Portage County, Ohio

2024 results by precinct

129 precincts · 83,619 votes cast

Trump · R+15

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.5%	34,759	47,681	83,619
2020	R	−12.5%	35,661	45,990	82,872
2016	R	−9.8%	32,397	39,971	77,602
2012	D	+5.5%	39,453	35,242	76,776
2008	D	+9.0%	41,856	34,822	78,402
2004	D	+6.6%	40,675	35,583	76,647
2000	D	+5.0%	31,446	28,271	62,899
1996	D	+18.0%	29,441	18,939	58,238
1992	D	+12.7%	26,325	18,447	62,135
1988	R	−1.4%	25,607	26,334	52,480
1984	R	−15.1%	21,719	29,536	51,687
1980	R	−4.7%	20,570	22,829	48,190
1976	D	+14.8%	24,417	17,927	43,824
1972	R	−5.6%	20,769	23,294	45,002
1968	D	+3.5%	16,348	15,064	36,505
1964	D	+36.5%	23,308	10,842	34,150
1960	R	−2.9%	18,528	19,634	38,162
1956	R	−18.1%	13,128	18,943	32,071
1952	R	−11.8%	13,553	17,168	30,721
1948	D	+1.5%	11,987	11,621	23,876
1944	D	+1.0%	12,533	12,284	24,817
1940	D	+3.7%	12,687	11,777	24,464
1936	D	+25.7%	13,798	8,035	22,463
1932	D	+0.4%	9,662	9,586	19,981
1928	R	−43.2%	4,756	12,086	16,948
1924	R	−40.7%	2,994	8,583	13,749
1920	R	−20.3%	5,405	8,231	13,953
1916	D	+14.7%	4,269	3,142	7,683
1912	D	+22.9%	2,855	1,162	7,387
1908	R	−6.2%	3,625	4,129	8,071
1904	R	−29.5%	2,486	4,712	7,541
1900	R	−8.1%	3,651	4,311	8,184
1896	R	−1.0%	3,995	4,073	8,144
1892	R	−5.3%	2,953	3,310	6,778
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

4.0%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.8%

6.9%

55–64

6.9%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

5.8%

35–44

5.6%

6.1%

25–34

5.8%

6.9%

18–24

8.0%

7.2%

5–17

6.7%

2.2%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,766

Portage County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Portage County$75,766

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Other Christian

9.4%

Methodist

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Baptist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Portage County, anchored by Kent State University, shifted from a perennial swing county to a consistent Republican margin over the past decade, a trajectory that mirrors broader trends in Ohio's mid-sized exurban communities.

The Democratic margin in Portage County has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Portage County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,766 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Lake County.

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