Clark County bellwether that has mirrored Ohio's statewide swing for decades
Springfield anchors a small metro that shifted sharply rightward between 2008 and 2020, tracking Ohio's broader realignment among white working-class voters in mid-sized manufacturing cities.
| Group | Springfield, OH | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 85.2% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 8.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 2.6% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -37.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.9% | 49.7% | — | — | |
| 7.1% | 20.7% | — | — | |
| 5.6% | 16.4% | — | — | |
| 2.8% | 8.2% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 4.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 1.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 65.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Springfield, OH metro area? 556,494 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+29.5 | R+20.7 | 8.8pp |