† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDefianceOhioUnited States
German32.6%22.3%12.5%
Irish8.5%12.3%9.4%
English8.3%11.0%9.5%
American5.7%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.3%5.8%4.8%
French2.2%1.2%1.6%
Polish1.6%3.2%2.2%
Scottish1.4%1.5%1.3%
Mexican14.3%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.5%—0.7%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.3%——
African American†1.9%10.5%9.9%
African0.9%0.6%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Defiance
Ohio
United States
Median age
41.8
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Defiance
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$61,439
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Defiance
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
5.6%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Defiance
Ohio
United States
Catholic
—
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Defiance, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.3%
2008
−1.0%
2012
−0.7%
2016
−17.2%
2020
−17.9%
2024
−24.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
37.5%Harris2,895
61.5%Trump4,749
1.0%
R+24.0
R+6.1
R+22.5
7,722
R
40.1%Biden3,164
58.0%Trump4,575
2.0%
R+17.9
R+0.7
R+22.3
7,893
R
38.1%Clinton2,822
55.3%Trump4,099
6.6%
R+17.2
R+16.6
R+19.3
7,414
R
48.2%Obama3,801
48.8%Romney3,853
3.0%
R+0.7
D+0.3
R+4.5
7,890
R
48.4%Obama3,855
49.4%McCain3,935
2.2%
R+1.0
D+14.3
R+8.3
7,964
R
42.2%Kerry3,162
57.5%Bush4,311
0.2%
R+15.3
—
R+12.9
7,491
Situated where the Auglaize meets the Maumee, Defiance has held onto a blue-collar industrial base that keeps its electorate more competitive than the surrounding rural township precincts suggest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.
A population of 17,276, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,439 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bryan and Napoleon.
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In 2024, Defiance, Ohio voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,722 votes cast, 2,895 went Democratic and 4,749 went Republican.
How many people live in Defiance, Ohio?
Defiance, Ohio has a population of 17,276 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Defiance, Ohio?
Median household income in Defiance, Ohio is $61,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Defiance, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Defiance, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
