† 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
2 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
GroupSandusky, OHOhioUnited States
German33.7%22.3%12.5%
Irish14.0%12.3%9.4%
English11.3%11.0%9.5%
Italian5.7%5.8%4.8%
American4.2%5.6%5.3%
Polish3.8%3.2%2.2%
French2.4%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.2%1.5%1.3%
African American†5.4%10.5%9.9%
Mexican2.9%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
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
Sandusky, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
47.2
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sandusky, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$73,427
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.2%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sandusky, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sandusky, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
23.4%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.6%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.1%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
15.9%
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.
Sandusky, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+12.1%
1896
+2.4%
1900
+3.4%
1904
−12.3%
1908
+4.6%
1912
+20.3%
1916
+17.1%
1920
−25.3%
1924
−28.4%
1928
−18.9%
1932
+21.5%
1936
+19.5%
1940
−10.1%
1944
−16.2%
1948
−1.2%
1952
−26.4%
1956
−34.6%
1960
−16.2%
1964
+24.2%
1968
−5.9%
1972
−20.1%
1976
+1.1%
1980
−10.9%
1984
−18.6%
1988
−5.8%
1992
+6.1%
1996
+13.1%
2000
+2.2%
2004
+3.0%
2008
+11.1%
2012
+9.3%
2016
−13.0%
2020
−16.0%
2024
−18.3%
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
40.4%Harris25,737
58.6%Trump37,365
0.5%Oliver312 +3
R+18.3
R+2.3
R+16.8
63,709
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.6%37,365
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.4%25,737
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%312
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%170
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%109
OtherAll other candidates0.0%16
R
41.2%Biden26,501
57.2%Trump36,788
1.6%
R+16.0
R+3.0
R+20.4
64,342
R
39.8%Clinton24,342
52.8%Trump32,301
7.4%
R+13.0
R+22.3
R+15.1
61,156
D
53.2%Obama33,296
43.9%Romney27,490
3.0%
D+9.3
R+1.8
D+5.4
62,644
D
54.6%Obama35,212
43.5%McCain28,056
1.9%
D+11.1
D+8.2
D+3.8
64,465
D
51.4%Kerry32,539
48.4%Bush30,670
0.2%
D+3.0
D+0.8
D+5.4
63,344
D
49.5%Gore27,217
47.3%Bush26,022
3.2%
D+2.2
R+10.9
D+1.7
54,983
D
49.8%Clinton26,051
36.7%Dole19,195
13.5%
D+13.1
D+7.0
D+4.6
52,337
D
40.7%Clinton22,659
34.6%Bush19,241
24.7%
D+6.1
D+12.0
D+0.6
55,623
R
46.5%Dukakis23,135
52.3%Bush26,022
1.1%
R+5.8
D+12.8
D+1.9
49,715
R
40.1%Mondale20,561
58.7%Reagan30,094
1.1%
R+18.6
R+7.7
R+0.4
51,229
R
40.3%Carter19,096
51.3%Reagan24,269
8.4%
R+10.9
R+12.0
R+1.2
47,353
D
49.2%Carter23,489
48.1%Ford22,983
2.7%
D+1.1
D+21.1
R+1.0
47,777
R
38.2%McGovern17,354
58.2%Nixon26,486
3.6%
R+20.1
R+14.2
D+3.1
45,480
R
42.2%Humphrey17,707
48.1%Nixon20,172
9.7%
R+5.9
R+30.1
R+5.2
41,964
D
62.1%Johnson25,586
37.9%Goldwater15,620
0.0%
D+24.2
D+40.4
D+1.6
41,206
R
41.9%Kennedy17,566
58.1%Nixon24,352
0.0%
R+16.2
D+18.4
R+16.4
41,918
R
32.7%Stevenson11,452
67.3%Eisenhower23,577
0.0%
R+34.6
R+8.2
R+19.2
35,029
R
36.8%Stevenson13,357
63.2%Eisenhower22,953
0.0%
R+26.4
R+25.2
R+15.7
36,310
R
49.2%Truman14,801
50.4%Dewey15,159
0.4%
R+1.2
D+15.0
R+5.7
30,085
R
41.9%Roosevelt12,694
58.1%Dewey17,585
0.0%
R+16.2
R+6.0
R+23.6
30,279
R
44.9%Roosevelt14,810
55.1%Willkie18,139
0.0%
R+10.1
R+29.6
R+20.1
32,949
D
56.0%Roosevelt16,711
36.4%Landon10,875
7.6%
D+19.5
R+2.0
R+4.7
29,859
D
59.9%Roosevelt17,582
38.4%Hoover11,266
1.8%
D+21.5
D+40.4
D+3.7
29,375
R
40.4%Smith11,005
59.3%Hoover16,152
0.2%
R+18.9
D+9.5
R+1.4
27,225
R
25.0%Davis5,539
53.4%Coolidge11,826
21.6%
R+28.4
R+3.1
R+3.2
22,142
R
36.1%Cox7,698
61.4%Harding13,091
2.6%
R+25.3
R+42.3
D+0.9
21,338
D
57.2%Wilson8,499
40.1%Hughes5,963
2.7%
D+17.1
R+3.2
D+13.9
14,865
D
46.1%Wilson6,232
25.8%Taft3,486
28.2%
D+20.3
D+15.7
D+0.8
13,530
D
51.1%Bryan8,312
46.5%Taft7,568
2.5%
D+4.6
D+16.9
D+14.1
16,279
R
42.3%Parker6,354
54.6%Roosevelt8,201
3.1%
R+12.3
R+15.7
D+7.4
15,019
D
51.3%Bryan8,022
47.8%McKinley7,484
0.9%
D+3.4
D+1.0
D+11.0
15,650
D
50.6%Bryan7,901
48.2%McKinley7,521
1.2%
D+2.4
R+9.6
D+8.5
15,606
D
54.8%Cleveland7,138
42.7%Harrison5,567
2.5%
D+12.1
—
D+10.4
13,036
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
43.8%27,577
52.3%32,971
63,005
2022
R
45.0%21,291
54.8%25,940
47,309
2018
D
53.8%26,136
46.2%22,432
48,577
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sandusky, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
82,709
2018
84,501
2020
84,571
2022
84,446
2024
84,955
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−156 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,165 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sandusky, OH in Sandusky, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−134
2012
−131
2013
−295
2014
−193
2015
−355
2016
−341
2017
+322
2018
+220
2019
−139
2021
−100
2022
+125
2023
−124
2024
+136
2025
−156
The Sandusky metro anchors Erie County, one of Ohio's most reliable bellwether jurisdictions — a manufacturing-rooted community where presidential margins have mirrored statewide outcomes within a few points across multiple cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 34.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.3 points.
A population of 114,575, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,427 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Madison, IA and Clinton, IA.
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In 2024, Sandusky, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 18.3 points (R+18.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,709 votes cast, 25,737 went Democratic and 37,365 went Republican.
When did Sandusky, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sandusky, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Sandusky, OH, Ohio?
Sandusky, OH, Ohio has a population of 114,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sandusky, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Sandusky, OH, Ohio is $73,427 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Sandusky, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sandusky, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
