Wood County, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 132,0642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Essex County, VT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wood CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wood 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 | −5.2% |
| 1896 | −4.5% |
| 1900 | −10.6% |
| 1904 | −29.7% |
| 1908 | −2.3% |
| 1912 | +23.3% |
| 1916 | +6.9% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −45.2% |
| 1928 | −53.6% |
| 1932 | +3.4% |
| 1936 | −1.9% |
| 1940 | −27.3% |
| 1944 | −33.2% |
| 1948 | −15.1% |
| 1952 | −30.6% |
| 1956 | −32.6% |
| 1960 | −28.3% |
| 1964 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | −17.5% |
| 1972 | −21.3% |
| 1976 | −6.5% |
| 1980 | −21.7% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −16.5% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | −9.2% |
| 2004 | −6.6% |
| 2008 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | −7.9% |
| 2020 | −7.6% |
| 2024 | −10.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 30,016 | 36,877 | 67,586 | ||
| R | 30,617 | 35,757 | 67,597 | ||
| R | 27,318 | 32,498 | 65,551 | ||
| D | 32,802 | 29,704 | 64,342 | ||
| D | 34,285 | 29,648 | 65,164 | ||
| R | 29,401 | 33,592 | 63,346 | ||
| R | 22,687 | 27,504 | 52,194 | ||
| D | 23,183 | 20,518 | 49,343 | ||
| D | 20,754 | 20,579 | 53,203 | ||
| R | 18,579 | 26,013 | 44,933 | ||
| R | 15,907 | 29,750 | 45,954 | ||
| R | 14,139 | 23,315 | 42,213 | ||
| R | 16,926 | 19,331 | 37,131 | ||
| R | 13,494 | 21,080 | 35,625 | ||
| R | 10,867 | 16,111 | 29,939 | ||
| D | 16,304 | 12,142 | 28,446 | ||
| R | 10,581 | 18,952 | 29,533 | ||
| R | 8,553 | 16,844 | 25,397 | ||
| R | 9,168 | 17,269 | 26,437 | ||
| R | 9,725 | 13,197 | 23,041 | ||
| R | 8,025 | 16,016 | 24,041 | ||
| R | 9,711 | 16,998 | 26,709 | ||
| R | 11,255 | 11,716 | 24,778 | ||
| D | 11,332 | 10,566 | 22,318 | ||
| R | 4,612 | 15,409 | 20,126 | ||
| R | 3,291 | 10,665 | 16,325 | ||
| R | 4,965 | 12,042 | 17,272 | ||
| D | 5,796 | 5,034 | 11,108 | ||
| D | 4,356 | 2,020 | 10,024 | ||
| R | 5,625 | 5,904 | 11,910 | ||
| R | 3,630 | 7,025 | 11,422 | ||
| R | 5,752 | 7,153 | 13,176 | ||
| R | 6,653 | 7,290 | 14,144 | ||
| R | 4,748 | 5,314 | 10,822 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.2%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.4%
Polish
7.0%
American
5.7%
Italian
3.9%
French
2.9%
African American
1.7%
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: 36.2 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
$74,216
Wood County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wood County$74,216
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Wood 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
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wood County is home to Bowling Green State University, which keeps Democratic margins competitive in the city while surrounding townships have shifted steadily toward Republicans, producing a modest but consistent GOP edge countywide.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,216, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Essex County and Porter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wood County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wood County, Ohio voted Republican by 10.2 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,586 votes cast, 30,016 went Democratic and 36,877 went Republican.
What is Wood County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Wood County, Ohio in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wood County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wood County, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Wood County, Ohio?
Wood County, Ohio has a population of 132,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wood County, Ohio?
Median household income in Wood County, Ohio is $74,216 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wood County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wood County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.