Knox County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 63,1422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Knox CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Knox 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 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | +3.8% |
| 1900 | −2.7% |
| 1904 | −15.9% |
| 1908 | −1.0% |
| 1912 | +14.0% |
| 1916 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | −12.4% |
| 1924 | −21.4% |
| 1928 | −46.8% |
| 1932 | −8.2% |
| 1936 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | −18.5% |
| 1944 | −28.3% |
| 1948 | −16.9% |
| 1952 | −38.1% |
| 1956 | −42.7% |
| 1960 | −31.9% |
| 1964 | +21.5% |
| 1968 | −20.3% |
| 1972 | −31.9% |
| 1976 | −11.3% |
| 1980 | −20.9% |
| 1984 | −41.9% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | −8.2% |
| 1996 | −12.9% |
| 2000 | −29.4% |
| 2004 | −26.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −37.4% |
| 2020 | −43.8% |
| 2024 | −44.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,698 | 23,112 | 32,277 | ||
| R | 8,589 | 22,340 | 31,398 | ||
| R | 8,171 | 19,131 | 29,278 | ||
| R | 10,470 | 17,266 | 28,692 | ||
| R | 11,014 | 16,640 | 28,285 | ||
| R | 9,820 | 17,068 | 27,045 | ||
| R | 7,133 | 13,393 | 21,260 | ||
| R | 7,562 | 10,159 | 20,068 | ||
| R | 7,259 | 9,044 | 21,745 | ||
| R | 6,882 | 12,180 | 19,200 | ||
| R | 5,730 | 14,062 | 19,901 | ||
| R | 6,586 | 10,384 | 18,195 | ||
| R | 7,361 | 9,290 | 17,081 | ||
| R | 5,370 | 10,705 | 16,739 | ||
| R | 5,725 | 9,072 | 16,492 | ||
| D | 11,222 | 7,258 | 18,480 | ||
| R | 6,565 | 12,711 | 19,276 | ||
| R | 4,958 | 12,347 | 17,305 | ||
| R | 5,694 | 12,705 | 18,399 | ||
| R | 6,120 | 8,607 | 14,755 | ||
| R | 5,573 | 9,963 | 15,536 | ||
| R | 7,081 | 10,303 | 17,384 | ||
| D | 8,315 | 7,956 | 16,641 | ||
| R | 7,008 | 8,272 | 15,486 | ||
| R | 3,601 | 10,028 | 13,724 | ||
| R | 4,721 | 7,519 | 13,093 | ||
| R | 6,361 | 8,178 | 14,610 | ||
| D | 4,578 | 3,646 | 8,383 | ||
| D | 3,632 | 2,530 | 7,894 | ||
| R | 4,233 | 4,318 | 8,796 | ||
| R | 3,036 | 4,235 | 7,540 | ||
| R | 3,797 | 4,011 | 7,933 | ||
| D | 4,062 | 3,762 | 7,884 | ||
| D | 3,489 | 3,347 | 7,280 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.1%
English
14.5%
Irish
12.5%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.6%
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: 39.4 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
$73,878
Knox County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Knox County$73,878
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Knox 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
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.9%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Knox County's rolling farmland and small-town core around Mount Vernon have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a broader rural realignment that has deepened steadily since 2008.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 63,142, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,878 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Missaukee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Knox County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Knox County, Ohio voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,277 votes cast, 8,698 went Democratic and 23,112 went Republican.
What is Knox County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Knox County, Ohio in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Knox County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Knox County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Knox County, Ohio?
Knox County, Ohio has a population of 63,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Knox County, Ohio?
Median household income in Knox County, Ohio is $73,878 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Knox County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Knox County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.