Montgomery County, Ohio
Latest: 2024
Competitive — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 67.7% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 4.2% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 20.4% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.3% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 31.1% | 51.3% |
| Catholic | 13.0% | 21.4% |
| Black Protestant | 7.0% | 11.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.5% | 9.1% |
| Other | 3.5% | 5.8% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Non-religious | 39.4% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+0.5 |
| 2020 | Biden+2.3 |
| 2016 | Trump+0.7 |
| 2012 | Obama+4.6 |
| 2008 | Obama+6.2 |
| 2004 | Kerry+1.6 |
| 2000 | Gore+2.1 |
| 1996 | Clinton+8.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+1.3 |
Montgomery, Ohio is a county that has a population of 536,096. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+0.5. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.7% | 49.3% | D+0.5 | R+1.8 |
| 2020 | 50.3% | 48.1% | D+2.3 | D+3.0 |
| 2016 | 46.6% | 47.3% | R+0.7 | R+5.3 |
| 2012 | 51.4% | 46.8% | D+4.6 | R+1.6 |
| 2008 | 52.3% | 46.1% | D+6.2 | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | 50.6% | 49.0% | D+1.6 | R+0.4 |
| 2000 | 49.6% | 47.5% | D+2.1 | R+6.6 |
| 1996 | 50.0% | 41.3% | D+8.7 | D+7.4 |
| 1992 | 41.3% | 40.0% | D+1.3 | D+16.9 |
| 1988 | 41.8% | 57.5% | R+15.7 | D+2.9 |
| 1984 | 40.5% | 59.0% | R+18.5 | R+20.2 |
| 1980 | 47.1% | 45.5% | D+1.6 | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | 50.4% | 47.4% | D+3.0 | D+21.5 |
| 1972 | 39.4% | 58.0% | R+18.6 | R+24.1 |
| 1968 | 46.4% | 40.9% | D+5.5 | R+22.1 |
| 1964 | 63.8% | 36.2% | D+27.5 | D+32.9 |
| 1960 | 47.3% | 52.7% | R+5.4 | D+11.5 |
| 1956 | 41.6% | 58.4% | R+16.9 | R+9.9 |
| 1952 | 46.5% | 53.5% | R+7.0 | R+19.2 |
| 1948 | 55.7% | 43.5% | D+12.2 | — |
What defines Montgomery?
Montgomery has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (5D, 1R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a moderately diverse, middle-class electorate where education levels and suburban growth shape the partisan balance.
County in State Context
Current Ohio Polling
Contextual statewide polling for Ohio. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.
2026 Ohio Senate General Election
Sherrod Brown leads at 47.3%
3 pollsLow
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2026 Ohio Governor General Election
Amy Acton leads at 49.5%
2 pollsSparse
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- The 2024 election was decided by just 0.5 points — razor-thin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2024, Republicans in 2016
- Turnout decreased by 3.4 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Located In
Montgomery sits inside these higher-level geographies.