† 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
22 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
GroupColumbus, OHOhioUnited States
German20.3%22.3%12.5%
Irish12.2%12.3%9.4%
English12.0%11.0%9.5%
American5.8%5.6%5.3%
Italian4.6%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.8%3.2%2.2%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
African American†10.4%10.5%9.9%
Somali1.0%0.2%—
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%——
Ethiopian0.2%——
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican2.2%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.5%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Nepalese0.4%0.2%—
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Columbus, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
37.5
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$79,889
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.2%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
2.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.8%
1.2%
2.0%
Other languages
2.1%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
10.4%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.5%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.1%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
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.
Columbus, OH, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.0%
1896
+0.1%
1900
−3.6%
1904
−17.5%
1908
−3.5%
1912
+12.7%
1916
+10.3%
1920
−11.2%
1924
−25.0%
1928
−35.3%
1932
+1.6%
1936
+13.5%
1940
−3.8%
1944
−13.2%
1948
−8.8%
1952
−24.1%
1956
−32.6%
1960
−23.5%
1964
+12.6%
1968
−17.2%
1972
−33.7%
1976
−11.5%
1980
−19.0%
1984
−35.4%
1988
−24.7%
1992
−5.6%
1996
−1.3%
2000
−10.2%
2004
−6.2%
2008
+3.4%
2012
+4.4%
2016
−1.9%
2020
+0.0%
2024
−3.2%
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
47.9%Harris608,660
51.1%Trump649,078
0.5%Oliver6,729 +3
R+3.2
R+3.2
R+1.7
1,270,701
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.1%649,078
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.9%608,660
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%6,729
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%2,863
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%2,493
OtherAll other candidates0.1%878
D
49.2%Biden635,174
49.2%Trump634,598
1.6%
D+0.04
D+1.9
R+4.4
1,290,385
R
45.5%Clinton543,004
47.4%Trump565,463
7.1%
R+1.9
R+6.3
R+4.0
1,193,668
D
51.0%Obama589,457
46.5%Romney538,026
2.5%
D+4.4
D+1.0
D+0.6
1,156,412
D
50.8%Obama582,162
47.4%McCain543,178
1.9%
D+3.4
D+9.6
R+3.9
1,146,754
R
46.6%Kerry506,727
52.8%Bush574,480
0.5%
R+6.2
D+4.0
R+3.8
1,087,113
R
43.1%Gore371,917
53.3%Bush459,836
3.5%
R+10.2
R+8.9
R+10.7
862,190
R
44.3%Clinton363,082
45.7%Dole374,040
10.0%
R+1.3
D+4.3
R+9.9
818,721
R
36.5%Clinton321,677
42.2%Bush371,249
21.3%
R+5.6
D+19.1
R+11.2
880,653
R
37.2%Dukakis278,791
61.9%Bush463,947
0.9%
R+24.7
D+10.7
R+17.0
749,735
R
31.5%Mondale242,360
66.9%Reagan514,323
1.5%
R+35.4
R+16.4
R+17.2
768,596
R
37.1%Carter269,951
56.0%Reagan408,076
6.9%
R+19.0
R+7.5
R+9.2
728,163
R
43.0%Carter292,838
54.5%Ford371,049
2.5%
R+11.5
D+22.2
R+13.5
680,982
R
31.9%McGovern214,932
65.6%Nixon441,376
2.5%
R+33.7
R+16.4
R+10.5
672,801
R
34.8%Humphrey209,745
52.0%Nixon313,776
13.2%
R+17.2
R+29.8
R+16.5
603,335
D
56.3%Johnson341,053
43.7%Goldwater264,879
0.0%
D+12.6
D+36.0
R+10.0
605,932
R
38.3%Kennedy230,537
61.7%Nixon371,953
0.0%
R+23.5
D+9.2
R+23.6
602,490
R
33.7%Stevenson178,344
66.3%Eisenhower351,202
0.0%
R+32.6
R+8.5
R+17.2
529,546
R
38.0%Stevenson205,529
62.0%Eisenhower336,003
0.0%
R+24.1
R+15.3
R+13.3
541,532
R
45.4%Truman204,731
54.1%Dewey244,334
0.5%
R+8.8
D+4.4
R+13.3
451,340
R
43.4%Roosevelt206,408
56.6%Dewey269,144
0.0%
R+13.2
R+9.4
R+20.7
475,552
R
48.1%Roosevelt250,468
51.9%Willkie270,171
0.0%
R+3.8
R+17.3
R+13.7
520,639
D
55.9%Roosevelt269,159
42.3%Landon203,932
1.8%
D+13.5
D+11.9
R+10.7
481,638
D
49.7%Roosevelt211,658
48.1%Hoover204,740
2.1%
D+1.6
D+37.0
R+16.2
425,543
R
32.0%Smith128,404
67.4%Hoover270,112
0.6%
R+35.3
R+10.3
R+17.9
401,042
R
31.0%Davis109,106
56.0%Coolidge197,132
13.0%
R+25.0
R+13.8
D+0.2
351,953
R
43.7%Cox165,017
54.9%Harding207,365
1.4%
R+11.2
R+21.5
D+15.0
377,574
D
53.7%Wilson117,278
43.4%Hughes94,861
2.9%
D+10.3
R+2.5
D+7.1
218,526
D
43.1%Wilson86,825
30.4%Taft61,148
26.6%
D+12.7
D+16.2
R+6.8
201,462
R
46.6%Bryan102,359
50.0%Taft109,978
3.4%
R+3.5
D+14.0
D+6.1
219,767
R
39.3%Parker76,689
56.8%Roosevelt110,840
3.9%
R+17.5
R+13.9
D+2.2
195,154
R
47.3%Bryan94,555
51.0%McKinley101,841
1.7%
R+3.6
R+3.7
D+3.9
199,878
D
49.5%Bryan96,574
49.4%McKinley96,424
1.2%
D+0.1
R+1.9
D+6.2
195,289
D
48.5%Cleveland81,045
46.5%Harrison77,751
4.9%
D+2.0
—
D+0.3
167,049
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbus, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
1,667,752
2018
1,735,015
2020
1,752,080
2022
1,755,382
2024
1,790,283
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+5,004 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +45,241 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbus, OH in Columbus, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+890
2012
−940
2013
+4,936
2014
+6,250
2015
+5,284
2016
+3,349
2017
+12,050
2018
+5,608
2019
+2,739
2021
−7,185
2022
+3,940
2023
+2,598
2024
+718
2025
+5,004
The Columbus DMA anchors central Ohio and has trended more competitive as Franklin County's fast-growing suburbs have moved toward tighter margins, making ad buys here a reliable proxy for statewide persuasion strategy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.2 points.
A population of 2,673,185, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,889 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kansas City and Seattle-Tacoma.
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In 2024, Columbus, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 3.2 points (R+3.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,270,701 votes cast, 608,660 went Democratic and 649,078 went Republican.
When did Columbus, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Columbus, OH, Ohio has a population of 2,673,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Columbus, OH, Ohio is $79,889 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Columbus, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbus, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
