Lima, Ohio: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,7872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,6912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lima
TrumpR+55
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 76.8% | 70,765 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 21.9% | 20,192 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 1,189 |
D+60R+60
3 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 | +21.8% |
| 1896 | +22.0% |
| 1900 | +19.2% |
| 1904 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | +18.5% |
| 1912 | +33.7% |
| 1916 | +20.1% |
| 1920 | −10.0% |
| 1924 | −20.4% |
| 1928 | −25.6% |
| 1932 | +16.5% |
| 1936 | +8.9% |
| 1940 | −23.6% |
| 1944 | −29.7% |
| 1948 | −9.9% |
| 1952 | −32.6% |
| 1956 | −41.4% |
| 1960 | −26.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −29.3% |
| 1972 | −42.0% |
| 1976 | −22.6% |
| 1980 | −37.4% |
| 1984 | −50.8% |
| 1988 | −42.3% |
| 1992 | −26.5% |
| 1996 | −20.9% |
| 2000 | −39.0% |
| 2004 | −40.8% |
| 2008 | −30.1% |
| 2012 | −35.6% |
| 2016 | −48.8% |
| 2020 | −51.6% |
| 2024 | −54.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,192 | 70,765 | 92,146 | ||
| R | 21,995 | 70,326 | 93,704 | ||
| R | 20,196 | 64,106 | 89,915 | ||
| R | 28,063 | 60,392 | 90,939 | ||
| R | 31,541 | 59,426 | 92,734 | ||
| R | 26,765 | 63,966 | 91,139 | ||
| R | 23,623 | 55,254 | 81,031 | ||
| R | 27,153 | 43,788 | 79,738 | ||
| R | 22,699 | 45,115 | 84,660 | ||
| R | 22,487 | 55,766 | 78,755 | ||
| R | 19,472 | 60,208 | 80,162 | ||
| R | 21,904 | 50,359 | 76,004 | ||
| R | 25,502 | 40,825 | 67,842 | ||
| R | 18,530 | 47,051 | 67,932 | ||
| R | 20,074 | 39,680 | 66,901 | ||
| D | 34,636 | 33,072 | 67,708 | ||
| R | 27,046 | 46,024 | 73,070 | ||
| R | 20,018 | 48,249 | 68,267 | ||
| R | 23,087 | 45,393 | 68,480 | ||
| R | 23,945 | 29,204 | 53,338 | ||
| R | 20,597 | 38,008 | 58,605 | ||
| R | 23,828 | 38,574 | 62,402 | ||
| D | 30,121 | 24,756 | 60,414 | ||
| D | 32,790 | 23,363 | 57,019 | ||
| R | 20,083 | 34,024 | 54,389 | ||
| R | 16,125 | 25,595 | 46,520 | ||
| R | 21,123 | 25,887 | 47,733 | ||
| D | 16,323 | 10,719 | 27,943 | ||
| D | 13,422 | 5,039 | 24,901 | ||
| D | 16,653 | 11,325 | 28,826 | ||
| D | 12,744 | 11,993 | 25,660 | ||
| D | 16,295 | 10,993 | 27,652 | ||
| D | 16,636 | 10,587 | 27,519 | ||
| D | 12,896 | 8,006 | 22,418 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.2%
Irish
10.4%
English
8.2%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 40.2 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
$71,691
Lima ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lima$71,691
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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Lima DMA spans rural Allen County and surrounding northwest Ohio counties where agricultural heritage and manufacturing employment shape a voter base that has shifted toward Republican margins over the past two decades while retaining pockets of union-household influence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-four points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 181,787, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,691 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lima, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lima, Ohio voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,146 votes cast, 20,192 went Democratic and 70,765 went Republican.
What is Lima, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Lima, 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lima, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lima, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lima, Ohio?
Lima, Ohio has a population of 181,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lima, Ohio?
Median household income in Lima, Ohio is $71,691 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Lima, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lima, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.