Population: 11,464,042 (2005 estimate)

State Ranking: 7th of 50

85.2% White / 11.9% Black / 2.2% Hispanic origin / 1.4% Asian /
0.2 Native Am. / 1.2% Two or more races / 0.2% American Indian & Alaska Native (2004)

Urban population: 80.5%   Rural Population: 19.5%

Most populous cities:
1. Columbus
2. Cleveland
3. Cincinnati
4. Toledo
5. Akron

Governor: Bob Taft (R)

State Legislature
House: 38 Democrats/ 60 Republicans (1 vacancy)
Senate: 11 Democrats/ 22 Republicans

Congressional Delegation
House 6 Democrats/ 12 Republicans
Senate: 2 Republicans

Registered Voters: 6,003,000 (2004)

Voting Age Population: 8,305,000 (2004)

General Election Turnout
2000: 59.2%
2002: 43.6%
2004: 66.0%