† 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
GroupPortsmouth, OHOhioUnited States
German14.3%22.3%12.5%
English13.5%11.0%9.5%
Irish12.5%12.3%9.4%
American7.4%5.6%5.3%
French1.7%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.3%5.8%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.1%——
African American†2.1%10.5%9.9%
Mexican0.8%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
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
Portsmouth, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.1
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portsmouth, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$50,609
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.8%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.2%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portsmouth, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portsmouth, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
4.6%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.2%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.4%
52.2%
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.
Portsmouth, 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
−19.8%
1900
−22.2%
1904
−35.2%
1908
−13.7%
1912
−1.0%
1916
−13.1%
1920
−20.8%
1924
−34.3%
1928
−47.6%
1932
−4.2%
1936
+10.9%
1940
+6.0%
1944
−1.0%
1948
+3.2%
1952
−5.9%
1956
−19.2%
1960
−13.3%
1964
+23.1%
1968
−4.6%
1972
−28.4%
1976
+15.9%
1980
−1.0%
1984
−14.1%
1988
−5.2%
1992
+8.3%
1996
+10.7%
2000
−3.4%
2004
−4.1%
2008
−6.3%
2012
−1.3%
2016
−36.2%
2020
−42.2%
2024
−48.0%
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
25.7%Harris8,021
73.7%Trump22,978
0.3%Oliver95 +3
R+48.0
R+5.8
R+46.5
31,180
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.7%22,978
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.7%8,021
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.3%95
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%59
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%26
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
R
28.3%Biden9,080
70.5%Trump22,609
1.1%
R+42.2
R+6.0
R+46.7
32,047
R
29.0%Clinton9,132
65.2%Trump20,550
5.8%
R+36.2
R+34.9
R+38.3
31,513
R
47.2%Obama15,077
48.5%Romney15,492
4.4%
R+1.3
D+5.0
R+5.2
31,971
R
45.6%Obama14,926
51.9%McCain16,994
2.5%
R+6.3
R+2.3
R+13.6
32,723
R
47.8%Kerry16,827
51.9%Bush18,259
0.3%
R+4.1
R+0.6
R+1.6
35,203
R
46.7%Gore13,997
50.2%Bush15,022
3.1%
R+3.4
R+14.2
R+3.9
29,945
D
48.0%Clinton15,041
37.3%Dole11,679
14.7%
D+10.7
D+2.5
D+2.2
31,328
D
43.8%Clinton14,715
35.5%Bush11,931
20.8%
D+8.3
D+13.4
D+2.7
33,624
R
47.0%Dukakis14,442
52.1%Bush16,029
0.9%
R+5.2
D+9.0
D+2.6
30,760
R
42.5%Mondale14,120
56.6%Reagan18,818
0.8%
R+14.1
R+13.1
D+4.1
33,219
R
47.8%Carter15,552
48.8%Reagan15,881
3.5%
R+1.0
R+16.9
D+8.7
32,568
D
57.2%Carter18,019
41.4%Ford13,021
1.4%
D+15.9
D+44.3
D+13.8
31,488
R
34.7%McGovern11,008
63.1%Nixon19,998
2.1%
R+28.4
R+23.8
R+5.2
31,679
R
42.8%Humphrey13,836
47.4%Nixon15,310
9.8%
R+4.6
R+27.7
R+3.9
32,317
D
61.6%Johnson21,559
38.4%Goldwater13,465
0.0%
D+23.1
D+36.4
D+0.5
35,024
R
43.3%Kennedy16,647
56.7%Nixon21,771
0.0%
R+13.3
D+5.9
R+13.5
38,418
R
40.4%Stevenson14,985
59.6%Eisenhower22,110
0.0%
R+19.2
R+13.3
R+3.8
37,095
R
47.1%Stevenson18,145
52.9%Eisenhower20,403
0.0%
R+5.9
R+9.1
D+4.9
38,548
D
51.4%Truman17,923
48.2%Dewey16,800
0.4%
D+3.2
D+4.2
R+1.3
34,852
R
49.5%Roosevelt17,134
50.5%Dewey17,489
0.0%
R+1.0
R+7.0
R+8.5
34,623
D
53.0%Roosevelt21,926
47.0%Willkie19,462
0.0%
D+6.0
R+4.9
R+4.0
41,388
D
55.1%Roosevelt22,243
44.2%Landon17,860
0.7%
D+10.9
D+15.0
R+13.4
40,380
R
47.1%Roosevelt15,817
51.3%Hoover17,225
1.6%
R+4.2
D+43.4
R+22.0
33,590
R
26.0%Smith7,425
73.6%Hoover20,997
0.4%
R+47.6
R+13.3
R+30.1
28,530
R
28.5%Davis5,532
62.8%Coolidge12,189
8.7%
R+34.3
R+13.5
R+9.1
19,401
R
38.2%Cox7,682
59.0%Harding11,871
2.9%
R+20.8
R+7.7
D+5.4
20,135
R
40.7%Wilson4,808
53.8%Hughes6,356
5.5%
R+13.1
R+12.2
R+16.3
11,809
R
33.3%Wilson3,508
34.2%Taft3,609
32.5%
R+1.0
D+12.7
R+20.5
10,547
R
39.8%Bryan4,310
53.5%Taft5,790
6.6%
R+13.7
D+21.6
R+4.1
10,818
R
27.3%Parker2,420
62.6%Roosevelt5,540
10.1%
R+35.2
R+13.0
R+15.6
8,855
R
37.9%Bryan3,629
60.1%McKinley5,756
1.9%
R+22.2
R+2.4
R+14.7
9,570
R
39.6%Bryan3,658
59.4%McKinley5,492
1.0%
R+19.8
R+5.6
R+13.8
9,240
R
41.6%Cleveland3,181
55.9%Harrison4,268
2.5%
R+14.2
—
R+15.9
7,639
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
29.3%8,935
67.2%20,509
30,519
2022
R
30.4%6,411
69.6%14,656
21,071
2018
R
45.0%10,627
55.0%13,014
23,641
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Portsmouth, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
46,386
2018
47,413
2020
46,120
2022
45,320
2024
44,713
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−129 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,062 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Portsmouth, OH in Portsmouth, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−241
2012
−618
2013
−495
2014
−798
2015
−378
2016
−505
2017
−279
2018
−332
2019
−39
2021
−330
2022
−234
2023
+248
2024
+68
2025
−129
Portsmouth, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.0 points.
A population of 72,627, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,609 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cambridge, OH and Zanesville, OH.
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In 2024, Portsmouth, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,180 votes cast, 8,021 went Democratic and 22,978 went Republican.
When did Portsmouth, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Portsmouth, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Portsmouth, OH, Ohio?
Portsmouth, OH, Ohio has a population of 72,627 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portsmouth, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Portsmouth, OH, Ohio is $50,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Portsmouth, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Portsmouth, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
