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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
presidential margin
2008R+13.62012R+15.82016R+17.62020R+13.82024R+15.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+15.8
2024
median income$82,044U.S. $80,734 · KY $71,957
median age38.2U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.8%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.1%U.S. 35.6%
non-english7.6%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.6%
Irish12.9%
English12.0%
African American†10.3%
African0.6%
Mexican1.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Guatemalan0.5%
Asian Indian1.1%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline4.1%
Black Protestant1.9%
Muslim1.1%
Latter-day Saints0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky

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Cincinnati, OH-KY-INTrumpR+15.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, KYA map of the constituent counties of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Dearborn County, IN · R+58.3Franklin County, IN · R+64.4Ohio County, IN · R+55.5Boone County, KY · R+37.2Bracken County, KY · R+64.9Campbell County, KY · R+19.7Gallatin County, KY · R+59.9Grant County, KY · R+64.8Kenton County, KY · R+21.7Pendleton County, KY · R+63.5Brown County, OH · R+61.5Butler County, OH · R+26.3Clermont County, OH · R+35.8Hamilton County, OH · D+14.9Warren County, OH · R+31.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.3%649,601
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.5%470,491
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.2%13,263
D+60
R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (15 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, KY — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Boone County, KYRepublicanR+37.2
Bracken County, KYRepublicanR+64.9
Brown County, OHRepublicanR+61.5
Butler County, OHRepublicanR+26.3
Campbell County, KYRepublicanR+19.7
Clermont County, OHRepublicanR+35.8
Dearborn County, INRepublicanR+58.3
Franklin County, INRepublicanR+64.4
Gallatin County, KYRepublicanR+59.9
Grant County, KYRepublicanR+64.8
Hamilton County, OHDemocraticD+14.9
Kenton County, KYRepublicanR+21.7
Ohio County, INRepublicanR+55.5
Pendleton County, KYRepublicanR+63.5
Warren County, OHRepublicanR+31.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.5%Harris470,491
57.3%Trump649,601
1.2%Kennedy13,263
−15.8%
1,133,355
R
42.3%Biden486,366
56.1%Trump644,607
1.6%Jorgensen18,698
−13.8%
1,149,671
R
38.0%Clinton405,121
55.6%Trump593,384
6.4%Johnson68,147
−17.6%
1,066,652
R
41.0%Obama425,903
56.9%Romney590,325
2.1%Johnson21,984
−15.8%
1,038,212
R
42.5%Obama441,492
56.1%McCain582,594
1.3%Nader13,562
−13.6%
1,037,648
R
38.2%Kerry382,290
61.4%Bush614,886
0.5%Nader4,892
−23.2%
1,002,068
R
37.0%Gore310,134
60.1%Bush503,817
2.9%Nader23,996
−23.1%
837,947
R
39.1%Clinton305,498
52.6%Dole411,123
8.2%Perot64,300
−13.5%
780,921
R
33.4%Clinton273,071
48.3%Bush395,359
18.3%Perot149,355
−15.0%
817,785
R
34.7%Dukakis249,800
64.5%Bush464,113
0.7%Duke5,113
−29.8%
719,026
R
32.3%Mondale235,029
67.1%Reagan488,671
0.6%Mason4,188
−34.8%
727,888
R
35.8%Carter240,176
58.5%Reagan393,006
5.7%Anderson38,565
−22.8%
671,747
R
41.2%Carter259,323
57.1%Ford359,176
1.7%Anderson10,737
−15.9%
629,236
R
31.2%McGovern193,925
66.8%Nixon414,746
2.0%Schmitz12,607
−35.5%
621,278
R
35.2%Humphrey217,355
49.0%Nixon302,517
15.8%Wallace97,579
−13.8%
617,451
D
56.4%Johnson342,786
43.6%Goldwater264,957
0.0%Hass197
+12.8%
607,940
R
44.3%Kennedy287,419
55.7%Nixon361,783
0.0%Byrd40
−11.5%
649,242
R
36.0%Stevenson203,030
63.9%Eisenhower359,831
0.1%Andrews556
−27.8%
563,417
R
42.5%Stevenson245,324
57.5%Eisenhower331,657
0.0%Hallinan214
−15.0%
577,195
D
49.7%Truman230,877
49.6%Dewey230,386
0.8%Thurmond3,677
+0.1%
464,940
R
49.4%Roosevelt239,061
50.5%Dewey244,173
0.1%Thomas278
−1.1%
483,512
D
50.8%Roosevelt256,507
49.1%Willkie248,184
0.1%Thomas287
+1.6%
504,978
D
56.1%Roosevelt267,205
37.7%Landon179,753
6.2%Lemke29,526
+18.4%
476,484
D
52.9%Roosevelt232,571
44.4%Hoover195,189
2.6%Thomas11,547
+8.5%
439,307
R
41.2%Smith184,853
58.4%Hoover262,207
0.4%Thomas1,694
−17.2%
448,754
R
25.6%Davis89,060
56.0%Coolidge194,671
18.3%La Follette63,608
−30.4%
347,339
R
44.6%Cox159,261
52.1%Harding186,030
3.3%Debs11,600
−7.5%
356,891
D
49.9%Wilson106,012
46.5%Hughes98,819
3.6%Benson7,638
+3.4%
212,469
D
44.2%Wilson84,928
32.7%Taft62,841
23.1%Roosevelt44,502
+11.5%
192,271
R
46.2%Bryan95,960
50.4%Taft104,724
3.5%Debs7,223
−4.2%
207,907
R
35.8%Parker65,567
57.5%Roosevelt105,338
6.8%Debs12,449
−21.7%
183,354
R
47.5%Bryan88,702
50.6%McKinley94,527
1.9%Woolley3,562
−3.1%
186,791
R
46.3%Bryan85,746
52.9%McKinley98,076
0.8%Palmer1,473
−6.7%
185,295
D
51.0%Cleveland80,748
46.0%Harrison72,811
3.0%Weaver4,772
+5.0%
158,331
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −15.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−15.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+5.0%
1896−6.7%
1900−3.1%
1904−21.7%
1908−4.2%
1912+11.5%
1916+3.4%
1920−7.5%
1924−30.4%
1928−17.2%
1932+8.5%
1936+18.4%
1940+1.6%
1944−1.1%
1948+0.1%
1952−15.0%
1956−27.8%
1960−11.5%
1964+12.8%
1968−13.8%
1972−35.5%
1976−15.9%
1980−22.8%
1984−34.8%
1988−29.8%
1992−15.0%
1996−13.5%
2000−23.1%
2004−23.2%
2008−13.6%
2012−15.8%
2016−17.6%
2020−13.8%
2024−15.8%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Cincinnati, OH-KY-INTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 1,668,980 in 2024.417.2K834.5K1.3M1.7M1.7M20162024
Registered voters

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
YearTotal registered
2016 (partial)1,209,159
2018 (partial)1,242,903
2020 (partial)1,260,463
2022 (partial)1,260,946
20241,668,980
Source: State election authorities

Cincinnati's core county has shifted between parties in presidential cycles while the surrounding Indiana and Kentucky exurbs trend reliably conservative, making the metro's aggregate margin a reliable stress-test for statewide coalitions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.8 points.

A population of 2,270,706, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,044 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jacksonville, FL and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Jacksonville, FL
79.8twin score
population scale12-yr trendcollege share≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
78.0twin score
population scale12-yr trendcollege share≠ German ancestry
Colorado Springs, CO
76.0twin score
population scale12-yr trendcollege share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky voted Republican by 15.8 points (R+15.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,133,355 votes cast, 470,491 went Democratic and 649,601 went Republican.
When did Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky has a population of 2,270,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Median household income in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky is $82,044 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.