† 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
GroupVandaliaOhioUnited States
German26.4%22.3%12.5%
Irish15.4%12.3%9.4%
English15.1%11.0%9.5%
American6.8%5.6%5.3%
Italian4.2%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.7%1.5%1.3%
French2.4%1.2%1.6%
Polish2.1%3.2%2.2%
African American†3.0%10.5%9.9%
Asian Indian0.9%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Mexican1.0%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%—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
Vandalia
Ohio
United States
Median age
39.6
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vandalia
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$73,275
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.2%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vandalia
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vandalia
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.
Vandalia, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.0%
2008
−25.4%
2012
−27.7%
2016
−32.3%
2020
−28.7%
2024
−29.7%
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
34.7%Harris2,857
64.4%Trump5,301
0.9%
R+29.7
R+1.0
R+28.2
8,229
R
34.8%Biden2,937
63.5%Trump5,360
1.6%
R+28.7
D+3.6
R+33.2
8,436
R
31.6%Clinton2,474
63.8%Trump5,005
4.6%
R+32.3
R+4.6
R+34.4
7,839
R
35.1%Obama3,008
62.7%Romney5,382
2.2%
R+27.7
R+2.3
R+31.5
8,581
R
36.5%Obama3,125
61.9%McCain5,293
1.6%
R+25.4
D+4.7
R+32.6
8,551
R
34.9%Kerry3,061
64.9%Bush5,694
0.2%
R+30.0
—
R+27.6
8,773
Vandalia sits at the edge of Montgomery County's suburban fringe, where defense-sector employment and working-class homeownership converge to produce a reliably Republican-leaning electorate in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 32.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 15,053, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,275 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miamisburg and Tipp City.
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, Vandalia, Ohio voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+29.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,229 votes cast, 2,857 went Democratic and 5,301 went Republican.
How many people live in Vandalia, Ohio?
Vandalia, Ohio has a population of 15,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vandalia, Ohio?
Median household income in Vandalia, Ohio is $73,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Vandalia, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Vandalia, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
