Cuyahoga County, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,245,8732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,4682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Berkshire County, MA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cuyahoga CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cuyahoga 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 | +4.9% |
| 1896 | −6.7% |
| 1900 | −3.2% |
| 1904 | −36.3% |
| 1908 | −16.1% |
| 1912 | +28.7% |
| 1916 | +15.7% |
| 1920 | −33.9% |
| 1924 | −40.2% |
| 1928 | −7.8% |
| 1932 | +5.2% |
| 1936 | +38.3% |
| 1940 | +24.8% |
| 1944 | +20.6% |
| 1948 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | −0.7% |
| 1956 | −7.4% |
| 1960 | +19.7% |
| 1964 | +43.0% |
| 1968 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | −1.8% |
| 1976 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | +18.5% |
| 1992 | +23.5% |
| 1996 | +31.6% |
| 2000 | +29.2% |
| 2004 | +33.7% |
| 2008 | +38.7% |
| 2012 | +39.5% |
| 2016 | +34.7% |
| 2020 | +34.1% |
| 2024 | +31.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 376,385 | 195,165 | 581,515 | ||
| D | 416,176 | 202,699 | 625,670 | ||
| D | 398,271 | 184,211 | 617,350 | ||
| D | 447,273 | 190,660 | 650,437 | ||
| D | 458,422 | 199,880 | 667,299 | ||
| D | 448,503 | 221,600 | 673,777 | ||
| D | 359,913 | 192,099 | 574,782 | ||
| D | 341,357 | 163,770 | 561,892 | ||
| D | 337,548 | 187,186 | 640,241 | ||
| D | 353,401 | 242,439 | 601,117 | ||
| D | 362,626 | 284,094 | 651,633 | ||
| D | 307,448 | 254,883 | 614,682 | ||
| D | 349,186 | 255,594 | 623,222 | ||
| R | 317,670 | 329,493 | 659,751 | ||
| D | 363,540 | 238,791 | 673,839 | ||
| D | 492,911 | 196,436 | 689,347 | ||
| D | 429,030 | 288,056 | 717,086 | ||
| R | 304,558 | 353,474 | 658,032 | ||
| R | 324,962 | 329,465 | 654,427 | ||
| D | 257,958 | 214,889 | 490,628 | ||
| D | 330,659 | 217,824 | 548,483 | ||
| D | 347,118 | 209,070 | 556,188 | ||
| D | 311,117 | 128,947 | 475,418 | ||
| D | 185,731 | 166,337 | 370,578 | ||
| R | 166,188 | 194,508 | 364,108 | ||
| R | 24,000 | 130,169 | 264,066 | ||
| R | 70,518 | 148,857 | 231,279 | ||
| D | 71,533 | 51,287 | 128,900 | ||
| O | 43,610 | 14,176 | 102,624 | ||
| R | 39,954 | 56,344 | 101,729 | ||
| R | 24,202 | 57,367 | 91,256 | ||
| R | 42,440 | 45,299 | 90,288 | ||
| R | 37,542 | 42,993 | 81,490 | ||
| D | 29,543 | 26,657 | 58,414 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
Irish
11.7%
Italian
8.0%
Polish
6.5%
English
6.4%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
23.1%
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: 40.4 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
$64,468
Cuyahoga County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cuyahoga County$64,468
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Cuyahoga 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.5%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Cleveland and a dense ring of inner suburbs, Cuyahoga delivers reliably lopsided Democratic presidential margins — D+31.4 in 2024 — making it the single largest vote reservoir for statewide Democratic candidates in Ohio.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $64,468, and a 16% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berkshire County and Philadelphia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cuyahoga County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cuyahoga County, Ohio voted Democratic by 31.2 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 581,515 votes cast, 376,385 went Democratic and 195,165 went Republican.
What is Cuyahoga County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Cuyahoga County, Ohio in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cuyahoga County, Ohio last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Cuyahoga County, Ohio voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
Cuyahoga County, Ohio has a population of 1,245,873 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
Median household income in Cuyahoga County, Ohio is $64,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.