† 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
GroupChillicothe, OHOhioUnited States
German19.1%22.3%12.5%
English12.3%11.0%9.5%
Irish11.4%12.3%9.4%
American9.8%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.4%5.8%4.8%
Scottish1.9%1.5%1.3%
Dutch1.4%——
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
African American†5.3%10.5%9.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Mexican0.4%2.0%11.3%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
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
Chillicothe, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.1
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chillicothe, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$61,303
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.4%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chillicothe, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chillicothe, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
4.6%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.9%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.7%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
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.
Chillicothe, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.5%
1896
−5.6%
1900
−4.0%
1904
−10.8%
1908
−1.0%
1912
+9.1%
1916
+2.9%
1920
−13.7%
1924
−15.4%
1928
−29.6%
1932
+4.8%
1936
+12.0%
1940
+2.8%
1944
−7.0%
1948
−4.4%
1952
−22.0%
1956
−27.5%
1960
−21.8%
1964
+13.8%
1968
−19.8%
1972
−44.3%
1976
−3.2%
1980
−16.3%
1984
−35.2%
1988
−21.9%
1992
−1.4%
1996
+9.2%
2000
−7.9%
2004
−10.3%
2008
−7.2%
2012
−1.4%
2016
−26.8%
2020
−35.2%
2024
−39.3%
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
29.9%Harris9,846
69.2%Trump22,801
0.4%Oliver133 +3
R+39.3
R+4.1
R+37.9
32,932
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%22,801
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.9%9,846
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%133
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%107
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%43
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
R
31.7%Biden10,557
66.9%Trump22,278
1.4%
R+35.2
R+8.4
R+39.7
33,299
R
33.5%Clinton10,356
60.3%Trump18,652
6.2%
R+26.8
R+25.4
R+28.9
30,935
R
47.8%Obama14,569
49.2%Romney15,008
2.9%
R+1.4
D+5.8
R+5.3
30,474
R
45.3%Obama14,455
52.5%McCain16,759
2.2%
R+7.2
D+3.1
R+14.5
31,925
R
44.1%Kerry13,978
54.4%Bush17,231
1.5%
R+10.3
R+2.4
R+7.8
31,671
R
44.8%Gore11,662
52.7%Bush13,706
2.5%
R+7.9
R+17.0
R+8.4
26,016
D
49.0%Clinton12,649
39.9%Dole10,286
11.1%
D+9.2
D+10.5
D+0.6
25,797
R
38.5%Clinton10,452
39.8%Bush10,825
21.7%
R+1.4
D+20.6
R+6.9
27,173
R
38.4%Dukakis9,271
60.4%Bush14,563
1.2%
R+21.9
D+13.3
R+14.2
24,113
R
31.4%Mondale8,020
66.6%Reagan17,015
2.0%
R+35.2
R+18.9
R+17.0
25,548
R
39.2%Carter9,355
55.5%Reagan13,251
5.3%
R+16.3
R+13.1
R+6.6
23,859
R
47.2%Carter10,743
50.4%Ford11,477
2.3%
R+3.2
D+41.1
R+5.3
22,751
R
26.9%McGovern5,879
71.1%Nixon15,573
2.0%
R+44.3
R+24.5
R+21.1
21,888
R
30.9%Humphrey6,873
50.7%Nixon11,284
18.4%
R+19.8
R+33.6
R+19.1
22,246
D
56.9%Johnson12,704
43.1%Goldwater9,623
0.0%
D+13.8
D+35.6
R+8.8
22,327
R
39.1%Kennedy9,036
60.9%Nixon14,075
0.0%
R+21.8
D+5.7
R+22.0
23,111
R
36.3%Stevenson7,418
63.7%Eisenhower13,036
0.0%
R+27.5
R+5.5
R+12.1
20,454
R
39.0%Stevenson8,585
61.0%Eisenhower13,431
0.0%
R+22.0
R+17.6
R+11.3
22,016
R
47.7%Truman9,524
52.1%Dewey10,398
0.2%
R+4.4
D+2.6
R+8.9
19,964
R
46.5%Roosevelt9,928
53.5%Dewey11,424
0.0%
R+7.0
R+9.8
R+14.5
21,352
D
51.4%Roosevelt12,447
48.6%Willkie11,780
0.0%
D+2.8
R+9.2
R+7.2
24,227
D
55.7%Roosevelt12,503
43.7%Landon9,817
0.5%
D+12.0
D+7.2
R+12.3
22,441
D
52.1%Roosevelt10,542
47.3%Hoover9,575
0.5%
D+4.8
D+34.3
R+13.0
20,227
R
35.0%Smith6,062
64.6%Hoover11,179
0.4%
R+29.6
R+14.2
R+12.1
17,308
R
38.5%Davis6,028
53.9%Coolidge8,431
7.6%
R+15.4
R+1.6
D+9.8
15,653
R
42.7%Cox7,063
56.5%Harding9,330
0.8%
R+13.7
R+16.6
D+12.5
16,526
D
50.7%Wilson5,154
47.8%Hughes4,857
1.6%
D+2.9
R+6.2
R+0.2
10,170
D
45.9%Wilson4,494
36.8%Taft3,600
17.3%
D+9.1
D+10.1
R+10.4
9,792
R
48.7%Bryan5,325
49.7%Taft5,432
1.6%
R+1.0
D+9.8
D+8.6
10,931
R
43.8%Parker4,387
54.6%Roosevelt5,472
1.6%
R+10.8
R+6.8
D+8.8
10,022
R
47.6%Bryan5,035
51.6%McKinley5,463
0.8%
R+4.0
D+1.6
D+3.5
10,586
R
46.7%Bryan4,967
52.3%McKinley5,562
1.0%
R+5.6
R+4.1
D+0.5
10,630
R
47.7%Cleveland4,489
49.2%Harrison4,632
3.1%
R+1.5
—
R+3.2
9,417
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
34.0%11,125
62.4%20,402
32,687
2022
R
34.7%7,858
65.1%14,728
22,638
2018
R
45.4%10,602
54.6%12,738
23,342
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Chillicothe, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
44,003
2018
45,142
2020
46,037
2022
45,925
2024
39,883
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+654 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −712 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Chillicothe, OH in Chillicothe, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−483
2012
−353
2013
−61
2014
−352
2015
−8
2016
−159
2017
+372
2018
−419
2019
−220
2021
−262
2022
+357
2023
+263
2024
−41
2025
+654
Chillicothe, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.3 points.
A population of 76,492, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,303 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Portsmouth, OH and Zanesville, OH.
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In 2024, Chillicothe, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 39.3 points (R+39.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,932 votes cast, 9,846 went Democratic and 22,801 went Republican.
When did Chillicothe, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chillicothe, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Chillicothe, OH, Ohio has a population of 76,492 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio is $61,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Chillicothe, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Chillicothe, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
