† 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
GroupYoungstownOhioUnited States
German9.8%22.3%12.5%
Italian9.4%5.8%4.8%
Irish7.8%12.3%9.4%
English4.9%11.0%9.5%
American2.9%5.6%5.3%
Slovak2.9%——
Polish2.2%3.2%2.2%
Hungarian1.2%——
African American†37.1%10.5%9.9%
African2.4%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.6%—0.4%
Puerto Rican7.8%1.2%1.8%
Mexican2.2%2.0%11.3%
Spanish0.5%——
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
Youngstown
Ohio
United States
Median age
37.5
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Youngstown
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$34,408
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
37.3%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.5%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Youngstown
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
7.7%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Youngstown
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.
Youngstown, Ohio
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+66.1%
2008
+66.0%
2012
+71.5%
2016
+54.6%
2020
+48.0%
2024
+39.9%
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
D
69.5%Harris13,623
29.6%Trump5,806
0.8%
D+39.9
R+8.1
D+41.4
19,592
D
73.4%Biden16,580
25.4%Trump5,733
1.2%
D+48.0
R+6.5
D+43.6
22,593
D
75.9%Clinton18,499
21.4%Trump5,207
2.7%
D+54.6
R+17.0
D+52.5
24,362
D
84.5%Obama23,884
13.0%Romney3,665
2.5%
D+71.5
D+5.5
D+67.7
28,263
D
82.0%Obama24,980
16.0%McCain4,875
2.0%
D+66.0
R+0.1
D+58.7
30,467
D
82.4%Kerry26,264
16.3%Bush5,196
1.4%
D+66.1
—
D+68.5
31,891
Youngstown's dramatic deindustrialization—steel employment collapsed by roughly 90% after 1977—has reshaped its electorate over decades, making it a closely watched marker of how post-industrial Democrats respond to shifting national coalitions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.9 points.
A population of 59,331, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,408 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atlantic City and Flint.
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, Youngstown, Ohio voted Democratic by 39.9 points (D+39.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,592 votes cast, 13,623 went Democratic and 5,806 went Republican.
How many people live in Youngstown, Ohio?
Youngstown, Ohio has a population of 59,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Youngstown, Ohio?
Median household income in Youngstown, Ohio is $34,408 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Youngstown, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Youngstown, Ohio from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
