† 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
GroupPauldingOhioUnited States
German28.3%22.3%12.5%
English7.9%11.0%9.5%
Irish7.8%12.3%9.4%
American6.3%5.6%5.3%
French2.5%1.2%1.6%
Polish1.6%3.2%2.2%
Dutch1.2%——
Hungarian1.1%——
Mexican10.5%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.5%—0.7%
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
Paulding
Ohio
United States
Median age
38.7
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paulding
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$53,750
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.6%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paulding
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.9%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
10.1%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paulding
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.
Paulding, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.9%
2008
+2.5%
2012
+0.8%
2016
−35.8%
2020
−37.2%
2024
−46.2%
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
26.0%Harris414
72.2%Trump1,151
1.9%
R+46.2
R+9.0
R+44.7
1,595
R
30.1%Biden505
67.3%Trump1,130
2.6%
R+37.2
R+1.5
R+41.7
1,678
R
29.4%Clinton455
65.1%Trump1,009
5.5%
R+35.8
R+36.6
R+37.9
1,549
D
48.4%Obama738
47.6%Romney726
3.9%
D+0.8
R+1.7
R+3.1
1,524
D
50.0%Obama797
47.5%McCain757
2.6%
D+2.5
D+16.4
R+4.8
1,595
R
43.0%Kerry672
56.9%Bush890
0.1%
R+13.9
—
R+11.5
1,564
Paulding Village serves as the governmental and commercial hub of Paulding County, a sparsely populated farming region where Republican margins in statewide races have consistently run above Ohio's overall average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 46.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.2 points.
A population of 3,230, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,750 describe the city.
In 2024, Paulding, Ohio voted Republican by 46.2 points (R+46.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,595 votes cast, 414 went Democratic and 1,151 went Republican.
When did Paulding, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paulding, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Paulding, Ohio?
Paulding, Ohio has a population of 3,230 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paulding, Ohio?
Median household income in Paulding, Ohio is $53,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Paulding, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Paulding, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
