† 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
3 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
GroupLimaOhioUnited States
German37.2%22.3%12.5%
Irish10.4%12.3%9.4%
English8.2%11.0%9.5%
American6.0%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.3%5.8%4.8%
French1.4%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.1%1.5%1.3%
Polish0.7%3.2%2.2%
African American†4.4%10.5%9.9%
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Mexican2.5%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
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
Ohio
United States
Median age
40.2
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lima
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$71,691
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.3%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.7%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lima
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lima
Ohio
United States
Catholic
25.5%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.6%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.2%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.0%
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, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+21.8%
1896
+22.0%
1900
+19.2%
1904
+2.9%
1908
+18.5%
1912
+33.7%
1916
+20.1%
1920
−10.0%
1924
−20.4%
1928
−25.6%
1932
+16.5%
1936
+8.9%
1940
−23.6%
1944
−29.7%
1948
−9.9%
1952
−32.6%
1956
−41.4%
1960
−26.0%
1964
+2.3%
1968
−29.3%
1972
−42.0%
1976
−22.6%
1980
−37.4%
1984
−50.8%
1988
−42.3%
1992
−26.5%
1996
−20.9%
2000
−39.0%
2004
−40.8%
2008
−30.1%
2012
−35.6%
2016
−48.8%
2020
−51.6%
2024
−55.1%
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
22.0%Harris20,192
77.1%Trump70,765
0.4%Oliver400 +3
R+55.1
R+3.5
R+53.6
91,756
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%70,765
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.0%20,192
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.4%400
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%222
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%159
OtherAll other candidates0.0%18
R
23.5%Biden21,995
75.1%Trump70,326
1.5%
R+51.6
R+2.7
R+56.0
93,704
R
22.5%Clinton20,196
71.3%Trump64,106
6.2%
R+48.8
R+13.3
R+50.9
89,915
R
30.9%Obama28,063
66.4%Romney60,392
2.7%
R+35.6
R+5.5
R+39.4
90,939
R
34.0%Obama31,541
64.1%McCain59,426
1.9%
R+30.1
D+10.7
R+37.3
92,734
R
29.4%Kerry26,765
70.2%Bush63,966
0.4%
R+40.8
R+1.8
R+38.4
91,139
R
29.2%Gore23,623
68.2%Bush55,254
2.7%
R+39.0
R+18.2
R+39.6
81,031
R
34.1%Clinton27,153
54.9%Dole43,788
11.0%
R+20.9
D+5.6
R+29.4
79,738
R
26.8%Clinton22,699
53.3%Bush45,115
19.9%
R+26.5
D+15.8
R+32.0
84,660
R
28.6%Dukakis22,487
70.8%Bush55,766
0.6%
R+42.3
D+8.6
R+34.5
78,755
R
24.3%Mondale19,472
75.1%Reagan60,208
0.6%
R+50.8
R+13.4
R+32.6
80,162
R
28.8%Carter21,904
66.3%Reagan50,359
4.9%
R+37.4
R+14.9
R+27.7
76,004
R
37.6%Carter25,502
60.2%Ford40,825
2.2%
R+22.6
D+19.4
R+24.7
67,842
R
27.3%McGovern18,530
69.3%Nixon47,051
3.5%
R+42.0
R+12.7
R+18.8
67,932
R
30.0%Humphrey20,074
59.3%Nixon39,680
10.7%
R+29.3
R+31.6
R+28.6
66,901
D
51.2%Johnson34,636
48.8%Goldwater33,072
0.0%
D+2.3
D+28.3
R+20.3
67,708
R
37.0%Kennedy27,046
63.0%Nixon46,024
0.0%
R+26.0
D+15.4
R+26.1
73,070
R
29.3%Stevenson20,018
70.7%Eisenhower48,249
0.0%
R+41.4
R+8.8
R+26.0
68,267
R
33.7%Stevenson23,087
66.3%Eisenhower45,393
0.0%
R+32.6
R+22.7
R+21.8
68,480
R
44.9%Truman23,945
54.8%Dewey29,204
0.4%
R+9.9
D+19.8
R+14.3
53,338
R
35.1%Roosevelt20,597
64.9%Dewey38,008
0.0%
R+29.7
R+6.1
R+37.2
58,605
R
38.2%Roosevelt23,828
61.8%Willkie38,574
0.0%
R+23.6
R+32.5
R+33.6
62,402
D
49.9%Roosevelt30,121
41.0%Landon24,756
9.2%
D+8.9
R+7.7
R+15.4
60,414
D
57.5%Roosevelt32,790
41.0%Hoover23,363
1.5%
D+16.5
D+42.2
R+1.3
57,019
R
36.9%Smith20,083
62.6%Hoover34,024
0.5%
R+25.6
R+5.3
R+8.2
54,389
R
34.7%Davis16,125
55.0%Coolidge25,595
10.3%
R+20.4
R+10.4
D+4.8
46,520
R
44.3%Cox21,123
54.2%Harding25,887
1.5%
R+10.0
R+30.0
D+16.2
47,733
D
58.4%Wilson16,323
38.4%Hughes10,719
3.2%
D+20.1
R+13.6
D+16.9
27,943
D
53.9%Wilson13,422
20.2%Taft5,039
25.9%
D+33.7
D+15.2
D+14.1
24,901
D
57.8%Bryan16,653
39.3%Taft11,325
2.9%
D+18.5
D+15.6
D+28.0
28,826
D
49.7%Parker12,744
46.7%Roosevelt11,993
3.6%
D+2.9
R+16.2
D+22.6
25,660
D
58.9%Bryan16,295
39.8%McKinley10,993
1.3%
D+19.2
R+2.8
D+26.7
27,652
D
60.5%Bryan16,636
38.5%McKinley10,587
1.1%
D+22.0
D+0.2
D+28.1
27,519
D
57.5%Cleveland12,896
35.7%Harrison8,006
6.8%
D+21.8
—
D+20.2
22,418
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lima
Year
Total registered
2016
123,227
2018
125,419
2020
123,722
2022
122,675
2024
123,104
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−119 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −10,971 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lima in Lima: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,229
2012
−1,364
2013
−592
2014
−699
2015
−1,400
2016
−846
2017
−1,028
2018
−810
2019
−724
2021
−527
2022
−831
2023
−405
2024
−397
2025
−119
The Lima DMA spans rural Allen County and surrounding northwest Ohio counties where agricultural heritage and manufacturing employment shape a voter base that has shifted toward Republican margins over the past two decades while retaining pockets of union-household influence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.1 points.
A population of 181,787, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,691 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sioux City and Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston).
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In 2024, Lima, Ohio voted Republican by 55.1 points (R+55.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,756 votes cast, 20,192 went Democratic and 70,765 went Republican.
When did Lima, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lima, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lima, Ohio?
Lima, Ohio has a population of 181,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lima, Ohio?
Median household income in Lima, Ohio is $71,691 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Lima, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lima, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
