† 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
GroupBellefontaine, OHOhioUnited States
German23.6%22.3%12.5%
English13.9%11.0%9.5%
Irish12.7%12.3%9.4%
American9.6%5.6%5.3%
Scottish3.1%1.5%1.3%
Italian3.0%5.8%4.8%
French1.8%1.2%1.6%
Dutch1.5%——
Mexican1.4%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†1.6%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
Bellefontaine, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.9
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bellefontaine, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$71,551
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bellefontaine, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bellefontaine, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
4.4%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
22.0%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.4%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
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.
Bellefontaine, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−22.3%
1896
−20.1%
1900
−23.3%
1904
−42.3%
1908
−19.3%
1912
+10.3%
1916
−10.9%
1920
−26.8%
1924
−34.1%
1928
−53.8%
1932
−5.5%
1936
−6.4%
1940
−21.7%
1944
−33.3%
1948
−22.3%
1952
−39.6%
1956
−45.3%
1960
−36.4%
1964
+11.9%
1968
−23.3%
1972
−46.5%
1976
−20.4%
1980
−36.1%
1984
−53.7%
1988
−42.1%
1992
−23.8%
1996
−11.2%
2000
−32.0%
2004
−35.7%
2008
−26.5%
2012
−30.6%
2016
−51.4%
2020
−55.2%
2024
−56.2%
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
21.5%Harris5,027
77.7%Trump18,182
0.4%Oliver98 +3
R+56.2
R+1.0
R+54.7
23,406
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%18,182
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.5%5,027
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%98
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%64
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%32
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
R
21.6%Biden5,055
76.9%Trump17,964
1.5%
R+55.2
R+3.9
R+59.7
23,368
R
21.1%Clinton4,647
72.5%Trump15,957
6.4%
R+51.4
R+20.7
R+53.5
22,019
R
32.9%Obama7,062
63.5%Romney13,633
3.6%
R+30.6
R+4.1
R+34.5
21,462
R
35.6%Obama7,936
62.1%McCain13,848
2.2%
R+26.5
D+9.2
R+33.8
22,283
R
31.9%Kerry6,825
67.6%Bush14,471
0.5%
R+35.7
R+3.7
R+33.3
21,398
R
32.2%Gore5,945
64.2%Bush11,849
3.6%
R+32.0
R+20.7
R+32.5
18,455
R
37.3%Clinton6,397
48.6%Dole8,325
14.1%
R+11.2
D+12.6
R+19.8
17,145
R
26.0%Clinton4,889
49.8%Bush9,364
24.1%
R+23.8
D+18.3
R+29.4
18,787
R
28.6%Dukakis4,484
70.7%Bush11,099
0.7%
R+42.1
D+11.6
R+34.4
15,697
R
22.8%Mondale3,645
76.5%Reagan12,230
0.7%
R+53.7
R+17.7
R+35.5
15,979
R
28.8%Carter4,319
64.9%Reagan9,727
6.3%
R+36.1
R+15.7
R+26.3
14,994
R
38.6%Carter5,949
59.0%Ford9,092
2.3%
R+20.4
D+26.1
R+22.5
15,402
R
24.6%McGovern3,786
71.1%Nixon10,938
4.3%
R+46.5
R+23.2
R+23.3
15,380
R
32.8%Humphrey4,889
56.1%Nixon8,362
11.1%
R+23.3
R+35.2
R+22.6
14,899
D
55.9%Johnson8,484
44.1%Goldwater6,683
0.0%
D+11.9
D+48.2
R+10.7
15,167
R
31.8%Kennedy5,279
68.2%Nixon11,311
0.0%
R+36.4
D+9.0
R+36.5
16,590
R
27.3%Stevenson4,226
72.7%Eisenhower11,229
0.0%
R+45.3
R+5.7
R+29.9
15,455
R
30.2%Stevenson4,793
69.8%Eisenhower11,084
0.0%
R+39.6
R+17.3
R+28.9
15,877
R
38.7%Truman5,149
61.0%Dewey8,118
0.3%
R+22.3
D+11.0
R+26.8
13,305
R
33.3%Roosevelt4,944
66.7%Dewey9,882
0.0%
R+33.3
R+11.7
R+40.8
14,826
R
39.2%Roosevelt6,351
60.8%Willkie9,861
0.0%
R+21.7
R+15.3
R+31.6
16,212
R
46.2%Roosevelt7,353
52.6%Landon8,363
1.2%
R+6.4
R+0.8
R+30.6
15,905
R
46.5%Roosevelt6,678
52.0%Hoover7,469
1.4%
R+5.5
D+48.3
R+23.3
14,352
R
22.8%Smith2,858
76.6%Hoover9,602
0.6%
R+53.8
R+19.8
R+36.4
12,531
R
27.0%Davis3,176
61.0%Coolidge7,186
12.0%
R+34.1
R+7.2
R+8.9
11,774
R
36.4%Cox4,904
63.2%Harding8,521
0.4%
R+26.8
R+16.0
R+0.6
13,481
R
43.9%Wilson3,483
54.8%Hughes4,345
1.3%
R+10.9
R+21.1
R+14.0
7,929
D
37.3%Wilson2,727
27.1%Taft1,977
35.6%
D+10.3
D+29.6
R+9.3
7,304
R
39.1%Bryan3,186
58.4%Taft4,756
2.4%
R+19.3
D+23.0
R+9.7
8,138
R
26.9%Parker1,939
69.2%Roosevelt4,994
3.9%
R+42.3
R+19.0
R+22.7
7,216
R
37.1%Bryan2,951
60.4%McKinley4,806
2.5%
R+23.3
R+3.2
R+15.8
7,959
R
39.4%Bryan3,125
59.6%McKinley4,722
1.0%
R+20.1
D+2.2
R+14.1
7,928
R
35.5%Cleveland2,332
57.8%Harrison3,796
6.6%
R+22.3
—
R+24.0
6,562
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
24.0%5,614
71.8%16,763
23,358
2022
R
23.7%3,898
76.2%12,551
16,481
2018
R
31.8%5,235
68.2%11,243
16,479
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Bellefontaine, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
30,684
2018
31,666
2020
32,218
2022
32,163
2024
32,330
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+243 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −390 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bellefontaine, OH in Bellefontaine, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−264
2012
−309
2013
−128
2014
−11
2015
−246
2016
−176
2017
+83
2018
+55
2019
+294
2021
+69
2022
+19
2023
−20
2024
+1
2025
+243
Bellefontaine, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 56.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.2 points.
A population of 46,089, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,551 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilmington, OH and Greenville, OH.
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In 2024, Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 56.2 points (R+56.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,406 votes cast, 5,027 went Democratic and 18,182 went Republican.
When did Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio?
Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio has a population of 46,089 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio is $71,551 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bellefontaine, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
