† 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
GroupVan Wert, OHOhioUnited States
German36.1%22.3%12.5%
English9.9%11.0%9.5%
Irish6.9%12.3%9.4%
American6.3%5.6%5.3%
Italian1.8%5.8%4.8%
Polish1.5%3.2%2.2%
French1.5%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.5%1.5%1.3%
Mexican3.2%2.0%11.3%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Spaniard0.2%——
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
Van Wert, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.6
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Van Wert, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$67,917
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.1%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Van Wert, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.9%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
2.7%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Van Wert, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
7.6%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.9%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.5%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.5%
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.
Van Wert, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+3.5%
1896
+0.3%
1900
−5.5%
1904
−10.4%
1908
−0.3%
1912
+11.2%
1916
−0.6%
1920
−20.8%
1924
−16.2%
1928
−19.3%
1932
+14.6%
1936
+10.0%
1940
−16.1%
1944
−25.7%
1948
−13.9%
1952
−29.4%
1956
−40.1%
1960
−31.4%
1964
+10.8%
1968
−25.7%
1972
−44.1%
1976
−18.6%
1980
−29.5%
1984
−48.0%
1988
−41.7%
1992
−24.0%
1996
−19.5%
2000
−33.8%
2004
−44.4%
2008
−27.1%
2012
−39.4%
2016
−55.3%
2020
−57.4%
2024
−58.5%
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
20.4%Harris3,000
78.9%Trump11,616
0.4%Oliver58 +2
R+58.5
R+1.1
R+57.0
14,729
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.9%11,616
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic20.4%3,000
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%58
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%33
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%22
R
20.5%Biden3,067
77.8%Trump11,650
1.7%
R+57.4
R+2.1
R+61.8
14,965
R
19.2%Clinton2,697
74.4%Trump10,469
6.4%
R+55.3
R+15.9
R+57.4
14,062
R
28.6%Obama4,029
67.9%Romney9,585
3.5%
R+39.4
R+12.2
R+43.2
14,108
R
35.2%Obama5,178
62.4%McCain9,168
2.4%
R+27.1
D+17.3
R+34.4
14,701
R
27.6%Kerry4,095
72.0%Bush10,678
0.4%
R+44.4
R+10.6
R+41.9
14,827
R
31.8%Gore4,209
65.7%Bush8,679
2.5%
R+33.8
R+14.3
R+34.3
13,219
R
34.1%Clinton4,453
53.7%Dole6,999
12.2%
R+19.5
D+4.4
R+28.0
13,041
R
26.9%Clinton3,822
50.8%Bush7,227
22.3%
R+24.0
D+17.8
R+29.5
14,217
R
28.9%Dukakis3,848
70.6%Bush9,410
0.6%
R+41.7
D+6.3
R+34.0
13,336
R
25.7%Mondale3,338
73.7%Reagan9,570
0.6%
R+48.0
R+18.5
R+29.8
12,988
R
31.6%Carter4,070
61.1%Reagan7,866
7.3%
R+29.5
R+10.9
R+19.8
12,872
R
39.8%Carter5,689
58.4%Ford8,344
1.8%
R+18.6
D+25.5
R+20.7
14,284
R
27.2%McGovern3,644
71.3%Nixon9,545
1.5%
R+44.1
R+18.4
R+20.9
13,391
R
32.2%Humphrey4,360
57.9%Nixon7,835
9.8%
R+25.7
R+36.5
R+25.0
13,527
D
55.4%Johnson7,695
44.6%Goldwater6,194
0.0%
D+10.8
D+42.2
R+11.8
13,889
R
34.3%Kennedy5,050
65.7%Nixon9,666
0.0%
R+31.4
D+8.7
R+31.5
14,716
R
30.0%Stevenson4,208
70.0%Eisenhower9,834
0.0%
R+40.1
R+10.7
R+24.7
14,042
R
35.3%Stevenson5,108
64.7%Eisenhower9,355
0.0%
R+29.4
R+15.5
R+18.6
14,463
R
43.0%Truman5,127
56.8%Dewey6,785
0.2%
R+13.9
D+11.8
R+18.4
11,936
R
37.2%Roosevelt5,046
62.8%Dewey8,529
0.0%
R+25.7
R+9.5
R+33.2
13,575
R
41.9%Roosevelt6,254
58.1%Willkie8,656
0.0%
R+16.1
R+26.1
R+26.1
14,910
D
52.6%Roosevelt7,744
42.6%Landon6,275
4.8%
D+10.0
R+4.7
R+14.3
14,733
D
56.7%Roosevelt7,977
42.0%Hoover5,918
1.3%
D+14.6
D+33.9
R+3.2
14,078
R
40.1%Smith5,089
59.4%Hoover7,540
0.5%
R+19.3
R+3.1
R+1.8
12,696
R
37.0%Davis4,318
53.1%Coolidge6,206
9.9%
R+16.2
D+4.6
D+9.0
11,678
R
39.2%Cox4,899
60.0%Harding7,495
0.8%
R+20.8
R+20.1
D+5.4
12,493
R
48.6%Wilson3,753
49.2%Hughes3,802
2.3%
R+0.6
R+11.8
R+3.8
7,729
D
46.3%Wilson3,287
35.0%Taft2,490
18.7%
D+11.2
D+11.6
R+8.3
7,106
R
48.9%Bryan3,783
49.3%Taft3,809
1.8%
R+0.3
D+10.1
D+9.2
7,729
R
43.6%Parker3,325
54.1%Roosevelt4,120
2.3%
R+10.4
R+4.9
D+9.2
7,618
R
46.7%Bryan3,582
52.2%McKinley4,006
1.2%
R+5.5
R+5.9
D+2.0
7,678
D
49.6%Bryan3,984
49.3%McKinley3,957
1.1%
D+0.3
R+3.2
D+6.4
8,033
D
50.1%Cleveland3,629
46.5%Harrison3,373
3.4%
D+3.5
—
D+1.9
7,250
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
21.9%3,204
74.1%10,826
14,607
2022
R
21.5%2,176
78.5%7,959
10,140
2018
R
28.1%3,020
71.9%7,721
10,741
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Van Wert, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
19,668
2018
20,151
2020
20,291
2022
20,266
2024
20,490
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+63 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −649 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Van Wert, OH in Van Wert, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−107
2012
−22
2013
−293
2014
−29
2015
+3
2016
−146
2017
+33
2018
−84
2019
−20
2021
−96
2022
+14
2023
−103
2024
+138
2025
+63
Van Wert, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.5 points.
A population of 28,826, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,917 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greensburg, IN and Wabash, IN.
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In 2024, Van Wert, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 58.5 points (R+58.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,729 votes cast, 3,000 went Democratic and 11,616 went Republican.
When did Van Wert, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Van Wert, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Van Wert, OH, Ohio?
Van Wert, OH, Ohio has a population of 28,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Van Wert, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Van Wert, OH, Ohio is $67,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Van Wert, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Van Wert, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
