† 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
18 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupColumbus-Marion-Zanesville, OHOhioUnited States
German20.0%22.3%12.5%
Irish12.2%12.3%9.4%
English12.0%11.0%9.5%
American5.8%5.6%5.3%
Italian4.7%5.8%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.8%3.2%2.2%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
African American†10.6%10.5%9.9%
Somali1.0%0.2%—
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%——
Ethiopian0.3%——
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Mexican2.2%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Asian Indian1.6%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Nepalese0.4%0.2%—
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Ohio
United States
Median age
37.4
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$80,515
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.5%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.4%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
2.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
1.2%
2.0%
Other languages
2.1%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Ohio
United States
Catholic
10.5%
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.5%
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.1%
52.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.2%
7.0%
5.2%
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.
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.5%
1896
−2.6%
1900
−6.3%
1904
−20.6%
1908
−6.4%
1912
+11.2%
1916
+7.5%
1920
−12.9%
1924
−28.5%
1928
−37.9%
1932
−1.5%
1936
+12.5%
1940
−4.0%
1944
−13.2%
1948
−9.5%
1952
−24.3%
1956
−33.4%
1960
−23.3%
1964
+12.9%
1968
−16.7%
1972
−33.5%
1976
−11.9%
1980
−18.8%
1984
−35.7%
1988
−25.3%
1992
−6.3%
1996
−1.6%
2000
−10.1%
2004
−6.2%
2008
+3.5%
2012
+4.6%
2016
−1.3%
2020
+0.8%
2024
−2.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
48.3%Harris607,758
50.7%Trump638,162
0.5%Oliver6,687 +3
R+2.4
R+3.3
R+0.9
1,258,802
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.7%638,162
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.3%607,758
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%6,687
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.2%2,839
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.2%2,479
OtherAll other candidates0.1%877
D
49.6%Biden634,092
48.8%Trump623,386
1.6%
D+0.8
D+2.1
R+3.6
1,277,944
R
45.8%Clinton540,720
47.1%Trump555,481
7.1%
R+1.3
R+5.9
R+3.3
1,180,490
D
51.1%Obama583,826
46.4%Romney530,765
2.5%
D+4.6
D+1.1
D+0.8
1,142,849
D
50.8%Obama575,364
47.3%McCain535,783
1.8%
D+3.5
D+9.7
R+3.8
1,131,636
R
46.6%Kerry498,413
52.8%Bush564,921
0.5%
R+6.2
D+3.9
R+3.8
1,069,062
R
43.2%Gore364,925
53.3%Bush450,428
3.5%
R+10.1
R+8.5
R+10.6
845,216
R
44.3%Clinton354,615
45.9%Dole367,464
9.8%
R+1.6
D+4.7
R+10.1
800,909
R
36.2%Clinton311,649
42.5%Bush365,571
21.2%
R+6.3
D+19.0
R+11.8
859,954
R
36.9%Dukakis269,428
62.2%Bush454,258
0.9%
R+25.3
D+10.4
R+17.6
730,208
R
31.4%Mondale234,365
67.1%Reagan500,963
1.6%
R+35.7
R+16.9
R+17.5
747,017
R
37.1%Carter263,451
55.9%Reagan396,797
7.0%
R+18.8
R+6.9
R+9.1
709,655
R
42.8%Carter283,862
54.7%Ford362,554
2.5%
R+11.9
D+21.6
R+13.9
662,900
R
32.0%McGovern209,654
65.5%Nixon428,794
2.5%
R+33.5
R+16.8
R+10.3
654,483
R
35.1%Humphrey204,833
51.8%Nixon302,389
13.2%
R+16.7
R+29.6
R+16.0
584,143
D
56.5%Johnson331,346
43.5%Goldwater255,485
0.0%
D+12.9
D+36.2
R+9.7
586,831
R
38.4%Kennedy223,499
61.6%Nixon359,210
0.0%
R+23.3
D+10.2
R+23.5
582,709
R
33.3%Stevenson170,294
66.7%Eisenhower341,416
0.0%
R+33.4
R+9.1
R+18.0
511,710
R
37.8%Stevenson197,472
62.2%Eisenhower324,563
0.0%
R+24.3
R+14.8
R+13.6
522,035
R
45.0%Truman194,390
54.5%Dewey235,489
0.5%
R+9.5
D+3.7
R+14.0
432,056
R
43.4%Roosevelt197,880
56.6%Dewey258,100
0.0%
R+13.2
R+9.2
R+20.7
455,980
R
48.0%Roosevelt238,534
52.0%Willkie258,223
0.0%
R+4.0
R+16.4
R+13.9
496,757
D
55.3%Roosevelt251,820
42.9%Landon195,064
1.8%
D+12.5
D+14.0
R+11.8
455,184
R
48.2%Roosevelt192,036
49.7%Hoover198,132
2.2%
R+1.5
D+36.4
R+19.3
398,814
R
30.7%Smith116,950
68.6%Hoover261,241
0.6%
R+37.9
R+9.4
R+20.4
380,616
R
29.4%Davis96,927
57.9%Coolidge190,638
12.7%
R+28.5
R+15.6
R+3.3
329,267
R
42.9%Cox151,592
55.8%Harding197,042
1.4%
R+12.9
R+20.4
D+13.3
353,411
D
52.3%Wilson106,403
44.8%Hughes91,138
2.9%
D+7.5
R+3.7
D+4.4
203,433
D
41.5%Wilson77,652
30.3%Taft56,632
28.2%
D+11.2
D+17.7
R+8.3
187,090
R
45.0%Bryan91,674
51.4%Taft104,753
3.5%
R+6.4
D+14.2
D+3.1
203,613
R
37.7%Parker67,632
58.3%Roosevelt104,576
3.9%
R+20.6
R+14.3
R+0.9
179,285
R
45.9%Bryan83,754
52.2%McKinley95,196
1.8%
R+6.3
R+3.6
D+1.3
182,282
R
48.1%Bryan85,591
50.7%McKinley90,307
1.2%
R+2.6
R+2.2
D+3.4
178,042
R
47.3%Cleveland71,829
47.8%Harrison72,579
4.9%
R+0.5
—
R+2.2
151,912
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
50.6%630,031
46.2%574,386
1,244,458
2022
D
51.0%455,698
48.8%435,386
892,879
2018
D
56.3%537,206
43.7%416,666
954,049
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Year
Total registered
2016
1,647,960
2018
1,715,413
2020
1,734,700
2022
1,738,824
2024
1,773,490
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+5,506 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +48,816 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,466
2012
−683
2013
+4,819
2014
+7,277
2015
+5,671
2016
+3,363
2017
+12,860
2018
+5,918
2019
+3,237
2021
−7,080
2022
+3,523
2023
+2,154
2024
+785
2025
+5,506
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.4 points.
A population of 2,641,778, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,515 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS and Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA.
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How did Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 2.4 points (R+2.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,258,802 votes cast, 607,758 went Democratic and 638,162 went Republican.
When did Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio?
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio has a population of 2,641,778 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio is $80,515 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, Ohio from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
