Cincinnati, Kentucky: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,460,3332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,6532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cincinnati
TrumpR+19
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.7% | 720,636 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.8% | 488,505 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 19,444 |
D+60R+60
24 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | −5.0% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −18.2% |
| 1908 | −3.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +3.8% |
| 1920 | −7.1% |
| 1924 | −27.1% |
| 1928 | −18.1% |
| 1932 | +9.1% |
| 1936 | +17.0% |
| 1940 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | −2.2% |
| 1948 | −0.1% |
| 1952 | −15.0% |
| 1956 | −26.8% |
| 1960 | −12.0% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −13.9% |
| 1972 | −35.3% |
| 1976 | −14.4% |
| 1980 | −22.0% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −29.5% |
| 1992 | −14.5% |
| 1996 | −13.1% |
| 2000 | −23.6% |
| 2004 | −24.0% |
| 2008 | −14.5% |
| 2012 | −16.8% |
| 2016 | −20.1% |
| 2020 | −16.8% |
| 2024 | −18.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 488,505 | 720,636 | 1,228,585 | ||
| R | 505,205 | 713,378 | 1,238,489 | ||
| R | 422,656 | 654,158 | 1,149,162 | ||
| R | 451,853 | 639,737 | 1,115,774 | ||
| R | 471,161 | 633,223 | 1,119,698 | ||
| R | 408,888 | 668,474 | 1,082,722 | ||
| R | 333,508 | 547,190 | 906,382 | ||
| R | 331,974 | 443,060 | 847,275 | ||
| R | 297,412 | 425,898 | 887,012 | ||
| R | 272,653 | 502,598 | 780,768 | ||
| R | 256,057 | 530,453 | 791,060 | ||
| R | 265,357 | 426,782 | 733,478 | ||
| R | 289,436 | 388,556 | 689,415 | ||
| R | 212,826 | 452,340 | 678,502 | ||
| R | 237,809 | 331,743 | 676,332 | ||
| D | 379,429 | 291,459 | 671,166 | ||
| R | 315,356 | 401,400 | 716,860 | ||
| R | 229,722 | 397,815 | 628,199 | ||
| R | 273,207 | 369,991 | 643,533 | ||
| R | 260,141 | 260,823 | 524,939 | ||
| R | 267,110 | 279,024 | 546,610 | ||
| D | 291,177 | 285,127 | 576,711 | ||
| D | 305,673 | 212,557 | 548,344 | ||
| D | 271,727 | 225,183 | 509,313 | ||
| R | 208,109 | 300,451 | 510,480 | ||
| R | 115,216 | 225,549 | 406,447 | ||
| R | 190,724 | 220,817 | 423,573 | ||
| D | 126,680 | 116,987 | 252,047 | ||
| D | 102,514 | 75,540 | 229,283 | ||
| R | 116,484 | 124,851 | 249,372 | ||
| R | 84,712 | 125,464 | 223,866 | ||
| R | 110,595 | 115,790 | 230,690 | ||
| R | 107,668 | 119,219 | 228,902 | ||
| D | 99,411 | 90,616 | 196,842 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.2%
Irish
12.8%
English
12.1%
American
6.0%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
1.2%
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: 38.5 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
$80,653
Cincinnati ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cincinnati$80,653
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cincinnati's media market spans the Ohio-Kentucky state line, forcing campaigns to buy cross-state advertising while targeting an audience whose presidential margins have shifted by double digits over two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventeen points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 2,460,333, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,653 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cincinnati, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cincinnati, Kentucky voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,228,585 votes cast, 488,505 went Democratic and 720,636 went Republican.
What is Cincinnati, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Cincinnati, Kentucky 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cincinnati, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cincinnati, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Cincinnati, Kentucky has a population of 2,460,333 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Median household income in Cincinnati, Kentucky is $80,653 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cincinnati, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.