† 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
GroupWilmingtonOhioUnited States
German20.0%22.3%12.5%
English14.3%11.0%9.5%
Irish13.2%12.3%9.4%
American8.1%5.6%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.3%5.8%4.8%
Polish1.3%3.2%2.2%
French1.2%1.2%1.6%
African American†4.6%10.5%9.9%
Mexican1.3%2.0%11.3%
Colombian0.6%—0.4%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
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
Wilmington
Ohio
United States
Median age
36.3
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
13.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wilmington
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$57,199
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.5%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.2%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wilmington
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wilmington
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.
Wilmington, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−23.0%
2008
−11.1%
2012
−14.7%
2016
−29.6%
2020
−28.6%
2024
−33.1%
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
33.1%Harris1,656
66.1%Trump3,313
0.8%
R+33.1
R+4.5
R+31.6
5,009
R
34.7%Biden1,743
63.3%Trump3,182
2.1%
R+28.6
D+1.0
R+33.1
5,030
R
32.3%Clinton1,475
61.9%Trump2,826
5.7%
R+29.6
R+14.9
R+31.7
4,563
R
41.2%Obama1,976
55.9%Romney2,680
2.9%
R+14.7
R+3.6
R+18.5
4,794
R
43.6%Obama2,202
54.6%McCain2,762
1.8%
R+11.1
D+11.9
R+18.3
5,056
R
38.4%Kerry1,805
61.4%Bush2,888
0.3%
R+23.0
—
R+20.6
4,705
Wilmington anchors a county that swung sharply toward Republicans after the 2008 DHL hub closure devastated the local economy, making economic anxiety a persistent driver of voter behavior here.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 12,620, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,199 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mexico and Bellefontaine.
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, Wilmington, Ohio voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,009 votes cast, 1,656 went Democratic and 3,313 went Republican.
How many people live in Wilmington, Ohio?
Wilmington, Ohio has a population of 12,620 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilmington, Ohio?
Median household income in Wilmington, Ohio is $57,199 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wilmington, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wilmington, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
