| Ohio's 11th congressional district | |
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.svg)  Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 759,075[1] |
| Median household income | $56,120[1] |
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| Cook PVI | D+28[2] |
Ohio's 11th congressional district (also known as "Ohio 11") encompasses portions ofCuyahoga County in theNortheast part of the state—including all ofCleveland. It has been represented by DemocratShontel Brown since 2021.
Ohio has had at least 11 congressional districts since the1820 census. The district's current general location dates from the1990 census, when most of the old 21st District was combined with portions of the old 20th District to form the new 11th District centered around Cleveland. Parts ofAkron were added to the district when the congressional map was redrawn after the 2010 census, when Ohio lost two seats in the House of Representatives. The district has aCook Partisan Voting Index of D+28; it is the most Democratic district in Ohio.[2]
It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map on the basis of unconstitutionalgerrymandering.[3] The lawsuit described the 11th District at the time as "a detached shoulder blade with a robotic arm" extending southward from Cleveland to grab its share of Akron.[4] The current district, redistricted again following the 2020 Census and a variety of related constitutional and legislative initiatives and proposals, is a more compact district entirely in Cuyahoga County, including all of Cleveland. Any portion of the county that is not in the 11th is in the7th.
FollowingMarcia L. Fudge's resignation on March 10, 2021,a special election was held, with a primary on August 3 and the general election on November 2, as mandated by Ohio law.Shontel Brown won the election, and was sworn in on November 4.
The modern-era 11th district came to be as a result of redistricting following the 1990 census, and taking effect for the 1992 election. From then until 2023, it covered eastern Cleveland, including most of that city's majority-black precincts. From 2013 to 2023, it covered portions of Akron.
Following the retirement ofLouis Stokes—who was redistricted from the now defunct 21st district to the redrawn 11th, and served three terms there—Stephanie Tubbs Jones served from 1999 through August 20, 2008, when she died in office. Ohio GovernorTed Strickland ordered aspecial election on November 18, 2008, to fill the remaining month of Jones's term. In addition, the seat was up for election during the November 4, 2008 general election, with the winner of that election to serve a full term beginning on January 3, 2009.Marcia Fudge—the mayor ofWarrensville Heights (aCleveland suburb)—won both the general and special elections and was sworn in on November 19, 2008.
Fudge served eight terms (the last month of Jones's fifth term, followed by six full terms, then three months of another) when she resigned on March 10, 2021, to joinPresidentJoe Biden'scabinet asHUD Secretary. In 2021 a special election was held to fill the vacancy, whichCuyahoga County Council member and Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chairShontel Brown won.
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[5]
Cuyahoga County(32)
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 80% - 19% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 82% - 18% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 79% - 18% |
| Senate | Strickland 70% - 25% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Brown 83% - 17% |
| Governor | Cordray 78% - 20% | |
| Secretary of State | Clyde 79% - 19% | |
| Treasurer | Richardson Jr. 79% - 21% | |
| Auditor | Space 78% - 18% | |
| Attorney General | Dettelbach 81% - 19% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 78% - 21% |
| 2022 | Senate | Ryan 80% - 20% |
| Governor | Whaley 70% - 30% | |
| Secretary of State | Clark 74% - 25% | |
| Treasurer | Schertzer 75% - 25% | |
| Auditor | Sappington 75% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Crossman 73% - 27% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 77% - 22% |
| Senate | Brown 78% - 19% |
This is an incomplete list of historic election results.
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