Parts of Akron, a city some distance to the south, 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.

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map on the basis of unconstitutional gerrymandering.

[3] The lawsuit described the 11th District at the time as "a detached shoulder blade with a robotic arm"--the 'arm' extending southward from Cleveland to Akron.

[4] The current district, redistricted again following the 2020 Census and a variety of related constitutional and legislative initiatives and proposals, is rather more agglomerated or 'compact'.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland ordered a special election on November 18, 2008, to fill the remaining month of Jones's term.