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1876–2024
Cambridge, OH·Ohio

Cambridge, OH has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+52 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
LatestR+52in 2024
TypologyHeartland Swingcluster typology
Population38,2232024 ACS

Cambridge, OH, Ohio: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Heartland SwingAkashic typology
Population
38,2232024 5-year
Median household income
$58,4782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.8%2024 5-year
Black
2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cambridge, OH
TrumpR+52
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.5%13,314
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.6%4,154
OtherAll other candidates0.9%158
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −52.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−52.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−14.5%
1896−13.9%
1900−22.5%
1904−34.5%
1908−18.2%
1912−7.7%
1916+0.9%
1920−11.6%
1924−35.7%
1928−49.5%
1932+1.5%
1936+14.3%
1940−7.5%
1944−15.4%
1948−7.0%
1952−19.0%
1956−33.0%
1960−22.8%
1964+19.3%
1968−10.3%
1972−33.5%
1976−1.1%
1980−21.7%
1984−34.4%
1988−17.7%
1992+4.2%
1996+5.0%
2000−10.0%
2004−12.3%
2008−9.0%
2012−9.0%
2016−42.0%
2020−48.4%
2024−52.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−52.0%
4,15413,31417,626
R
−48.4%
4,57713,40718,230
R
−42.0%
4,35911,44516,852
R
−9.0%
7,4508,99317,050
R
−9.0%
7,6259,19717,375
R
−12.3%
7,7689,96217,840
R
−10.0%
6,6438,18115,430
D
+5.0%
6,7315,97015,108
D
+4.2%
6,4285,74916,348
R
−17.7%
5,9268,50714,563
R
−34.4%
4,96710,25215,344
R
−21.7%
5,1218,18014,084
R
−1.1%
7,5737,74615,524
R
−33.5%
4,7579,64814,619
R
−10.3%
5,8157,33614,837
D
+19.3%
9,5036,42915,932
R
−22.8%
6,53210,39616,928
R
−33.0%
5,14910,22415,373
R
−19.0%
6,6319,74916,380
R
−7.0%
6,6397,65114,380
R
−15.4%
6,5128,87815,390
R
−7.5%
8,71010,12518,835
D
+14.3%
11,4048,53220,070
D
+1.5%
9,0268,75018,106
R
−49.5%
3,70911,17415,080
R
−35.7%
3,6048,99715,106
R
−11.6%
6,8888,76416,122
D
+0.9%
4,3124,2289,446
R
−7.7%
2,7263,4269,092
R
−18.2%
3,4495,2109,663
R
−34.5%
2,4485,4278,630
R
−22.5%
3,1205,0148,435
R
−13.9%
3,2584,3377,775
R
−14.5%
2,5103,4396,425
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.9%
Irish
16.0%
English
14.5%
American
8.8%
Italian
3.7%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
0.9%
2.5%
75–84
3.5%
5.9%
65–74
6.2%
7.1%
55–64
7.5%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
5.6%
35–44
5.8%
6.5%
25–34
6.0%
3.9%
18–24
3.5%
8.6%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,478
Cambridge, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cambridge, OH$58,478
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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.2%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.2%
Methodist
9.1%
Baptist
6.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cambridge, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.

A population of 38,223, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,478 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cambridge, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cambridge, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,626 votes cast, 4,154 went Democratic and 13,314 went Republican.
What is Cambridge, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Cambridge, OH, Ohio in the "Heartland Swing" 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cambridge, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cambridge, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cambridge, OH, Ohio?
Cambridge, OH, Ohio has a population of 38,223 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cambridge, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Cambridge, OH, Ohio is $58,478 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Cambridge, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cambridge, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.