Sidney, OH
Small-city Ohio where manufacturing heritage shapes the ballot
Sidney anchors Shelby County, a consistently lopsided Republican stronghold in west-central Ohio where agricultural and light-industrial employment define the workforce and depress third-party experimentation.
- White93.5%
- Black2.1%
- Two or more2.0%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Asian0.9%
- Other0.5%
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Who Lives Here
| Group | Sidney, OH | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.5% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 2.1% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 1.3% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Religious Adherents
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.3% | 42.6% | — | — | |
| 26.5% | 41.2% | — | — | |
| 9.6% | 15.0% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 0.8% | — | — | |
| 0.3% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 35.7% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Sidney, OH metro area? 193,500 residents across 4 counties.
Demographics
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp 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.
Turnout in Sidney, OH
Do voters in Sidney, OH split their tickets?
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+64.8 | R+57.2 | 7.6pp |