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1876–2024
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County·Ohio

Summit County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Akron's home county has trended Democratic but stays competitive

18762024·38 elections
Summit County, Ohio · Carptrash · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+7
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
537,864
2024 ACS
Most similar
Greensville County
VA · similarity 0.99
371 precincts · 274,454 votes cast
Harris · D+7
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+7.0%
145,005125,910274,454
2020D
+9.6%
151,668124,833280,473
2016D
+8.4%
134,256112,026263,518
2012D
+15.5%
153,041111,001271,307
2008D
+17.1%
160,858113,284278,629
2004D
+13.8%
156,587118,558276,320
2000D
+10.2%
119,75996,721224,839
1996D
+17.9%
112,05073,555215,195
1992D
+12.6%
107,88177,530241,492
1988D
+5.3%
112,612101,155215,589
1984R
−2.7%
109,569115,637226,780
1980D
+4.8%
102,45992,299212,919
1976D
+20.7%
123,71180,415209,350
1972R
−1.7%
108,534112,419225,216
1968D
+8.3%
100,06882,649208,941
1964D
+35.3%
142,31968,000210,319
1960D
+0.8%
110,852109,066219,918
1956R
−4.8%
93,378102,872196,250
1952D
+3.3%
97,44391,168188,611
1948D
+12.7%
78,09660,174140,950
1944D
+16.8%
90,78364,696155,479
1940D
+17.1%
89,55563,405152,960
1936D
+39.5%
91,83638,991133,696
1932D
+5.9%
53,96547,691105,911
1928R
−42.4%
31,50678,504110,785
1924R
−44.0%
17,53353,77482,371
1920R
−21.6%
27,85743,72173,363
1916D
+23.8%
19,34311,59332,539
1912D
+18.5%
7,7863,50223,192
1908R
−2.0%
9,93010,36521,909
1904R
−41.5%
4,61812,45118,855
1900R
−8.7%
8,41310,07218,976
1896R
−3.4%
8,0208,58416,750
1892D
+1.3%
6,4996,32213,611
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%
Polish
1.3%
African American
11.1%
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.
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
20.2%
Other Christian
16.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.0%
Methodist
2.4%
Baptist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Summit County anchors the Akron metro and has delivered Democratic presidential margins in recent cycles, though its mix of urban precincts, older industrial suburbs, and rural township fringe keeps statewide campaigns investing here.

The Democratic margin in Summit County reached its widest at forty points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was seven points — still decisive.

Summit County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,622, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 537,864 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greensville County and Lucas County.