Fairfield County, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 163,4532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,9662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Northumberland County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fairfield CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fairfield County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +20.7% |
| 1896 | +20.8% |
| 1900 | +18.2% |
| 1904 | +6.1% |
| 1908 | +18.0% |
| 1912 | +38.6% |
| 1916 | +28.7% |
| 1920 | +6.4% |
| 1924 | −15.5% |
| 1928 | −36.3% |
| 1932 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | +20.5% |
| 1940 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | −13.8% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −24.4% |
| 1956 | −30.5% |
| 1960 | −32.1% |
| 1964 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | −18.5% |
| 1972 | −46.3% |
| 1976 | −17.3% |
| 1980 | −27.7% |
| 1984 | −51.2% |
| 1988 | −39.7% |
| 1992 | −19.4% |
| 1996 | −15.8% |
| 2000 | −26.7% |
| 2004 | −26.4% |
| 2008 | −17.1% |
| 2012 | −15.4% |
| 2016 | −26.2% |
| 2020 | −23.5% |
| 2024 | −24.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,695 | 51,999 | 84,457 | ||
| R | 31,224 | 50,797 | 83,311 | ||
| R | 24,881 | 44,314 | 74,225 | ||
| R | 29,890 | 41,034 | 72,547 | ||
| R | 29,250 | 41,580 | 72,147 | ||
| R | 24,783 | 42,715 | 67,882 | ||
| R | 19,065 | 33,523 | 54,094 | ||
| R | 18,821 | 26,850 | 50,684 | ||
| R | 14,249 | 24,125 | 50,789 | ||
| R | 12,504 | 29,208 | 42,051 | ||
| R | 9,817 | 30,843 | 41,033 | ||
| R | 13,144 | 24,096 | 39,515 | ||
| R | 13,361 | 19,098 | 33,079 | ||
| R | 7,746 | 21,909 | 30,568 | ||
| R | 9,533 | 14,810 | 28,467 | ||
| D | 15,611 | 11,480 | 27,091 | ||
| R | 9,128 | 17,743 | 26,871 | ||
| R | 8,337 | 15,647 | 23,984 | ||
| R | 9,140 | 15,027 | 24,167 | ||
| R | 9,375 | 9,471 | 18,907 | ||
| R | 8,439 | 11,135 | 19,574 | ||
| D | 11,298 | 10,813 | 22,111 | ||
| D | 12,322 | 8,062 | 20,830 | ||
| D | 10,410 | 8,050 | 18,704 | ||
| R | 5,619 | 12,072 | 17,788 | ||
| R | 5,890 | 8,281 | 15,393 | ||
| D | 8,610 | 7,572 | 16,298 | ||
| D | 6,172 | 3,380 | 9,744 | ||
| D | 5,101 | 1,672 | 8,879 | ||
| D | 5,821 | 4,023 | 9,998 | ||
| D | 4,632 | 4,084 | 9,024 | ||
| D | 5,431 | 3,738 | 9,313 | ||
| D | 5,250 | 3,432 | 8,756 | ||
| D | 4,650 | 3,004 | 7,941 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
13.1%
Irish
11.8%
American
8.7%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.6%
African American
7.4%
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: 39.5 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
$90,966
Fairfield County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Fairfield County$90,966
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Fairfield County ranks in the top 10% 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 189.0%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.6%
Spanish1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fairfield County sits on Columbus's southeastern fringe, and despite steady residential expansion from the metro, it has returned Republican presidential margins above 20 points in every cycle since 2000.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $90,966, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Northumberland County and Mobile County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fairfield County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairfield County, Ohio voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,457 votes cast, 31,695 went Democratic and 51,999 went Republican.
What is Fairfield County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Fairfield 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fairfield County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairfield County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairfield County, Ohio?
Fairfield County, Ohio has a population of 163,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairfield County, Ohio?
Median household income in Fairfield County, Ohio is $90,966 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Fairfield County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairfield County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.