Holmes County, Ohio: New American county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,4182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,1402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 97.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Putnam County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Holmes CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Holmes 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 | +44.4% |
| 1896 | +47.2% |
| 1900 | +44.9% |
| 1904 | +28.0% |
| 1908 | +41.1% |
| 1912 | +54.1% |
| 1916 | +48.9% |
| 1920 | +21.5% |
| 1924 | +15.0% |
| 1928 | −35.6% |
| 1932 | +34.7% |
| 1936 | +28.8% |
| 1940 | +2.3% |
| 1944 | −9.4% |
| 1948 | −0.3% |
| 1952 | −30.1% |
| 1956 | −37.6% |
| 1960 | −38.8% |
| 1964 | +25.6% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −41.9% |
| 1976 | −11.9% |
| 1980 | −27.6% |
| 1984 | −49.1% |
| 1988 | −39.4% |
| 1992 | −34.3% |
| 1996 | −29.5% |
| 2000 | −51.3% |
| 2004 | −51.4% |
| 2008 | −41.1% |
| 2012 | −50.6% |
| 2016 | −59.5% |
| 2020 | −68.0% |
| 2024 | −68.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,854 | 10,384 | 12,386 | ||
| R | 1,994 | 10,796 | 12,947 | ||
| R | 1,788 | 8,720 | 11,654 | ||
| R | 2,608 | 8,702 | 12,043 | ||
| R | 3,141 | 7,720 | 11,134 | ||
| R | 2,697 | 8,468 | 11,220 | ||
| R | 2,066 | 6,754 | 9,145 | ||
| R | 2,531 | 5,213 | 9,084 | ||
| R | 1,969 | 5,079 | 9,056 | ||
| R | 2,179 | 5,064 | 7,316 | ||
| R | 1,737 | 5,146 | 6,944 | ||
| R | 2,094 | 3,860 | 6,394 | ||
| R | 2,242 | 2,870 | 5,299 | ||
| R | 1,507 | 3,752 | 5,362 | ||
| R | 1,898 | 3,350 | 5,729 | ||
| D | 3,559 | 2,106 | 5,665 | ||
| R | 1,953 | 4,432 | 6,385 | ||
| R | 1,795 | 3,955 | 5,750 | ||
| R | 2,089 | 3,891 | 5,980 | ||
| R | 2,480 | 2,496 | 4,982 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 3,093 | 5,656 | ||
| D | 3,349 | 3,201 | 6,550 | ||
| D | 4,097 | 2,247 | 6,432 | ||
| D | 4,096 | 1,953 | 6,180 | ||
| R | 1,631 | 3,457 | 5,127 | ||
| D | 2,539 | 1,824 | 4,768 | ||
| D | 3,211 | 2,065 | 5,325 | ||
| D | 2,846 | 955 | 3,865 | ||
| D | 2,429 | 465 | 3,631 | ||
| D | 3,043 | 1,252 | 4,357 | ||
| D | 2,486 | 1,377 | 3,960 | ||
| D | 3,394 | 1,269 | 4,730 | ||
| D | 3,622 | 1,284 | 4,951 | ||
| D | 3,151 | 1,152 | 4,507 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
English
9.6%
American
7.7%
Irish
3.8%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
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: 32.7 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
$76,140
Holmes County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Holmes County$76,140
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Holmes 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
51.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European48.5%
Spanish0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Holmes County's R+69.2 margin in 2024 reflects both its rural character and a large Plain community that, when it participates, votes heavily conservative — though Amish turnout traditionally runs well below surrounding townships.
Holmes County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved one point toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,140, and a population of 44,418. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and Antelope County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Holmes County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Holmes County, Ohio voted Republican by 68.9 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,386 votes cast, 1,854 went Democratic and 10,384 went Republican.
What is Holmes County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Holmes County, Ohio in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Holmes County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Holmes County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Holmes County, Ohio?
Holmes County, Ohio has a population of 44,418 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Holmes County, Ohio?
Median household income in Holmes County, Ohio is $76,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Holmes County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Holmes County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.