† 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
GroupIndependenceOhioUnited States
German24.4%22.3%12.5%
Irish19.3%12.3%9.4%
Italian13.2%5.8%4.8%
Polish10.7%3.2%2.2%
English10.5%11.0%9.5%
American4.8%5.6%5.3%
Hungarian4.1%——
Slovak3.3%——
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Mexican0.2%2.0%11.3%
Asian Indian0.5%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
African American†1.7%10.5%9.9%
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
Independence
Ohio
United States
Median age
48.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.4%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Independence
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$115,733
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.5%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.4%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Independence
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Independence
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.
Independence, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−22.5%
2008
−16.6%
2012
−17.6%
2016
−25.5%
2020
−22.1%
2024
−21.7%
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
38.5%Harris1,890
60.2%Trump2,957
1.3%
R+21.7
D+0.3
R+20.2
4,913
R
38.5%Biden1,902
60.6%Trump2,992
0.9%
R+22.1
D+3.5
R+26.5
4,940
R
35.4%Clinton1,564
60.9%Trump2,693
3.7%
R+25.5
R+7.9
R+27.6
4,421
R
40.2%Obama1,851
57.8%Romney2,661
1.9%
R+17.6
R+1.0
R+21.5
4,600
R
41.1%Obama1,856
57.7%McCain2,604
1.2%
R+16.6
D+6.0
R+23.8
4,515
R
38.6%Kerry1,823
61.1%Bush2,888
0.3%
R+22.5
—
R+20.1
4,723
Independence sits just south of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, and its well-educated, mid-to-upper-income households tend to produce participation rates that outpace comparably sized Ohio suburbs by a measurable margin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 21.7 points.
A population of 7,534, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $115,733 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chesterland and Kirtland.
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, Independence, Ohio voted Republican by 21.7 points (R+21.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,913 votes cast, 1,890 went Democratic and 2,957 went Republican.
How many people live in Independence, Ohio?
Independence, Ohio has a population of 7,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Independence, Ohio?
Median household income in Independence, Ohio is $115,733 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Independence, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Independence, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
