Fremont, OH, Ohio: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,7782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Fremont, 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 | 10,139 | 19,311 | 29,827 | ||
| R | 10,596 | 18,896 | 30,074 | ||
| R | 9,929 | 16,316 | 28,688 | ||
| D | 14,541 | 13,755 | 29,424 | ||
| D | 15,602 | 14,192 | 30,377 | ||
| R | 12,686 | 16,224 | 29,014 | ||
| R | 11,146 | 13,699 | 25,744 | ||
| D | 11,547 | 10,033 | 25,413 | ||
| R | 9,878 | 10,772 | 27,472 | ||
| R | 9,709 | 14,203 | 24,232 | ||
| R | 8,564 | 17,214 | 26,020 | ||
| R | 8,482 | 13,420 | 24,166 | ||
| R | 11,202 | 13,074 | 24,867 | ||
| R | 8,308 | 15,489 | 24,343 | ||
| R | 8,581 | 11,696 | 22,025 | ||
| D | 13,481 | 8,254 | 21,735 | ||
| R | 8,171 | 14,566 | 22,737 | ||
| R | 5,687 | 15,009 | 20,696 | ||
| R | 6,048 | 14,939 | 20,987 | ||
| R | 7,216 | 10,847 | 18,099 | ||
| R | 6,129 | 13,763 | 19,892 | ||
| R | 7,116 | 14,054 | 21,170 | ||
| D | 9,171 | 8,692 | 20,265 | ||
| D | 10,299 | 8,915 | 19,490 | ||
| R | 5,834 | 12,200 | 18,119 | ||
| R | 4,388 | 9,381 | 15,408 | ||
| R | 5,295 | 8,933 | 14,461 | ||
| D | 5,264 | 3,557 | 9,037 | ||
| D | 4,333 | 1,576 | 8,553 | ||
| D | 5,242 | 4,079 | 9,543 | ||
| R | 3,787 | 4,208 | 8,353 | ||
| D | 4,915 | 4,003 | 9,044 | ||
| D | 5,105 | 3,970 | 9,172 | ||
| D | 3,774 | 2,960 | 7,175 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.7%
Irish
10.5%
English
10.0%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.3%
Polish
2.8%
French
2.1%
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: 42.5 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
$62,295
Fremont, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fremont, OH$62,295
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sandusky County's economy still turns on food processing and light manufacturing, pulling its electorate in competing directions — margins here have swung as much as 15 points between presidential cycles.
The Democratic margin in Fremont, OH peaked at thirty-two points in 1912. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $62,295 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Fremont, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fremont, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 30.8 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,827 votes cast, 10,139 went Democratic and 19,311 went Republican.
What is Fremont, OH, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fremont, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fremont, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fremont, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Fremont, OH, Ohio has a population of 58,778 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Fremont, OH, Ohio is $62,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Fremont, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fremont, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.