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Franklin County

Ohio · county seat Columbus · 1,361,536 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 45 ZIP codes · 42 cities, villages and townships

1,361,536 people (July 2025 estimate), +2.9% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 75.5 years; median household income $76,578 (2024). The county in numbers

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Franklin County, Ohio

Local events in Franklin County

2,204 events in the next 90 days from 59 public calendars. All local events in Franklin County

  1. 7-Week Dance Sessions, Ages 2-7

    Oct 27 to 31 · Leap of Faith Dance Company, Westerville · From Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce

  2. Back to the Future: Scavenger Hunt in the Museum

    Oct 1 to 31 · Westerville Public Library · From Westerville Public Library

  3. Cinema Saturdays – Dublin Summer Fun Series

    All day · Riverside Crossing Park · Free · From City of Dublin

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Franklin County in numbers

The public records that are kept county by county, in 28 blocks. Every figure names its source; a tile's small line gives the comparison or the date.

Population

How many people live here, how the count has moved since 2020 and since 1900, and how the USDA classes the county.

residents, July 2025 estimate
1,361,536
Census Bureau vintage 2025
since the April 2020 census
+2.9%
from 1,323,793 in the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base
births since July 2020
86,662
deaths since July 2020
55,765
net migration since July 2020
+7,126
people who moved in, minus people who moved out
net domestic migration, 2025
-7,191
moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out
net international migration, 2025
+9,441

Franklin County has never had more people than it has today.

It is 8.3 times its 1900 size.

USDA rural-urban continuum code 1 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): metro - counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more.

USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a metro county with a government-dependent economy, with none of the ERS distress flags.

Franklin County population by census year (Census Bureau)
YearPeopleSource
18103,486first census that counted the county
185042,909decennial census
1900164,460decennial census
1950503,410decennial census
1970833,249decennial census
1990961,437decennial census
20001,068,736Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
20101,163,414decennial census
20201,323,793Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
20251,361,536July estimate

Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (vintage 2025, join_popest.py); decennial counts 1900-1990 from 'Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990', 2000/2010 from intercensal files; USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023; USDA ERS county typology codes, 2015 edition · Census population estimates · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS county typology · About this topic

Moving in and out

People on tax returns that changed county between the returns filed in 2022 and 2023, counted by the IRS.

people moved in, 2022 to 2023
49,123
on tax returns filed from a new county
people moved out
58,702
net people
-9,579
moved in, minus moved out
people stayed put
996,743
income that moved in
$2.0 billion
adjusted gross income on the arrivals' 2023 returns
income that moved out
$2.7 billion
adjusted gross income on the leavers' 2023 returns
Where arriving people came from (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
FromPeople
Delaware, OH4,187
Fairfield, OH3,219
Licking, OH2,621
Where leaving people went (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
ToPeople
Delaware, OH7,675
Fairfield, OH5,116
Licking, OH3,838

Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration flows, 2022-2023 · IRS migration data · About this topic

Income and poverty

The Census Bureau's 2024 small-area estimates for the county.

of residents below the poverty line, 2024
13.9%
of children below the poverty line, 2024
17.8%
median household income, 2024
$76,578

Source: Census SAIPE 2024 county estimates · Census SAIPE · About this topic

Jobs and wages

Unemployment in the latest month and what employers in the county pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

unemployment rate, July 2026
3.2%
4.6% a year earlier
people in the labor force, July 2026
733,351
looking for work
23,736
average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026
$1,596
+5.1% on the year
jobs covered by unemployment insurance
784,853
+0.7% on the year
establishments
39,434
Largest private sectors, first quarter of 2026 (BLS QCEW)
SectorJobsAverage weekly wage
health care and social assistance127,592$1,172
retail64,238$859
restaurants and hotels61,997$540

Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1 · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · About this topic

The county economy

What the county produces and earns, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

real GDP, 2024 (2017 dollars)
$111.9 billion
+11.0% since 2019
GDP in 2024 dollars
$142.0 billion
current dollars, before adjusting for inflation
personal income per person, 2024
$66,705
13th of Ohio's 88 counties
change in income per person since 2019
+31.5%
before inflation

Source: BEA regional accounts: county GDP (CAGDP1), per capita personal income (CAINC1), 2024 · BEA county GDP · About this topic

Businesses opening and closing

How many workplaces with employees opened and closed each year since 1978, how many people applied to start a business, and how many businesses run with no employees at all.

workplaces opened in 2023
2,760
2,441 closed
net workplaces, 2019 to 2023
+1,961
openings minus closings
applications to start a business, 2025
28,573
+73% since 2019
businesses with no employees, 2023
125,504
+44% since 2012

A workplace here is one location with paid employees: a chain with five stores is five. An application to start a business is a request for a federal employer number, not an opening, and most applicants never hire anyone.

Workplaces opened and closed, average per year
YearsOpenedClosedNet
1978 to 19892,4201,980+441
the 1990s2,6472,337+310
the 2000s2,6932,662+31
the 2010s2,3682,193+175
2020 to 20232,8122,439+373
Workplaces opened and closed, 2019 to 2023
YearOpenedClosedNet
20192,4461,976+470
20202,4612,321+140
20213,0352,469+566
20222,9902,524+466
20232,7602,441+319

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Business Dynamics Statistics 1978-2023; Business Formation Statistics, county business applications 2005-2025; Nonemployer Statistics 2012-2023 · Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Formation Statistics, counties · Census Nonemployer Statistics · About this topic

Federal money

What the federal government obligated to the county in fiscal 2025, by county of performance; Social Security, Medicare and most benefits are not counted.

in federal contracts performed in the county, fiscal 2025
$4.2 billion
$3,138 a resident
in federal grants, fiscal 2025
$12.5 billion
$9,472 a resident
in federal loans and loan guarantees
$85 million
in direct federal payments to people and organizations
$7.2 billion

Source: USAspending federal awards by county of performance, fiscal 2025 · USAspending · About this topic

Health rankings

County Health Rankings 2025 measures for the county, with the Ohio figure alongside.

life expectancy at birth
75.5 years
Ohio 75.2
years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)
9,721.5
Ohio 9,740
population health group among U.S. counties
4 of 10
1 is healthiest
community conditions group among U.S. counties
4 of 10
1 is best
of children in poverty
19.8%
Ohio 17.5%
uninsured
8.2%
Ohio 7.1%

At least one community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.

County Health Rankings 2025: Franklin County and Ohio
MeasureFranklin CountyOhio
Life expectancy at birth (years)75.575.2
Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)9,721.59,740
Adults in fair or poor health17.7%17.9%
Uninsured8.2%7.1%
Children in poverty19.8%17.5%
Median household income$71,730$67,873
Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio)4.54.6
Households with severe housing problems15.2%12.7%
People per primary care physician9851,328
People per mental health provider215286
People per dentist1,0421,535
Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees2,4543,033
Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination56%51%
Injury deaths per 100,000108.3100.7
Suicides per 100,00012.014.7
Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18)69.159.2
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births7.87.0
Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 1916.717.4
Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³)8.27.8
Any drinking water violation in the countyYes
Population used by the rankings1,326,063
Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest)4
Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best)4

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) · County Health Rankings · About this topic

Cancer

New cancers and cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, from the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles.

new cancers a year per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, 2018 to 2022
457.7
95% confidence interval 452.5 to 463.0 · Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6
cases a year
6,083
incidence trend
falling
-0.4% a year
cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023
149.8
Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4
cancer deaths a year
1,933
death-rate trend
falling
-1.9% a year
Cancer incidence by site, 2018 to 2022 (NCI State Cancer Profiles)
SitePer 100,000OhioCases a yearTrend
Lung59.963.6789falling
Colorectal33.938.4435falling
Female breast139.9133.0990rising
Prostate127.2120.8822falling
Leukemia10.713.0139stable
Bladder20.021.8252stable

Source: NCI State Cancer Profiles, county incidence 2018-2022 and mortality 2019-2023 · NCI cancer profiles · About this topic

Drug overdoses

Provisional overdose death counts by county from the CDC, 12 months at a time.

overdose deaths in the 12 months ending December 2025
348
CDC provisional count
deaths per 100,000 residents
26.2
Ohio 20.8
deaths a year earlier
491
highest 12-month total since 2020
855
12 months ending April 2021

Source: CDC NCHS provisional county drug overdose deaths, 12-month-ending counts; CDC VSRR for the Ohio row · CDC overdose data · About this topic

Medicare

Who in the county is on Medicare and how they are covered, from CMS enrollment counts.

people on Medicare, 2025
205,918
15% of residents
aged 65 or over
182,149
younger people with disabilities
23,769
chose a Medicare Advantage plan
57%
also on Medicaid
18%
with Part D drug coverage
83.5%
enrollment since 2020
+10.9%
185,649 enrollees then

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment by county, 2025 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment · About this topic

Severe weather

Hail, wind, flooding and tornado reports logged for the county in NOAA's Storm Events database.

severe weather reports, 2016 to 2026
351
NOAA Storm Events log
deaths
2
injuries
3
in reported damage
$3 million
largest hail
1.75 in
September 1, 2019
strongest measured gust
69 mph
March 22, 2026

The costliest event was tornadoes on September 26, 2018, $750,000 in damage. Damage evident of a weak tornado began in the Olde Towne neighborhood of Columbus. There were numerous large tree branches down or tree trunks snapped, along wi…

Severe weather reports by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
KindReports
damaging thunderstorm wind162
hail90
river and street flooding58
flash floods30
Zone-wide advisories by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
KindReports
winter weather66
high wind15
strong wind5

Source: NOAA Storm Events database, 2016-2026 · NOAA storm events · About this topic

Weather warnings

Every warning, watch and advisory the National Weather Service has issued for the county since 2015.

tornado warnings since 2015
22
severe thunderstorm warnings
226
flash flood warnings
30
winter storm or blizzard warnings
10
warnings, watches and advisories in all
1,139
National Weather Service products for Franklin County since 2015 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
ProductCount
Tornado Warning22
Tornado Watch24
Severe Thunderstorm Warning226
Flash Flood Warning30
Flood Warning26
Areal Flood Warning14
Areal Flood Advisory182
Winter Storm Warning10
Winter Weather Advisory82
Excessive Heat Warning4
Heat Advisory25
Extreme Cold Warning3
Wind Chill Warning4
Snow Squall Warning6
Tornado warnings by year
YearWarnings
20151
20172
20183
20192
20205
20232
20244
20251
20262

Source: National Weather Service warnings/watches/advisories, Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, since 2015 · IEM warning archive · About this topic

Drought

How often the U.S. Drought Monitor has put the county in drought since 2000.

weeks in moderate drought or worse since 2020
32
of them severe or worse
11
most recently 11 weeks in 2024
weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020
65
of all weeks since 2000 in drought
5%

The worst reading since 2000 was extreme drought in September 2024.

As of September 1, 2026: no drought.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics, 2000-2026 · U.S. Drought Monitor · About this topic

The long-run climate

Average temperature and precipitation over the whole county since 1895, from NOAA's county climate series; only complete years count.

average year, 1996 to 2025
53.2 °F
51.5 °F in 1901 to 1930 · 51.3 °F in 1951 to 1980
change since 1901 to 1930
+1.7 °F
warmest year since 1895
2024
56.4 °F
precipitation in the average year, 1996 to 2025
41.7 in
39.7 in 1901 to 1930 (+4.9%)
wettest year since 1895
2018
55.1 inches
average temperature, 2025
53.1 °F
39.4 inches of precipitation

Source: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly temperature and precipitation, 1895-2026 (climdiv-tmpccy / climdiv-pcpncy) · NOAA climate at a glance · About this topic

Hazard mitigation

FEMA-funded projects in the county that reduce future flood, storm and other losses: buyouts, plans, studies and equipment.

hazard mitigation projects since 1996
13
FEMA grants, program years 1996 to 2020
total project worth
$8 million
$4 million federal
properties covered
46

Largest: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine for Franklin County Board Of County Commissioners, $2 million (fiscal 2012).

Mitigation projects by type since 1996 (OpenFEMA)
Project typeProjects
Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine4
Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan3
Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies2

Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · About this topic

Air quality this year

The EPA's daily county air quality index for 2026 so far: how many days were good, moderate or worse, and the year's peak.

good air days in 2026 so far
61
of 120 days indexed through April 30, 2026
moderate days
59
days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse
0
peak air quality index
81
PM2.5, April 30, 2026

Source: EPA daily county AQI file for 2026 (January to the file's latest date) · EPA air data files · About this topic

Clean air standards

Which federal air standards the county fails or once failed, from the EPA's Green Book.

Franklin County is a maintenance area for the ozone (2008) standard (Columbus, OH area, redesignated 2016), the ozone (2015) standard (Columbus, OH area, redesignated 2019), the fine particulate (1997) standard (Columbus, OH area, redesignated 2013), meaning it once failed that standard and must keep a plan to stay clean.

EPA Green Book status for Franklin County (September 2026)
StandardAreaClassificationStatusRedesignatedCovers
ozone (2008)Columbus, OHMarginalmaintenance2016whole county
ozone (2015)Columbus, OHMarginalmaintenance2019whole county
fine particulate (1997)Columbus, OHFormer Subpart 1maintenance2013whole county

Source: EPA Green Book county nonattainment/maintenance status (nayro.xls, September 2026) · EPA Green Book · About this topic

Air toxics

The EPA's modeled lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics across the county.

lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics
30 in a million
EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Mostly formaldehyde (18.1 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (2.9 in a million).

Source: EPA AirToxScreen 2020 · EPA AirToxScreen · About this topic

Water use

The 2015 figures are the U.S. Geological Survey's last county estimate, made a different way; the two are not a trend.

million gallons of fresh water withdrawn a day, 2015 (USGS estimate)
188.3
people served by public water systems, 2015
1,244,700
51 gallons a person a day used at home
people supplying their own water at home, 2015
7,000
The U.S. Geological Survey's 2015 county estimate, which also counts small wells (million gallons a day)
UseMillion gallons a day
All uses188.3
Public water systems155.8
Power plants (thermoelectric)0.1
Industry (own supply)0.5
Irrigation1.6
Mining29.7
Livestock0.0
Fish farms (aquaculture)0.0

Source: USGS 2015 county water-use census (Dieter and others 2018) · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · About this topic

Fluoridated water

The share of county residents on community water whose water is fluoridated, from the Ohio Department of Health.

of residents on community water receive fluoridated water
99.9%

Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic

Firefighting foam (PFAS)

PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam registered in the county with Ohio EPA, which is collecting it for disposal so it is never sprayed again.

fire departments or other holders registered
7
of PFAS-based AFFF foam registered with Ohio EPA
3,800 gal
in sealed containers
635 gal
in opened containers
3,165 gal

Source: Ohio EPA AFFF firefighting-foam inventory · Ohio EPA PFAS · About this topic

Road salt grants

H2Ohio pays for brine makers, calibrated spreaders and covered salt barns so less chloride reaches streams and wells.

H2Ohio chloride-reduction grant awarded in the county
1

Source: Ohio EPA H2Ohio chloride reduction grants · Ohio EPA chloride reduction grants · About this topic

Farms

The county's farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. A dash means NASS published no figure: withheld to protect individual farms, or none reported.

farms, 2022
372
131 acres to a farm on average
acres in farms
48,728
41,888 acres of cropland
of the county's land is cropland
12.0%
farm products sold, 2022
$72 million
22% from livestock, poultry and their products
Crops and livestock, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crop or animalAcres or head
Corn for grain (acres harvested)11,727
Soybeans (acres harvested)20,845
Irrigated land (acres)501
Cattle and calves293
Hogs and pigs—
Egg-laying chickens3,404
Broilers and other meat chickens688
Turkeys46

Source: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture county totals (Quick Stats bulk file) · USDA Census of Agriculture · NASS 2022 county profile · About this topic

Farm pesticides

Pesticides applied on the county's farms in 2018 as estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey, in kilograms of active ingredient.

of pesticide active ingredient used on farms, 2018
55,436 kg
USGS estimate (preliminary, high estimate)
per square mile of land
101.9 kg
59th of Ohio's 88 counties, most per square mile first
atrazine
7,416 kg
glyphosate
20,910 kg
compounds with an estimate
127
Largest pesticides by amount applied, 2018 (USGS, kilograms)
CompoundKilograms
glyphosate20,910
atrazine7,416
metolachlor6,545
acetochlor2,964
2,4-D2,018

Source: USGS preliminary county agricultural pesticide-use estimates, 2018 (high estimate) · USGS county pesticide-use estimates, 2018 · About this topic

Rail accidents

Accidents railroads reported to the Federal Railroad Administration in the county since 2010. Yard mishaps at walking speed dominate; main-line derailments are the rare, dangerous ones.

rail equipment accidents since 2010
68
FRA Form 54
derailments
40
hazardous materials cars releasing cargo
3
people evacuated
200

Source: FRA Form 54 rail equipment accident reports, county fallback for railAccidentLine() · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · About this topic

House records

Where the house-by-house records on this county's ZIP pages come from, and how current they are.

parcel records placed on the map
440,970
snapshot of August 15, 2026

Franklin County Auditor monthly appraisal and tax accounting extracts (2026-08-15), with the Tax Parcel layer.

Office: Franklin County Auditor (Michael Stinziano), Real Estate Division, 373 S High St 20th Floor, Columbus OH 43215.

These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.

Source: Franklin County Auditor monthly appraisal and tax accounting extracts (2026-08-15), with the Tax Parcel layer, snapshot 2026-08-15 · Franklin County Auditor (Michael Stinziano) · About this topic

What stands out

Where this county sits among Ohio's 88 on the measures the atlas tracks, and the sentences the inference engine built from them. Rankings and associations only: nothing here says one measure causes another, and a county-level pattern is not a fact about anyone who lives here.

measures flagged for this county
9
7 in the worst tenth of the 88
of the 85 counties with anything flagged
34th worst
economy, health, housing and household, safety
losing ground on Ohio
3
the gap to the state is widening
peer group the engine compares it against
metro

"Losing ground on Ohio" compares trends, not levels: a county can be losing ground while its own number improves, if the rest of the state improved faster over the same years.

Franklin County has Ohio's lowest share age 65 and over: 13.0% (2024). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Franklin County has Ohio's lowest net migration (IRS returns): -9,579 people (2022). Source: IRS SOI.

Franklin County has Ohio's lowest share of adults with a cancer diagnosis: 6.8% (2025). Source: CDC.

Franklin County has Ohio's highest share of women 65 and over up to date on preventive care: 45.5% (2023). Source: CDC.

Franklin County has Ohio's highest Yes share, 2024 statewide Issue 1: 64.9% (2024). Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

Franklin County has Ohio's lowest share of occupied housing units owner-occupied: 52.8% (2024). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Franklin County has Ohio's lowest share of adults with a hearing disability: 5.1% (2025). Source: CDC.

Franklin County has Ohio's highest minority status/language vulnerability percentile: 70.7% (2022). Source: ATSDR/CDC.

Measures where Franklin County stands out, worst first
MeasureLatestOhio medianRank, worst firstChange
Uninsured rate, all ages (SAHIE)10.1% (2024)7.9%9th of 8810.1% from 9.2% since 2015 · losing ground on Ohio
Violent crime rate (County Health Rankings)422.6 per 100,000 (2019)114.84th of 84422.6 from 587.0 since 2012
Net migration (IRS returns)-9,579 (2022)51.51st of 88
Share of adults who report loneliness (crude)38.6% (2025)34.3%2nd of 88
Share of adults with high blood pressure taking medicine for it (crude)76.2% (2025)80.0%2nd of 88
Household composition/disability vulnerability percentile52.9% (2022)49.8%31st of 8852.9% from 44.9% since 2010 · losing ground on Ohio
Socioeconomic status vulnerability percentile50.2% (2022)47.6%39th of 8850.2% from 42.5% since 2010 · losing ground on Ohio
Severe housing problems (County Health Rankings)15.2% (2025)11.2%4th of 88
Share of adults threatened with a utility shut-off in the past year (crude)9.3% (2025)7.9%8th of 88

Source: Cracked Buckeye inference engine (scripts/inference) over the county-year panel, run 2026-09-21 · What moves with what across Ohio

Places

The 42 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Franklin County, with the population of each.

Cities 16

Villages 8

Townships 18

ZIP codes

The 45 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Franklin County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.

ZIP codes of Franklin County: residents (2020 census), the water system serving most residents, radon, home value, school district and flood exposure
ZIPNameResidentsWater systemRadonHome valueSchool districtFlood
43123 Grove City 66,188 Columbus Public Water System 93%
Inland rivers		 6.9 pCi/L average radon Median home $284,700 South-Western City 3.5 stars overall 3.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43026 Hilliard 64,607 Columbus Public Water System 98%
Inland rivers		 6.2 pCi/L average radon Median home $347,900 Hilliard City 4.5 stars overall 3.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43081 Westerville 64,338 Westerville City 46%
Inland rivers		 5.4 pCi/L average radon Median home $329,800 Westerville City 3.5 stars overall 1.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43068 Reynoldsburg 59,585 Reynoldsburg City 68%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $241,800 Reynoldsburg City 3.5 stars overall 4.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43228 Columbus 58,465 Columbus Public Water System 95%
Inland rivers		 5.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $219,900 South-Western City 3.5 stars overall 1.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43230 Gahanna and Columbus 58,372 Gahanna City 57%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 8.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $306,500 Gahanna-Jefferson City 4 stars overall 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43229 Columbus 54,310 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $228,200 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43207 Columbus 46,853 Columbus Public Water System 90%
Groundwater (wells)		 5.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $180,800 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 1.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43235 Columbus 45,561 Columbus Public Water System 93%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 7.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $383,500 Worthington City 4 stars overall 0.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43232 Columbus 44,823 Columbus Public Water System 81%
Groundwater (wells)		 7.4 pCi/L average radon Median home $172,300 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 18% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43016 Columbus and Dublin 44,517 Columbus Public Water System 99%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $452,000 Dublin City 4.5 stars overall 0.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43017 Dublin 43,619 Columbus Public Water System 94%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 6.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $523,500 Dublin City 4.5 stars overall 1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43224 Columbus 43,544 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $170,800 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43204 Columbus 42,315 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Inland rivers		 4.4 pCi/L average radon Median home $185,800 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 1.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43110 Columbus and Canal Winchester 40,953 Columbus Public Water System 62%
Groundwater (wells)		 7.9 pCi/L average radon Median home $304,200 Canal Winchester Local 4 stars overall 11% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43201 Columbus 37,528 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.2 pCi/L average radon Median home $440,000 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 1.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43213 Whitehall and Columbus 35,105 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $211,700 Whitehall City 3 stars overall 12% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43221 Upper Arlington and Columbus 33,844 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 7.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $446,900 Upper Arlington City 5 stars overall 1.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43219 Columbus 30,457 Columbus Public Water System 99%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $199,200 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43119 Columbus and Galloway 30,072 Columbus Public Water System 77%
Inland rivers		 6.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $253,600 South-Western City 3.5 stars overall 2.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43004 Columbus and Blacklick 29,982 Columbus Public Water System 96%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 6.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $335,400 Licking Heights Local 4.5 stars overall 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43223 Columbus 27,951 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Inland rivers		 4.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $131,100 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 5.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43054 Columbus and New Albany 27,781 Columbus Public Water System 91%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.6 pCi/L average radon Median home $510,600 New Albany-Plain Local 5 stars overall 3.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43220 Columbus 27,736 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 6.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $473,500 Upper Arlington City 5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43209 Bexley and Columbus 27,727 Columbus Public Water System 51%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $392,500 Bexley City 5 stars overall 0.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43214 Columbus 26,805 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 7.4 pCi/L average radon Median home $400,400 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 1.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43085 Worthington and Columbus 25,566 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 8.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $407,100 Worthington City 4 stars overall 0.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43227 Columbus 25,041 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Groundwater (wells)		 6.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $152,800 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 3.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43212 Columbus 24,171 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $533,700 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43211 Columbus 23,160 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $112,700 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43231 Columbus 22,126 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $237,000 Westerville City 3.5 stars overall 2.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43206 Columbus 21,594 Columbus Public Water System 88%
Groundwater (wells)		 5.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $317,300 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43215 Columbus 20,761 Columbus Public Water System 96%
Inland rivers		 3.6 pCi/L average radon Median home $551,200 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43202 Columbus 20,427 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $341,400 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43125 Groveport 14,295 Columbus Public Water System 47%
Groundwater (wells)		 10.3 pCi/L average radon Median home $246,500 Groveport Madison Local 3.5 stars overall 28% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43210 Columbus 14,126 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 4.6 pCi/L average radon Home value not published Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43205 Columbus 12,044 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $317,300 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43203 Columbus 8,726 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Reservoirs & inland lakes		 5.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $319,300 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43222 Columbus 4,124 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Inland rivers		 5.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $228,300 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43137 Harrison Township and Lockbourne 2,684 Columbus Public Water System 63%
Groundwater (wells)		 9.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $218,200 Teays Valley Local 4 stars overall 9.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43217 Columbus 2,408 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Groundwater (wells)		 4.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $56,900 Hamilton Local 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43002 Columbus and Amlin 2,026 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Inland rivers		 2.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $340,800 Columbus City 2.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43126 Harrisburg 322 no mapped system 5.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $183,100 South-Western City 3.5 stars overall 7.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43109 Brice 94 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Groundwater (wells)		 9.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $243,800 Groveport Madison Local 3.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43218 Columbus 0 Columbus Public Water System 100%
Inland rivers		 Too few radon tests No Census data No district mapped No district mapped No residents to score

Source: residents: 2020 Census (POP100, ZCTA) · water systems: EPA SDWIS + service-area-boundary join · radon: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP since 2010 · home value: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA (housing/commute tables) · school districts: Ohio school district boundaries (OGRIP via ODOT) · flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer.

On the map

Open the map fitted to Franklin County. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.

Historic places: 290 National Register listings in Franklin County. See every one on the map, each with its record and its National Park Service file.

Rankings within the county

The county's ZIP codes ranked by what the map measures; each heading links to the topic's page.

Highest radon

  1. 43125Groveport10.3 pCi/L
  2. 43109Brice9.8 pCi/L
  3. 43137Harrison Township and Lockbourne9.5 pCi/L
  4. 43230Gahanna and Columbus8.0 pCi/L
  5. 43085Worthington and Columbus8.0 pCi/L

Most snow

  1. 43232Columbus28.2 in a year
  2. 43230Gahanna and Columbus28.2 in a year
  3. 43228Columbus28.2 in a year
  4. 43227Columbus28.2 in a year
  5. 43223Columbus28.2 in a year

Oldest homes

  1. 43109Bricemedian year built 1900
  2. 43222Columbusmedian year built 1909
  3. 43203Columbusmedian year built 1910
  4. 43205Columbusmedian year built 1910
  5. 43201Columbusmedian year built 1912

Highest home values

  1. 43215Columbus$551,200
  2. 43212Columbus$533,700
  3. 43017Dublin$523,500
  4. 43054Columbus and New Albany$510,600
  5. 43220Columbus$473,500

Best school stars

  1. 43221Upper Arlington and Columbus5.0 stars
  2. 43220Columbus5.0 stars
  3. 43209Bexley and Columbus5.0 stars
  4. 43054Columbus and New Albany5.0 stars
  5. 43026Hilliard4.5 stars

Local government

Who holds office in Franklin County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Turnout

ElectionRegisteredBallots castTurnout
2025-11-04 general4,414,820464,41810.5%
2025-03-06 primary4,538,370151,6343.3%
2024-11-05 general4,517,3501,217,71027.0%
2024-03-19 primary4,430,230285,9766.5%
2023-11-07 general4,402,865852,11619.4%
2022-11-08 general4,395,815860,05619.6%

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
Franklin County Commissioners (3)Kevin BoyceD1/1/2029
Franklin County Commissioners (3)John O GradyD1/2/2029
Franklin County Commissioners (3)Erica C. CrawleyD12/31/2026
Franklin County Prosecuting AttorneyShayla FavorD12/31/2028
Franklin County Clerk of the Courts of Common PleasMaryellen O ShaughnessyD12/31/2028
Franklin County AuditorMichael StinzianoD3/7/2027
Franklin County SheriffDallas BaldwinD12/31/2028
Franklin County RecorderDaniel O'ConnorD12/31/2028
Franklin County TreasurerCheryl Brooks SullivanD9/2/2029
Franklin County EngineerAdam FowlerD12/31/2028
Franklin County CoronerNathaniel R. OvermireD12/31/2028

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #1: #1 State Issue 1 - 745,764403,780Passed (64.87% for)
2024-11-05 #46: #46 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Increase) - Children Services - 705,994423,886Passed (62.48% for)
2022-11-08 #10: #10 Franklin County Tax Levy - Senior Citizen Services 656,818180,564Passed (78.44% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (Rep) 372,882, 31.62%; Don Kissick (Lib) 33,276, 2.82%; Sherrod Brown (Dem) 771,700, 65.45%; Write-in 1,228, 0.1%
2024-11-05 Sheriff Dallas Baldwin (Dem) 793,072, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Prosecuting Attorney John P. M. Rutan (Rep) 412,546, 37.17%; Shayla D. Favor (Dem) 697,396, 62.83%
2024-11-05 County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan (Dem) 738,586, 79.08%; Drake Lundstrom (Lib) 193,336, 20.7%; Write-in 2,086, 0.22%
2024-11-05 County Recorder Danny O'Connor (Dem) 783,400, 100.0%
2024-11-05 County Engineer Adam W. Fowler (Dem) 784,466, 100.0%
2024-11-05 County Commissioner (1-3-25) John O'Grady (Dem) 781,648, 100.0%
2024-11-05 County Commissioner (1-2-25) Kevin L. Boyce (Dem) 781,796, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Coroner Nate Overmire (Dem) 778,436, 100.0%
2024-03-19 U.S. Senator (Dem primary) Sherrod Brown 141,066, 100.0%
2024-03-19 U.S. Senator (Rep primary) Bernie Moreno 60,542, 48.62%; Frank LaRose 16,960, 13.62%; Matt Dolan 47,006, 37.75%
2024-03-19 Sheriff (Dem primary) Dallas Baldwin 123,000, 100.0%
2024-03-19 Sheriff (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0
2024-03-19 Prosecuting Attorney (Dem primary) Anthony Pierson 47,104, 35.13%; Natalia S. Harris 32,190, 24.01%; Shayla D. Favor 54,786, 40.86%
2024-03-19 Prosecuting Attorney (Rep primary) John P. M. Rutan 74,492, 100.0%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Woman (3rd District) (Rep primary) Michelle Anderson 17,804, 100.0%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Woman (25th District) (Rep primary) Stacey Bayliff 7,554, 39.83%; Susie O'Brien 11,410, 60.17%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Woman (16th District) (Rep primary) Meredith Freedhoff 24,120, 72.83%; Meta Hahn 9,000, 27.17%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Woman (15th District) (Rep primary) Linda A. Larger 4,542, 49.61%; Penny Martin 4,614, 50.39%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Man (3rd District) (Rep primary) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brian Gillen 7,600, 39.69%; David Todd 8,314, 43.42%; Rob Secaur 3,236, 16.9%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Man (25th District) (Rep primary) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brian C. Bainbridge 4,906, 23.16%; Jack Etheridge 3,940, 18.6%; Jim Burgess 6,436, 30.38%; Keith W. Schneider 3,052, 14.41%; Thanh X. Pham 2,852, 13.46%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Man (16th District) (Rep primary) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Jim Burgess 10,954, 31.36%; Josh Brown 17,452, 49.97%; Rob Sharrah 6,520, 18.67%
2024-03-19 Member of State Central Committee, Man (15th District) (Rep primary) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Frank J. Reed, Jr. 2,474, 21.79%; Joseph Healy 1,606, 14.14%; Ron O'Brien 7,274, 64.07%
2024-03-19 County Treasurer (Dem primary) Cheryl Brooks Sullivan 127,094, 100.0%
2024-03-19 County Treasurer (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 2 / 15; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 5 / 12; 2023 0 / 1 / 16; 2024 1 / 3 / 13; 2025 1 / 0 / 15.
  • 3 unresolved findings for recovery on the Auditor of State's list.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2026-06-25
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-26

Townships and villages without a page of their own

Proposed Resolution - Electric Aggregation Blendon Township

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #23: #23 Proposed Resolution - Electric Aggregation Blendon Township 4,1863,028Passed (58.03% for)
Proposed Resolution - Gas Aggregation Blendon Township

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #24: #24 Proposed Resolution - Gas Aggregation Blendon Township 4,1223,048Passed (57.49% for)

School districts

Bexley City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Mike Carter
BOARD MEMBERS ()Victoria Powers
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jonathan Baker
BOARD MEMBERS ()Patrick King
BOARD MEMBERS ()Joanne Pickrell

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #36: #36 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Bexley City School District 8,7866,648Passed (56.93% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Joanne Pickrell 4,868, 32.93%; Jonathan Baker 5,238, 35.43%; Patrick King 4,676, 31.63%
2023-11-07 BE For Member of Board of Education Mike Carter 6,088, 41.28%; Victoria E. Powers 8,660, 58.72%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Bridge Gate Community School

Auditor of State record

Canal Winchester Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Adam Twiss
BOARD MEMBERS ()Chloe Green (Fairfield)
BOARD MEMBERS ()Joe Arndt
BOARD MEMBERS ()Lea Cobb
BOARD MEMBERS ()Monika Talley

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #10: #10 Proposed Tax Levy (Substitute) Canal Winchester Local School District 7,9226,802Passed (53.8% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Dave George 2,014, 11.69%; Elizabeth Jewell 1,902, 11.04%; Joe Arndt 3,754, 21.8%; Lauren Torgerson 1,410, 8.19%; Lea Cobb 3,352, 19.46%; Monika C. Talley 2,490, 14.46%; Vangela Barnes 2,302, 13.37%
2023-11-07 CW For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Adam C. Twiss 6,290, 31.48%; Candidate Withdrawn 1,448, 7.25%; Chloe Green 4,454, 22.29%; Kevin W. Butler 3,608, 18.06%; Matt Krueger 4,180, 20.92%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Capital City Career Prep High School

Auditor of State record

Capital High School

Auditor of State record

Career Prep Virtual High School, Inc.

Auditor of State record

Central High School

Auditor of State record

Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School

Auditor of State record

Columbus City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jennifer Adair
BOARD MEMBERS ()Sarah Ingles
BOARD MEMBERS ()Brandon Simmons
BOARD MEMBERS ()Tina Pierce
BOARD MEMBERS ()Patrick Katzenmeyer
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jermaine Kennedy
BOARD MEMBERS ()Antoinette Miranda

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #11: #11 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Columbus City School District 164,140135,068Passed (54.86% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Antoinette Miranda 92,636, 24.96%; Janeece Keyes 40,592, 10.94%; Jermaine Kennedy 80,700, 21.75%; Kimberley Mason 38,596, 10.4%; Mounir Lynch 38,620, 10.41%; Patrick Katzenmeyer 79,924, 21.54%
2025-03-06 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Antoinette Miranda 33,908, 21.92%; Janeece Keyes 11,112, 7.18%; Jermaine Kennedy 28,478, 18.41%; Julie Trabold 5,290, 3.42%; Karrie Lumpkin 7,532, 4.87%; Kimberley Mason 11,020, 7.12%; Liz Caslin-Turner 9,624, 6.22%; Mounir Lynch 11,760, 7.6%; Patrick Katzenmeyer 29,520, 19.08%; Teresa Hannah 6,456, 4.17%
2023-11-07 CO For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brandon Simmons 148,352, 24.35%; Jennifer Adair 151,990, 24.95%; Sarah Ingles 152,910, 25.1%; Tina Pierce 153,194, 25.15%; Write-in 2,756, 0.45%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Dublin City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Amy Messick
BOARD MEMBERS ()Christopher M. Valentine
BOARD MEMBERS ()Tiffany deSilva
BOARD MEMBERS ()Elizabeth McClain
BOARD MEMBERS ()Tara Seward

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Elizabeth McClain 18,136, 23.8%; Kristy Venne 15,102, 19.82%; Tara Seward 21,088, 27.67%; Tiffany deSilva 21,876, 28.71%
2023-11-07 DU For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Amy Messick 23,546, 20.85%; Chris Valentine 22,924, 20.3%; Darbie Everhart 16,734, 14.82%; Diva Sony 19,508, 17.28%; Heather L. Tubbs Cooley 19,490, 17.26%; Kearney Lykins 10,716, 9.49%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Eagle Charter Schools of Ohio

Auditor of State record

Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools

Auditor of State record

Educational Service Center (Central Ohio)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center Franklin Sub-District (UTE 12-31-27) Krissy Machamer 17,678, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center Franklin Sub-District Amy C. Barnes 18,876, 100.0%; No Other Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center (Del/Un)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center Delaware/Union Sub-District Susan Kish-Hetterscheidt 52,354, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center Fairfield ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Anne Darling Cyphert 44, 31.88%; Harold Lewis Stemen, Jr. 52, 37.68%; Janie Halaiko 42, 30.43%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center Licking ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Matthew Clark 2,182, 55.52%; No Other Valid Petition Filed 0; Robert D. Essex 1,748, 44.48%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center Madison/Champaign ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Sharie Shoaf 56, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
FRANKLIN COUNTY SUB-DISTRICT - BOARD MEMBERS (Elected 2025 to UTE 12/31/27)Krissy Machamer
FRANKLIN COUNTY SUB-DISTRICT - BOARD MEMBERS (Elected 2025 to UTE 12/31/27)Lorraine Pennyman
FRANKLIN COUNTY SUB-DISTRICT - BOARD MEMBERS (Elected 2025 to UTE 12/31/27)Amy C. Barnes
FRANKLIN COUNTY SUB-DISTRICT - BOARD MEMBERS (Elected 2025 to UTE 12/31/27)Barry Alcock
DELAWARE/UNION SUB-DISTRICT - BOARD MEMBER ()Susan Kish-Hetterscheidt (Delaware)

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Educational Service Center Pickaway ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Bill McGowan 0; Write-in 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Flex High School

Auditor of State record

Focus North High School

Auditor of State record

Franklinton High School

Auditor of State record

Franklinton Preparatory High School

Auditor of State record

Gahanna-Jefferson City School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (UTE 12-31-27) Sue Horn 16,742, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Cynthia Lampkins 8,512, 14.61%; Dion Manley 12,980, 22.28%; John A. Dooley, Jr. 7,552, 12.96%; Kara Coates 14,886, 25.55%; Megan Dimmerling 14,326, 24.59%
2023-11-07 GJ For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Beryl Brown Piccolantonio 18,984, 28.5%; Cynthia Lampkins 14,486, 21.75%; Daphne Moehring 20,510, 30.79%; John A. Dooley, Jr. 12,636, 18.97%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Gahanna-Jefferson Public School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Daphne Moehring
BOARD MEMBERS ()Sue Horn
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kara Coates
BOARD MEMBERS ()Megan Dimmerling
BOARD MEMBERS ()Dion Manley

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Auditor of State record

Graham Elementary and Middle School

Auditor of State record

Grandview Heights City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Emily Gephart
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kevin Guse'
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jon Ohlinger
BOARD MEMBERS ()Molly M. Wassmuth
BOARD MEMBERS ()Katie Matney

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Jon Ohlinger 2,950, 30.95%; Kathleen Matney 2,952, 30.97%; Molly M. Wassmuth 3,630, 38.08%
2023-11-07 GH For Member of Board of Education Emily Gephart 5,770, 55.04%; Kevin Guse 4,714, 44.96%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Groveport Community School

Auditor of State record

Groveport Madison Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()John Kershner
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kathleen Walsh
BOARD MEMBERS ()Ashley Zimmer
BOARD MEMBERS ()Dionna Herbert
BOARD MEMBERS ()LaToya Dowdell-Burger

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #14: #14 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) Groveport Madison Local School District 11,61411,186Passed (50.94% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Ashley Zimmer 3,880, 15.02%; Dionna Herbert 4,648, 17.99%; LaToya Dowdell-Burger 4,600, 17.81%; Larry Carey 2,806, 10.86%; Lori Foltz-Rea 3,070, 11.88%; Michael Dulin 3,074, 11.9%; Seth Bower 3,756, 14.54%
2023-11-07 GM For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Candidate Withdrawn 2,652, 9.9%; John Kershner 7,442, 27.77%; Kathleen L. Walsh 11,054, 41.25%; Larry Carey 5,652, 21.09%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Hamilton Local School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Maria Varney
BOARD MEMBERS ()Walley Obert
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kara N. Gibbs
BOARD MEMBERS ()David L. Schutte
BOARD MEMBERS ()Terri Parks

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) David L. Schutte 1,952, 24.48%; James Dommer 1,290, 16.18%; Kara N. Gibbs 1,882, 23.6%; Scott M. Dill 1,240, 15.55%; Terri Parks 1,610, 20.19%
2023-11-07 HA For Member of Board of Education Walley Obert 4,836, 90.06%; Write-in 534, 9.94%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Hilliard City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Brian Perry
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kelly Arnold
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kara Crowley
BOARD MEMBERS ()Tony Moog
BOARD MEMBERS ()Sarah Byler

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Kara Crowley 24,070, 35.6%; Sarah Byler 22,354, 33.06%; Tony Moog 21,196, 31.35%
2023-11-07 HL For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brian Perry 32,886, 30.99%; Kate Lemaster 24,884, 23.45%; Kelley Arnold 29,746, 28.03%; Nadia L. Long 18,606, 17.53%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Horizon Science Academy - Columbus Middle School

Auditor of State record

Horizon Science Academy Elementary School

Auditor of State record

Jonathan Alder Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education Erica Detweiler 0; Sonia T. Walker 4, 100.0%
2023-11-07 JA For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brette Swider 0; Bruce D. Hooley 2, 50.0%; Lindsay Streit 2, 50.0%; Peter Hansen 0; Steven Votaw 0; William McCartney 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Large Madison/Champaign ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center at Kay Nutter 50, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Licking ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center (UTE 12-31-27) Marc D. Guthrie 2,296, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Licking Heights Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Karlie Bishop 2,246, 30.66%; Kevin Andrew 1,592, 21.73%; Mark Rader 1,624, 22.17%; Paul Johnson 1,864, 25.44%
2023-11-07 LH For Member of Board of Education Hannington Tsikiwa 2,610, 35.43%; Tiffany Blumhorst 4,756, 64.57%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Madison-Plains Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education Write-in 6, 100.0%
2023-11-07 MP For Member of Board of Education (UTE 12-31-25) Sean Meade 122, 100.0%
2023-11-07 MP For Member of Board of Education Jarrett S. Gary 68, 32.38%; Mark W. Mason 142, 67.62%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Mason Run High School

Auditor of State record

Metro Early College High School

Auditor of State record

Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School

Auditor of State record

New Albany - Plain Local School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jennifer Fuller
BOARD MEMBERS ()Paul Naumoff
BOARD MEMBERS ()Mark C. Wilson
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jeremy Nicholas
BOARD MEMBERS ()Coleen Barber

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

New Albany-Plain Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Coleen Barber 4,814, 26.32%; Gregory C. Walther 3,212, 17.56%; John McClelland 5,084, 27.79%; Mark Wilson 5,182, 28.33%
2023-11-07 NA For Member of Board of Education (UTE 12-31-25) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Candidate Withdrawn 1,128, 9.39%; Mark Wilson 8,960, 74.58%; Wayne Poll 1,926, 16.03%
2023-11-07 NA For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Alex Bilchak 5,452, 20.94%; Jennifer Fuller 7,692, 29.54%; Joe Quigley 5,936, 22.79%; Paul Naumoff 6,962, 26.73%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

North Woods Career Prep High School

Auditor of State record

Oakstone Community School

Auditor of State record

Olentangy Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Brandon Lester 8, 36.36%; Kevin S. Daberkow 4, 18.18%; Omar Ashraf 4, 18.18%; Shilpa Saxena 6, 27.27%
2023-11-07 OL For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Ben Weber 10, 10.42%; Kevin G. O'Brien 34, 35.42%; Libby Wallick 18, 18.75%; Lizett M. Schreiber 24, 25.0%; Shilpa Saxena 10, 10.42%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Pickaway ESC

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center (UTE 12-31-27) Amanda Wasmus 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Pickerington Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 PK For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Cathy Olshefski 86, 24.43%; Cheryl Ricketts 94, 26.7%; D. Keith Kristoff 72, 20.45%; Mark Hensen 60, 17.05%; Steve Anderson 40, 11.36%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Proposed Bond Issue - Grandview Heights City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #37: #37 Proposed Bond Issue - Grandview Heights City School District 7,2164,646Passed (60.83% for)
Proposed Bond Issue - New Albany-Plain Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #40: #40 Proposed Bond Issue - New Albany-Plain Local School District 14,3409,264Passed (60.75% for)
Proposed Bond Issue Groveport Madison Local School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-03-06 #24: #24 Proposed Bond Issue Groveport Madison Local School District 2,3164,934Failed (31.94% for)
Proposed Bond Issue Jonathan Alder Local School District: 2 of 2 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 2 of 2.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Jonathan Alder Local School District 42Passed (66.67% for)
2025-03-06 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Jonathan Alder Local School District 40Passed (100.0% for)
Proposed Bond Issue Madison-Plains Local School District: 0 of 2 money issues passed since 2023

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 0 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 2.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Madison-Plains Local School District 66124Failed (34.74% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Madison-Plains Local School District 100170Failed (37.04% for)
Proposed Bond Issue Olentangy Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Olentangy Local School District 1410Passed (58.33% for)
Proposed Bond Issue Teays Valley Local School District: 2 of 2 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 2 of 2.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-03-06 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Teays Valley Local School District 40Passed (100.0% for)
2024-03-19 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue Teays Valley Local School District 64Passed (60.0% for)
Proposed Income Tax Westerville City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #39: #39 Proposed Income Tax Westerville City School District 37,73424,204Passed (60.92% for)
Reynoldsburg City School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS (Appt. 1/2026 to UTE 12/31/2027)Kirby Reed Samuel, II
BOARD MEMBERS (Appt. 1/2026 to UTE 12/31/2027)Neal Whitman
BOARD MEMBERS (Appt. 1/2026 to UTE 12/31/2027)Teresa Alabi
BOARD MEMBERS (Appt. 1/2026 to UTE 12/31/2027)Kendra McKay (Licking)
BOARD MEMBERS (Appt. 1/2026 to UTE 12/31/2027)Shana French

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #41: #41 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Reynoldsburg City School District 16,98020,436Failed (45.38% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Devasish Poudyel 3,678, 10.99%; Kendra R. McKay 8,668, 25.89%; Shana French 8,578, 25.62%; Teresa Alabi 7,292, 21.78%; Tia Harrell-Ramey 5,264, 15.72%
2023-11-07 RE For Member of Board of Education Jeni Quesenberry 13,950, 53.1%; Neal Whitman 12,320, 46.9%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

School Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Auditor of State record

Schools Of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority

Auditor of State record

South-Western City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Denise D'Angelo
BOARD MEMBERS ()Julie Liskany
BOARD MEMBERS ()Chelsea Alkire
BOARD MEMBERS ()Camille J Peterson
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kelly Dillon

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Camille Peterson 23,608, 19.45%; Chelsea Alkire 23,568, 19.41%; Chris Boso 17,792, 14.66%; Jason Gocha 16,274, 13.41%; Kelly Dillon 23,248, 19.15%; Steve Feucht 16,906, 13.93%
2023-11-07 SW For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Anthony Caldwell 28,902, 24.76%; Denise D'Angelo 31,880, 27.32%; Julie Liskany 29,804, 25.54%; Lee Schreiner 26,124, 22.38%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Sullivant Avenue Community School

Auditor of State record

Summit Academy Community School - Columbus

Auditor of State record

Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus

Auditor of State record

Summit Academy Transition High School - Columbus

Auditor of State record

Tax Levies Olentangy Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 Issue: Proposed Bond Issues and Tax Levies Olentangy Local School District 164Passed (80.0% for)
Tax Levy - Hilliard City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #39: #39 Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy - Hilliard City School District 53,59646,936Passed (53.31% for)
Tax Levy - Madison-Plains Local School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 Issue: Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy - Madison-Plains Local School District 114232Failed (32.95% for)
Tax Levy - Westerville City School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #44: #44 Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy - Westerville City School District 49,75254,062Failed (47.92% for)
Tax Levy Dublin City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #12: #12 Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy Dublin City School District 35,71035,078Passed (50.45% for)
Teays Valley Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education Charles D. Morrison 0; Robin Halley 0
2023-11-07 TV For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Bill McGowan 2, 100.0%; Heith Good 0; Mike France 0; Roxanne H. Davis 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University

Auditor of State record

The Graham School

Auditor of State record

United Schools Columbus

Auditor of State record

Upper Arlington City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jenny McKenna
BOARD MEMBERS ()Lori Trent
BOARD MEMBERS ()Liz George Stump
BOARD MEMBERS ()Nidhi Satiani
BOARD MEMBERS ()Francis Greenhill

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Francis Greenhill 17,414, 41.09%; Lou Sauter 10,982, 25.91%; Nidhi Satiani 13,982, 32.99%
2023-11-07 UA For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Glen A. Dugger 12,930, 14.79%; Jenny McKenna 17,498, 20.01%; Liz George Stump 16,254, 18.59%; Lori O.Trent 15,854, 18.13%; Ruth Edmonds 11,052, 12.64%; Sumia Mohamed 13,864, 15.85%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

VOCA Corporation of Ohio dba Rescare Ohio - Saville Row

Auditor of State record

WCBE-FM Columbus City School District

Auditor of State record

Westerville City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jennifer Aultman
BOARD MEMBERS ()Louise Valentine (Delaware)
BOARD MEMBERS ()Anisa Liban (Delaware)
BOARD MEMBERS ()Tatjana Brown
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kristy Meyer

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Anisa Liban 28,388, 22.13%; Kristy Meyer 35,438, 27.62%; Mark Stevens 20,362, 15.87%; Nafiso Jamale 10,350, 8.07%; Tatjana Brown 33,754, 26.31%
2023-11-07 WV For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Diane Jones 22,194, 22.34%; Jennifer Aultman 42,520, 42.8%; Louise Valentine 34,636, 34.86%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Westerville School District Library

Auditor of State record

Whitehall City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Jayne L. Shannon
BOARD MEMBERS ()Lorena A. Lacey
BOARD MEMBERS ()Joanne F. Lunceford
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kyra Thorpe
BOARD MEMBERS ()Leo Knoblauch

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Donald Musick 2,084, 34.05%; Joanne F. Lunceford 1,540, 25.16%; Kyra Thorpe 2,496, 40.78%
2023-11-07 WH For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Jeffrey P. Lees 1,622, 18.77%; Lorena A. Lacey 3,740, 43.28%; Mike Adkins 3,280, 37.95%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Worthington City School District

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
BOARD MEMBERS ()Amber Epling
BOARD MEMBERS ()Stephanie Harless
BOARD MEMBERS ()Sheena Costa Flowers
BOARD MEMBERS ()Kelli Davis
BOARD MEMBERS ()Nicolette Hudson

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Jennifer Hitt Best 10,874, 15.51%; Kelli Davis 19,320, 27.55%; Mike Boggs 5,414, 7.72%; Nikki Hudson 19,566, 27.9%; Sheena Costa Flowers 14,944, 21.31%
2023-11-07 WO For Member of Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Amber Epling 27,254, 32.04%; Erik N. Farley 15,040, 17.68%; Leah Breakey 14,704, 17.29%; Stephanie Harless 28,052, 32.98%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Youthbuild Columbus Community School

Auditor of State record

Courts, districts and other bodies

A Local Option - Weekday WESTERVILLE 5-C

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #7: #7A Local Option - Weekday WESTERVILLE 5-C 31282Passed (79.19% for)
b Local Option - Sunday - WESTERVILLE 5-C

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #7: #7b Local Option - Sunday - WESTERVILLE 5-C 30690Passed (77.27% for)
b Local Option - Sunday COLUMBUS 18-B

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #3: #3b Local Option - Sunday COLUMBUS 18-B 1,39078Passed (94.69% for)
b Local Option Sunday - BLENDON-D

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #10: #10b Local Option Sunday - BLENDON-D 290148Passed (66.21% for)
b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 08-D

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #2: #2b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 08-D 45238Passed (92.24% for)
b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 12-A

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #3: #3b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 12-A 16622Passed (88.3% for)
b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 28-D

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #4: #4b Local Option Sunday - COLUMBUS 28-D 33292Passed (78.3% for)
b Local Option Sunday - FRANKLIN-C

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #12: #12b Local Option Sunday - FRANKLIN-C 29666Passed (81.77% for)
b Local Option Sunday - GROVE CITY 1-A

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #6: #6b Local Option Sunday - GROVE CITY 1-A 576116Passed (83.24% for)
Blendon Township Police District: 1 of 3 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 3.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #34: #34 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Blendon Township Police District 3,0861,550Passed (66.57% for)
2025-03-06 #14: #14 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Blendon Township Police District 778822Failed (48.62% for)
2024-11-05 #22: #22 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Blendon Township Police District 3,6723,984Failed (47.96% for)
City of Columbus Charter Amendment 1 - Initiative Process

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #19: #19 City of Columbus Charter Amendment 1 - Initiative Process 341,866108,266Passed (75.95% for)
City of Columbus Charter Amendment 2 - Civil Service

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #20: #20 City of Columbus Charter Amendment 2 - Civil Service 330,570117,564Passed (73.77% for)
City of Columbus Charter Amendment 3 - City Modernization

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #21: #21 City of Columbus Charter Amendment 3 - City Modernization 344,572106,652Passed (76.36% for)
Columbus Zoo: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #2: #2 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Zoo 281,372172,716Passed (61.96% for)
Educational Service Center - Fairfield

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 Educational Service Center - Fairfield Charlotte Owens 124, 55.36%; Mary M. Pierce 100, 44.64%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center - Licking

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 Educational Service Center - Licking Joseph Shannon 5,164, 100.0%; No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center - Madison/Champaign

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 Educational Service Center - Madison/Champaign Write-in 8, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Educational Service Center - Pickaway

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 Educational Service Center - Pickaway Jon Saxton 4, 100.0%; No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Franklin County

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Jaiza Page
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Karen Phipps
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Kimberly J. Brown
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Richard Brown
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Steve McIntosh
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Carl Aveni
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Andy Miller
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)David Young
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Chris Brown
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Michael J. Holbrook
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Julie M. Lynch
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Mark Serrott
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Jeffrey Brown
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Sheryl Munson
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Andria Noble
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Bill Sperlazza
GENERAL DIVISION (full term expiring 1/2/2031)Kimberly Cocroft
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)Elizabeth Gill
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)James W. Brown
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)Douglas Nobles
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)Monica Hawkins
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)George W. Leach
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)Lasheyl Stroud
DOMESTIC DIVISION (full term expiring 12/31/2030)Kim A. Browne
PROBATE COURT (full term expiring 2/8/2027)Jeffrey D. Mackey
(full term expiring 12/31/2029)Andrea C. Peeples
(full term expering 1/1/2030)Zach Gwin
(full term expiring 1/2/2030)Jarrod B. Skinner
(full term expiring12/31/2031)Jodi Thomas
(full term expiring 1/1/2032)Jessica D'Varga
(full term expiring 1/2/2032)Ajmeri Hoque
(full term expiring 12/31/2027)Mike McAllister
(full term expiring 1/1/2028)Bill Hedrick
(full term expiring 1/2/2028)Mark A. Hummer
(full term expiring 1/3/2028)Gina Russo
(full term expiring 1/4/2028)Cynthia Ebner
(full term expiring 1/5/2028)Eileen Paley
(full term expiring 1/6/2028)Jim O'Grady
(full term expiring 1/8/2028)Mary Kay Fenlon
Environmental Division (full term expiring 1/7/2028)Stephanie Mingo
(full term expiring 12/31/2029)Lori M. TyackD

Roster as of 8/17/2026: county board of elections.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Judge of Municipal Court (1/3) Ajmeri Hoque 269,388, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Judge of Municipal Court (1/2) Jessica G. D'Varga 290,038, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Judge of Municipal Court (1/1) Jodi Thomas 307,772, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (DOM 1-5-25) Douglas Nobles 629,602, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (DOM 1-2-25) James W. Brown 646,408, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (DOM 1-10-25) Monica Hawkins 659,686, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (DOM 1-1-25) Elizabeth Gill 645,240, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1-8-25) Stephen McIntosh 629,754, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1-7-25) Richard Brown 642,626, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1-6-25) Kim Brown 665,598, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1-4-25) Karen Held Phipps 633,084, 100.0%
2024-11-05 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1-3-25) Jaiza Page 649,618, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Franklin County ADAMH: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #1: #1 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Increase) - ADAMH 297,806155,292Passed (65.73% for)
Franklin Township Fire District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #35: #35 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Increase) Franklin Township Fire District 922796Passed (53.67% for)
Franklin Township Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #51: #51 Franklin Township Tax Levy 2,0641,678Passed (55.16% for)
Madison-Plains Local School District Tax Levy: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 Issue: Madison-Plains Local School District Tax Levy 134142Failed (48.55% for)
Mifflin Township Police District: 0 of 3 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 2.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-11-04 #37: #37 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Mifflin Township Police District 246296Failed (45.39% for)
2025-03-06 #21: #21 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Mifflin Township Police District 84160Failed (34.43% for)
2024-03-19 #14: #14 Tax Levy Police District (Unincorporated Area) - Mifflin Township Police District 146260Failed (35.96% for)
New Albany Plain Local Joint Park District Bond Issue: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #8: #8 New Albany Plain Local Joint Park District Bond Issue 9,5329,090Passed (51.19% for)
New Albany Plain Local Joint Park District Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #9: #9 New Albany Plain Local Joint Park District Tax Levy 9,6109,048Passed (51.51% for)
New Albany-Plain Local School District Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #4: #4 New Albany-Plain Local School District Tax Levy 11,8666,722Passed (63.84% for)
Pickerington Local School District Bond Issue: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 Issue: Pickerington Local School District Bond Issue 218154Passed (58.6% for)
Proposed Resolution - Franklin Township Home Rule

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #27: #27 Proposed Resolution - Franklin Township Home Rule 02,968Failed
Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Southwest Public Library: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #42: #42 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Southwest Public Library 50,04062,836Failed (44.33% for)
Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Westerville Public Library: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 #43: #43 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - Westerville Public Library 55,44448,288Passed (53.45% for)
Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Delaware District Library: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2025

Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2025-03-06 Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Delaware District Library 82Passed (80.0% for)
Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Plain City Library: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Plain City Library 66Failed (50.0% for)
Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) Perry Township - Commencing 2023: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #6: #6 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) Perry Township - Commencing 2023 3,8021,030Passed (78.68% for)
Representative to Congress

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2022-11-08 Representative to Congress Gary Josephson (Dem) 215,298, 21.17%; Joyce Beatty (Dem) 364,648, 35.85%; Lee R. Stahley (Rep) 152,910, 15.04%; Mike Carey (Rep) 283,570, 27.88%; Write-in 596, 0.06%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Representative to Congress (15th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 Representative to Congress (15th District) Adam Miller (Dem) 301,970, 43.66%; Mike Carey (Rep) 389,662, 56.34%
2024-03-19 Representative to Congress (15th District) (Dem primary) Adam Miller 29,114, 63.65%; Zerqa Z. Abid 16,626, 36.35%
2024-03-19 Representative to Congress (15th District) (Rep primary) Mike Carey 46,098, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Representative to Congress (3rd District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 Representative to Congress (3rd District) Joyce Beatty (Dem) 485,264, 70.74%; Michael Young (Rep) 200,710, 29.26%
2024-03-19 Representative to Congress (3rd District) (Dem primary) Joyce Beatty 93,466, 100.0%
2024-03-19 Representative to Congress (3rd District) (Rep primary) Michael Young 44,132, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Sharon Township Fire District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2023

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2023-11-07 #8: #8 Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) Sharon Township Fire District 1,7381,022Passed (62.97% for)
State Board of Education (6th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Board of Education (6th District) (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) Cathye J. Flory 236,288, 39.95%; Chris Orban 157,910, 26.7%; David Donofrio 197,282, 33.35%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Board of Education (7th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Board of Education (7th District) Jessica Goeller 269,832, 40.35%; Rhonda R. Johnson 398,900, 59.65%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2022-11-08 State Representative Adam C. Miller (Dem) 30,862, 3.98%; Allison Russo (Dem) 74,120, 9.55%; Anita Somani (Dem) 56,432, 7.27%; Beth Liston (Dem) 66,872, 8.62%; Brian Stewart (Rep) 5,240, 0.68%; David A. Dobos (Rep) 34,324, 4.42%; Dontavius Jarrells (Dem) 62,988, 8.12%; Ismail Mohamed (Dem) 45,512, 5.86%; J. Josiah Lanning (Rep) 10,916, 1.41%; Jill Rudler (Rep) 44,924, 5.79%; Joe Wharton (Rep) 22,548, 2.91%; Latyna M. Humphrey (Dem) 42,950, 5.53%; Mary Lightbody (Dem) 56,270, 7.25%; Munira Yasin Abdullahi (Dem) 46,640, 6.01%; Omar Tarazi (Rep) 44,302, 5.71%; Richard Brown (Dem) 34,858, 4.49%; Ronald Beach IV (Rep) 34,568, 4.45%; Russell Harris (Dem) 30,572, 3.94%; Write-in 336, 0.04%; Zully Truemper (Rep) 30,910, 3.98%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (10th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (10th District) Brian M. Garvine (Rep) 50,350, 48.48%; Mark Sigrist (Dem) 53,504, 51.52%
2024-03-19 State Representative (10th District) (Dem primary) Mark Sigrist 4,658, 50.22%; Sarah C. Pomeroy 4,618, 49.78%
2024-03-19 State Representative (10th District) (Rep primary) Brian M. Garvine 6,436, 83.56%; Shafi Shafat 1,266, 16.44%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (11th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (11th District) Crystal Lett (Dem) 66,654, 51.84%; Stephanie L. Kunze (Rep) 61,930, 48.16%
2024-03-19 State Representative (11th District) (Dem primary) Crystal Lett 11,006, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (11th District) (Rep primary) Stephanie L. Kunze 13,370, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (12th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (12th District) Brad W. Cotton (Dem) 4,796, 33.64%; Brian Stewart (Rep) 9,460, 66.36%
2024-03-19 State Representative (12th District) (Dem primary) Brad W. Cotton 950, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (12th District) (Rep primary) Brian Stewart 1,832, 71.96%; Patty Hamilton 714, 28.04%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (1st District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (1st District) Dontavius Jarrells (Dem) 71,478, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (1st District) (Dem primary) Dontavius Jarrells 13,338, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (1st District) (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (2nd Distict)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-03-19 State Representative (2nd Distict) (Dem primary) Latyna M. Humphrey 12,162, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (2nd Distict) (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (2nd District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (2nd District) Eric Terford (Lib) 11,210, 14.76%; Latyna M. Humphrey (Dem) 64,284, 84.63%; Write-in 462, 0.61%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (3rd District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (3rd District) Ismail Mohamed (Dem) 57,676, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (3rd District) (Dem primary) Abdirizak Diini 6,332, 34.24%; Ismail Mohamed 10,020, 54.18%; Julie Trabold 2,142, 11.58%
2024-03-19 State Representative (3rd District) (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (4th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (4th District) Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (Dem) 78,946, 57.38%; Jason Allevato (Rep) 58,634, 42.62%
2024-03-19 State Representative (4th District) (Dem primary) Beryl Brown Piccolantonio 12,434, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (4th District) (Rep primary) Jason Allevato 11,114, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (5th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (5th District) Meredith Lawson-Rowe (Dem) 64,790, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (5th District) (Dem primary) Leo Almeida 1,816, 17.29%; Marco Miller 3,200, 30.46%; Meredith Lawson-Rowe 5,488, 52.25%
2024-03-19 State Representative (5th District) (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (6th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (6th District) Christine Cockley (Dem) 46,630, 60.28%; Hussein Jabiri (Rep) 30,726, 39.72%
2024-03-19 State Representative (6th District) (Dem primary) Adhanet Kifle 1,104, 11.29%; Brandon Barcus 1,770, 18.09%; Christine Cockley 3,082, 31.51%; Eli Bohnert 1,480, 15.13%; Elijah Williams 500, 5.11%; Kawther Musa 1,380, 14.11%; Patrick Barnacle 466, 4.76%
2024-03-19 State Representative (6th District) (Rep primary) Hussein Jabiri 4,406, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (7th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (7th District) Allison Russo (Dem) 88,486, 98.73%; Write-in 1,140, 1.27%
2024-03-19 State Representative (7th District) (Dem primary) Allison Russo 15,066, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (7th District) (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (8th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (8th District) Aaron Neumann (Rep) 39,658, 35.48%; Anita Somani (Dem) 72,108, 64.52%
2024-03-19 State Representative (8th District) (Dem primary) Anita Somani 12,510, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (8th District) (Rep primary) Write-in 782, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (9th District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-03-19 State Representative (9th District (Dem primary) Munira Yasin Abdullahi 9,958, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Representative (9th District (Rep primary) No Valid Petition Filed 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Representative (9th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Representative (9th District) Brandy Seymour (Lib) 21,302, 27.54%; Munira Yasin Abdullahi (Dem) 56,040, 72.46%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Senator

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2022-11-08 State Senator Bill DeMora (Dem) 156,100, 26.3%; Chandler Wysocki (Rep) 57,998, 9.77%; Hearcel F. Craig (Dem) 144,000, 24.26%; Michele Reynolds (Rep) 123,446, 20.8%; Tina Maharath (Dem) 112,046, 18.88%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

State Senator (16th District)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-11-05 State Senator (16th District) Besa Sharrah (Rep) 149,712, 39.66%; Beth Liston (Dem) 227,792, 60.34%
2024-03-19 State Senator (16th District) (Dem primary) Beth Liston 36,730, 100.0%
2024-03-19 State Senator (16th District) (Rep primary) Besa Sharrah 29,950, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Tax Levy Pleasant Township Fire District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 #17: #17 Tax Levy Pleasant Township Fire District 1,6601,148Passed (59.12% for)
U.S. Senator

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2022-11-08 U.S. Senator JD Vance (Rep) 286,526, 33.64%; Tim Ryan (Dem) 563,010, 66.1%; Write-in 2,268, 0.27%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Upper Arlington City School District Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #5: #5 Upper Arlington City School District Tax Levy 21,94818,810Passed (53.85% for)
Worthington City School District Bond Issue and Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #6: #6 Worthington City School District Bond Issue and Tax Levy 31,22024,258Passed (56.27% for)
Worthington City School District Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 #7: #7 Worthington City School District Tax Levy 29,41026,396Passed (52.7% for)

60 precinct liquor-option votes are on file for Franklin County and are not listed here.

How Franklin County began

Franklin County was created by the Ohio General Assembly on April 30, 1803, out of Ross County, and named for Benjamin Franklin. Its first town, Franklinton, was platted in 1797 by surveyor Lucas Sullivant at the forks of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, ground the Wyandot held as their principal territory in the northern Scioto valley and that Mingo, Shawnee and Lenape (Delaware) people also lived on, hunted and traveled through, in the years after the Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened the country to American survey. The county seat moved from Franklinton to the newly platted state capital, Columbus, in 1824, and the county grew up around a feeder canal, the National Road, the railroads, Camp Chase, Ohio State University and, after 1953, a water-and-sewer annexation policy that pulled dozens of townships and suburbs into the city. Floods bookend much of its written history, from the 1798 flood that drove Franklinton's founders to higher ground to the March 1913 flood that killed about 93 people in that same low neighborhood. Today Franklin County, anchored by Columbus, is Ohio's most populous county.

Franklinton was the county seat from 1803 until 1824. The legislature had meanwhile chosen an undeveloped site on the 'High Banks' opposite Franklinton, over competing offers from Franklinton, Dublin, Worthington and Delaware, as the new state capital on February 14, 1812; the resulting town of Columbus was incorporated as a borough on February 10, 1816, the year state government moved in, chartered as a city on March 3, 1834, and formally took over as county seat in 1824.

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Politics

How Franklin County has voted for president since 1852, turnout since 1996, and what is on its 2026 ballot.

Presidential election results by margin, FranklinFranklin's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 2.1-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 3.9-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 5.9-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 8.5-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 16.7-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 11.7-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 10.7-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 2.2-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.8-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.4-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 3.7-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 5.1-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 5.7-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 26.8-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 10.4-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 15.6-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 16.7-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 10.2-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 33.0-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 32.2-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 7.2-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 17.0-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.2-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 5.2-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 7.5-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 20.5-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 31.6-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 18.7-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 8.1-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 16.6-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 29.6-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 14.1-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 15.3-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 30.4-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 20.9-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 2.2-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 3.6-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: Al Gore (D), 1.0-point margin2000: missed Ohio’s winner2000: missed the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 9.2-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 20.7-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 22.8-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Hillary Clinton (D), 26.1-point margin2016: missed Ohio’s winner2016: missed the nation2020: Joseph R Biden Jr. (D), 31.4-point margin2020: missed Ohio’s winner2020: matched the nation2024: Kamala D Harris (D), 28.4-point margin2024: missed Ohio’s winner2024: missed the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, FranklinFranklin's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-18 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
YearWinnerPartyMarginMatched Ohio's winnerMatched the nation
1852Franklin PierceD2.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD3.9 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD5.9 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD8.5 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD16.7 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR11.7 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD10.7 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD2.2 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD2.8 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD2.4 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD3.7 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR5.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR5.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR26.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR10.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD15.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD16.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR10.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR33.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR32.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD17.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD2.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR5.2 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR7.5 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR20.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR31.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR18.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD8.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR16.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR29.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR14.1 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR15.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR30.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR20.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR2.2 pointsmissedmissed
1996Bill ClintonD3.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2000Al GoreD1.0 pointsmissedmissed
2004John KerryD9.2 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD20.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD22.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Hillary ClintonD26.1 pointsmissedmissed
2020Joseph R Biden Jr.D31.4 pointsmissedmatched
2024Kamala D HarrisD28.4 pointsmissedmissed

Every presidential election in Franklin County, year by year: its record with Ohio and the nation, closest and widest results, biggest swings, and where it has ranked among the 88.

Voter turnout in Franklin County, 1996-2024
YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
1996628,117407,08764.81%
2000681,949417,80061.27%
2004845,720533,57563.09%
2008845,083564,97166.85%
2012808,578574,61071.06%
2016843,481593,43570.36%
2020882,635636,05672.06%
2024903,493608,85567.39%

On the 2026 ballot in Franklin County:

Local questions and issues on Franklin County's November 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestionMillage or amountLength
Columbus 10A - Dublin & Grandview Duchess PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 10A - Dublin & Grandview Duchess Precinct.——
Columbus 22D - Morse Rd Duchess PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 22D - Morse Rd Duchess Precinct.——
Columbus 68A - Convenient Plus Food Mart PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 68A - Convenient Plus Food Mart Precinct.——
Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 4.12.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0029), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 4.12, Legislative Procedure, of Article IV, The Council, be amended to require that an alleged improper voting abstention by a Council member be subject to the notice and hearing procedures for removal established in the Charter?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 22.01.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0034), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 22.01, Composition and Term, of Article XXII, Charter Review Commission, be amended to require that the Charter Review Commission be convened every ten years instead of every five years?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: Article 5.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0030), City of Gahanna

Shall Article V, Administrative Departments, be amended to remove department listings, preserving the Charter duties of the Director of Finance, and making related organizational changes?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 23.07.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0035), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 23.07, Non Discrimination Clause, of Article XXIII, General Provisions, be amended to update the Charter's nondiscrimination provisions to align with the City's Codified Ordinances and applicable federal, state, and local law?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 3.01.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0026), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 3.01, Election and Term, of Article III, Mayor, be amended to eliminate the mayoral primary election when no more than two candidates have filed for the office of Mayor?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 4.02.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0028), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 4.02, Composition and Term, of Article IV, The Council, be amended to revise the process for adjusting ward boundaries to base it on federal decennial census population data and specified population disparity criteria?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 11.03.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0033), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 11.03, Planning Commission - Powers and Duties, of Article XI, Planning Commission, be amended and Article XII, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, be repealed to transfer zoning, building, and landscaping appeal functions to the Planning Commission and to transfer Planning Commission appeals to Franklin County courts?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 11.02.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0032), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 11.02, Planning Commission - Organization, of Article XI, Planning Commission, be amended to authorize the Planning Commission to establish attendance requirements for its members though its rules of operation?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 10.01, 10.03.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0031), City of Gahanna

Shall Sections 10.01, City Attorney, and 10.03, General Powers and Duties, of Article X, Department of Law, be amended to clarify the process for filling vacancies in the office of the City Attorney, update the powers and duties of the office, and make related grammatical revisions?

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Gahanna CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 3.02, 4.03, 10.02.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment (Res. 0027), City of Gahanna

Shall Section 3.02, Qualifications, of Article III, Mayor; Section 4.03, Qualifications, of Article IV, The Council; and Section 10.02, Qualifications, of Article X, Department of Law, be amended to establish a consistent standard regarding conflicts with other public offices and public employment for the Mayor, Council Members and the City Attorney?

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Grove City 1A - Dapper Dog Tavern PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Grove City 1A - Dapper Dog Tavern Precinct.——
Hamilton Township Road DistrictTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 0.8-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Hamilton Township Road District for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.0.8 mills—
Hilliard 2D - Drunch Eatery & Bar PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hilliard 2D - Drunch Eatery & Bar Precinct.——
Hilliard 2D - Medley Kitchen PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hilliard 2D - Medley Kitchen Precinct.——
Hilliard 2D - Old Scratch Pizza PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hilliard 2D - Old Scratch Pizza Precinct.——
Hilliard 2D - Smoked Lick BBQ & Booze PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hilliard 2D - Smoked Lick BBQ & Booze Precinct.——
Madison TownshipTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 1.99-mill property tax levy for the police protection of Madison Township for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.1.99 mills—
Madison TownshipTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 4.89-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Madison Township for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.4.89 mills—
Madison A - RaceTrac PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in Madison A - RaceTrac Precinct.——
Madison A - RaceTrac PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Madison A - RaceTrac Precinct.——
Mifflin TownshipTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 6.96-mill property tax levy for the police protection of Mifflin Township for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.6.96 mills—
Plain A - The Golf Club Company PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular Location, in Plain A - The Golf Club Company Precinct.——
Plain A - The Golf Club Company PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Plain A - The Golf Club Company Precinct.——
Sharon Township Road DistrictTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 2.46-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Sharon Township Road District for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.2.46 mills—
Upper Arlington School DistrictCombination (Additional)Authorizes $273,500,000 in bonds and a 4.9-mill property tax to construct, furnish & equip Burbank Early Childhood School & Hastings Middle School; construct, renovate, furnish & equip Jones Middle School; construct, furnish & equip an addition to the high school; current operating expenses of Upper Arlington School District for 38 years / a continuing period of time, beginning February 1, 2027.4.9 mills38 years
Worthington CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 1.04, 2.17, 2.19.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment, Effective Date of Ordinances (Recommended by Commission), City of Worthington

Effective Date of Ordinances Recommended by Commission Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to delete Section 1.04 REFERENDUM AND EFFECTIVE DATE ON ZONING ORDINANCES OR OTHER ZONING MEASURES in its entirety and to amend Sections 2.17 PROCEDURE IN THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES and 2.19 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES as set forth in Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 20-2026 of the City of Worthington?

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Worthington CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 1.05 - Petition.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment, Referendum Petition Signature Requirement (by Petition), City of Worthington

Referendum Petition Signature Requirement Proposed by Petition Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to add Section 1.05 to read as follows: SECTION 1.05 REFERENDUM PETITION SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter, the power of referendum on any ordinance or other measure passed by the Council may be exercised in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Ohio except that the petition signature requirement shall be ten percent of the electors of the City, based on the total vote cast at the last preceding general municipal election?

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Worthington CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: 2.17, 2.19.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment, Various Amendments (Recommended by Commission), City of Worthington

Various Amendments Recommended by Commission Shall the various sections of the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended as set forth in Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 22-2026 of the City of Worthington?

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Worthington CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: Section 1.05 - Commission.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment, Referendum Petition Signature Requirement (Recommended by Commission), City of Worthington

Referendum Petition Signature Requirement Recommended by Commission Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to add Section 1.05 to read as follows: SECTION 1.05 REFERENDUM PETITION SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT Notwithstanding Section 731.29 of the Ohio Revised Code, the signature requirement for a referendum petition shall be ten percent of the number of electors who voted for governor at the most recent general election for the office of governor in the municipal corporation?

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Columbus CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: City Council.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 (Council), City of Columbus

This proposed amendment would limit the ability to vote for candidates for Columbus City Council to only those electors living within the districts that those candidates seek to represent. The amendment adds two (2) at-large council representatives to be elected in 2027 and seated in 2028, and an additional two (2) at- large council representatives to be elected in 2029 and seated in 2030. All at-large council representatives will be elected for four (4) year terms. The amendment includes provisions for transitioning from the current nine (9) member Council to an eleven (11) member Council and then subsequently to a thirteen (13) member Council, allowing for the ongoing staggering of terms. The amendment allows councilmembers representing districts whose boundaries are redrawn but who still have at least two years remaining in their term to serve the remainder of their term representing a newly-drawn district. The amendment specifies that candidates for council district seats must have resided within their district for at least one year prior to the primary election. The amendment calls for a redraw of the current council district map to occur in 2027, and increases the maximum population variance between districts from 1% to 7.5%. The amendment updates the vote requirements for expelling and/or removing councilmembers for misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. The amendment updates the expulsion vote threshold for conduct from "six" to "2/3rds," and the expulsion vote for absences from "three-fifths" to "2/3rds." The amendment updates the charter to reflect the minimum number of councilmembers necessary to achieve a quorum for the purposes of meeting for business. The amendment increases the number of affirmative votes that would be needed to adopt ordinances or resolutions in concert with expanding the size of the legislature. The amendment specifies that candidates for district councilmember must collect at least 150 signatures of electors from within their district, and that at-large candidates must collect at least 250 signatures of electors from within the city limits. The amendment specifies that ballots within council districts will include both citywide races as well as the district race. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of a council district representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors of that district in an amount equal to or greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of an at-large representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors citywide in an amount equal to or greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. Shall the proposed charter amendment be approved?

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Columbus CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: City Council - Petition.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 (by Petition), City of Columbus

This proposed amendment would limit the ability to vote for candidates for Columbus City Council to only those electors living within the districts that those candidates seek to represent. The amendment specifies that ballots within council districts will include both citywide races as well as the district race. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of a council district representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors of that district in an amount that is at least fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. Shall the proposed charter amendment be approved?

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Bexley City School DistrictCombination (Additional)Authorizes $29,250,000 in bonds and a 0.5% income tax for: Current expenses; renovate, repair, expand, improve & construct school facilities of Bexley City School District for 30 years / a continuing period of time, beginning January 1, 2027.$29,250,000,30 years
Brown TownshipMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Zoning amendment.
Ballot language: Proposed Zoning Plan, Brown Township

This Zoning Resolution is an exercise of the police power derived from Ohio Revised Code Chapter 519.The characteristic feature of the Zoning Resolution that distinguishes it from most other police power regulations is that its regulations may differ from zoning district to zoning district, rather than being uniform throughout Brown Township. Despite this ability to differ in various zoning districts, the regulations are uniform for each class and kind of building within a zoning district. The purposes of this Zoning Resolution are accomplished by the division of Brown Township into zoning districts. Within each district, certain specified uses of land are allowed and the regulations pertaining to the development and use of the land and buildings are uniform for each class or kind of building. To the extent possible, the zoning districts as delineated on the zoning district map shall be comprehensive in nature. Where ambiguous, the zoning districts and the fixing of their boundaries shall further be determined in accordance with the land use plans as such plans may exist at the time of determination, particularly the Brown Township Comprehensive Plan. Shall the zoning plan for the unincorporated area of Brown Township as adopted by the board of township trustees be approved?

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Columbus 07-D - Aveneu PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in Columbus 07-D - Aveneu Precinct.——
Columbus 07-D - Aveneu PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 07-D - Aveneu Precinct.——
Columbus 10-D - Born on Third Limited Partnership PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 10-D - Born on Third Limited Partnership Precinct.——
Columbus 32-A - Third Way Cafe LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 32-A - Third Way Cafe LLC Precinct.——
Columbus 49-F - RaceTrac Inc. PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 49-F - RaceTrac Inc. Precinct.——
Columbus 55-D - E. Broad St. Duchess PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in Columbus 55-D - E. Broad St. Duchess Precinct.——
Columbus 55-D - E. Broad St. Duchess PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Columbus 55-D - E. Broad St. Duchess Precinct.——
Truro TownshipTax Levy (Renewal/Decrease)Renews and decreases a 1-mill property tax levy for the current expenses of Truro Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.1 mills5 years
Upper Arlington CityTax Levy (Renewal/Increase)Renews and increases a 1.13-mill property tax levy to pay police & fire employers contribution to the Police & Fire Pension Fund of Upper Arlington City for 5 years, beginning in 2027.1.13 mills5 years
Grove CityMiscellaneousMiscellaneous, for Charter Amendment: XI.
Ballot language: Proposed Charter Amendment, Community Consent Amendment, City of Grove City

Community Consent Amendment Amends the city charter to include a new article, Article XI, to establish a mandatory public referendum process as a condition of approval for any proposed development, qualifiable business expansion, or transfer of property ownership that meets or exceeds one of these following thresholds: occupies 50 or more contiguous acres, draws or is designed to draw more than 20 megawatts of electrical power at peak capacity, or consumes or is projected to consume more than 500,000 gallons of water per day; and establishes enforceable community impact standards for any approved facility. Shall the charter amendment, as proposed by initiative, be adopted?

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What's on my ballot · Election 2026

Sources for the presidential results and turnout above

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0:

All 44 presidential elections 1852-2024 present. Turnout 1996-2024 per the ruling's storage section (county-level turnout before 1996 is confirmed absent from the OH SOS portal per A/sources/CITATIONS.md; not this task's scope to invent from elsewhere).

Where Franklin County sits

Three measures this atlas holds, set against how all 88 counties voted for president. Franklin County is the marked dot on each.

This is a pattern across counties, not a fact about any voter.

White-alone share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of residents is white alone (Spearman rho 0.82; partial rho 0.56 with log population held fixed; 0.81 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6060%70%80%90%Adams County: 96.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 80.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 94.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 88.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 89.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 90.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 95.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 75.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 82.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 91.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 92.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 92.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 94.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 95.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 57.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 95.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 86.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 79.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 80.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 81.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 91.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 59.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 89.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 92.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 93.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 82.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 93.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 63.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 88.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 93.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 94.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 90.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 95.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 97.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 91.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 95.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 89.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 93.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 85.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 94.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 85.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 91.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 78.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 68.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 86.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 74.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 87.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 96.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 90.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 95.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 68.4%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 90.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 94.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 90.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsNoble County: 92.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 90.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 95.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 91.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 86.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 95.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 92.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 84.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 88.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 84.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 92.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 89.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 84.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 74.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 85.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 93.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 85.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 93.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 96.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 82.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 93.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 93.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 91.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 87.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsShare white alone, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
White-alone share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of residents is white alone (Spearman rho 0.82; partial rho 0.56 with log population held fixed; 0.81 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
CountyShare white alone, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams96.4%R+66.1
Allen80.0%R+44.5
Ashland94.7%R+50.4
Ashtabula88.6%R+28.6
Athens89.7%D+10.8
Auglaize94.6%R+65.1
Belmont90.9%R+47.6
Brown95.2%R+61.8
Butler75.8%R+26.5
Carroll94.6%R+55.2
Champaign92.0%R+51.2
Clark82.4%R+29.8
Clermont91.6%R+36.1
Clinton92.1%R+55.1
Columbiana92.6%R+49.4
Coshocton94.7%R+52.6
Crawford95.1%R+53.4
Cuyahoga57.7%D+31.7
Darke95.1%R+65.8
Defiance86.7%R+40.2
Delaware79.9%R+6.7
Erie80.8%R+14.3
Fairfield81.5%R+24.3
Fayette91.2%R+55.6
Franklin59.0%D+28.7
Fulton89.2%R+42.8
Gallia92.9%R+59.8
Geauga93.2%R+24.3
Greene82.0%R+20.0
Guernsey93.8%R+52.4
Hamilton63.2%D+15.0
Hancock88.7%R+38.9
Hardin93.0%R+55.2
Harrison94.3%R+55.7
Henry90.4%R+47.1
Highland95.2%R+63.7
Hocking94.9%R+44.6
Holmes97.9%R+69.7
Huron91.7%R+44.4
Jackson95.7%R+58.4
Jefferson89.4%R+44.4
Knox93.6%R+45.3
Lake85.5%R+14.5
Lawrence94.0%R+50.9
Licking85.7%R+30.3
Logan91.9%R+56.7
Lorain78.0%R+5.8
Lucas68.2%D+12.7
Madison86.7%R+44.1
Mahoning74.9%R+9.5
Marion87.0%R+41.7
Medina92.0%R+25.0
Meigs96.2%R+57.4
Mercer94.9%R+67.2
Miami90.4%R+45.5
Monroe95.3%R+60.3
Montgomery68.4%D+0.5
Morgan90.5%R+53.6
Morrow94.0%R+56.2
Muskingum90.8%R+44.3
Noble92.2%R+65.1
Ottawa92.0%R+25.3
Paulding90.8%R+56.8
Perry95.8%R+54.9
Pickaway91.1%R+49.0
Pike94.9%R+54.0
Portage86.5%R+15.7
Preble95.5%R+59.6
Putnam92.1%R+69.4
Richland84.6%R+42.7
Ross88.7%R+39.7
Sandusky84.4%R+31.1
Scioto92.9%R+48.2
Seneca89.6%R+37.9
Shelby92.0%R+65.3
Stark84.5%R+22.1
Summit74.0%D+7.0
Trumbull85.2%R+16.9
Tuscarawas93.5%R+43.6
Union85.2%R+29.9
Van Wert93.0%R+59.0
Vinton96.0%R+59.0
Warren82.7%R+31.8
Washington93.9%R+44.1
Wayne93.3%R+39.6
Williams91.7%R+48.7
Wood87.1%R+10.3
Wyandot94.6%R+51.6

Franklin County sits higher than 1 of the 88 counties measured on share white alone. White-alone share and the presidential vote

Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs lower where a larger share of adults holds a bachelor's degree (Spearman rho -0.72; partial rho -0.29 with log population held fixed; -0.70 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6020%30%40%50%Adams County: 14.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 20.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 22.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 34.9%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 15.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 32.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 20.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 31.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 17.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 16.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 36.5%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 16.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 59.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 29.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 32.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 42.1%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 20.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 20.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 40.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 41.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 15.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 41.8%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 30.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 19.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 11.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 19.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 16.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 13.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 11.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 16.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 15.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 20.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 24.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 31.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 18.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 29.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 28.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 29.4%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 24.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 27.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 14.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 36.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 12.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 12.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 31.3%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsNoble County: 15.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 29.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 16.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 16.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 21.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 16.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 32.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 18.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 26.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 17.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 17.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 18.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 18.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 25.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 35.8%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 20.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 39.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 17.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 13.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 45.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 25.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 13.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 36.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 19.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsShare 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs lower where a larger share of adults holds a bachelor's degree (Spearman rho -0.72; partial rho -0.29 with log population held fixed; -0.70 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
CountyShare 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams14.9%R+66.1
Allen20.1%R+44.5
Ashland22.6%R+50.4
Ashtabula16.1%R+28.6
Athens34.9%D+10.8
Auglaize21.6%R+65.1
Belmont18.9%R+47.6
Brown15.7%R+61.8
Butler32.8%R+26.5
Carroll16.1%R+55.2
Champaign19.0%R+51.2
Clark20.2%R+29.8
Clermont31.6%R+36.1
Clinton19.3%R+55.1
Columbiana17.1%R+49.4
Coshocton16.7%R+52.6
Crawford17.2%R+53.4
Cuyahoga36.5%D+31.7
Darke16.5%R+65.8
Defiance19.0%R+40.2
Delaware59.4%R+6.7
Erie29.0%R+14.3
Fairfield32.3%R+24.3
Fayette14.4%R+55.6
Franklin42.1%D+28.7
Fulton20.2%R+42.8
Gallia20.5%R+59.8
Geauga40.9%R+24.3
Greene41.7%R+20.0
Guernsey15.6%R+52.4
Hamilton41.8%D+15.0
Hancock30.3%R+38.9
Hardin19.5%R+55.2
Harrison11.5%R+55.7
Henry19.5%R+47.1
Highland16.3%R+63.7
Hocking13.5%R+44.6
Holmes11.1%R+69.7
Huron16.7%R+44.4
Jackson15.9%R+58.4
Jefferson20.3%R+44.4
Knox24.7%R+45.3
Lake31.6%R+14.5
Lawrence18.5%R+50.9
Licking29.3%R+30.3
Logan18.7%R+56.7
Lorain28.5%R+5.8
Lucas29.4%D+12.7
Madison24.2%R+44.1
Mahoning27.0%R+9.5
Marion14.7%R+41.7
Medina36.2%R+25.0
Meigs12.2%R+57.4
Mercer21.9%R+67.2
Miami26.8%R+45.5
Monroe12.1%R+60.3
Montgomery31.3%D+0.5
Morgan14.4%R+53.6
Morrow19.4%R+56.2
Muskingum20.6%R+44.3
Noble15.7%R+65.1
Ottawa29.5%R+25.3
Paulding16.9%R+56.8
Perry16.2%R+54.9
Pickaway21.7%R+49.0
Pike16.3%R+54.0
Portage32.5%R+15.7
Preble18.5%R+59.6
Putnam26.4%R+69.4
Richland17.9%R+42.7
Ross17.4%R+39.7
Sandusky18.4%R+31.1
Scioto18.2%R+48.2
Seneca20.6%R+37.9
Shelby21.4%R+65.3
Stark25.9%R+22.1
Summit35.8%D+7.0
Trumbull20.9%R+16.9
Tuscarawas19.8%R+43.6
Union39.2%R+29.9
Van Wert17.1%R+59.0
Vinton13.4%R+59.0
Warren45.6%R+31.8
Washington21.9%R+44.1
Wayne25.1%R+39.6
Williams13.7%R+48.7
Wood36.5%R+10.3
Wyandot19.6%R+51.6

Franklin County sits higher than 85 of the 88 counties measured on share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote

Adult smoking and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of adults smokes (Spearman rho 0.56; partial rho 0.22 with log population held fixed; 0.54 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6015%20%25%Adams County: 24.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 21.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 21.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 18.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 22.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 24.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 18.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 21.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 19.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 25.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 11.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 20.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 18.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 24.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 17.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 16.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 15.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 23.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 19.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 23.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 24.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 24.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 24.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 20.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 17.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 21.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 19.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 20.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 27.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 18.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 23.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 26.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 21.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 21.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsNoble County: 24.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 21.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 24.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 21.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 27.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 17.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 23.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 20.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 27.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 21.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 22.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 15.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 21.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 27.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 23.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 20.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 21.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 16.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsAdult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024)Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adult smoking and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of adults smokes (Spearman rho 0.56; partial rho 0.22 with log population held fixed; 0.54 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute / RWJF · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
CountyAdult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024)Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams24.8%R+66.1
Allen21.9%R+44.5
Ashland21.1%R+50.4
Ashtabula26.8%R+28.6
Athens21.0%D+10.8
Auglaize18.8%R+65.1
Belmont22.2%R+47.6
Brown24.3%R+61.8
Butler18.1%R+26.5
Carroll22.5%R+55.2
Champaign21.3%R+51.2
Clark21.9%R+29.8
Clermont19.7%R+36.1
Clinton21.9%R+55.1
Columbiana22.5%R+49.4
Coshocton25.1%R+52.6
Crawford23.1%R+53.4
Cuyahoga18.7%D+31.7
Darke21.6%R+65.8
Defiance19.4%R+40.2
Delaware11.1%R+6.7
Erie20.1%R+14.3
Fairfield18.1%R+24.3
Fayette24.4%R+55.6
Franklin17.0%D+28.7
Fulton19.3%R+42.8
Gallia23.1%R+59.8
Geauga16.4%R+24.3
Greene15.9%R+20.0
Guernsey23.9%R+52.4
Hamilton17.2%D+15.0
Hancock19.2%R+38.9
Hardin23.1%R+55.2
Harrison23.2%R+55.7
Henry19.8%R+47.1
Highland24.7%R+63.7
Hocking24.4%R+44.6
Holmes26.8%R+69.7
Huron21.6%R+44.4
Jackson24.6%R+58.4
Jefferson24.1%R+44.4
Knox20.5%R+45.3
Lake17.2%R+14.5
Lawrence24.1%R+50.9
Licking17.8%R+30.3
Logan21.1%R+56.7
Lorain19.4%R+5.8
Lucas19.7%D+12.7
Madison20.8%R+44.1
Mahoning21.4%R+9.5
Marion24.1%R+41.7
Medina16.1%R+25.0
Meigs27.4%R+57.4
Mercer18.9%R+67.2
Miami18.3%R+45.5
Monroe23.6%R+60.3
Montgomery18.7%D+0.5
Morgan26.4%R+53.6
Morrow21.5%R+56.2
Muskingum21.5%R+44.3
Noble24.5%R+65.1
Ottawa18.9%R+25.3
Paulding21.8%R+56.8
Perry24.5%R+54.9
Pickaway21.2%R+49.0
Pike27.2%R+54.0
Portage19.0%R+15.7
Preble20.6%R+59.6
Putnam17.3%R+69.4
Richland23.5%R+42.7
Ross23.1%R+39.7
Sandusky20.8%R+31.1
Scioto27.4%R+48.2
Seneca21.6%R+37.9
Shelby21.4%R+65.3
Stark21.3%R+22.1
Summit19.3%D+7.0
Trumbull22.6%R+16.9
Tuscarawas22.5%R+43.6
Union15.0%R+29.9
Van Wert21.0%R+59.0
Vinton27.7%R+59.0
Warren14.4%R+31.8
Washington23.2%R+44.1
Wayne20.9%R+39.6
Williams21.2%R+48.7
Wood16.6%R+10.3
Wyandot19.8%R+51.6

Franklin County sits higher than 7 of the 88 counties measured on adult smoking (County Health Rankings). Adult smoking and the presidential vote

Every published insight

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Franklin County, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.22 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
48.6 in
12.9 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
18.4 in
a normal year brings 20.7 in
a normal year
42.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.22 — 28
September 2026 6.76 — 30
August 2026 10.73 — 31
July 2026 4.47 — 31
June 2026 4.03 — 30
May 2026 7.37 — 31
April 2026 3.54 — 30
March 2026 6.65 2.8 31
February 2026 2.31 3.0 28
January 2026 1.57 12.6 31
December 2025 2.31 9.9 31
November 2025 2.21 1.4 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2018 — 59.2 in
Driest year1934 — 23.1 in
Snowiest year1910 — 47.9 in
Wettest day on record14 September 1979 — 4.76 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day6 January 1910 — 9.61 in
Deepest snow on the ground9 February 1896 — 20.98 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 99% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Franklin County itself.

47,955 days of records, 1893-06-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Franklin County: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
9,204
everything Ohio EPA files under this county
private households
1,686
counted, not named: permits filed under a person's name

Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:

  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MCCRACKEN POWER PLANT (air pollution, latest Sep 25, 2026)
  • COLOGIX (air pollution, latest Sep 8, 2026)
  • SCIOTO DARBY HILLIARD DATA CENTER (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Jun 22, 2026)
  • NAL01B DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (wetland and stream fill, latest May 29, 2026)
  • STACK NAL01B DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT (wetland and stream fill, latest May 20, 2026)
  • PLEASANT PRAIRIE SOLAR ENERGY LLC SUBSTATION (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Mar 31, 2026)
  • DREW SUBSTATION CONDUIT & MANHOLE INSTALLATION (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Feb 20, 2026)
  • COLOGIX PARKING LOT (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Jul 2, 2025)
  • MONTAUK INNOVATIONS LLC (GOOGLE LLC) (hazardous waste, latest May 30, 2025)
  • AMAZON SERVICES - SOH3 (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Apr 24, 2025)
  • QTS - NAL3 STOCKPILE (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Sep 16, 2024)
  • COLOGIX COL4 (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Feb 28, 2024)
  • AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC-CC-19363 (sewer and water-line construction, latest Oct 13, 2023)
  • AMAZON DATA CENTER CAMPUS (sewer and water-line construction, latest Oct 10, 2023)
  • VADATA HILLIARD - PROJECT IGLOO (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Aug 21, 2023)
  • VADATA DUBLIN - PROJECT IGLOO (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Aug 21, 2023)
  • MCCRACKEN POWER PLANT (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Sep 6, 2022)
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC - DCN2 (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Aug 15, 2022)
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC - CMH2 (hazardous waste, latest Feb 4, 2020)
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC - DCM1 (hazardous waste, latest Feb 4, 2020)
  • MCCRACKEN POWER PLANT, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (hazardous waste, latest Jul 19, 2017)
  • ORAM AEP BEATTY SUBSTATION UPGRADE (wetland and stream fill, latest Jun 28, 2016)
  • MODEL LANDFILL LFG POWER STATION (air pollution, latest Sep 10, 2010)
  • AEP WEST CAMPUS SUBSTATION (wetland and stream fill, latest Mar 3, 2010)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge3,281
Hazardous waste1,091
Sewer and water-line construction1,069
Air pollution739
Voluntary cleanup641
Wetland and stream fill521
Spills and emergencies394
Contaminated-site cleanup280
Public drinking water268
State sewer loans213
Site assessment187
State water loans116
24 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
STRAWSER MATERIALS - HARMON PLANT Air pollution violation resolved
PLASKOLITE LLC Air pollution inspection
OBETZ VILLAGE PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BROWN'S TIRE SALES LLC Scrap tires report
COLUMBUS AUTO PARTS/ALDI Voluntary cleanup inspection
FORGE WERKS DBA ACTION GROUP LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ANN STREET PROJECT AREA Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ODOT PARCEL MARYLAND AVE COLUMBUS Voluntary cleanup covenant
SUNOCO FOOD MART 7563 PWS Public drinking water inspection
HAMLET AT SUGAR RUN Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
COLUMBUS AUTO PARTS Voluntary cleanup inspection
RUSSIAN BAPTIST CHURCH PWS Public drinking water inspection
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS YARD DEVELOPMENT Voluntary cleanup inspection
QUARRY TRAILS PROPERTY Voluntary cleanup inspection
GEORGESVILLE ROAD TRANSFER FACILITY Scrap tires cleanup response
ALKIRE WEST PROPERTY Wetland and stream fill permit
BACHMAN FARMS TOWNHOMES Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BRITTANY PLACE Sewer and water-line construction permit
STIMMEL PROPERTIES, LLC PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
BRITTANY PLACE Sewer and water-line construction permit
ALKIRE WEST PROPERTY Wetland and stream fill permit
OBETZ VILLAGE PWS Public drinking water plan
U-HAUL MOVING & STORAGE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
UHAUL MOVING & STORAGE AT WORTHINGTON GALENA RD Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MEDVET ASSOCIATES LLC - WORTHINGTON Medical waste registration

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio?

Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio. Franklinton was the county seat from 1803 until 1824. Source

When was Franklin County, Ohio established?

Franklin County was established on April 30, 1803. Source

What is the population of Franklin County, Ohio?

Franklin County had 1,361,536 residents (July 2025 estimate).

How did Franklin County, Ohio vote in the 2024 presidential election?

In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Franklin County voters cast 598,225 votes for president: Kamala D Harris (D) 63.6%, Chase Oliver (L) 0.6%, Donald J Trump (R) 35.2%. Kamala D Harris carried the county. Source

How did Franklin County get its name?

Franklin County was named for Benjamin Franklin, following a pattern common among early Ohio counties of honoring Revolutionary-era statesmen. Source

How many cities, villages and townships are in Franklin County, Ohio?

Franklin County has 42 cities, villages and townships, and 45 ZIP codes reach into it.

Notable people from Franklin County

Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans

History from Franklin County

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