College town anchoring a competitive Wayne County swing corridor
Wooster sits at the center of Wayne County, where a mix of Amish agricultural communities, light manufacturing workers, and a liberal-arts college student population produces one of Ohio's more unpredictable county-level margins.
| Group | Wooster, OH | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 1.6% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 1.4% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -49.1pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.3% | 60.9% | — | — | |
| 9.1% | 19.7% | — | — | |
| 7.6% | 16.3% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 3.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 0.9% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 53.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Wooster, OH metro area? 457,727 residents across 4 counties.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 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+39.3 | R+30.7 | 8.5pp |