Henry County, Ohio: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,5672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,0992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fulton County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Henry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Henry County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +23.8% |
| 1896 | +25.5% |
| 1900 | +22.4% |
| 1904 | +6.7% |
| 1908 | +21.7% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +13.1% |
| 1920 | −33.5% |
| 1924 | −11.0% |
| 1928 | −19.0% |
| 1932 | +38.5% |
| 1936 | +12.8% |
| 1940 | −37.9% |
| 1944 | −47.1% |
| 1948 | −15.3% |
| 1952 | −45.5% |
| 1956 | −49.3% |
| 1960 | −41.5% |
| 1964 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | −33.7% |
| 1972 | −43.2% |
| 1976 | −24.6% |
| 1980 | −39.4% |
| 1984 | −53.7% |
| 1988 | −38.9% |
| 1992 | −16.9% |
| 1996 | −12.7% |
| 2000 | −31.4% |
| 2004 | −31.7% |
| 2008 | −12.9% |
| 2012 | −18.1% |
| 2016 | −39.0% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −46.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,905 | 10,873 | 14,975 | ||
| R | 4,062 | 10,479 | 14,764 | ||
| R | 3,756 | 9,301 | 14,216 | ||
| R | 5,658 | 8,257 | 14,395 | ||
| R | 6,320 | 8,239 | 14,852 | ||
| R | 5,111 | 9,902 | 15,105 | ||
| R | 4,367 | 8,530 | 13,252 | ||
| R | 4,762 | 6,385 | 12,785 | ||
| R | 3,933 | 6,196 | 13,359 | ||
| R | 3,764 | 8,618 | 12,468 | ||
| R | 2,779 | 9,317 | 12,173 | ||
| R | 3,059 | 7,584 | 11,489 | ||
| R | 4,592 | 7,656 | 12,470 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 8,099 | 11,475 | ||
| R | 3,256 | 6,970 | 11,026 | ||
| D | 5,845 | 5,094 | 10,939 | ||
| R | 3,415 | 8,251 | 11,666 | ||
| R | 2,775 | 8,164 | 10,939 | ||
| R | 3,010 | 8,029 | 11,039 | ||
| R | 3,689 | 5,024 | 8,724 | ||
| R | 2,605 | 7,241 | 9,846 | ||
| R | 3,508 | 7,784 | 11,292 | ||
| D | 5,472 | 4,108 | 10,668 | ||
| D | 6,987 | 3,067 | 10,188 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 5,370 | 9,057 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 3,855 | 8,470 | ||
| R | 2,829 | 5,738 | 8,681 | ||
| D | 3,252 | 2,482 | 5,863 | ||
| D | 2,994 | 804 | 5,234 | ||
| D | 3,817 | 2,425 | 6,413 | ||
| D | 3,102 | 2,707 | 5,904 | ||
| D | 4,157 | 2,623 | 6,840 | ||
| D | 4,323 | 2,558 | 6,931 | ||
| D | 3,312 | 1,981 | 5,583 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.8%
Irish
9.1%
American
8.2%
English
7.5%
French
2.5%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.6 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
$80,099
Henry County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Henry County$80,099
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Henry 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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.2%
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 35.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henry County's flat, agricultural landscape in northwest Ohio anchors a voting pattern that delivered a 47-point Republican margin in 2024, among the widest gaps recorded in the state that cycle.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty-two points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 27,567, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,099 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Williams County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henry County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henry County, Ohio voted Republican by 46.5 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,975 votes cast, 3,905 went Democratic and 10,873 went Republican.
What is Henry County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Henry County, Ohio in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 Henry County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henry County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Henry County, Ohio?
Henry County, Ohio has a population of 27,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henry County, Ohio?
Median household income in Henry County, Ohio is $80,099 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Henry County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henry County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.