† 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
GroupWest UnionOhioUnited States
German15.3%22.3%12.5%
Irish13.7%12.3%9.4%
English12.7%11.0%9.5%
American8.8%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.5%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.4%1.5%1.3%
French2.2%1.2%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.5%——
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
West Union
Ohio
United States
Median age
42.1
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.2%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Union
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$29,056
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
38.6%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.3%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Union
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.0%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Union
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.
West Union, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.9%
2008
−5.9%
2012
−4.9%
2016
−36.1%
2020
−49.1%
2024
−51.6%
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
23.9%Harris277
75.5%Trump874
0.6%
R+51.6
R+2.5
R+50.1
1,158
R
24.7%Biden274
73.7%Trump819
1.6%
R+49.1
R+13.0
R+53.5
1,111
R
29.9%Clinton313
66.0%Trump691
4.1%
R+36.1
R+31.2
R+38.2
1,047
R
45.5%Obama487
50.4%Romney540
4.1%
R+4.9
D+1.0
R+8.8
1,071
R
45.9%Obama473
51.8%McCain534
2.3%
R+5.9
D+4.0
R+13.2
1,031
R
45.0%Kerry488
54.9%Bush595
0.1%
R+9.9
—
R+7.4
1,084
West Union serves as the administrative center of Adams County, one of Ohio's most consistently lopsided counties by presidential margin, where population has declined steadily alongside shifts in tobacco and agricultural economies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.6 points.
A population of 2,899, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $29,056 describe the city.
In 2024, West Union, Ohio voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+51.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,158 votes cast, 277 went Democratic and 874 went Republican.
How many people live in West Union, Ohio?
West Union, Ohio has a population of 2,899 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Union, Ohio?
Median household income in West Union, Ohio is $29,056 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of West Union, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Union, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
