Fremont, OH, Ohio: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,7782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fremont, OH
TrumpR+31
Constituent county margins for Fremont, 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 | 64.7% | 19,311 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 34.0% | 10,139 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 377 |
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 | +11.3% |
| 1896 | +12.4% |
| 1900 | +10.1% |
| 1904 | −5.0% |
| 1908 | +12.2% |
| 1912 | +32.2% |
| 1916 | +18.9% |
| 1920 | −25.2% |
| 1924 | −32.4% |
| 1928 | −35.1% |
| 1932 | +7.1% |
| 1936 | +2.4% |
| 1940 | −32.8% |
| 1944 | −38.4% |
| 1948 | −20.1% |
| 1952 | −42.4% |
| 1956 | −45.0% |
| 1960 | −28.1% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −14.1% |
| 1972 | −29.5% |
| 1976 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | −20.4% |
| 1984 | −33.2% |
| 1988 | −18.5% |
| 1992 | −3.3% |
| 1996 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | −9.9% |
| 2004 | −12.2% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | −22.3% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,139 | 19,311 | 29,827 | ||
| R | 10,596 | 18,896 | 30,074 | ||
| R | 9,929 | 16,316 | 28,688 | ||
| D | 14,541 | 13,755 | 29,424 | ||
| D | 15,602 | 14,192 | 30,377 | ||
| R | 12,686 | 16,224 | 29,014 | ||
| R | 11,146 | 13,699 | 25,744 | ||
| D | 11,547 | 10,033 | 25,413 | ||
| R | 9,878 | 10,772 | 27,472 | ||
| R | 9,709 | 14,203 | 24,232 | ||
| R | 8,564 | 17,214 | 26,020 | ||
| R | 8,482 | 13,420 | 24,166 | ||
| R | 11,202 | 13,074 | 24,867 | ||
| R | 8,308 | 15,489 | 24,343 | ||
| R | 8,581 | 11,696 | 22,025 | ||
| D | 13,481 | 8,254 | 21,735 | ||
| R | 8,171 | 14,566 | 22,737 | ||
| R | 5,687 | 15,009 | 20,696 | ||
| R | 6,048 | 14,939 | 20,987 | ||
| R | 7,216 | 10,847 | 18,099 | ||
| R | 6,129 | 13,763 | 19,892 | ||
| R | 7,116 | 14,054 | 21,170 | ||
| D | 9,171 | 8,692 | 20,265 | ||
| D | 10,299 | 8,915 | 19,490 | ||
| R | 5,834 | 12,200 | 18,119 | ||
| R | 4,388 | 9,381 | 15,408 | ||
| R | 5,295 | 8,933 | 14,461 | ||
| D | 5,264 | 3,557 | 9,037 | ||
| D | 4,333 | 1,576 | 8,553 | ||
| D | 5,242 | 4,079 | 9,543 | ||
| R | 3,787 | 4,208 | 8,353 | ||
| D | 4,915 | 4,003 | 9,044 | ||
| D | 5,105 | 3,970 | 9,172 | ||
| D | 3,774 | 2,960 | 7,175 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.7%
Irish
10.5%
English
10.0%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.3%
Polish
2.8%
French
2.1%
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: 42.5 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
$62,295
Fremont, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fremont, OH$62,295
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
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sandusky County's economy still turns on food processing and light manufacturing, pulling its electorate in competing directions — margins here have swung as much as 15 points between presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-two points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 58,778, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,295 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fremont, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fremont, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 30.8 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,827 votes cast, 10,139 went Democratic and 19,311 went Republican.
What is Fremont, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Fremont, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fremont, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fremont, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Fremont, OH, Ohio has a population of 58,778 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Fremont, OH, Ohio is $62,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fremont, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.