† 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
GroupEatonOhioUnited States
German24.5%22.3%12.5%
English12.2%11.0%9.5%
American11.9%5.6%5.3%
Irish11.2%12.3%9.4%
Italian2.2%5.8%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
French1.1%1.2%1.6%
Polish0.8%3.2%2.2%
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
Eaton
Ohio
United States
Median age
43.3
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.7%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Eaton
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$51,467
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.3%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Eaton
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Eaton
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.
Eaton, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.0%
2008
−21.8%
2012
−27.3%
2016
−45.7%
2020
−47.6%
2024
−48.4%
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
25.2%Harris1,033
73.7%Trump3,016
1.1%
R+48.4
R+0.8
R+47.0
4,094
R
25.2%Biden1,029
72.8%Trump2,973
1.9%
R+47.6
R+2.0
R+52.1
4,081
R
25.0%Clinton952
70.6%Trump2,694
4.4%
R+45.7
R+18.3
R+47.8
3,815
R
34.7%Obama1,392
62.1%Romney2,488
3.2%
R+27.3
R+5.6
R+31.2
4,009
R
37.9%Obama1,576
59.6%McCain2,482
2.5%
R+21.8
R+0.7
R+29.0
4,162
R
39.3%Kerry1,638
60.3%Bush2,515
0.4%
R+21.0
—
R+18.6
4,169
Eaton sits at the heart of Preble County, where countywide presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, making it one of Ohio's more reliably one-sided mid-sized county seats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 48.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.4 points.
A population of 8,339, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,467 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Aurora and Greenville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Eaton, Ohio voted Republican by 48.4 points (R+48.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,094 votes cast, 1,033 went Democratic and 3,016 went Republican.
How many people live in Eaton, Ohio?
Eaton, Ohio has a population of 8,339 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eaton, Ohio?
Median household income in Eaton, Ohio is $51,467 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Eaton, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Eaton, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
