Geauga County, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 95,4812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $107,8602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Snyder County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Geauga CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Geauga 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 | −45.8% |
| 1896 | −37.6% |
| 1900 | −42.1% |
| 1904 | −65.2% |
| 1908 | −44.3% |
| 1912 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | −14.3% |
| 1920 | −54.4% |
| 1924 | −58.8% |
| 1928 | −55.4% |
| 1932 | −22.3% |
| 1936 | −3.0% |
| 1940 | −23.6% |
| 1944 | −23.7% |
| 1948 | −29.9% |
| 1952 | −36.2% |
| 1956 | −39.0% |
| 1960 | −18.9% |
| 1964 | +12.9% |
| 1968 | −17.6% |
| 1972 | −35.2% |
| 1976 | −17.3% |
| 1980 | −27.2% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −30.2% |
| 1992 | −16.6% |
| 1996 | −14.1% |
| 2000 | −23.7% |
| 2004 | −20.9% |
| 2008 | −15.3% |
| 2012 | −21.1% |
| 2016 | −24.5% |
| 2020 | −23.1% |
| 2024 | −24.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,604 | 33,844 | 55,189 | ||
| R | 21,201 | 34,143 | 56,021 | ||
| R | 17,569 | 30,227 | 51,580 | ||
| R | 19,659 | 30,589 | 51,806 | ||
| R | 21,250 | 29,096 | 51,245 | ||
| R | 19,850 | 30,370 | 50,442 | ||
| R | 15,327 | 25,417 | 42,600 | ||
| R | 14,143 | 19,662 | 39,089 | ||
| R | 11,466 | 18,200 | 40,518 | ||
| R | 11,874 | 22,339 | 34,608 | ||
| R | 9,954 | 22,369 | 32,754 | ||
| R | 9,542 | 17,762 | 30,204 | ||
| R | 10,449 | 15,004 | 26,269 | ||
| R | 7,329 | 15,624 | 23,577 | ||
| R | 7,825 | 11,857 | 22,908 | ||
| D | 12,212 | 9,423 | 21,635 | ||
| R | 8,522 | 12,491 | 21,013 | ||
| R | 4,818 | 10,971 | 15,789 | ||
| R | 4,207 | 8,975 | 13,182 | ||
| R | 2,960 | 5,535 | 8,622 | ||
| R | 3,264 | 5,295 | 8,559 | ||
| R | 3,318 | 5,371 | 8,689 | ||
| R | 3,400 | 3,620 | 7,314 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 3,836 | 6,454 | ||
| R | 1,180 | 4,161 | 5,378 | ||
| R | 635 | 3,375 | 4,662 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 3,722 | 4,853 | ||
| R | 1,345 | 1,806 | 3,218 | ||
| O | 873 | 579 | 3,178 | ||
| R | 982 | 2,596 | 3,646 | ||
| R | 544 | 2,762 | 3,400 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 2,816 | 4,036 | ||
| R | 1,260 | 2,807 | 4,116 | ||
| R | 758 | 2,267 | 3,295 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.7%
Irish
15.2%
English
14.0%
Italian
12.4%
Polish
6.4%
American
4.2%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 45.0 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
$107,860
Geauga County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Geauga County$107,860
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Geauga County ranks in the top 5% 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
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.4%
Working age (18–64)4.9%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European10.3%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Geauga sits northeast of Cleveland with a largely rural and exurban character that has produced Republican presidential margins above 20 points in each of the last several cycles, making it a consistent anchor of the party's strength in the state's northeast corner.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-five points in 1904. 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 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,860, and a 6% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Snyder County and Shenandoah County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Geauga County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Geauga County, Ohio voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,189 votes cast, 20,604 went Democratic and 33,844 went Republican.
What is Geauga County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Geauga 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Geauga County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Geauga County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Geauga County, Ohio?
Geauga County, Ohio has a population of 95,481 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Geauga County, Ohio?
Median household income in Geauga County, Ohio is $107,860 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Geauga County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Geauga County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.