Ashland, OH, Ohio: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,2562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,8602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Ashland, OH, OHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,544 | 19,863 | 26,730 | ||
| R | 6,541 | 19,407 | 26,405 | ||
| R | 5,740 | 17,493 | 25,104 | ||
| R | 8,281 | 15,519 | 24,578 | ||
| R | 9,300 | 15,158 | 25,185 | ||
| R | 8,576 | 16,209 | 24,979 | ||
| R | 6,685 | 13,533 | 21,258 | ||
| R | 6,573 | 10,402 | 19,773 | ||
| R | 5,985 | 9,864 | 20,855 | ||
| R | 6,072 | 12,726 | 18,939 | ||
| R | 4,786 | 14,339 | 19,272 | ||
| R | 5,142 | 11,691 | 18,689 | ||
| R | 7,205 | 9,761 | 17,354 | ||
| R | 4,302 | 12,470 | 17,074 | ||
| R | 4,526 | 9,745 | 15,594 | ||
| D | 8,493 | 7,308 | 15,801 | ||
| R | 5,700 | 13,112 | 18,812 | ||
| R | 4,634 | 12,792 | 17,426 | ||
| R | 5,244 | 12,459 | 17,703 | ||
| R | 6,095 | 8,027 | 14,191 | ||
| R | 6,130 | 8,994 | 15,124 | ||
| R | 7,835 | 8,624 | 16,459 | ||
| D | 8,818 | 6,154 | 15,352 | ||
| D | 7,302 | 6,549 | 14,086 | ||
| R | 3,256 | 8,745 | 12,097 | ||
| R | 4,377 | 5,777 | 10,966 | ||
| R | 5,705 | 5,951 | 11,757 | ||
| D | 4,000 | 2,534 | 6,679 | ||
| D | 3,364 | 1,017 | 6,294 | ||
| D | 3,627 | 2,804 | 6,573 | ||
| D | 2,996 | 2,747 | 6,113 | ||
| D | 3,399 | 2,641 | 6,121 | ||
| D | 3,422 | 2,608 | 6,080 | ||
| D | 3,042 | 2,256 | 5,552 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.9%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
3.7%
Polish
2.9%
Scottish
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,860
Ashland, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ashland, OH$69,860
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.1%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ashland anchors a compact metro in north-central Ohio where decades of industrial employment have kept working-class voter blocs central to local and statewide contests, even as population growth has remained modest.
The Democratic margin in Ashland, OH peaked at thirty-seven points in 1912. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,860 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ashland, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,730 votes cast, 6,544 went Democratic and 19,863 went Republican.
What is Ashland, OH, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ashland, OH, Ohio as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ashland, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ashland, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Ashland, OH, Ohio has a population of 52,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Ashland, OH, Ohio is $69,860 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ashland, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ashland, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.