† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLima-Van Wert-Celina, OHOhioUnited States
German37.9%22.3%12.5%
Irish10.1%12.3%9.4%
English8.3%11.0%9.5%
American6.4%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.2%5.8%4.8%
French1.7%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.2%1.5%1.3%
Polish0.6%3.2%2.2%
African American†3.7%10.5%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican2.0%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
40.2
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$70,106
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.3%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
23.1%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.3%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.7%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.4%
7.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+19.0%
1896
+18.4%
1900
+15.3%
1904
−0.7%
1908
+14.7%
1912
+27.0%
1916
+14.9%
1920
−13.5%
1924
−18.7%
1928
−23.1%
1932
+17.2%
1936
+11.6%
1940
−18.8%
1944
−26.2%
1948
−9.6%
1952
−31.1%
1956
−40.6%
1960
−25.2%
1964
+8.3%
1968
−22.9%
1972
−39.0%
1976
−19.7%
1980
−32.7%
1984
−48.2%
1988
−40.7%
1992
−24.1%
1996
−18.4%
2000
−36.3%
2004
−41.1%
2008
−30.3%
2012
−37.2%
2016
−50.3%
2020
−52.5%
2024
−55.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
21.8%Harris24,061
77.4%Trump85,515
0.4%Oliver437 +3
R+55.6
R+3.1
R+54.2
110,480
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%85,515
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.8%24,061
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%437
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%267
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%183
OtherAll other candidates0.0%17
R
23.0%Biden25,897
75.6%Trump85,016
1.4%
R+52.5
R+2.2
R+57.0
112,509
R
21.9%Clinton23,355
72.2%Trump77,120
6.0%
R+50.3
R+13.1
R+52.4
106,869
R
30.0%Obama32,519
67.3%Romney72,817
2.7%
R+37.2
R+6.9
R+41.1
108,253
R
33.9%Obama37,291
64.2%McCain70,622
1.9%
R+30.3
D+10.8
R+37.6
110,054
R
29.2%Kerry31,586
70.3%Bush75,924
0.5%
R+41.1
R+4.7
R+38.6
108,007
R
30.4%Gore28,981
66.8%Bush63,581
2.8%
R+36.3
R+17.9
R+36.9
95,200
R
34.9%Clinton32,934
53.4%Dole50,325
11.7%
R+18.4
D+5.7
R+27.0
94,274
R
27.3%Clinton27,442
51.5%Bush51,687
21.2%
R+24.1
D+16.5
R+29.7
100,418
R
29.3%Dukakis27,309
70.0%Bush65,155
0.7%
R+40.7
D+7.6
R+32.9
93,076
R
25.6%Mondale24,038
73.8%Reagan69,384
0.7%
R+48.2
R+15.6
R+30.0
94,043
R
30.8%Carter27,738
63.5%Reagan57,146
5.7%
R+32.7
R+12.9
R+22.9
90,022
R
39.0%Carter32,880
58.8%Ford49,515
2.2%
R+19.7
D+19.3
R+21.8
84,265
R
28.9%McGovern24,243
67.9%Nixon56,998
3.2%
R+39.0
R+16.1
R+15.9
83,888
R
33.6%Humphrey27,705
56.5%Nixon46,640
9.9%
R+22.9
R+31.3
R+22.2
82,532
D
54.2%Johnson45,398
45.8%Goldwater38,418
0.0%
D+8.3
D+33.6
R+14.3
83,816
R
37.4%Kennedy33,787
62.6%Nixon56,591
0.0%
R+25.2
D+15.4
R+25.4
90,378
R
29.7%Stevenson24,960
70.3%Eisenhower59,131
0.0%
R+40.6
R+9.5
R+25.2
84,091
R
34.5%Stevenson29,121
65.5%Eisenhower55,408
0.0%
R+31.1
R+21.5
R+20.3
84,529
R
45.1%Truman29,886
54.7%Dewey36,249
0.3%
R+9.6
D+16.6
R+14.1
66,328
R
36.9%Roosevelt27,020
63.1%Dewey46,245
0.0%
R+26.2
R+7.4
R+33.7
73,265
R
40.6%Roosevelt31,541
59.4%Willkie46,189
0.0%
R+18.8
R+30.5
R+28.8
77,730
D
51.8%Roosevelt39,296
40.2%Landon30,482
8.0%
D+11.6
R+5.5
R+12.6
75,834
D
57.8%Roosevelt41,151
40.7%Hoover28,949
1.5%
D+17.2
D+40.2
R+0.6
71,147
R
38.2%Smith25,660
61.3%Hoover41,156
0.5%
R+23.1
R+4.4
R+5.6
67,157
R
35.7%Davis20,783
54.4%Coolidge31,639
9.9%
R+18.7
R+5.2
D+6.5
58,167
R
42.6%Cox25,753
56.1%Harding33,917
1.3%
R+13.5
R+28.4
D+12.7
60,467
D
55.7%Wilson19,585
40.8%Hughes14,343
3.5%
D+14.9
R+12.1
D+11.8
35,151
D
52.1%Wilson16,300
25.1%Taft7,853
22.8%
D+27.0
D+12.3
D+7.5
31,280
D
56.0%Bryan20,056
41.3%Taft14,799
2.6%
D+14.7
D+15.4
D+24.2
35,799
R
48.0%Parker15,210
48.7%Roosevelt15,433
3.2%
R+0.7
R+16.0
D+19.0
31,667
D
57.0%Bryan19,394
41.7%McKinley14,197
1.3%
D+15.3
R+3.1
D+22.8
34,048
D
58.7%Bryan20,107
40.3%McKinley13,807
1.1%
D+18.4
R+0.6
D+24.5
34,280
D
55.9%Cleveland16,036
36.9%Harrison10,591
7.2%
D+19.0
—
D+17.3
28,708
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
24.6%26,909
72.0%78,829
109,536
2022
R
23.5%18,634
76.4%60,600
79,337
2018
R
33.2%27,510
66.8%55,453
82,974
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
148,119
2018
151,153
2020
149,552
2022
148,790
2024
149,269
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−194 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −11,366 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,272
2012
−1,148
2013
−926
2014
−666
2015
−1,247
2016
−1,009
2017
−770
2018
−924
2019
−730
2021
−853
2022
−936
2023
−556
2024
−135
2025
−194
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.6 points.
A population of 218,783, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,106 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO and Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL.
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How did Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 55.6 points (R+55.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 110,480 votes cast, 24,061 went Democratic and 85,515 went Republican.
When did Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio?
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio has a population of 218,783 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio is $70,106 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
