Lorain County, Ohio

2024 results by precinct

204 precincts · 159,807 votes cast

Trump · R+6

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−5.7%	74,207	83,297	159,807
2020	R	−2.4%	75,667	79,520	157,437
2016	D	+0.1%	66,949	66,818	143,296
2012	D	+15.3%	81,464	59,405	144,318
2008	D	+17.8%	85,276	59,068	146,859
2004	D	+12.6%	78,970	61,203	140,742
2000	D	+10.6%	59,809	47,957	112,180
1996	D	+19.5%	55,744	34,937	106,445
1992	D	+11.9%	50,962	36,803	118,605
1988	D	+4.9%	55,600	50,410	106,926
1984	R	−3.9%	52,970	57,379	113,021
1980	R	−9.8%	40,919	51,034	103,084
1976	D	+13.6%	52,387	39,459	94,711
1972	R	−15.9%	36,634	51,102	91,016
1968	D	+9.8%	42,642	34,252	85,727
1964	D	+35.3%	55,755	26,683	82,438
1960	D	+5.0%	43,487	39,361	82,848
1956	R	−20.2%	26,774	40,340	67,114
1952	R	−12.7%	26,194	33,825	60,019
1948	R	−0.5%	21,397	21,616	43,638
1944	D	+2.8%	25,254	23,866	49,120
1940	D	+4.9%	25,831	23,422	49,253
1936	D	+19.9%	24,393	15,906	42,656
1932	R	−5.2%	18,753	20,897	40,971
1928	R	−28.2%	13,607	24,386	38,205
1924	R	−47.2%	3,965	17,062	27,774
1920	R	−34.5%	8,640	18,125	27,529
1916	D	+5.3%	7,658	6,868	15,042
1912	D	+17.4%	4,591	2,226	13,621
1908	R	−21.3%	5,460	8,699	15,235
1904	R	−49.1%	2,700	9,001	12,830
1900	R	−25.6%	4,989	8,497	13,721
1896	R	−27.9%	4,367	7,801	12,327
1892	R	−18.3%	3,674	5,434	9,600
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

6.2%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.2%

6.8%

55–64

7.0%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

6.2%

35–44

6.1%

5.8%

25–34

5.7%

4.3%

18–24

3.9%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,347

Lorain County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Lorain County$73,347

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.5%

Other Christian

12.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.9%

Baptist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Methodist

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lorain County's mix of steel-town Lorain city, suburban Elyria, and rural townships has produced a consistent swing toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four cycles, flipping from double-digit Democratic margins to R+5.7 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Lorain County has rarely exceeded thirty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by six points.

Lorain County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,347 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saginaw County and Knox County.

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