Allen County's manufacturing core anchors a reliably red metro in northwest Ohio
Lima's economy traces its roots to oil refining and heavy industry, and the metro has voted Republican in presidential races by double-digit margins for decades, reflecting its working-class, small-city demographic profile.
| Group | Lima, OH | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 82.2% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 11.3% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.2% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 2.4% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -22.8pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.2% | 43.4% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 25.1% | — | — | |
| 10.6% | 18.3% | — | — | |
| 5.3% | 9.1% | — | — | |
| 2.3% | 3.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 0.9% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lima, OH metro area? 419,431 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+44.1 | R+35.0 | 9.1pp |