† 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
GroupMount Vernon, OHOhioUnited States
German23.1%22.3%12.5%
English14.5%11.0%9.5%
Irish12.5%12.3%9.4%
American7.2%5.6%5.3%
Italian3.6%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.5%1.3%
French1.6%1.2%1.6%
Dutch1.5%——
Mexican0.9%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
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
Mount Vernon, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
39.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Vernon, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$73,878
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.7%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Vernon, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.3%
8.0%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
4.5%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Vernon, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
6.0%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.5%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.1%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.5%
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.
Mount Vernon, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.0%
1896
+3.8%
1900
−2.7%
1904
−15.9%
1908
−1.0%
1912
+14.0%
1916
+11.1%
1920
−12.4%
1924
−21.4%
1928
−46.8%
1932
−8.2%
1936
+2.2%
1940
−18.5%
1944
−28.3%
1948
−16.9%
1952
−38.1%
1956
−42.7%
1960
−31.9%
1964
+21.5%
1968
−20.3%
1972
−31.9%
1976
−11.3%
1980
−20.9%
1984
−41.9%
1988
−27.6%
1992
−8.2%
1996
−12.9%
2000
−29.4%
2004
−26.8%
2008
−19.9%
2012
−23.7%
2016
−37.4%
2020
−43.8%
2024
−44.9%
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
27.1%Harris8,698
72.0%Trump23,112
0.5%Oliver159 +3
R+44.9
R+1.1
R+43.4
32,104
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.0%23,112
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.1%8,698
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%159
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%68
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%53
OtherAll other candidates0.0%14
R
27.4%Biden8,589
71.2%Trump22,340
1.5%
R+43.8
R+6.4
R+48.2
31,398
R
27.9%Clinton8,171
65.3%Trump19,131
6.7%
R+37.4
R+13.7
R+39.5
29,278
R
36.5%Obama10,470
60.2%Romney17,266
3.3%
R+23.7
R+3.8
R+27.5
28,692
R
38.9%Obama11,014
58.8%McCain16,640
2.2%
R+19.9
D+6.9
R+27.2
28,285
R
36.3%Kerry9,820
63.1%Bush17,068
0.6%
R+26.8
D+2.6
R+24.3
27,045
R
33.6%Gore7,133
63.0%Bush13,393
3.5%
R+29.4
R+16.5
R+30.0
21,260
R
37.7%Clinton7,562
50.6%Dole10,159
11.7%
R+12.9
R+4.7
R+21.5
20,068
R
33.4%Clinton7,259
41.6%Bush9,044
25.0%
R+8.2
D+19.4
R+13.8
21,745
R
35.8%Dukakis6,882
63.4%Bush12,180
0.7%
R+27.6
D+14.3
R+19.9
19,200
R
28.8%Mondale5,730
70.7%Reagan14,062
0.5%
R+41.9
R+21.0
R+23.6
19,901
R
36.2%Carter6,586
57.1%Reagan10,384
6.7%
R+20.9
R+9.6
R+11.1
18,195
R
43.1%Carter7,361
54.4%Ford9,290
2.5%
R+11.3
D+20.6
R+13.4
17,081
R
32.1%McGovern5,370
64.0%Nixon10,705
4.0%
R+31.9
R+11.6
R+8.7
16,739
R
34.7%Humphrey5,725
55.0%Nixon9,072
10.3%
R+20.3
R+41.7
R+19.6
16,492
D
60.7%Johnson11,222
39.3%Goldwater7,258
0.0%
D+21.5
D+53.3
R+1.1
18,480
R
34.1%Kennedy6,565
65.9%Nixon12,711
0.0%
R+31.9
D+10.8
R+32.0
19,276
R
28.7%Stevenson4,958
71.3%Eisenhower12,347
0.0%
R+42.7
R+4.6
R+27.3
17,305
R
30.9%Stevenson5,694
69.1%Eisenhower12,705
0.0%
R+38.1
R+21.3
R+27.3
18,399
R
41.5%Truman6,120
58.3%Dewey8,607
0.2%
R+16.9
D+11.4
R+21.3
14,755
R
35.9%Roosevelt5,573
64.1%Dewey9,963
0.0%
R+28.3
R+9.7
R+35.8
15,536
R
40.7%Roosevelt7,081
59.3%Willkie10,303
0.0%
R+18.5
R+20.7
R+28.5
17,384
D
50.0%Roosevelt8,315
47.8%Landon7,956
2.2%
D+2.2
D+10.3
R+22.1
16,641
R
45.3%Roosevelt7,008
53.4%Hoover8,272
1.3%
R+8.2
D+38.7
R+26.0
15,486
R
26.2%Smith3,601
73.1%Hoover10,028
0.7%
R+46.8
R+25.5
R+29.4
13,724
R
36.1%Davis4,721
57.4%Coolidge7,519
6.5%
R+21.4
R+8.9
D+3.8
13,093
R
43.5%Cox6,361
56.0%Harding8,178
0.5%
R+12.4
R+23.6
D+13.8
14,610
D
54.6%Wilson4,578
43.5%Hughes3,646
1.9%
D+11.1
R+2.8
D+8.0
8,383
D
46.0%Wilson3,632
32.0%Taft2,530
21.9%
D+14.0
D+14.9
R+5.6
7,894
R
48.1%Bryan4,233
49.1%Taft4,318
2.8%
R+1.0
D+14.9
D+8.6
8,796
R
40.3%Parker3,036
56.2%Roosevelt4,235
3.6%
R+15.9
R+13.2
D+3.8
7,540
R
47.9%Bryan3,797
50.6%McKinley4,011
1.6%
R+2.7
R+6.5
D+4.9
7,933
D
51.5%Bryan4,062
47.7%McKinley3,762
0.8%
D+3.8
D+1.9
D+9.9
7,884
D
47.9%Cleveland3,489
46.0%Harrison3,347
6.1%
D+2.0
—
D+0.3
7,280
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
29.8%9,537
66.8%21,363
31,961
2022
R
30.2%6,969
69.7%16,104
23,104
2018
R
37.1%8,413
62.9%14,290
22,707
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mount Vernon, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
40,590
2018
42,292
2020
42,320
2022
42,307
2024
43,806
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+372 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,366 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mount Vernon, OH in Mount Vernon, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+135
2012
−637
2013
−24
2014
+34
2015
−144
2016
−212
2017
+309
2018
+490
2019
+319
2021
−256
2022
+626
2023
+42
2024
+312
2025
+372
Mount Vernon anchors a compact Ohio metro where durable goods employment remains above state norms and presidential margins have widened toward Republicans by double digits over the past two cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 46.8 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.9 points.
A population of 63,142, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,878 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bellefontaine, OH and Ashland, OH.
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In 2024, Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 44.9 points (R+44.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,104 votes cast, 8,698 went Democratic and 23,112 went Republican.
When did Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio?
Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio has a population of 63,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio is $73,878 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Vernon, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
