Lima, OH, Ohio: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 101,3482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lima, 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 | 12,754 | 33,201 | 46,576 | ||
| R | 14,149 | 33,116 | 48,006 | ||
| R | 13,294 | 30,487 | 46,735 | ||
| R | 17,914 | 29,502 | 48,708 | ||
| R | 19,522 | 29,940 | 50,495 | ||
| R | 16,470 | 32,580 | 49,256 | ||
| R | 13,996 | 28,647 | 43,795 | ||
| R | 15,529 | 24,325 | 43,948 | ||
| R | 13,777 | 25,322 | 47,350 | ||
| R | 13,727 | 31,021 | 44,975 | ||
| R | 12,176 | 33,506 | 45,911 | ||
| R | 13,140 | 29,070 | 44,154 | ||
| R | 14,627 | 23,721 | 39,167 | ||
| R | 10,184 | 26,966 | 38,543 | ||
| R | 10,994 | 23,124 | 38,349 | ||
| R | 18,990 | 19,897 | 38,887 | ||
| R | 14,725 | 28,007 | 42,732 | ||
| R | 12,042 | 28,388 | 40,430 | ||
| R | 14,139 | 26,396 | 40,535 | ||
| R | 13,161 | 17,380 | 30,668 | ||
| R | 12,564 | 21,024 | 33,588 | ||
| R | 14,469 | 20,675 | 35,144 | ||
| D | 16,500 | 15,079 | 33,592 | ||
| D | 16,676 | 14,678 | 31,930 | ||
| R | 9,462 | 20,693 | 30,337 | ||
| R | 7,378 | 15,711 | 25,437 | ||
| R | 11,658 | 13,978 | 26,082 | ||
| D | 7,905 | 5,713 | 14,140 | ||
| D | 5,696 | 2,638 | 11,815 | ||
| D | 7,195 | 5,841 | 13,557 | ||
| R | 4,980 | 6,091 | 11,603 | ||
| D | 6,540 | 5,281 | 12,018 | ||
| D | 6,394 | 4,959 | 11,529 | ||
| D | 4,945 | 3,579 | 9,285 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.9%
Irish
11.5%
English
9.6%
American
6.0%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 39.7 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
$64,038
Lima, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lima, OH$64,038
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 1816.9%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lima's economy traces its roots to oil refining and heavy industry, and the metro has voted Republican in presidential races by double-digit margins for decades, reflecting its working-class, small-city demographic profile.
The Democratic margin in Lima, OH peaked at twenty-six points in 1912. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,038 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 Lima, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lima, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,576 votes cast, 12,754 went Democratic and 33,201 went Republican.
What is Lima, OH, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lima, 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lima, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lima, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Lima, OH, Ohio?
Lima, OH, Ohio has a population of 101,348 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lima, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Lima, OH, Ohio is $64,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Lima, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lima, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.