Madison County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,4232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,0452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+3 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Licking County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −5.9% |
| 1896 | −9.1% |
| 1900 | −12.2% |
| 1904 | −19.8% |
| 1908 | −11.2% |
| 1912 | −1.9% |
| 1916 | −2.6% |
| 1920 | −17.7% |
| 1924 | −27.5% |
| 1928 | −37.0% |
| 1932 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | −14.7% |
| 1944 | −24.3% |
| 1948 | −17.0% |
| 1952 | −32.8% |
| 1956 | −38.6% |
| 1960 | −32.7% |
| 1964 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | −30.1% |
| 1972 | −53.2% |
| 1976 | −18.0% |
| 1980 | −31.7% |
| 1984 | −50.5% |
| 1988 | −41.3% |
| 1992 | −20.4% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −28.2% |
| 2008 | −23.3% |
| 2012 | −19.7% |
| 2016 | −38.7% |
| 2020 | −41.0% |
| 2024 | −43.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,713 | 14,737 | 20,762 | ||
| R | 5,698 | 13,835 | 19,855 | ||
| R | 4,779 | 11,631 | 17,685 | ||
| R | 6,845 | 10,342 | 17,719 | ||
| R | 6,532 | 10,606 | 17,510 | ||
| R | 6,203 | 11,117 | 17,398 | ||
| R | 5,287 | 8,892 | 14,667 | ||
| R | 5,072 | 6,871 | 13,421 | ||
| R | 3,998 | 6,865 | 14,071 | ||
| R | 3,421 | 8,303 | 11,817 | ||
| R | 2,928 | 8,979 | 11,987 | ||
| R | 3,565 | 7,166 | 11,350 | ||
| R | 4,885 | 7,074 | 12,161 | ||
| R | 2,484 | 8,372 | 11,064 | ||
| R | 2,780 | 5,882 | 10,293 | ||
| D | 5,264 | 4,945 | 10,209 | ||
| R | 3,677 | 7,256 | 10,933 | ||
| R | 2,875 | 6,483 | 9,358 | ||
| R | 3,177 | 6,279 | 9,456 | ||
| R | 3,356 | 4,730 | 8,094 | ||
| R | 3,374 | 5,546 | 8,920 | ||
| R | 4,390 | 5,904 | 10,294 | ||
| D | 5,184 | 4,843 | 10,130 | ||
| D | 4,722 | 4,631 | 9,426 | ||
| R | 2,527 | 5,522 | 8,105 | ||
| R | 2,685 | 4,829 | 7,792 | ||
| R | 3,769 | 5,397 | 9,185 | ||
| R | 2,667 | 2,809 | 5,516 | ||
| R | 2,172 | 2,271 | 5,236 | ||
| R | 2,430 | 3,051 | 5,554 | ||
| R | 2,103 | 3,164 | 5,356 | ||
| R | 2,493 | 3,197 | 5,752 | ||
| R | 2,751 | 3,308 | 6,125 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 2,594 | 5,093 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.0%
English
15.6%
Irish
14.8%
American
14.7%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.3%
African American
3.4%
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: 41.5 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
$87,045
Madison County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Madison County$87,045
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Madison 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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.4%
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison County's R+43.7 margin in 2024 places it among Ohio's most one-sided presidential battlegrounds, reflecting a largely rural, small-city electorate centered on London that has shifted steadily away from competitive outcomes over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 44,423, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,045 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Licking County and Allegany County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Ohio voted Republican by 43.5 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,762 votes cast, 5,713 went Democratic and 14,737 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Madison 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Madison County, Ohio?
Madison County, Ohio has a population of 44,423 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Ohio?
Median household income in Madison County, Ohio is $87,045 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Madison County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.