Ohio County, Indiana: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,9992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pendleton County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ohio CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ohio County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −4.4% |
| 1896 | −5.3% |
| 1900 | −7.1% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | +13.0% |
| 1916 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | −3.5% |
| 1924 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | −14.8% |
| 1932 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | +14.3% |
| 1940 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | −3.8% |
| 1948 | +6.4% |
| 1952 | −4.3% |
| 1956 | −6.4% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +21.3% |
| 1968 | −2.7% |
| 1972 | −19.4% |
| 1976 | +11.7% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −16.9% |
| 1988 | −11.8% |
| 1992 | −1.6% |
| 1996 | −0.6% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −22.2% |
| 2008 | −19.0% |
| 2012 | −27.1% |
| 2016 | −49.0% |
| 2020 | −50.5% |
| 2024 | −55.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 666 | 2,381 | 3,091 | ||
| R | 668 | 2,054 | 2,744 | ||
| R | 686 | 2,118 | 2,921 | ||
| R | 994 | 1,759 | 2,819 | ||
| R | 1,158 | 1,713 | 2,918 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 1,796 | 2,958 | ||
| R | 951 | 1,515 | 2,492 | ||
| R | 1,083 | 1,098 | 2,474 | ||
| R | 970 | 1,009 | 2,514 | ||
| R | 1,113 | 1,412 | 2,531 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 1,503 | 2,577 | ||
| R | 1,074 | 1,264 | 2,420 | ||
| D | 1,300 | 1,027 | 2,337 | ||
| R | 922 | 1,368 | 2,299 | ||
| R | 991 | 1,053 | 2,287 | ||
| D | 1,397 | 905 | 2,308 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 1,314 | 2,336 | ||
| R | 1,087 | 1,237 | 2,331 | ||
| R | 1,119 | 1,219 | 2,348 | ||
| D | 1,173 | 1,031 | 2,215 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,126 | 2,184 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 1,186 | 2,404 | ||
| D | 1,362 | 1,022 | 2,384 | ||
| D | 1,288 | 997 | 2,305 | ||
| R | 911 | 1,230 | 2,154 | ||
| D | 1,058 | 989 | 2,105 | ||
| R | 1,097 | 1,177 | 2,312 | ||
| D | 632 | 597 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 553 | 406 | 1,127 | ||
| D | 622 | 619 | 1,260 | ||
| R | 584 | 962 | 1,586 | ||
| R | 632 | 730 | 1,371 | ||
| R | 634 | 705 | 1,340 | ||
| R | 606 | 662 | 1,280 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.9%
English
15.9%
Irish
12.7%
American
7.5%
Italian
5.6%
Scottish
2.7%
French
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,392
Ohio County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ohio County$70,392
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Ohio County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)4.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ohio County, Indiana—not to be confused with the state—is a compact rural enclave along the Ohio River whose roughly 5,600 residents have delivered some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reaching R+55.5 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-one points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 5,999, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,392 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pendleton County and Carter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ohio County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio County, Indiana voted Republican by 55.5 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,091 votes cast, 666 went Democratic and 2,381 went Republican.
What is Ohio County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Ohio County, Indiana in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ohio County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Ohio County, Indiana?
Ohio County, Indiana has a population of 5,999 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio County, Indiana?
Median household income in Ohio County, Indiana is $70,392 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Ohio County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.