Columbus, OH, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,673,1852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,8892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Columbus, OH
TrumpR+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.7% | 649,078 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 47.6% | 608,660 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 22,018 |
D+60R+60
22 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 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | −3.6% |
| 1904 | −17.5% |
| 1908 | −3.5% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | +10.3% |
| 1920 | −11.2% |
| 1924 | −25.0% |
| 1928 | −35.3% |
| 1932 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | +13.5% |
| 1940 | −3.8% |
| 1944 | −13.2% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −24.1% |
| 1956 | −32.6% |
| 1960 | −23.5% |
| 1964 | +12.6% |
| 1968 | −17.2% |
| 1972 | −33.7% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −19.0% |
| 1984 | −35.4% |
| 1988 | −24.7% |
| 1992 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | −1.3% |
| 2000 | −10.2% |
| 2004 | −6.2% |
| 2008 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | −1.9% |
| 2020 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 608,660 | 649,078 | 1,279,756 | ||
| D | 635,174 | 634,598 | 1,290,385 | ||
| R | 543,004 | 565,463 | 1,193,668 | ||
| D | 589,457 | 538,026 | 1,156,412 | ||
| D | 582,162 | 543,178 | 1,146,754 | ||
| R | 506,727 | 574,480 | 1,087,113 | ||
| R | 371,917 | 459,836 | 862,190 | ||
| R | 363,082 | 374,040 | 818,721 | ||
| R | 321,677 | 371,249 | 880,653 | ||
| R | 278,791 | 463,947 | 749,735 | ||
| R | 242,360 | 514,323 | 768,596 | ||
| R | 269,951 | 408,076 | 728,163 | ||
| R | 292,838 | 371,049 | 680,982 | ||
| R | 214,932 | 441,376 | 672,801 | ||
| R | 209,745 | 313,776 | 603,335 | ||
| D | 341,053 | 264,879 | 605,932 | ||
| R | 230,537 | 371,953 | 602,490 | ||
| R | 178,344 | 351,202 | 529,546 | ||
| R | 205,529 | 336,003 | 541,532 | ||
| R | 204,731 | 244,334 | 451,340 | ||
| R | 206,408 | 269,144 | 475,552 | ||
| R | 250,468 | 270,171 | 520,639 | ||
| D | 269,159 | 203,932 | 481,638 | ||
| D | 211,658 | 204,740 | 425,543 | ||
| R | 128,404 | 270,112 | 401,042 | ||
| R | 109,106 | 197,132 | 351,953 | ||
| R | 165,017 | 207,365 | 377,574 | ||
| D | 117,278 | 94,861 | 218,526 | ||
| D | 86,825 | 61,148 | 201,462 | ||
| R | 102,359 | 109,978 | 219,767 | ||
| R | 76,689 | 110,840 | 195,154 | ||
| R | 94,555 | 101,841 | 199,878 | ||
| D | 96,574 | 96,424 | 195,289 | ||
| D | 81,045 | 77,751 | 167,049 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.3%
Irish
12.2%
English
12.0%
American
5.8%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.8%
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: 37.5 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
$79,889
Columbus, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus, OH$79,889
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 1816.9%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish3.3%
Other languages2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Columbus DMA anchors central Ohio and has trended more competitive as Franklin County's fast-growing suburbs have moved toward tighter margins, making ad buys here a reliable proxy for statewide persuasion strategy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fourteen points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 2,673,185, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,889 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Columbus, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 3.2 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,279,756 votes cast, 608,660 went Democratic and 649,078 went Republican.
What is Columbus, OH, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Columbus, OH, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Columbus, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Columbus, OH, Ohio has a population of 2,673,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Columbus, OH, Ohio is $79,889 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.