Auglaize County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,1252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,6602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Anderson County, SC · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Auglaize CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Auglaize 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 | +26.5% |
| 1896 | +25.8% |
| 1900 | +24.6% |
| 1904 | +8.3% |
| 1908 | +20.8% |
| 1912 | +34.8% |
| 1916 | +19.0% |
| 1920 | −16.7% |
| 1924 | −14.6% |
| 1928 | −22.2% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +16.1% |
| 1940 | −22.2% |
| 1944 | −29.5% |
| 1948 | −9.2% |
| 1952 | −34.6% |
| 1956 | −44.1% |
| 1960 | −28.1% |
| 1964 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | −23.2% |
| 1972 | −42.7% |
| 1976 | −24.6% |
| 1980 | −36.9% |
| 1984 | −56.1% |
| 1988 | −47.7% |
| 1992 | −27.1% |
| 1996 | −17.9% |
| 2000 | −41.3% |
| 2004 | −48.2% |
| 2008 | −41.1% |
| 2012 | −48.0% |
| 2016 | −61.1% |
| 2020 | −62.6% |
| 2024 | −64.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,442 | 20,988 | 25,730 | ||
| R | 4,651 | 20,798 | 25,777 | ||
| R | 3,980 | 18,658 | 24,019 | ||
| R | 5,831 | 17,169 | 23,619 | ||
| R | 6,738 | 16,414 | 23,559 | ||
| R | 5,903 | 17,016 | 23,034 | ||
| R | 5,564 | 13,770 | 19,892 | ||
| R | 6,652 | 10,169 | 19,632 | ||
| R | 4,960 | 10,455 | 20,306 | ||
| R | 4,756 | 13,562 | 18,479 | ||
| R | 4,102 | 14,766 | 19,000 | ||
| R | 5,022 | 11,537 | 17,657 | ||
| R | 5,840 | 9,772 | 15,965 | ||
| R | 4,617 | 11,900 | 17,047 | ||
| R | 5,550 | 9,368 | 16,447 | ||
| D | 8,632 | 7,954 | 16,586 | ||
| R | 6,282 | 11,183 | 17,465 | ||
| R | 4,438 | 11,453 | 15,891 | ||
| R | 5,149 | 10,599 | 15,748 | ||
| R | 5,670 | 6,818 | 12,522 | ||
| R | 4,888 | 8,980 | 13,868 | ||
| R | 5,704 | 8,953 | 14,657 | ||
| D | 7,835 | 5,526 | 14,305 | ||
| D | 8,036 | 5,039 | 13,210 | ||
| R | 4,954 | 7,794 | 12,798 | ||
| R | 3,952 | 5,507 | 10,618 | ||
| R | 4,792 | 6,752 | 11,752 | ||
| D | 4,124 | 2,763 | 7,175 | ||
| D | 3,726 | 1,401 | 6,676 | ||
| D | 4,622 | 3,001 | 7,784 | ||
| D | 3,619 | 3,049 | 6,831 | ||
| D | 4,812 | 2,895 | 7,786 | ||
| D | 4,939 | 2,900 | 7,891 | ||
| D | 3,774 | 2,113 | 6,273 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.3%
Irish
10.7%
English
7.1%
American
6.6%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
0.9%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.0 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
$78,660
Auglaize County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Auglaize County$78,660
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Auglaize County ranks in the top 25% 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
7.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.0%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
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 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Auglaize County, anchored by Wapakoneta and sustained by agriculture and manufacturing, delivered a 64.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest gaps of any Ohio county and a figure that has grown steadily over the past three election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 46,125, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,660 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson County and Oconee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Auglaize County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Auglaize County, Ohio voted Republican by 64.3 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,730 votes cast, 4,442 went Democratic and 20,988 went Republican.
What is Auglaize County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Auglaize County, Ohio in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 Auglaize County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Auglaize County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Auglaize County, Ohio?
Auglaize County, Ohio has a population of 46,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Auglaize County, Ohio?
Median household income in Auglaize County, Ohio is $78,660 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Auglaize County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Auglaize County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.