Ohio — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio: state. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 11,810,2932024 5-year
Median household income: $71,3892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.8%2024 5-year
Black: 12.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+26 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Ohio

TrumpR+11

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	54.8%	3,180,117
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	43.7%	2,533,700
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	86,012

D+60

R+60

88 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−11.1%	2,533,700	3,180,117	5,799,829
2020	R	−8.0%	2,679,165	3,154,834	5,922,202
2016	R	−8.0%	2,394,164	2,841,005	5,607,641
2012	D	+3.0%	2,827,709	2,661,439	5,634,017
2008	D	+4.6%	2,940,044	2,677,820	5,721,831
2004	R	−2.1%	2,741,167	2,859,768	5,627,908
2000	R	−3.5%	2,186,190	2,351,209	4,705,457
1996	D	+6.4%	2,148,222	1,859,883	4,534,434
1992	D	+1.8%	1,984,942	1,894,310	4,939,964
1988	R	−10.9%	1,939,629	2,416,549	4,393,699
1984	R	−18.8%	1,825,440	2,678,559	4,547,619
1980	R	−10.6%	1,752,414	2,206,545	4,283,603
1976	D	+0.3%	2,011,621	2,000,505	4,111,874
1972	R	−21.6%	1,558,889	2,441,827	4,094,787
1968	R	−2.3%	1,700,586	1,791,014	3,959,698
1964	D	+25.9%	2,498,331	1,470,865	3,969,196
1960	R	−6.6%	1,944,248	2,217,611	4,161,859
1956	R	−22.2%	1,439,655	2,262,610	3,702,265
1952	R	−13.5%	1,600,367	2,100,391	3,700,758
1948	D	+0.2%	1,452,791	1,445,684	2,936,071
1944	R	−0.4%	1,570,763	1,582,293	3,153,056
1940	D	+4.4%	1,733,139	1,586,773	3,319,912
1936	D	+20.6%	1,747,140	1,127,855	3,012,458
1932	D	+2.8%	1,301,695	1,227,319	2,609,728
1928	R	−30.4%	864,210	1,627,546	2,508,346
1924	R	−34.6%	477,888	1,176,130	2,016,237
1920	R	−19.9%	780,037	1,182,022	2,021,653
1916	D	+7.7%	604,161	514,753	1,165,086
1912	D	+14.1%	424,834	278,168	1,037,114
1908	R	−6.2%	502,721	572,312	1,121,552
1904	R	−25.4%	344,674	600,095	1,004,393
1900	R	−6.6%	474,882	543,918	1,040,073
1896	R	−4.8%	477,497	525,991	1,014,295
1892	R	−0.1%	404,115	405,187	850,164
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	46.5%	50.1%	5,704,620
2022	R	46.9%	53.0%	4,133,342
2018	D	53.4%	46.6%	4,410,898
2016	R	37.2%	58.0%	5,374,164
2012	D	50.7%	44.7%	5,449,018
2010	R	39.4%	56.8%	3,815,098
2006	D	56.2%	43.8%	4,019,236
2004	R	36.1%	63.8%	5,425,823
2000	R	35.9%	59.9%	4,448,801
1998	R	43.5%	56.5%	3,404,351
1994	R	39.2%	53.4%	3,436,884
1992	D	51.0%	42.3%	4,793,953
1988	D	57.0%	43.0%	4,352,905
1986	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,121,189
1982	D	56.7%	41.1%	3,395,463
1980	D	68.8%	28.2%	4,027,303
1976	D	49.5%	46.5%	3,920,613

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.3%

Irish

12.3%

English

11.0%

Italian

5.8%

American

5.6%

Polish

3.0%

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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.2%

65–74

5.8%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

6.3%

35–44

6.2%

6.7%

25–34

6.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,389

Ohio ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.9%

Working age (18–64)12.1%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.9%

Spanish2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.8%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Baptist

3.6%

Methodist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 11,810,293, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,389 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ohio voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,799,829 votes cast, 2,533,700 went Democratic and 3,180,117 went Republican.

What is Ohio's political typology?

Akashic places Ohio in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Ohio?

Ohio has a population of 11,810,293 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ohio?

Median household income in Ohio is $71,389 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Cuyahoga County, OH	R +28,603
Mahoning County, OH	R +21,682
Stark County, OH	R +18,897

Ohio delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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