† 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
GroupWapakoneta, OHOhioUnited States
German44.3%22.3%12.5%
Irish10.7%12.3%9.4%
English7.1%11.0%9.5%
American6.6%5.6%5.3%
French2.0%1.2%1.6%
Italian1.3%5.8%4.8%
Scottish0.9%1.5%1.3%
Welsh0.9%——
Mexican1.3%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.0%10.5%9.9%
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
Wapakoneta, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
41
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wapakoneta, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$78,660
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.1%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.6%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wapakoneta, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wapakoneta, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
25.1%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.8%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.9%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.2%
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.
Wapakoneta, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+26.5%
1896
+25.8%
1900
+24.6%
1904
+8.3%
1908
+20.8%
1912
+34.8%
1916
+19.0%
1920
−16.7%
1924
−14.6%
1928
−22.2%
1932
+22.7%
1936
+16.1%
1940
−22.2%
1944
−29.5%
1948
−9.2%
1952
−34.6%
1956
−44.1%
1960
−28.1%
1964
+4.1%
1968
−23.2%
1972
−42.7%
1976
−24.6%
1980
−36.9%
1984
−56.1%
1988
−47.7%
1992
−27.1%
1996
−17.9%
2000
−41.3%
2004
−48.2%
2008
−41.1%
2012
−48.0%
2016
−61.1%
2020
−62.6%
2024
−64.6%
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
17.3%Harris4,442
81.9%Trump20,988
0.4%Oliver96 +3
R+64.6
R+1.9
R+63.1
25,629
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%20,988
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.3%4,442
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%96
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%59
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%38
OtherAll other candidates0.0%6
R
18.0%Biden4,651
80.7%Trump20,798
1.3%
R+62.6
R+1.5
R+67.1
25,777
R
16.6%Clinton3,980
77.7%Trump18,658
5.7%
R+61.1
R+13.1
R+63.2
24,019
R
24.7%Obama5,831
72.7%Romney17,169
2.6%
R+48.0
R+6.9
R+51.9
23,619
R
28.6%Obama6,738
69.7%McCain16,414
1.7%
R+41.1
D+7.2
R+48.3
23,559
R
25.6%Kerry5,903
73.9%Bush17,016
0.5%
R+48.2
R+7.0
R+45.8
23,034
R
28.0%Gore5,564
69.2%Bush13,770
2.8%
R+41.3
R+23.3
R+41.8
19,892
R
33.9%Clinton6,652
51.8%Dole10,169
14.3%
R+17.9
D+9.1
R+26.4
19,632
R
24.4%Clinton4,960
51.5%Bush10,455
24.1%
R+27.1
D+20.6
R+32.6
20,306
R
25.7%Dukakis4,756
73.4%Bush13,562
0.9%
R+47.7
D+8.5
R+39.9
18,479
R
21.6%Mondale4,102
77.7%Reagan14,766
0.7%
R+56.1
R+19.2
R+37.9
19,000
R
28.4%Carter5,022
65.3%Reagan11,537
6.2%
R+36.9
R+12.3
R+27.2
17,657
R
36.6%Carter5,840
61.2%Ford9,772
2.2%
R+24.6
D+18.1
R+26.7
15,965
R
27.1%McGovern4,617
69.8%Nixon11,900
3.1%
R+42.7
R+19.5
R+19.6
17,047
R
33.7%Humphrey5,550
57.0%Nixon9,368
9.3%
R+23.2
R+27.3
R+22.5
16,447
D
52.0%Johnson8,632
48.0%Goldwater7,954
0.0%
D+4.1
D+32.1
R+18.5
16,586
R
36.0%Kennedy6,282
64.0%Nixon11,183
0.0%
R+28.1
D+16.1
R+28.2
17,465
R
27.9%Stevenson4,438
72.1%Eisenhower11,453
0.0%
R+44.1
R+9.5
R+28.7
15,891
R
32.7%Stevenson5,149
67.3%Eisenhower10,599
0.0%
R+34.6
R+25.4
R+23.9
15,748
R
45.3%Truman5,670
54.4%Dewey6,818
0.3%
R+9.2
D+20.3
R+13.7
12,522
R
35.2%Roosevelt4,888
64.8%Dewey8,980
0.0%
R+29.5
R+7.3
R+37.0
13,868
R
38.9%Roosevelt5,704
61.1%Willkie8,953
0.0%
R+22.2
R+38.3
R+32.1
14,657
D
54.8%Roosevelt7,835
38.6%Landon5,526
6.6%
D+16.1
R+6.5
R+8.1
14,305
D
60.8%Roosevelt8,036
38.1%Hoover5,039
1.0%
D+22.7
D+44.9
D+4.9
13,210
R
38.7%Smith4,954
60.9%Hoover7,794
0.4%
R+22.2
R+7.5
R+4.7
12,798
R
37.2%Davis3,952
51.9%Coolidge5,507
10.9%
R+14.6
D+2.0
D+10.5
10,618
R
40.8%Cox4,792
57.5%Harding6,752
1.8%
R+16.7
R+35.6
D+9.5
11,752
D
57.5%Wilson4,124
38.5%Hughes2,763
4.0%
D+19.0
R+15.9
D+15.8
7,175
D
55.8%Wilson3,726
21.0%Taft1,401
23.2%
D+34.8
D+14.0
D+15.3
6,676
D
59.4%Bryan4,622
38.6%Taft3,001
2.1%
D+20.8
D+12.5
D+30.4
7,784
D
53.0%Parker3,619
44.6%Roosevelt3,049
2.4%
D+8.3
R+16.3
D+28.0
6,831
D
61.8%Bryan4,812
37.2%McKinley2,895
1.0%
D+24.6
R+1.2
D+32.2
7,786
D
62.6%Bryan4,939
36.8%McKinley2,900
0.7%
D+25.8
R+0.6
D+31.9
7,891
D
60.2%Cleveland3,774
33.7%Harrison2,113
6.2%
D+26.5
—
D+24.8
6,273
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
20.6%5,248
76.0%19,363
25,472
2022
R
19.5%3,641
80.4%15,022
18,691
2018
R
29.0%5,557
71.0%13,603
19,161
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Wapakoneta, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
31,666
2018
32,253
2020
32,489
2022
32,319
2024
32,887
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−8 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,449 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wapakoneta, OH in Wapakoneta, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−295
2012
−60
2013
−22
2014
−132
2015
−138
2016
−50
2017
−134
2018
−111
2019
−165
2021
−162
2022
−247
2023
+120
2024
−45
2025
−8
Wapakoneta, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.6 points.
A population of 46,125, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,660 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Effingham, IL and Sidney, OH.
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In 2024, Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+64.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,629 votes cast, 4,442 went Democratic and 20,988 went Republican.
When did Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio?
Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio has a population of 46,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio is $78,660 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wapakoneta, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
