† 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
GroupShelbyOhioUnited States
German27.6%22.3%12.5%
English13.5%11.0%9.5%
Irish12.3%12.3%9.4%
American8.2%5.6%5.3%
Italian4.2%5.8%4.8%
Polish1.9%3.2%2.2%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
French1.4%1.2%1.6%
Mexican0.8%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
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
Shelby
Ohio
United States
Median age
39.1
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shelby
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$58,351
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.7%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shelby
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shelby
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.
Shelby, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−23.6%
2008
−16.9%
2012
−20.3%
2016
−45.1%
2020
−45.6%
2024
−47.0%
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
26.1%Harris1,101
73.0%Trump3,086
0.9%
R+47.0
R+1.4
R+45.5
4,226
R
26.2%Biden1,140
71.8%Trump3,121
2.0%
R+45.6
R+0.5
R+50.0
4,346
R
24.9%Clinton1,018
70.0%Trump2,865
5.2%
R+45.1
R+24.8
R+47.2
4,095
R
38.4%Obama1,633
58.7%Romney2,498
2.9%
R+20.3
R+3.4
R+24.2
4,254
R
40.4%Obama1,821
57.4%McCain2,582
2.2%
R+16.9
D+6.7
R+24.2
4,502
R
38.1%Kerry1,734
61.7%Bush2,805
0.2%
R+23.6
—
R+21.1
4,547
Shelby sits in north-central Ohio's Richland County, where a legacy of light manufacturing and a predominantly white, working-class population have produced lopsided Republican margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.0 points.
A population of 8,865, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,351 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hillsboro and Eaton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Shelby, Ohio voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,226 votes cast, 1,101 went Democratic and 3,086 went Republican.
How many people live in Shelby, Ohio?
Shelby, Ohio has a population of 8,865 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shelby, Ohio?
Median household income in Shelby, Ohio is $58,351 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Shelby, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Shelby, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
