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1876–2024
Sidney, OH·Ohio

Sidney, OH has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+64.6 in 2024.

Small-city Ohio where manufacturing heritage shapes the ballot

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OH
2024 presidential election
Sidney, OH
TrumpR+64.6
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.8%20,740
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.2%4,350
OtherAll other candidates1.1%272
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: −64.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−64.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+21.3%
1896+22.4%
1900+21.1%
1904+9.0%
1908+18.7%
1912+28.7%
1916+23.0%
1920+1.7%
1924+4.9%
1928−4.6%
1932+31.5%
1936+19.7%
1940−7.7%
1944−11.5%
1948+12.4%
1952−25.4%
1956−35.3%
1960−12.2%
1964+31.7%
1968−5.1%
1972−29.7%
1976−10.7%
1980−15.5%
1984−51.1%
1988−40.9%
1992−18.0%
1996−11.1%
2000−29.9%
2004−42.3%
2008−36.3%
2012−44.8%
2016−59.5%
2020−63.2%
2024−64.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
17.2%Harris4,350
81.8%Trump20,740
1.1%
−64.6%
25,362
R
17.7%Biden4,465
80.9%Trump20,422
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
−63.2%
25,258
R
17.6%Clinton4,243
77.1%Trump18,590
5.3%incl. Johnson
−59.5%
24,116
R
26.3%Obama6,343
71.0%Romney17,142
2.7%
−44.8%
24,129
R
30.8%Obama7,316
67.1%McCain15,924
2.0%
−36.3%
23,718
R
28.6%Kerry6,535
70.9%Bush16,204
0.5%
−42.3%
22,855
R
33.5%Gore6,593
63.4%Bush12,476
3.1%incl. Nader
−29.9%
19,670
R
36.6%Clinton6,729
47.8%Dole8,773
15.6%incl. Perot
−11.1%
18,362
R
26.3%Clinton5,262
44.2%Bush8,854
29.5%incl. Perot
−18.0%
20,011
R
29.1%Dukakis5,065
70.0%Bush12,198
0.9%
−40.9%
17,425
R
24.0%Mondale4,315
75.1%Reagan13,509
0.9%
−51.1%
17,983
R
38.8%Carter6,425
54.3%Reagan8,988
6.8%incl. Anderson
−15.5%
16,544
R
43.2%Carter6,414
53.9%Ford8,011
2.9%
−10.7%
14,859
R
32.1%McGovern4,721
61.8%Nixon9,089
6.1%
−29.7%
14,703
R
42.6%Humphrey6,479
47.6%Nixon7,248
9.8%incl. Wallace
−5.1%
15,226
D
65.8%Johnson10,004
34.2%Goldwater5,190
0.0%
+31.7%
15,194
R
43.9%Kennedy6,866
56.1%Nixon8,766
0.0%
−12.2%
15,632
R
32.3%Stevenson4,515
67.7%Eisenhower9,452
0.0%
−35.3%
13,967
R
37.3%Stevenson5,333
62.7%Eisenhower8,957
0.0%
−25.4%
14,290
D
56.1%Truman6,939
43.7%Dewey5,406
0.3%incl. Thurmond
+12.4%
12,377
R
44.2%Roosevelt5,622
55.8%Dewey7,084
0.0%
−11.5%
12,706
R
46.1%Roosevelt6,105
53.9%Willkie7,130
0.0%
−7.7%
13,235
D
53.4%Roosevelt7,110
33.7%Landon4,482
12.9%
+19.7%
13,307
D
65.1%Roosevelt8,299
33.6%Hoover4,281
1.3%
+31.5%
12,741
R
47.5%Smith5,448
52.1%Hoover5,975
0.3%
−4.6%
11,460
D
49.3%Davis4,840
44.4%Coolidge4,359
6.3%incl. La Follette
+4.9%
9,816
D
50.5%Cox5,642
48.8%Harding5,452
0.7%
+1.7%
11,176
D
60.3%Wilson3,801
37.3%Hughes2,352
2.3%
+23.0%
6,301
D
56.0%Wilson3,305
27.3%Taft1,613
16.7%incl. Roosevelt
+28.7%
5,902
D
58.7%Bryan3,879
40.1%Taft2,646
1.2%
+18.7%
6,605
D
53.7%Parker3,286
44.7%Roosevelt2,737
1.6%
+9.0%
6,120
D
59.8%Bryan3,837
38.7%McKinley2,482
1.6%
+21.1%
6,419
D
60.7%Bryan3,941
38.3%McKinley2,488
0.9%
+22.4%
6,488
D
58.3%Cleveland3,244
37.1%Harrison2,062
4.6%incl. Weaver
+21.3%
5,562
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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.
IndicatorSidney, OHMetro areaOhioStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White92.0%76.8%61.0%
Black2.2%12.2%12.2%
Asian0.6%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races4.2%6.5%12.6%
Other race1.0%2.0%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%4.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$73,978$71,389$84,427
Poverty rate11.6%13.3%12.5%
Median age40.339.839.1
Age 18–248.7%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.1%18.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)21.4%31.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home1.7%8.0%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 35.7%German 22.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.6%Irish 12.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 8.6%English 11.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic27.2%15.4%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant26.2%19.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed36.1%52.2%51.5%
Mainline Protestant9.7%7.0%5.2%

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
35.7%
Irish
9.6%
English
8.6%
American
7.6%
French
4.4%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
Dutch
0.9%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
0.9%
Venezuelan
0.3%
Puerto Rican
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
2.7%
5.4%
65–74
5.6%
7.1%
55–64
6.6%
6.4%
45–54
6.1%
5.6%
35–44
5.3%
6.0%
25–34
5.7%
4.5%
18–24
4.2%
9.4%
5–17
8.6%
3.4%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,978
Sidney, OH$73,978
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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Other languages0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
27.2%
Evangelical Protestant
26.2%
Mainline Protestant
9.7%
Other Christian
0.5%
Black Protestant
0.3%
Unaffiliated or not counted36.1%
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.

Sidney anchors Shelby County, a consistently lopsided Republican stronghold in west-central Ohio where agricultural and light-industrial employment define the workforce and depress third-party experimentation.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.6 points.

A population of 47,929, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,978 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sidney, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sidney, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+64.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,362 votes cast, 4,350 went Democratic and 20,740 went Republican.
What is Sidney, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Sidney, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sidney, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sidney, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Sidney, OH, Ohio has a population of 47,929 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Sidney, OH, Ohio is $73,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sidney, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.