Youngstown, Ohio: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 637,3812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,4982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Youngstown, 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 | 122,603 | 190,600 | 317,166 | ||
| R | 136,586 | 186,966 | 327,781 | ||
| R | 131,560 | 165,860 | 315,200 | ||
| D | 182,784 | 132,096 | 323,303 | ||
| D | 191,611 | 137,633 | 337,450 | ||
| D | 198,127 | 141,802 | 342,078 | ||
| D | 171,329 | 120,050 | 303,517 | ||
| D | 172,039 | 88,807 | 302,331 | ||
| D | 162,351 | 88,119 | 330,646 | ||
| D | 180,057 | 125,013 | 307,396 | ||
| D | 178,229 | 147,810 | 329,110 | ||
| D | 145,218 | 134,379 | 305,396 | ||
| D | 177,802 | 127,570 | 312,440 | ||
| R | 131,476 | 167,093 | 305,056 | ||
| D | 150,994 | 119,102 | 298,613 | ||
| D | 206,181 | 94,814 | 301,206 | ||
| D | 173,351 | 150,174 | 323,653 | ||
| R | 126,324 | 165,496 | 291,940 | ||
| D | 146,611 | 144,088 | 291,042 | ||
| D | 132,261 | 99,302 | 234,962 | ||
| D | 139,799 | 99,916 | 239,927 | ||
| D | 150,373 | 104,801 | 255,363 | ||
| D | 140,813 | 77,191 | 221,696 | ||
| R | 76,255 | 96,506 | 180,462 | ||
| R | 51,703 | 127,055 | 180,183 | ||
| R | 21,715 | 95,110 | 137,005 | ||
| R | 36,353 | 75,500 | 119,051 | ||
| D | 33,282 | 31,407 | 69,382 | ||
| O | 19,040 | 14,946 | 60,887 | ||
| R | 25,997 | 33,861 | 64,870 | ||
| R | 14,594 | 37,932 | 59,495 | ||
| R | 22,001 | 33,867 | 57,806 | ||
| R | 22,699 | 33,145 | 56,801 | ||
| R | 20,079 | 24,731 | 48,016 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
Irish
13.6%
Italian
12.3%
English
10.1%
American
9.6%
Polish
3.5%
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: 43.9 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
$57,498
Youngstown ranks near the middle of US counties.
Youngstown$57,498
Ohio$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.2%
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a union-Democratic stronghold anchored by the steel industry, the Youngstown media market has swung sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade as deindustrialization and demographic change reshaped voter allegiances across Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
The Democratic margin in Youngstown peaked at thirty-seven points in 1964. By 2016 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,498 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 Youngstown, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Youngstown, Ohio voted Republican by 21.4 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 317,166 votes cast, 122,603 went Democratic and 190,600 went Republican.
What is Youngstown, Ohio's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Youngstown, Ohio as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Youngstown, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Youngstown, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Youngstown, Ohio?
Youngstown, Ohio has a population of 637,381 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Youngstown, Ohio?
Median household income in Youngstown, Ohio is $57,498 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Youngstown, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Youngstown, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.