Sidney, OH, Ohio: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,9292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sidney, 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 | 4,350 | 20,740 | 25,362 | ||
| R | 4,465 | 20,422 | 25,258 | ||
| R | 4,243 | 18,590 | 24,116 | ||
| R | 6,343 | 17,142 | 24,129 | ||
| R | 7,316 | 15,924 | 23,718 | ||
| R | 6,535 | 16,204 | 22,855 | ||
| R | 6,593 | 12,476 | 19,670 | ||
| R | 6,729 | 8,773 | 18,362 | ||
| R | 5,262 | 8,854 | 20,011 | ||
| R | 5,065 | 12,198 | 17,425 | ||
| R | 4,315 | 13,509 | 17,983 | ||
| R | 6,425 | 8,988 | 16,544 | ||
| R | 6,414 | 8,011 | 14,859 | ||
| R | 4,721 | 9,089 | 14,703 | ||
| R | 6,479 | 7,248 | 15,226 | ||
| D | 10,004 | 5,190 | 15,194 | ||
| R | 6,866 | 8,766 | 15,632 | ||
| R | 4,515 | 9,452 | 13,967 | ||
| R | 5,333 | 8,957 | 14,290 | ||
| D | 6,939 | 5,406 | 12,377 | ||
| R | 5,622 | 7,084 | 12,706 | ||
| R | 6,105 | 7,130 | 13,235 | ||
| D | 7,110 | 4,482 | 13,307 | ||
| D | 8,299 | 4,281 | 12,741 | ||
| R | 5,448 | 5,975 | 11,460 | ||
| D | 4,840 | 4,359 | 9,816 | ||
| D | 5,642 | 5,452 | 11,176 | ||
| D | 3,801 | 2,352 | 6,301 | ||
| D | 3,305 | 1,613 | 5,902 | ||
| D | 3,879 | 2,646 | 6,605 | ||
| D | 3,286 | 2,737 | 6,120 | ||
| D | 3,837 | 2,482 | 6,419 | ||
| D | 3,941 | 2,488 | 6,488 | ||
| D | 3,244 | 2,062 | 5,562 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.7%
Irish
9.6%
English
8.6%
American
7.6%
French
4.4%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 40.3 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
$73,978
Sidney, OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sidney, OH$73,978
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sidney anchors Shelby County, a consistently lopsided Republican stronghold in west-central Ohio where agricultural and light-industrial employment define the workforce and depress third-party experimentation.
The Democratic margin in Sidney, OH peaked at thirty-two points in 1964. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,978 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Sidney, OH, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sidney, OH, Ohio voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,362 votes cast, 4,350 went Democratic and 20,740 went Republican.
What is Sidney, OH, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sidney, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sidney, OH, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sidney, OH, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Sidney, OH, Ohio has a population of 47,929 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Median household income in Sidney, OH, Ohio is $73,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Sidney, OH, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sidney, OH, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.