† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAshland, OHOhioUnited States
German26.9%22.3%12.5%
English12.0%11.0%9.5%
Irish11.0%12.3%9.4%
American5.0%5.6%5.3%
Italian3.7%5.8%4.8%
Dutch3.4%——
Polish2.9%3.2%2.2%
Scottish1.9%1.5%1.3%
Mexican1.1%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
African American†1.0%10.5%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Ashland, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.2
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.2%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ashland, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$69,860
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.6%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ashland, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
2.7%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
3.2%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ashland, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
3.0%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.8%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.5%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.3%
7.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Ashland, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.2%
1896
+13.4%
1900
+12.4%
1904
+4.1%
1908
+12.5%
1912
+37.3%
1916
+21.9%
1920
−2.1%
1924
−12.8%
1928
−45.4%
1932
+5.3%
1936
+17.4%
1940
−4.8%
1944
−18.9%
1948
−13.6%
1952
−40.8%
1956
−46.8%
1960
−39.4%
1964
+7.5%
1968
−33.5%
1972
−47.8%
1976
−14.7%
1980
−35.0%
1984
−49.6%
1988
−35.1%
1992
−18.6%
1996
−19.4%
2000
−32.2%
2004
−30.6%
2008
−23.3%
2012
−29.4%
2016
−46.8%
2020
−48.7%
2024
−50.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.5%Harris6,544
74.5%Trump19,863
0.5%Oliver135 +3
R+50.0
R+1.2
R+48.5
26,663
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.5%19,863
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic24.5%6,544
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%135
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%65
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%55
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
R
24.8%Biden6,541
73.5%Trump19,407
1.7%
R+48.7
R+1.9
R+53.2
26,405
R
22.9%Clinton5,740
69.7%Trump17,493
7.5%
R+46.8
R+17.4
R+48.9
25,104
R
33.7%Obama8,281
63.1%Romney15,519
3.2%
R+29.4
R+6.2
R+33.3
24,578
R
36.9%Obama9,300
60.2%McCain15,158
2.9%
R+23.3
D+7.3
R+30.5
25,185
R
34.3%Kerry8,576
64.9%Bush16,209
0.8%
R+30.6
D+1.7
R+28.1
24,979
R
31.4%Gore6,685
63.7%Bush13,533
4.9%
R+32.2
R+12.8
R+32.7
21,258
R
33.2%Clinton6,573
52.6%Dole10,402
14.2%
R+19.4
R+0.8
R+27.9
19,773
R
28.7%Clinton5,985
47.3%Bush9,864
24.0%
R+18.6
D+16.5
R+24.2
20,855
R
32.1%Dukakis6,072
67.2%Bush12,726
0.7%
R+35.1
D+14.4
R+27.4
18,939
R
24.8%Mondale4,786
74.4%Reagan14,339
0.8%
R+49.6
R+14.5
R+31.3
19,272
R
27.5%Carter5,142
62.6%Reagan11,691
9.9%
R+35.0
R+20.3
R+25.3
18,689
R
41.5%Carter7,205
56.2%Ford9,761
2.2%
R+14.7
D+33.1
R+16.8
17,354
R
25.2%McGovern4,302
73.0%Nixon12,470
1.8%
R+47.8
R+14.4
R+24.7
17,074
R
29.0%Humphrey4,526
62.5%Nixon9,745
8.5%
R+33.5
R+41.0
R+32.8
15,594
D
53.7%Johnson8,493
46.3%Goldwater7,308
0.0%
D+7.5
D+46.9
R+15.1
15,801
R
30.3%Kennedy5,700
69.7%Nixon13,112
0.0%
R+39.4
D+7.4
R+39.6
18,812
R
26.6%Stevenson4,634
73.4%Eisenhower12,792
0.0%
R+46.8
R+6.1
R+31.4
17,426
R
29.6%Stevenson5,244
70.4%Eisenhower12,459
0.0%
R+40.8
R+27.1
R+30.0
17,703
R
42.9%Truman6,095
56.6%Dewey8,027
0.5%
R+13.6
D+5.3
R+18.1
14,191
R
40.5%Roosevelt6,130
59.5%Dewey8,994
0.0%
R+18.9
R+14.1
R+26.4
15,124
R
47.6%Roosevelt7,835
52.4%Willkie8,624
0.0%
R+4.8
R+22.1
R+14.7
16,459
D
57.4%Roosevelt8,818
40.1%Landon6,154
2.5%
D+17.4
D+12.0
R+6.9
15,352
D
51.8%Roosevelt7,302
46.5%Hoover6,549
1.7%
D+5.3
D+50.7
R+12.4
14,086
R
26.9%Smith3,256
72.3%Hoover8,745
0.8%
R+45.4
R+32.6
R+27.9
12,097
R
39.9%Davis4,377
52.7%Coolidge5,777
7.4%
R+12.8
R+10.7
D+12.4
10,966
R
48.5%Cox5,705
50.6%Harding5,951
0.9%
R+2.1
R+24.0
D+24.1
11,757
D
59.9%Wilson4,000
37.9%Hughes2,534
2.2%
D+21.9
R+15.3
D+18.8
6,679
D
53.4%Wilson3,364
16.2%Taft1,017
30.4%
D+37.3
D+24.8
D+17.7
6,294
D
55.2%Bryan3,627
42.7%Taft2,804
2.2%
D+12.5
D+8.4
D+22.1
6,573
D
49.0%Parker2,996
44.9%Roosevelt2,747
6.1%
D+4.1
R+8.3
D+23.7
6,113
D
55.5%Bryan3,399
43.1%McKinley2,641
1.3%
D+12.4
R+1.0
D+19.9
6,121
D
56.3%Bryan3,422
42.9%McKinley2,608
0.8%
D+13.4
R+0.8
D+19.5
6,080
D
54.8%Cleveland3,042
40.6%Harrison2,256
4.6%
D+14.2
—
D+12.5
5,552
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
27.8%7,280
68.3%17,894
26,193
2022
R
27.3%5,034
72.6%13,366
18,409
2018
R
34.9%6,472
65.0%12,048
18,523
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Ashland, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
35,452
2018
35,529
2020
34,837
2022
34,699
2024
34,756
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+75 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −556 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Ashland, OH in Ashland, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−140
2012
−163
2013
−239
2014
−218
2015
−43
2016
+87
2017
+85
2018
−53
2019
−285
2021
−205
2022
−26
2023
+272
2024
+297
2025
+75
Ashland anchors a compact metro in north-central Ohio where decades of industrial employment have kept working-class voter blocs central to local and statewide contests, even as population growth has remained modest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.0 points.
A population of 52,256, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,860 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bellefontaine, OH and Wooster, OH.
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In 2024, Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 50.0 points (R+50.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,663 votes cast, 6,544 went Democratic and 19,863 went Republican.
When did Ashland, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Ashland, OH, Ohio has a population of 52,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio is $69,860 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ashland, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
