Pickaway County, Ohio: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,1312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,0402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fayette County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pickaway CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pickaway County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | +10.4% |
| 1900 | +11.3% |
| 1904 | +7.7% |
| 1908 | +12.3% |
| 1912 | +16.3% |
| 1916 | +18.3% |
| 1920 | +3.4% |
| 1924 | +4.1% |
| 1928 | −20.2% |
| 1932 | +18.5% |
| 1936 | +22.7% |
| 1940 | +7.2% |
| 1944 | −5.6% |
| 1948 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | −14.5% |
| 1956 | −21.3% |
| 1960 | −23.3% |
| 1964 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | −25.1% |
| 1972 | −51.4% |
| 1976 | −12.7% |
| 1980 | −27.9% |
| 1984 | −48.5% |
| 1988 | −37.3% |
| 1992 | −15.5% |
| 1996 | −9.3% |
| 2000 | −23.2% |
| 2004 | −24.4% |
| 2008 | −21.7% |
| 2012 | −17.9% |
| 2016 | −41.8% |
| 2020 | −47.0% |
| 2024 | −48.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,397 | 21,607 | 29,413 | ||
| R | 7,304 | 20,593 | 28,271 | ||
| R | 6,529 | 17,076 | 25,257 | ||
| R | 9,684 | 14,037 | 24,372 | ||
| R | 9,077 | 14,228 | 23,787 | ||
| R | 8,579 | 14,161 | 22,852 | ||
| R | 6,598 | 10,717 | 17,740 | ||
| R | 7,042 | 8,666 | 17,501 | ||
| R | 5,765 | 8,690 | 18,930 | ||
| R | 4,905 | 10,796 | 15,794 | ||
| R | 4,110 | 11,942 | 16,160 | ||
| R | 5,052 | 9,289 | 15,170 | ||
| R | 5,907 | 7,695 | 14,045 | ||
| R | 2,978 | 9,661 | 13,002 | ||
| R | 3,536 | 6,690 | 12,564 | ||
| D | 7,310 | 5,317 | 12,627 | ||
| R | 4,870 | 7,821 | 12,691 | ||
| R | 4,509 | 6,956 | 11,465 | ||
| R | 5,109 | 6,836 | 11,945 | ||
| D | 5,290 | 4,965 | 10,262 | ||
| R | 5,362 | 5,997 | 11,359 | ||
| D | 6,895 | 5,974 | 12,869 | ||
| D | 7,813 | 4,920 | 12,763 | ||
| D | 6,414 | 4,395 | 10,907 | ||
| R | 3,894 | 5,871 | 9,806 | ||
| D | 4,539 | 4,166 | 9,009 | ||
| D | 5,645 | 5,273 | 10,939 | ||
| D | 3,820 | 2,629 | 6,512 | ||
| D | 3,311 | 2,282 | 6,317 | ||
| D | 4,007 | 3,119 | 7,229 | ||
| D | 3,492 | 2,976 | 6,668 | ||
| D | 4,033 | 3,201 | 7,373 | ||
| D | 4,165 | 3,370 | 7,619 | ||
| D | 3,759 | 2,953 | 6,885 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.6%
Irish
14.4%
English
13.3%
American
7.0%
Italian
5.3%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
African American
2.6%
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: 39.6 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
$74,040
Pickaway County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pickaway County$74,040
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Pickaway 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
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)5.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 79.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pickaway County, anchored by Circleville south of Columbus, has swung toward Republican presidential candidates by widening margins over the past decade, reflecting a broader rural realignment visible across Ohio's agricultural interior.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 60,131, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,040 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayette County and Champaign County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Pickaway County, Ohio. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/39129/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More farm belt counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Pickaway County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pickaway County, Ohio voted Republican by 48.3 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,413 votes cast, 7,397 went Democratic and 21,607 went Republican.
What is Pickaway County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Pickaway 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pickaway County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pickaway County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pickaway County, Ohio?
Pickaway County, Ohio has a population of 60,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pickaway County, Ohio?
Median household income in Pickaway County, Ohio is $74,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Pickaway County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pickaway County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.