Ashland, OH, Ohio: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,2562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,8602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Ashland, OH
TrumpR+50
Constituent county margins for Ashland, OH, OHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 74.3% | 19,863 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 24.5% | 6,544 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 323 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +14.2% |
| 1896 | +13.4% |
| 1900 | +12.4% |
| 1904 | +4.1% |
| 1908 | +12.5% |
| 1912 | +37.3% |
| 1916 | +21.9% |
| 1920 | −2.1% |
| 1924 | −12.8% |
| 1928 | −45.4% |
| 1932 | +5.3% |
| 1936 | +17.4% |
| 1940 | −4.8% |
| 1944 | −18.9% |
| 1948 | −13.6% |
| 1952 | −40.8% |
| 1956 | −46.8% |
| 1960 | −39.4% |
| 1964 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | −33.5% |
| 1972 | −47.8% |
| 1976 | −14.7% |
| 1980 | −35.0% |
| 1984 | −49.6% |
| 1988 | −35.1% |
| 1992 | −18.6% |
| 1996 | −19.4% |
| 2000 | −32.2% |
| 2004 | −30.6% |
| 2008 | −23.3% |
| 2012 | −29.4% |
| 2016 | −46.8% |
| 2020 | −48.7% |
| 2024 | −49.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,544 | 19,863 | 26,730 | ||
| R | 6,541 | 19,407 | 26,405 | ||
| R | 5,740 | 17,493 | 25,104 | ||
| R | 8,281 | 15,519 | 24,578 | ||
| R | 9,300 | 15,158 | 25,185 | ||
| R | 8,576 | 16,209 | 24,979 | ||
| R | 6,685 | 13,533 | 21,258 | ||
| R | 6,573 | 10,402 | 19,773 | ||
| R | 5,985 | 9,864 | 20,855 | ||
| R | 6,072 | 12,726 | 18,939 | ||
| R | 4,786 | 14,339 | 19,272 | ||
| R | 5,142 | 11,691 | 18,689 | ||
| R | 7,205 | 9,761 | 17,354 | ||
| R | 4,302 | 12,470 | 17,074 | ||
| R | 4,526 | 9,745 | 15,594 | ||
| D | 8,493 | 7,308 | 15,801 | ||
| R | 5,700 | 13,112 | 18,812 | ||
| R | 4,634 | 12,792 | 17,426 | ||
| R | 5,244 | 12,459 | 17,703 | ||
| R | 6,095 | 8,027 | 14,191 | ||
| R | 6,130 | 8,994 | 15,124 | ||
| R | 7,835 | 8,624 | 16,459 | ||
| D | 8,818 | 6,154 | 15,352 | ||
| D | 7,302 | 6,549 | 14,086 | ||
| R | 3,256 | 8,745 | 12,097 | ||
| R | 4,377 | 5,777 | 10,966 | ||
| R | 5,705 | 5,951 | 11,757 | ||
| D | 4,000 | 2,534 | 6,679 | ||
| D | 3,364 | 1,017 | 6,294 | ||
| D | 3,627 | 2,804 | 6,573 | ||
| D | 2,996 | 2,747 | 6,113 | ||
| D | 3,399 | 2,641 | 6,121 | ||
| D | 3,422 | 2,608 | 6,080 | ||
| D | 3,042 | 2,256 | 5,552 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.9%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
3.7%
Polish
2.9%
Scottish
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,860
Ashland, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ashland, OH$69,860
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.1%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ashland anchors a compact metro in north-central Ohio where decades of industrial employment have kept working-class voter blocs central to local and statewide contests, even as population growth has remained modest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A population of 52,256, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,860 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ashland, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,730 votes cast, 6,544 went Democratic and 19,863 went Republican.
What is Ashland, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Ashland, OH, Ohio in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ashland, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Ashland, OH, Ohio has a population of 52,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio is $69,860 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ashland, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.