Champaign County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,8042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,5562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Champaign CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Champaign County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −13.3% |
| 1896 | −11.3% |
| 1900 | −14.6% |
| 1904 | −27.4% |
| 1908 | −13.3% |
| 1912 | +5.4% |
| 1916 | −5.0% |
| 1920 | −20.7% |
| 1924 | −25.4% |
| 1928 | −39.6% |
| 1932 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | −2.8% |
| 1940 | −13.9% |
| 1944 | −23.8% |
| 1948 | −17.2% |
| 1952 | −32.1% |
| 1956 | −39.0% |
| 1960 | −33.4% |
| 1964 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | −20.4% |
| 1972 | −40.7% |
| 1976 | −15.5% |
| 1980 | −26.6% |
| 1984 | −47.0% |
| 1988 | −35.3% |
| 1992 | −11.1% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.3% |
| 2008 | −19.8% |
| 2012 | −21.4% |
| 2016 | −43.3% |
| 2020 | −47.7% |
| 2024 | −50.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,944 | 15,334 | 20,564 | ||
| R | 5,062 | 14,589 | 19,972 | ||
| R | 4,594 | 12,631 | 18,548 | ||
| R | 7,044 | 11,045 | 18,669 | ||
| R | 7,385 | 11,141 | 18,936 | ||
| R | 6,968 | 11,718 | 18,776 | ||
| R | 5,955 | 9,220 | 15,680 | ||
| R | 5,990 | 6,568 | 14,893 | ||
| R | 5,201 | 7,004 | 16,252 | ||
| R | 4,272 | 8,995 | 13,368 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 9,935 | 13,600 | ||
| R | 4,109 | 7,356 | 12,225 | ||
| R | 4,748 | 6,526 | 11,502 | ||
| R | 3,626 | 8,756 | 12,603 | ||
| R | 4,264 | 6,863 | 12,750 | ||
| D | 7,138 | 5,588 | 12,726 | ||
| R | 4,560 | 9,141 | 13,701 | ||
| R | 3,851 | 8,767 | 12,618 | ||
| R | 4,563 | 8,880 | 13,443 | ||
| R | 4,585 | 6,492 | 11,100 | ||
| R | 4,800 | 7,795 | 12,595 | ||
| R | 5,929 | 7,841 | 13,770 | ||
| R | 6,485 | 6,872 | 13,719 | ||
| D | 6,396 | 6,191 | 12,712 | ||
| R | 3,296 | 7,651 | 11,006 | ||
| R | 3,575 | 6,181 | 10,245 | ||
| R | 4,775 | 7,285 | 12,128 | ||
| R | 3,338 | 3,695 | 7,133 | ||
| D | 2,763 | 2,392 | 6,818 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 4,153 | 7,457 | ||
| R | 2,336 | 4,192 | 6,763 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 4,306 | 7,646 | ||
| R | 3,432 | 4,314 | 7,825 | ||
| R | 2,791 | 3,708 | 6,871 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.3%
English
15.2%
Irish
14.0%
American
8.2%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.3%
African American
1.3%
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: 41.7 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
$75,556
Champaign County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Champaign County$75,556
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Champaign 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)4.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Champaign County's small-city core of Urbana anchors a largely agricultural landscape where the 2024 presidential margin exceeded 50 points, placing it among Ohio's most one-sided counties in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 38,804, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,556 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and Morrow County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Champaign County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Champaign County, Ohio voted Republican by 50.5 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,564 votes cast, 4,944 went Democratic and 15,334 went Republican.
What is Champaign County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Champaign 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Champaign County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Champaign County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Champaign County, Ohio?
Champaign County, Ohio has a population of 38,804 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Champaign County, Ohio?
Median household income in Champaign County, Ohio is $75,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Champaign County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Champaign County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.