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1876–2024
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)·Ohio

Cleveland-Akron (Canton) delivered R+2 in 2024.

Where Lake Erie's Rust Belt legacy shapes every turnout model

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OH
LatestR+2in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population3,835,3642024 ACS

Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
3,835,3642024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.5%2024 5-year
Black
13.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
TrumpR+2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OHA map of the constituent counties of Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Tuscarawas County, OH · R+43Portage County, OH · R+15Huron County, OH · R+44Ashland County, OH · R+50Medina County, OH · R+25Geauga County, OH · R+24Summit County, OH · D+7Erie County, OH · R+14Richland County, OH · R+42Carroll County, OH · R+55Wayne County, OH · R+39Lake County, OH · R+14Holmes County, OH · R+69Ashtabula County, OH · R+28Lorain County, OH · R+6Cuyahoga County, OH · D+31Stark County, OH · R+22
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.5%955,835
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.2%912,007
OtherAll other candidates1.4%26,159
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its 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: −2.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−0.4%
1896−6.5%
1900−7.5%
1904−32.9%
1908−10.4%
1912+22.4%
1916+12.8%
1920−28.5%
1924−40.4%
1928−26.7%
1932+2.1%
1936+30.5%
1940+14.4%
1944+10.4%
1948+3.6%
1952−8.0%
1956−15.3%
1960+4.7%
1964+35.0%
1968+7.1%
1972−11.5%
1976+9.8%
1980−3.2%
1984−5.4%
1988+2.5%
1992+10.9%
1996+16.3%
2000+8.6%
2004+11.5%
2008+16.5%
2012+14.2%
2016+2.6%
2020+0.9%
2024−2.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.3%
912,007955,8351,894,001
D
+0.9%
972,315953,8011,952,195
D
+2.6%
888,979841,1431,848,727
D
+14.2%
1,060,723790,8461,899,060
D
+16.5%
1,113,783793,2941,941,647
D
+11.5%
1,072,142849,3221,931,043
D
+8.6%
845,381706,6521,617,435
D
+16.3%
802,836549,1871,556,760
D
+10.9%
763,258574,3061,725,948
D
+2.5%
791,623753,1271,558,703
R
−5.4%
764,971853,2851,633,275
R
−3.2%
678,216726,6721,534,545
D
+9.8%
797,100650,7621,489,735
R
−11.5%
655,646830,0621,518,799
D
+7.1%
708,904603,5691,476,805
D
+35.0%
999,672481,0921,480,764
D
+4.7%
814,868742,2751,557,143
R
−15.3%
584,562795,6891,380,251
R
−8.0%
619,900727,8281,347,728
D
+3.6%
513,135476,4381,013,730
D
+10.4%
618,249501,8521,120,101
D
+14.4%
650,754486,8671,137,621
D
+30.5%
625,875320,7821,000,943
D
+2.1%
406,795389,252829,672
R
−26.7%
291,269505,422803,081
R
−40.4%
99,101345,584609,966
R
−28.5%
190,349350,840563,089
D
+12.8%
168,679128,863311,296
O
+22.4%
105,16446,192263,061
R
−10.4%
116,142144,795274,757
R
−32.9%
73,085154,084246,181
R
−7.5%
114,759133,855254,577
R
−6.5%
111,187126,933240,814
R
−0.4%
91,17591,945192,823
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.9%
Irish
12.9%
English
9.9%
Italian
8.5%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.6%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
2.5%
75–84
3.3%
5.5%
65–74
6.2%
6.7%
55–64
7.1%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.0%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.4%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
8.0%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,925
Cleveland-Akron (Canton) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)$70,925
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
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.2%
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.9%
Other Christian
15.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Baptist
3.0%
Methodist
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Cuyahoga County's dense Democratic base and offset by more competitive Summit and Stark counties, this market's internal vote split makes it one of Ohio's most closely watched swing-state bellwethers.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 3,835,364, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,925 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio voted Republican by 2.3 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,894,001 votes cast, 912,007 went Democratic and 955,835 went Republican.
What is Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio?
Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio has a population of 3,835,364 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio?
Median household income in Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio is $70,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.