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Lima, OH·Ohio

Lima, OH has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential elections — R+43.9 in 2024.

Allen County's manufacturing core anchors a reliably red metro in northwest Ohio

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OH
2024 presidential election
Lima, OH
TrumpR+43.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lima, OH, OHA map of the single county of Lima, OH, OH, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allen County, OH · R+43.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.3%33,201
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.4%12,754
OtherAll other candidates1.3%621
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
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: −43.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1940−43.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+14.7%
1896+12.4%
1900+10.5%
1904−9.6%
1908+10.0%
1912+25.9%
1916+15.5%
1920−8.9%
1924−32.8%
1928−37.0%
1932+6.3%
1936+4.2%
1940−17.7%
1944−25.2%
1948−13.8%
1952−30.2%
1956−40.4%
1960−31.1%
1964−2.3%
1968−31.6%
1972−43.5%
1976−23.2%
1980−36.1%
1984−46.5%
1988−38.5%
1992−24.4%
1996−20.0%
2000−33.5%
2004−32.7%
2008−20.6%
2012−23.8%
2016−36.8%
2020−39.5%
2024−43.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
27.4%Harris12,754
71.3%Trump33,201
1.3%
−43.9%
46,576
R
29.5%Biden14,149
69.0%Trump33,116
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
−39.5%
48,006
R
28.4%Clinton13,294
65.2%Trump30,487
6.3%incl. Johnson
−36.8%
46,735
R
36.8%Obama17,914
60.6%Romney29,502
2.7%
−23.8%
48,708
R
38.7%Obama19,522
59.3%McCain29,940
2.0%
−20.6%
50,495
R
33.4%Kerry16,470
66.1%Bush32,580
0.4%
−32.7%
49,256
R
32.0%Gore13,996
65.4%Bush28,647
2.6%incl. Nader
−33.5%
43,795
R
35.3%Clinton15,529
55.3%Dole24,325
9.3%incl. Perot
−20.0%
43,948
R
29.1%Clinton13,777
53.5%Bush25,322
17.4%incl. Perot
−24.4%
47,350
R
30.5%Dukakis13,727
69.0%Bush31,021
0.5%
−38.5%
44,975
R
26.5%Mondale12,176
73.0%Reagan33,506
0.5%
−46.5%
45,911
R
29.8%Carter13,140
65.8%Reagan29,070
4.4%incl. Anderson
−36.1%
44,154
R
37.3%Carter14,627
60.6%Ford23,721
2.1%
−23.2%
39,167
R
26.4%McGovern10,184
70.0%Nixon26,966
3.6%
−43.5%
38,543
R
28.7%Humphrey10,994
60.3%Nixon23,124
11.0%incl. Wallace
−31.6%
38,349
R
48.8%Johnson18,990
51.2%Goldwater19,897
0.0%
−2.3%
38,887
R
34.5%Kennedy14,725
65.5%Nixon28,007
0.0%
−31.1%
42,732
R
29.8%Stevenson12,042
70.2%Eisenhower28,388
0.0%
−40.4%
40,430
R
34.9%Stevenson14,139
65.1%Eisenhower26,396
0.0%
−30.2%
40,535
R
42.9%Truman13,161
56.7%Dewey17,380
0.4%incl. Thurmond
−13.8%
30,668
R
37.4%Roosevelt12,564
62.6%Dewey21,024
0.0%
−25.2%
33,588
R
41.2%Roosevelt14,469
58.8%Willkie20,675
0.0%
−17.7%
35,144
D
49.1%Roosevelt16,500
44.9%Landon15,079
6.0%
+4.2%
33,592
D
52.2%Roosevelt16,676
46.0%Hoover14,678
1.8%
+6.3%
31,930
R
31.2%Smith9,462
68.2%Hoover20,693
0.6%
−37.0%
30,337
R
29.0%Davis7,378
61.8%Coolidge15,711
9.2%incl. La Follette
−32.8%
25,437
R
44.7%Cox11,658
53.6%Harding13,978
1.7%
−8.9%
26,082
D
55.9%Wilson7,905
40.4%Hughes5,713
3.7%
+15.5%
14,140
D
48.2%Wilson5,696
22.3%Taft2,638
29.5%incl. Roosevelt
+25.9%
11,815
D
53.1%Bryan7,195
43.1%Taft5,841
3.8%
+10.0%
13,557
R
42.9%Parker4,980
52.5%Roosevelt6,091
4.6%
−9.6%
11,603
D
54.4%Bryan6,540
43.9%McKinley5,281
1.6%
+10.5%
12,018
D
55.5%Bryan6,394
43.0%McKinley4,959
1.5%
+12.4%
11,529
D
53.3%Cleveland4,945
38.5%Harrison3,579
8.2%incl. Weaver
+14.7%
9,285
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorLima, OHMetro areaOhioStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White80.0%76.8%61.0%
Black9.6%12.2%12.2%
Asian0.9%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races7.7%6.5%12.6%
Other race1.8%2.0%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.6%4.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$64,038$71,389$84,427
Poverty rate13.3%13.3%12.5%
Median age39.739.839.1
Age 18–249.1%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.2%18.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)20.1%31.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.4%8.0%22.3%
Spanish1.6%2.7%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 28.9%German 22.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 11.5%Irish 12.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.6%English 11.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic14.4%15.4%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant23.9%19.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed42.6%52.2%51.5%
Mainline Protestant11.6%7.0%5.2%
Black Protestant5.2%2.3%2.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
28.9%
Irish
11.5%
English
9.6%
American
6.0%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
1.1%
Ethiopian
0.3%
Haitian
0.3%
Nigerian
0.2%
Jamaican
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.1%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.6%
2.6%
75–84
3.1%
5.5%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.6%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
5.9%
35–44
5.9%
6.3%
25–34
5.9%
4.9%
18–24
4.2%
9.0%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,038
Lima, OH$64,038
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 1816.9%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
23.9%
Catholic
14.4%
Mainline Protestant
11.6%
Black Protestant
5.2%
Muslim
1.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Other Christian
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted42.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Lima's economy traces its roots to oil refining and heavy industry, and the metro has voted Republican in presidential races by double-digit margins for decades, reflecting its working-class, small-city demographic profile.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.5 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.9 points.

A population of 101,348, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,038 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lima, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lima, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+43.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,576 votes cast, 12,754 went Democratic and 33,201 went Republican.
When did Lima, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lima, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Lima, OH, Ohio?
Lima, OH, Ohio has a population of 101,348 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lima, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Lima, OH, Ohio is $64,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Lima, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lima, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.