† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupWashington Court House, OHOhioUnited States
German21.7%22.3%12.5%
Irish13.5%12.3%9.4%
American10.4%5.6%5.3%
English9.7%11.0%9.5%
Italian2.2%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.5%1.3%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Mexican1.2%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Peruvian0.2%——
African American†1.8%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
Washington Court House, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
39.9
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Washington Court House, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$63,275
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.4%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Washington Court House, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
2.7%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.8%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Washington Court House, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
3.0%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.2%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.8%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
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.
Washington Court House, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−16.5%
1896
−9.9%
1900
−16.0%
1904
−27.2%
1908
−15.2%
1912
+1.4%
1916
−2.8%
1920
−17.6%
1924
−24.5%
1928
−31.0%
1932
+9.5%
1936
+9.0%
1940
−6.5%
1944
−20.1%
1948
−16.1%
1952
−27.3%
1956
−32.0%
1960
−28.2%
1964
+14.6%
1968
−23.1%
1972
−48.6%
1976
−12.0%
1980
−33.3%
1984
−52.2%
1988
−40.2%
1992
−19.2%
1996
−12.1%
2000
−25.0%
2004
−25.9%
2008
−23.1%
2012
−21.3%
2016
−46.4%
2020
−51.5%
2024
−55.2%
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
22.1%Harris2,773
77.2%Trump9,706
0.3%Oliver40 +2
R+55.2
R+3.6
R+53.7
12,571
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.2%9,706
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.1%2,773
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.3%40
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%38
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%14
R
23.6%Biden2,975
75.1%Trump9,473
1.3%
R+51.5
R+5.1
R+56.0
12,612
R
24.2%Clinton2,739
70.6%Trump7,995
5.2%
R+46.4
R+25.1
R+48.5
11,325
R
38.2%Obama4,249
59.4%Romney6,620
2.4%
R+21.3
D+1.8
R+25.1
11,136
R
37.6%Obama4,401
60.6%McCain7,102
1.8%
R+23.1
D+2.8
R+30.3
11,718
R
36.9%Kerry4,334
62.7%Bush7,376
0.4%
R+25.9
R+0.8
R+23.4
11,757
R
36.2%Gore3,363
61.3%Bush5,685
2.5%
R+25.0
R+12.9
R+25.5
9,278
R
38.1%Clinton3,665
50.3%Dole4,831
11.6%
R+12.1
D+7.1
R+20.7
9,607
R
29.5%Clinton2,976
48.7%Bush4,916
21.8%
R+19.2
D+20.9
R+24.8
10,086
R
29.6%Dukakis2,623
69.7%Bush6,186
0.7%
R+40.2
D+12.1
R+32.4
8,873
R
23.6%Mondale2,126
75.8%Reagan6,838
0.6%
R+52.2
R+19.0
R+34.0
9,021
R
31.0%Carter2,810
64.3%Reagan5,827
4.8%
R+33.3
R+21.3
R+23.5
9,068
R
43.2%Carter4,477
55.2%Ford5,719
1.6%
R+12.0
D+36.6
R+14.0
10,364
R
24.6%McGovern2,344
73.3%Nixon6,970
2.1%
R+48.6
R+25.5
R+25.5
9,515
R
28.9%Humphrey2,966
52.0%Nixon5,339
19.1%
R+23.1
R+37.7
R+22.4
10,269
D
57.3%Johnson6,128
42.7%Goldwater4,567
0.0%
D+14.6
D+42.8
R+8.0
10,695
R
35.9%Kennedy3,966
64.1%Nixon7,085
0.0%
R+28.2
D+3.8
R+28.4
11,051
R
34.0%Stevenson3,449
66.0%Eisenhower6,696
0.0%
R+32.0
R+4.7
R+16.6
10,145
R
36.3%Stevenson3,882
63.7%Eisenhower6,800
0.0%
R+27.3
R+11.2
R+16.6
10,682
R
41.8%Truman3,513
58.0%Dewey4,865
0.2%
R+16.1
D+4.0
R+20.6
8,395
R
39.9%Roosevelt3,945
60.1%Dewey5,933
0.0%
R+20.1
R+13.6
R+27.6
9,878
R
46.7%Roosevelt5,249
53.3%Willkie5,984
0.0%
R+6.5
R+15.6
R+16.5
11,233
D
54.3%Roosevelt5,807
45.3%Landon4,841
0.4%
D+9.0
R+0.5
R+15.2
10,689
D
54.2%Roosevelt5,157
44.7%Hoover4,254
1.0%
D+9.5
D+40.5
R+8.3
9,508
R
34.2%Smith2,752
65.2%Hoover5,251
0.6%
R+31.0
R+6.5
R+13.6
8,050
R
35.8%Davis2,696
60.3%Coolidge4,542
4.0%
R+24.5
R+6.9
D+0.7
7,536
R
41.0%Cox3,812
58.6%Harding5,446
0.5%
R+17.6
R+14.7
D+8.6
9,301
R
47.7%Wilson2,616
50.5%Hughes2,772
1.8%
R+2.8
R+4.2
R+6.0
5,486
D
41.1%Wilson2,261
39.7%Taft2,186
19.2%
D+1.4
D+16.5
R+18.2
5,504
R
41.7%Bryan2,451
56.8%Taft3,343
1.5%
R+15.2
D+12.0
R+5.6
5,881
R
35.3%Parker1,880
62.5%Roosevelt3,331
2.3%
R+27.2
R+11.3
R+7.5
5,332
R
41.3%Bryan2,438
57.2%McKinley3,380
1.5%
R+16.0
R+6.1
R+8.4
5,904
R
44.6%Bryan2,748
54.5%McKinley3,357
0.8%
R+9.9
D+6.6
R+3.8
6,155
R
38.7%Cleveland1,989
55.3%Harrison2,838
6.0%
R+16.5
—
R+18.2
5,136
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
25.9%3,207
70.3%8,712
12,393
2022
R
25.0%2,102
74.8%6,287
8,410
2018
R
34.4%2,914
65.6%5,566
8,481
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Washington Court House, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
16,247
2018
16,737
2020
17,180
2022
17,035
2024
17,449
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−53 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −440 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Washington Court House, OH in Washington Court House, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−158
2012
−141
2013
−82
2014
−28
2015
−44
2016
+51
2017
+45
2018
+22
2019
−151
2021
−2
2022
+12
2023
+43
2024
+46
2025
−53
Washington Court House, 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 1964 and a Republican high of 55.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.2 points.
A population of 28,876, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,275 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bucyrus, OH and Gallipolis, OH.
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How did Washington Court House, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington Court House, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,571 votes cast, 2,773 went Democratic and 9,706 went Republican.
When did Washington Court House, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington Court House, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Washington Court House, OH, Ohio?
Washington Court House, OH, Ohio has a population of 28,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington Court House, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Washington Court House, OH, Ohio is $63,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Washington Court House, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington Court House, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
