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1876–2024
Celina, OH·Ohio

Celina, OH has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+67 in 2024.

Fast-growing exurb where Mercer County's farm roots meet new suburban sprawl

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
LatestR+67in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population42,4842024 ACS

Celina, OH, Ohio: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+67%. Republican peak: R+67 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
42,4842024 5-year
Median household income
$76,7822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Celina, OH
TrumpR+67
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.7%19,710
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.2%3,865
OtherAll other candidates1.1%251
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: −66.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1972−66.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+36.6%
1896+41.0%
1900+37.2%
1904+19.8%
1908+34.3%
1912+39.9%
1916+28.5%
1920−12.7%
1924+8.8%
1928+9.1%
1932+43.2%
1936+27.4%
1940−21.4%
1944−26.1%
1948+5.9%
1952−31.4%
1956−37.8%
1960−0.0%
1964+39.5%
1968+3.4%
1972−18.7%
1976−6.4%
1980−20.6%
1984−44.1%
1988−38.0%
1992−20.5%
1996−14.3%
2000−39.8%
2004−50.4%
2008−43.4%
2012−54.2%
2016−64.0%
2020−64.9%
2024−66.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−66.5%
3,86519,71023,826
R
−64.9%
4,03019,45223,761
R
−64.0%
3,38417,50622,053
R
−54.2%
4,74516,56121,818
R
−43.4%
5,85315,10021,299
R
−50.4%
5,11815,65020,890
R
−39.8%
5,21212,48518,294
R
−14.3%
6,3008,83217,653
R
−20.5%
4,8838,68318,545
R
−38.0%
4,97811,16216,286
R
−44.1%
4,42211,54216,144
R
−20.6%
5,5068,67315,339
R
−6.4%
6,7247,67814,849
R
−18.7%
5,7988,58714,907
D
+3.4%
6,8016,31314,209
D
+39.5%
10,0814,37314,454
R
−0.0%
7,7307,73515,465
R
−37.8%
4,2729,45613,728
R
−31.4%
4,7259,05813,783
D
+5.9%
5,9285,26611,202
R
−26.1%
4,5227,71212,234
R
−21.4%
5,1147,90513,019
D
+27.4%
7,2173,60213,204
D
+43.2%
8,4623,31411,929
D
+9.1%
6,1555,12911,326
D
+8.8%
5,1354,21510,434
R
−12.7%
4,4045,69210,140
D
+28.5%
3,8032,0656,107
D
+39.9%
3,5911,3245,683
D
+34.3%
4,4562,1486,729
D
+19.8%
3,2862,1735,615
D
+37.2%
4,4602,0156,566
D
+41.0%
4,7901,9916,827
D
+36.6%
3,6881,5265,900
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
53.8%
Irish
8.5%
American
7.3%
English
5.6%
French
2.3%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.4%
75–84
2.8%
5.7%
65–74
5.7%
6.6%
55–64
6.5%
5.8%
45–54
5.7%
5.8%
35–44
5.4%
6.0%
25–34
5.6%
4.3%
18–24
3.8%
9.5%
5–17
8.8%
3.7%
<5
3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,782
Celina, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Celina, OH$76,782
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
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)5.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
52.3%
Other Christian
13.1%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Methodist
4.7%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Celina anchors a small metro that has seen steady population growth driven by manufacturing employment and spillover from Dayton's outer ring, keeping its electorate heavily rural-inflected despite new residential development.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-three points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.

A population of 42,484, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,782 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Celina, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Celina, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 66.5 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,826 votes cast, 3,865 went Democratic and 19,710 went Republican.
What is Celina, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Celina, 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Celina, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Celina, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Celina, OH, Ohio?
Celina, OH, Ohio has a population of 42,484 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Celina, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Celina, OH, Ohio is $76,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Celina, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Celina, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.