† 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
GroupKentonOhioUnited States
German27.2%22.3%12.5%
English14.2%11.0%9.5%
Irish10.6%12.3%9.4%
American8.0%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.6%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.6%1.5%1.3%
Dutch2.1%——
Welsh1.6%——
Mexican0.9%2.0%11.3%
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
Kenton
Ohio
United States
Median age
41
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kenton
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$56,033
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.6%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kenton
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kenton
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.
Kenton, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.8%
2008
−7.4%
2012
−8.8%
2016
−37.8%
2020
−45.4%
2024
−46.7%
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
26.3%Harris750
73.0%Trump2,083
0.7%
R+46.7
R+1.4
R+45.2
2,854
R
26.4%Biden782
71.8%Trump2,125
1.8%
R+45.4
R+7.5
R+49.8
2,961
R
28.0%Clinton760
65.8%Trump1,789
6.3%
R+37.8
R+29.0
R+39.9
2,719
R
43.8%Obama1,220
52.6%Romney1,465
3.6%
R+8.8
R+1.4
R+12.7
2,785
R
44.8%Obama1,389
52.3%McCain1,619
2.9%
R+7.4
D+6.4
R+14.7
3,097
R
43.0%Kerry1,341
56.8%Bush1,771
0.2%
R+13.8
—
R+11.3
3,117
Kenton sits in Hardin County, where countywide presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, making it among the most lopsided rural counties in a state that itself has trended decisively in one direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.7 points.
A population of 7,663, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,033 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Galion and Orrville.
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, Kenton, Ohio voted Republican by 46.7 points (R+46.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,854 votes cast, 750 went Democratic and 2,083 went Republican.
How many people live in Kenton, Ohio?
Kenton, Ohio has a population of 7,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenton, Ohio?
Median household income in Kenton, Ohio is $56,033 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Kenton, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kenton, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
