† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupEast PalestineOhioUnited States
German22.4%22.3%12.5%
Irish16.5%12.3%9.4%
English13.7%11.0%9.5%
Italian7.8%5.8%4.8%
American6.8%5.6%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.5%1.3%
Polish2.4%3.2%2.2%
French1.6%1.2%1.6%
Mexican3.1%2.0%11.3%
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
East Palestine
Ohio
United States
Median age
44.5
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Palestine
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$49,777
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.6%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.7%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Palestine
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Palestine
Ohio
United States
Catholic
—
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
East Palestine, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.0%
2008
+1.0%
2012
−3.5%
2016
−35.4%
2020
−40.7%
2024
−44.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.1%Harris562
71.9%Trump1,490
0.9%
R+44.8
R+4.2
R+43.3
2,071
R
28.8%Biden636
69.4%Trump1,534
1.8%
R+40.7
R+5.2
R+45.1
2,209
R
30.6%Clinton604
66.1%Trump1,302
3.3%
R+35.4
R+31.9
R+37.5
1,971
R
46.5%Obama928
50.0%Romney998
3.6%
R+3.5
R+4.5
R+7.4
1,997
D
49.2%Obama1,020
48.1%McCain999
2.7%
D+1.0
R+3.0
R+6.3
2,075
D
51.6%Kerry1,088
47.6%Bush1,003
0.9%
D+4.0
—
D+6.5
2,109
East Palestine's political profile mirrors the broader rural Ohio shift toward Republican margins, but the 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment made it a rare flashpoint where environmental concern and industrial accountability cut across party lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.0 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 44.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.8 points.
A population of 4,696, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,777 describe the city.
In 2024, East Palestine, Ohio voted Republican by 44.8 points (R+44.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,071 votes cast, 562 went Democratic and 1,490 went Republican.
When did East Palestine, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which East Palestine, Ohio voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in East Palestine, Ohio?
East Palestine, Ohio has a population of 4,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Palestine, Ohio?
Median household income in East Palestine, Ohio is $49,777 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of East Palestine, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Palestine, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
