgage: $1,517/month
Owner-occupied housing rate: 67.2%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide multi-year estimate; local rents and current asking rents can differ substantially.
The owner measures describe owner-occupied units and are not estimates of the current cost to purchase a home.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Expand affordable housingLower property costs

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Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Ohio snapshot8.1%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Understand this number

Share of Ohio’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This excludes people age 65 and older and is a annual survey estimate rather than a current enrollment count.
Insurance status does not measure affordability, provider availability, coverage adequacy, or quality of care.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Expand coverage and accessEmphasize choice and competition

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Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Ohio snapshot91.8%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Ohio residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

Additional attainment measure

Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This measures adult educational attainment, not the current public-school graduation rate or school performance.
It combines people educated in different jurisdictions and time periods.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Invest in public schoolsExpand school choice

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Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Ohio snapshot1,745

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths in which firearm injury was recorded as the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Ohio compared with the U.S.

Age-adjusted firearm death rate

Ohio: 14.6 per 100,000
United States: 13.1 per 100,000

Ohio's rate was 1.5 deaths per 100,000 higher than the national rate.

Both rates use 2024 National Vital Statistics System mortality data and are age-adjusted.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 14.6 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data published through CDC WONDER and Stats of the States.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm homicides, suicides, accidents, legal-intervention deaths, and deaths of undetermined intent.
Mortality data do not measure nonfatal firearm injuries, defensive uses, gun ownership, or the effect of any specific policy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

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Strengthen gun-safety lawsProtect gun rights

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Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Ohio snapshot5.2%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Ohio residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The survey does not assign legal status and this statewide estimate does not show recent arrivals or local distribution.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Prioritize border enforcementCreate legal pathways

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Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Ohio snapshot5.3%

Electricity generated from renewable resources

2024

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Share of electricity generated at Ohio facilities from renewable energy resources during 2024.

Renewable-share calculation

Renewable generation: 7,582,702 MWh
Total in-state generation: 142,746,706 MWh

Other major generation sources

Natural gas: 59.6%
Coal: 21.1%
Nuclear: 12.6%

How it was measured: FactVote sums EIA's 2024 hydroelectric, other-biomass, solar, wind, and wood generation and divides by total electric-industry generation, then rounds to one decimal place.

Keep in mind

This measures in-state electricity generation, not total energy consumption or the generation mix of imported electricity.
The percentage does not by itself measure emissions, reliability, affordability, or land use.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Ohio snapshot$3.80/gal

Regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

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Estimated statewide average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes.

Ohio compared with the U.S.

Regular gasoline price

Ohio: $3.797/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

Ohio's average was 27.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 6.7% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Recent weekly prices

Prior week: $3.981/gal
Weekly change: −18.4¢
One year earlier: $3.172/gal
Change from one year earlier: +62.5¢

How it was measured: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for Ohio. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from EIA's published prior-week and year-earlier observations.

Keep in mind

The statewide estimate does not represent the price at every station or in every Ohio community.
The series is nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and weekly estimates can be revised.
The price reflects crude-oil costs, refining, distribution, marketing, and taxes; it does not identify the effect of any single policy or market event.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

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Prioritize conservation and clean energyExpand domestic energy production

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Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Ohio snapshot$71,389

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

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Median money income received by Ohio households, expressed in inflation-adjusted 2024 dollars.

Additional household measure

People below the poverty threshold: 12.7%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

Household income is not take-home pay and does not directly account for taxes, benefits, household size, debt, or regional cost differences.
The poverty measure and income estimate are multi-year survey measures, not current economic forecasts.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Lower taxes and spendingInvest in workers and services

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Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Ohio snapshot

71.7%

Registered-voter turnout in the 2024 general election

November 5, 2024 general election

22.68%

Primary election turnout

May 5, 2026 primary election

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Ballots cast statewide as a share of Ohio's registered voters for the certified 2024 general election.

Latest certified turnout comparison

General: Nov. 5, 2024 · Primary: May 5, 2026

General election turnout: 71.7%
Primary election turnout: 22.68%

The general rate is reported by the Secretary of State; FactVote calculates the primary rate from the exact certified totals and rounds to two decimals.

The Secretary's press release rounds the primary turnout summary to 23%; FactVote reports 22.68% from 1,791,152 votes cast and 7,896,681 registered voters.

Ohio Secretary of State ↗

Certified participation totals

General ballots cast: 5,851,387
General registered voters: 8,159,946
Primary votes cast: 1,791,152
Primary registered voters: 7,896,681

How it was measured: The general rate comes from the Ohio Secretary of State's final statewide canvass. FactVote calculates the primary rate by dividing 1,791,152 certified votes cast by 7,896,681 registered voters and rounding to two decimals.

Keep in mind

The general and primary comparison spans different election cycles and should not be treated as a within-cycle change.
Registered-voter turnout is not the same as voting-eligible-population turnout.

Ohio Secretary of State ↗

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Expand voting accessIncrease election safeguardsStrengthen ethics and transparency

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Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Ohio snapshot311.9 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Understand this number

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

How it was measured: FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Ohio's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 90% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 94.3%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Ohio snapshot1,646.8 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Understand this number

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Ohio's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 90% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 94.3%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Ohio snapshot45,704

People in Ohio state prisons

January 2026

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Population held in Ohio state correctional institutions as of January 2026.

System context

Correctional institutions: 28
Average daily institutional cost per offender: $117.41

How it was measured: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction administrative data summarized by the nonpartisan Ohio Legislative Service Commission.

Keep in mind

This excludes most local jail populations, people on probation or parole, and people in federal custody.
The count does not measure reported crime, victimization, arrests, convictions, sentence length, recidivism, or prison capacity by itself.

Ohio Legislative Service Commission ↗

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Emphasize policing and enforcementEmphasize prevention and justice reform

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Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Ohio snapshot2,611,577

Ohioans receiving Social Security benefits

December 2025

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People in Ohio whose Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits were in current-payment status in December 2025.

Ohio compared with the U.S.

Residents receiving Social Security benefits

Ohio: 21.9%
United States: 20.1%

Ohio's share was 1.8 percentage points higher than the national share.

Both shares use December 2025 beneficiaries in current-payment status and Census resident-population estimates.

Social Security Administration ↗

Benefit categories

Retired workers: 1,900,292
Disabled workers: 299,284
Widow(er)s and parents: 169,406
Spouses: 98,465
Children: 144,130

How it was measured: Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record data assigned geographically using U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 data.

Keep in mind

The total includes retirement, survivor, dependent, and disability beneficiaries and is not limited to retirees.
People whose benefits were withheld are excluded; residence is assigned from administrative mailing information, including representative-payee addresses where applicable.

Social Security Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect or expand benefitsChange benefits to address long-term costs

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Foreign policy and diplomacy

Diplomacy, alliances, and the use of U.S. military force abroad.

Strengthen diplomacy and alliancesLimit U.S. military intervention abroad

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Veterans and military families

Veterans' care, benefits, housing, work, and transition to civilian life.

Protect or expand veterans' care and benefitsExpand veterans' housing, education, and work support

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National defense

Military readiness, modernization, and defense spending.

Invest in military readiness and modernizationReduce military spending

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Digital privacy and surveillance

Personal data rights and limits on surveillance.

Strengthen personal data rightsLimit government and workplace surveillance

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Artificial intelligence

AI safeguards, accountability, research, and development.

Set AI rules and safeguardsInvest in AI research and development

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Libraries and access to books

Public library services and access to books.

Support and expand library servicesProtect access to library books

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