† 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
15 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
GroupCincinnati, OH-KY-INUnited States
German25.6%12.5%
Irish12.9%9.4%
English12.0%9.5%
American5.6%5.3%
Italian3.9%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.3%
French1.6%1.6%
Polish1.5%2.2%
African American†10.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.5%
Mexican1.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%
Dominican0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian1.1%1.4%
Chinese0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.2%—
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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
United States
Median age
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
United States
Median household income
$82,044
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.6%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
United States
Catholic
17.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.5%
51.5%
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.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+5.0%
1896
−6.7%
1900
−3.1%
1904
−21.7%
1908
−4.2%
1912
+11.5%
1916
+3.4%
1920
−7.5%
1924
−30.4%
1928
−17.2%
1932
+8.5%
1936
+18.4%
1940
+1.6%
1944
−1.1%
1948
+0.1%
1952
−15.0%
1956
−27.8%
1960
−11.5%
1964
+12.8%
1968
−13.8%
1972
−35.5%
1976
−15.9%
1980
−22.8%
1984
−34.8%
1988
−29.8%
1992
−15.0%
1996
−13.5%
2000
−23.1%
2004
−23.2%
2008
−13.6%
2012
−15.8%
2016
−17.6%
2020
−13.8%
2024
−15.8%
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
41.5%Harris470,491
57.3%Trump649,601
1.2%
R+15.8
R+2.0
R+14.3
1,133,355
R
42.3%Biden486,366
56.1%Trump644,607
1.6%
R+13.8
D+3.9
R+18.2
1,149,671
R
38.0%Clinton405,121
55.6%Trump593,384
6.4%
R+17.6
R+1.8
R+19.7
1,066,652
R
41.0%Obama425,903
56.9%Romney590,325
2.1%
R+15.8
R+2.2
R+19.7
1,038,212
R
42.5%Obama441,492
56.1%McCain582,594
1.3%
R+13.6
D+9.6
R+20.9
1,037,648
R
38.2%Kerry382,290
61.4%Bush614,886
0.5%
R+23.2
R+0.1
R+20.8
1,002,068
R
37.0%Gore310,134
60.1%Bush503,817
2.9%
R+23.1
R+9.6
R+23.6
837,947
R
39.1%Clinton305,498
52.6%Dole411,123
8.2%
R+13.5
D+1.4
R+22.0
780,921
R
33.4%Clinton273,071
48.3%Bush395,359
18.3%
R+15.0
D+14.9
R+20.5
817,785
R
34.7%Dukakis249,800
64.5%Bush464,113
0.7%
R+29.8
D+5.0
R+22.1
719,026
R
32.3%Mondale235,029
67.1%Reagan488,671
0.6%
R+34.8
R+12.1
R+16.6
727,888
R
35.8%Carter240,176
58.5%Reagan393,006
5.7%
R+22.8
R+6.9
R+13.0
671,747
R
41.2%Carter259,323
57.1%Ford359,176
1.7%
R+15.9
D+19.7
R+17.9
629,236
R
31.2%McGovern193,925
66.8%Nixon414,746
2.0%
R+35.5
R+21.8
R+12.4
621,278
R
35.2%Humphrey217,355
49.0%Nixon302,517
15.8%
R+13.8
R+26.6
R+13.1
617,451
D
56.4%Johnson342,786
43.6%Goldwater264,957
0.0%
D+12.8
D+24.3
R+9.8
607,940
R
44.3%Kennedy287,419
55.7%Nixon361,783
0.0%
R+11.5
D+16.4
R+11.6
649,242
R
36.0%Stevenson203,030
63.9%Eisenhower359,831
0.1%
R+27.8
R+12.9
R+12.4
563,417
R
42.5%Stevenson245,324
57.5%Eisenhower331,657
0.0%
R+15.0
R+15.1
R+4.2
577,195
D
49.7%Truman230,877
49.6%Dewey230,386
0.8%
D+0.1
D+1.2
R+4.4
464,940
R
49.4%Roosevelt239,061
50.5%Dewey244,173
0.1%
R+1.1
R+2.7
R+8.6
483,512
D
50.8%Roosevelt256,507
49.1%Willkie248,184
0.1%
D+1.6
R+16.7
R+8.3
504,978
D
56.1%Roosevelt267,205
37.7%Landon179,753
6.2%
D+18.4
D+9.8
R+5.9
476,484
D
52.9%Roosevelt232,571
44.4%Hoover195,189
2.6%
D+8.5
D+25.7
R+9.3
439,307
R
41.2%Smith184,853
58.4%Hoover262,207
0.4%
R+17.2
D+13.2
D+0.2
448,754
R
25.6%Davis89,060
56.0%Coolidge194,671
18.3%
R+30.4
R+22.9
R+5.2
347,339
R
44.6%Cox159,261
52.1%Harding186,030
3.3%
R+7.5
R+10.9
D+18.7
356,891
D
49.9%Wilson106,012
46.5%Hughes98,819
3.6%
D+3.4
R+8.1
D+0.2
212,469
D
44.2%Wilson84,928
32.7%Taft62,841
23.1%
D+11.5
D+15.7
R+8.1
192,271
R
46.2%Bryan95,960
50.4%Taft104,724
3.5%
R+4.2
D+17.5
D+5.3
207,907
R
35.8%Parker65,567
57.5%Roosevelt105,338
6.8%
R+21.7
R+18.6
R+2.0
183,354
R
47.5%Bryan88,702
50.6%McKinley94,527
1.9%
R+3.1
D+3.5
D+4.4
186,791
R
46.3%Bryan85,746
52.9%McKinley98,076
0.8%
R+6.7
R+11.7
R+0.6
185,295
D
51.0%Cleveland80,748
46.0%Harrison72,811
3.0%
D+5.0
—
D+3.4
158,331
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
1,209,159
2018 (partial)
1,242,903
2020 (partial)
1,260,463
2022 (partial)
1,260,946
2024
1,668,980
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,836 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −20,113 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−6,833
2012
−6,020
2013
−4,076
2014
−1,648
2015
−2,623
2016
−1,323
2017
+1,584
2018
+747
2019
+1,156
2021
−4,318
2022
+149
2023
+2,237
2024
−981
2025
+1,836
Cincinnati's core county has shifted between parties in presidential cycles while the surrounding Indiana and Kentucky exurbs trend reliably conservative, making the metro's aggregate margin a reliable stress-test for statewide coalitions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.8 points.
A population of 2,270,706, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,044 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jacksonville, FL and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
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How did Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky voted Republican by 15.8 points (R+15.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,133,355 votes cast, 470,491 went Democratic and 649,601 went Republican.
When did Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky has a population of 2,270,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Median household income in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky is $82,044 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
