2024 presidential election
Wilmington, OH
TrumpR+54.4
Constituent county margins for Wilmington, 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 | 76.6% | 15,984 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 22.2% | 4,633 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 253 |
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 | −23.9% |
| 1896 | −21.6% |
| 1900 | −26.3% |
| 1904 | −35.3% |
| 1908 | −24.6% |
| 1912 | −15.1% |
| 1916 | −14.8% |
| 1920 | −31.6% |
| 1924 | −39.0% |
| 1928 | −46.4% |
| 1932 | −6.2% |
| 1936 | −4.0% |
| 1940 | −17.2% |
| 1944 | −32.0% |
| 1948 | −23.0% |
| 1952 | −35.7% |
| 1956 | −40.1% |
| 1960 | −30.6% |
| 1964 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | −29.6% |
| 1972 | −49.4% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −29.9% |
| 1984 | −48.2% |
| 1988 | −40.2% |
| 1992 | −17.2% |
| 1996 | −15.2% |
| 2000 | −33.4% |
| 2004 | −40.8% |
| 2008 | −30.3% |
| 2012 | −33.9% |
| 2016 | −51.5% |
| 2020 | −52.6% |
| 2024 | −54.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22.2%Harris4,633 | 76.6%Trump15,984 | 1.2% | 20,870 | ||
| R | 22.9%Biden4,697 | 75.5%Trump15,488 | 1.7%incl. Jorgensen | 20,527 | ||
| R | 21.4%Clinton4,066 | 73.0%Trump13,838 | 5.6%incl. Johnson | 18,966 | ||
| R | 31.6%Obama5,791 | 65.5%Romney12,009 | 2.9% | 18,329 | ||
| R | 33.9%Obama6,558 | 64.2%McCain12,409 | 1.9% | 19,342 | ||
| R | 29.4%Kerry5,417 | 70.3%Bush12,938 | 0.3% | 18,414 | ||
| R | 31.8%Gore4,791 | 65.2%Bush9,824 | 3.0%incl. Nader | 15,070 | ||
| R | 36.5%Clinton5,303 | 51.7%Dole7,504 | 11.8%incl. Perot | 14,521 | ||
| R | 30.1%Clinton4,638 | 47.4%Bush7,290 | 22.5%incl. Perot | 15,391 | ||
| R | 29.5%Dukakis3,746 | 69.7%Bush8,856 | 0.8% | 12,699 | ||
| R | 25.6%Mondale3,332 | 73.8%Reagan9,603 | 0.6% | 13,018 | ||
| R | 32.0%Carter3,967 | 61.9%Reagan7,675 | 6.1%incl. Anderson | 12,400 | ||
| R | 42.3%Carter4,959 | 56.2%Ford6,597 | 1.5% | 11,737 | ||
| R | 24.7%McGovern2,709 | 74.1%Nixon8,140 | 1.3% | 10,988 | ||
| R | 26.9%Humphrey2,982 | 56.6%Nixon6,265 | 16.5%incl. Wallace | 11,077 | ||
| D | 51.7%Johnson6,514 | 48.3%Goldwater6,082 | 0.0% | 12,596 | ||
| R | 34.7%Kennedy4,498 | 65.3%Nixon8,464 | 0.0% | 12,962 | ||
| R | 29.9%Stevenson3,382 | 70.1%Eisenhower7,919 | 0.0% | 11,301 | ||
| R | 32.2%Stevenson3,885 | 67.8%Eisenhower8,191 | 0.0% | 12,076 | ||
| R | 38.4%Truman3,758 | 61.3%Dewey6,009 | 0.3%incl. Thurmond | 9,799 | ||
| R | 34.0%Roosevelt3,713 | 66.0%Dewey7,200 | 0.0% | 10,913 | ||
| R | 41.4%Roosevelt4,964 | 58.6%Willkie7,027 | 0.0% | 11,991 | ||
| R | 47.7%Roosevelt5,785 | 51.7%Landon6,265 | 0.6% | 12,127 | ||
| R | 46.2%Roosevelt5,252 | 52.4%Hoover5,953 | 1.4% | 11,368 | ||
| R | 26.6%Smith2,603 | 73.0%Hoover7,150 | 0.4% | 9,797 | ||
| R | 28.1%Davis2,496 | 67.1%Coolidge5,954 | 4.8%incl. La Follette | 8,876 | ||
| R | 34.0%Cox3,598 | 65.6%Harding6,947 | 0.4% | 10,588 | ||
| R | 41.8%Wilson2,602 | 56.6%Hughes3,520 | 1.6% | 6,221 | ||
| R | 33.6%Wilson2,010 | 48.7%Taft2,916 | 17.8%incl. Roosevelt | 5,990 | ||
| R | 36.9%Bryan2,464 | 61.5%Taft4,107 | 1.7% | 6,683 | ||
| R | 30.5%Parker1,826 | 65.8%Roosevelt3,937 | 3.7% | 5,984 | ||
| R | 35.8%Bryan2,394 | 62.1%McKinley4,149 | 2.1% | 6,682 | ||
| R | 38.6%Bryan2,657 | 60.2%McKinley4,144 | 1.2% | 6,886 | ||
| R | 35.0%Cleveland2,076 | 58.9%Harrison3,491 | 6.1%incl. Weaver | 5,929 | ||
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Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Wilmington, OHMetro area | OhioState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 92.1% | 76.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 2.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 1.7% | 2.0% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.3% | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $70,407 | $71,389 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 40.8 | 39.8 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.4% | 18.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 19.3% | 31.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.6% | 8.0% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.6% | 2.7% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 21.3% | German 22.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 15.2% | Irish 12.3% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 14.0% | English 11.0% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 5.9% | 15.4% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 13.5% | 19.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 70.9% | 52.2% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.4% | 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
21.3%
English
15.2%
Irish
14.0%
American
8.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.4%
Polish
1.4%
French
1.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.1%
Colombian
0.5%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
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.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.7%
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: 40.8 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
$70,407
Wilmington, OH$70,407
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted70.9%
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.
Wilmington anchors Clinton County, a historically Republican stronghold where logistics and light manufacturing drive the workforce. The area drew national attention after a major DHL hub closure in 2008 reshaped its economic and political landscape.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.4 points.
A population of 42,012, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,407 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wilmington, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wilmington, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 54.4 points (R+54.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,870 votes cast, 4,633 went Democratic and 15,984 went Republican.
What is Wilmington, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Wilmington, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wilmington, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilmington, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wilmington, OH, Ohio?
Wilmington, OH, Ohio has a population of 42,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilmington, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Wilmington, OH, Ohio is $70,407 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wilmington, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilmington, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.