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1876–2024
Chillicothe, OH·Ohio

Chillicothe, OH has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+39 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
LatestR+39in 2024
TypologyHeartland Swingcluster typology
Population76,4922024 ACS

Chillicothe, OH, Ohio: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Heartland SwingAkashic typology
Population
76,4922024 5-year
Median household income
$61,3032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.7%2024 5-year
Black
5.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Chillicothe, OH
TrumpR+39
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.0%22,801
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.8%9,846
OtherAll other candidates1.3%418
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: −39.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−39.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−1.5%
1896−5.6%
1900−4.0%
1904−10.8%
1908−1.0%
1912+9.1%
1916+2.9%
1920−13.7%
1924−15.4%
1928−29.6%
1932+4.8%
1936+12.0%
1940+2.8%
1944−7.0%
1948−4.4%
1952−22.0%
1956−27.5%
1960−21.8%
1964+13.8%
1968−19.8%
1972−44.3%
1976−3.2%
1980−16.3%
1984−35.2%
1988−21.9%
1992−1.4%
1996+9.2%
2000−7.9%
2004−10.3%
2008−7.2%
2012−1.4%
2016−26.8%
2020−35.2%
2024−39.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.2%
9,84622,80133,065
R
−35.2%
10,55722,27833,299
R
−26.8%
10,35618,65230,935
R
−1.4%
14,56915,00830,474
R
−7.2%
14,45516,75931,925
R
−10.3%
13,97817,23131,671
R
−7.9%
11,66213,70626,016
D
+9.2%
12,64910,28625,797
R
−1.4%
10,45210,82527,173
R
−21.9%
9,27114,56324,113
R
−35.2%
8,02017,01525,548
R
−16.3%
9,35513,25123,859
R
−3.2%
10,74311,47722,751
R
−44.3%
5,87915,57321,888
R
−19.8%
6,87311,28422,246
D
+13.8%
12,7049,62322,327
R
−21.8%
9,03614,07523,111
R
−27.5%
7,41813,03620,454
R
−22.0%
8,58513,43122,016
R
−4.4%
9,52410,39819,964
R
−7.0%
9,92811,42421,352
D
+2.8%
12,44711,78024,227
D
+12.0%
12,5039,81722,441
D
+4.8%
10,5429,57520,227
R
−29.6%
6,06211,17917,308
R
−15.4%
6,0288,43115,653
R
−13.7%
7,0639,33016,526
D
+2.9%
5,1544,85710,170
D
+9.1%
4,4943,6009,792
R
−1.0%
5,3255,43210,931
R
−10.8%
4,3875,47210,022
R
−4.0%
5,0355,46310,586
R
−5.6%
4,9675,56210,630
R
−1.5%
4,4894,6329,417
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.1%
English
12.3%
Irish
11.4%
American
9.8%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.3%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
7.2%
55–64
6.7%
7.3%
45–54
6.1%
7.4%
35–44
5.8%
7.5%
25–34
5.5%
4.1%
18–24
3.5%
7.9%
5–17
7.8%
2.7%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,303
Chillicothe, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chillicothe, OH$61,303
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
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
31.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Baptist
4.1%
Methodist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fourteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 76,492, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,303 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chillicothe, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chillicothe, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,065 votes cast, 9,846 went Democratic and 22,801 went Republican.
What is Chillicothe, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Chillicothe, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Chillicothe, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chillicothe, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Chillicothe, OH, Ohio has a population of 76,492 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio is $61,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.