HarrisDemocratic39.9%488,505TrumpRepublican58.9%720,636OtherAll other candidates1.2%14,111
R+19.0- Lead
- 232,131
- Total
- 1,223,252
- vs nation
- R+17.5
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Cincinnati
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
24 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic40.8%505,205TrumpRepublican57.6%713,378OtherAll other candidates1.6%19,906
R+16.8- Lead
- 208,173
- Total
- 1,238,489
- vs nation
- R+21.3
ClintonDemocratic36.8%422,656TrumpRepublican56.9%654,158OtherAll other candidates6.3%72,348
R+20.1- Lead
- 231,502
- Total
- 1,149,162
- vs nation
- R+22.2
ObamaDemocratic40.5%451,853RomneyRepublican57.3%639,737OtherAll other candidates2.2%24,184
R+16.8- Lead
- 187,884
- Total
- 1,115,774
- vs nation
- R+20.7
ObamaDemocratic42.1%471,161McCainRepublican56.6%633,223OtherAll other candidates1.4%15,314
R+14.5- Lead
- 162,062
- Total
- 1,119,698
- vs nation
- R+21.7
KerryDemocratic37.8%408,888BushRepublican61.7%668,474OtherAll other candidates0.5%5,360
R+24.0- Lead
- 259,586
- Total
- 1,082,722
- vs nation
- R+21.5
GoreDemocratic36.8%333,508BushRepublican60.4%547,190OtherAll other candidates2.8%25,684
R+23.6- Lead
- 213,682
- Total
- 906,382
- vs nation
- R+24.1
ClintonDemocratic39.2%331,974DoleRepublican52.3%443,060OtherAll other candidates8.5%72,241
R+13.1- Lead
- 111,086
- Total
- 847,275
- vs nation
- R+21.6
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 2,460,3332024 5-year
- Population density
- 330 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 7,449 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $80,6532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17.0 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35.3 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oklahoma City, OK · twin score 65.8
presidential history
Party record book
Cincinnati · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
56.5%
379,429 votes · D+13.1
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 55.7%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
67.1%
530,453 votes · R+34.7
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 66.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
505,205votes
40.8% of the vote · R+16.8
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 488,505 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
720,636votes
58.9% of the vote · R+19.0
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 713,378 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+19.1pts D vs U.S.
Place R+7.1 · U.S. R+26.2
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · +6.2 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2000
+24.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+23.6 · U.S. D+0.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +22.2 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 (partial) | 1,315,652 |
| 2018 (partial) | 1,347,812 |
| 2020 (partial) | 1,365,688 |
| 2022 (partial) | 1,366,569 |
| 2024 | 1,801,284 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,679 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −21,353 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −7,711 |
| 2012 | −7,700 |
| 2013 | −4,511 |
| 2014 | −2,346 |
| 2015 | −2,927 |
| 2016 | −1,536 |
| 2017 | +1,666 |
| 2018 | +692 |
| 2019 | +897 |
| 2021 | −3,761 |
| 2022 | +391 |
| 2023 | +3,078 |
| 2024 | −264 |
| 2025 | +2,679 |
Cincinnati's media market spans the Ohio-Kentucky state line, forcing campaigns to buy cross-state advertising while targeting an audience whose presidential margins have shifted by double digits over two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.0 points.
A population of 2,460,333, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,653 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oklahoma City and Jacksonville.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
65.8twin score
2000–2004 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend≠ % Evangelical
Jacksonville
Florida
64.1twin score
2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trendpopulation scale≠ German ancestry
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
Kansas
61.8twin score
2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trendGerman ancestry
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cincinnati, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cincinnati, Kentucky voted Republican by 19.0 points (R+19.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,223,252 votes cast, 488,505 went Democratic and 720,636 went Republican.
When did Cincinnati, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cincinnati, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Cincinnati, Kentucky has a population of 2,460,333 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Median household income in Cincinnati, Kentucky is $80,653 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Cincinnati, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cincinnati, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.