A mid-size Ohio metro where Democrats cleared 15 points in 2024
Marion anchors a small industrial metro in central Ohio, and its 2024 presidential margin of D+15.3 stands well to the left of the statewide result — a gap driven partly by the city's dense, blue-collar urban core.
| Group | Marion, OH | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 89.2% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 5.2% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 2.1% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -38.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0% | 46.7% | — | — | |
| 9.0% | 32.4% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 12.4% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 5.9% | — | — | |
| 0.7% | 2.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 2.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 72.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Marion, OH metro area? 262,450 residents across 4 counties.
13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 20pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 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+41.4 | R+29.6 | 11.7pp |