Election Results for Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	47,078	11.3
Deaths:	58,688	14.1
Net Migration:	-19,830	-4.7
Net Immigration:	5,997	1.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -2,700	R +40,207	R + 3.3%
D -42,907
2024 vs. 2016	R +118,034	R +47,007	R + 8.2%
D +71,027
2020 vs. 2016	R +120,734	R +6,800	R + 4.9%
D +113,934
2024 vs. 2012	R +121,127	R +119,073	R + 14.9%
D +2,054

2016 vs. 2008	R -2,803	R +83,524	R + 7.2%
D -86,327
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	75%	Kamala Harris (D)	565,451	54.7%	Donald Trump (R)	451,538	43.7%	16,198 [+]	1.6%	1,033,187	-6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 4,632 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4,197 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	608,358	56.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	454,238	42.1%	15,176 [+]	1.4%	1,077,772	-5	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 9,232 (0.9%);
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	494,424	56.9%	Donald Trump (R)	333,504	38.4%	40,966 [+]	4.7%	868,894	-8	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 21,303 (2.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,230 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,547 (0.2%);
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	563,397	62.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	330,411	36.5%	12,163 [+]	1.3%	905,971	-11	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,745 (0.6%);
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	580,751	62.4%	John McCain (R)	336,307	36.1%	13,780 [+]	1.5%	930,838	-9	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 5,719 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,334 (0.3%);
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	563,674	60.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	362,359	38.9%	4,887 [+]	0.5%	930,920	-12	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	448,372	57.0%	George W. Bush (R)	306,612	39.0%	31,845 [+]	4.0%	786,829	-9	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 23,487 (3.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,503 (0.6%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	422,413	55.7%	Robert Dole (R)	250,526	33.1%	84,864 [+]	11.2%	757,803	-8	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 76,746 (10.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,276 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	61%	Bill Clinton (D)	405,691	47.9%	George Bush* (R)	270,242	31.9%	171,417 [+]	20.2%	847,350	-6	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 167,097 (19.7%);
1988	56%	Michael Dukakis (D)	424,447	54.5%	George Bush (R)	347,703	44.6%	6,973 [+]	0.9%	779,123	-9	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,568 (0.3%);
1984	60%	Walter Mondale (D)	425,188	51.6%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	391,740	47.6%	6,728	0.8%	823,656	-11	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	365,809	47.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	340,853	44.1%	66,702 [+]	8.6%	773,364	-7	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 51,999 (6.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 9,371 (1.2%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	416,620	54.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	326,054	42.6%	22,474 [+]	2.9%	765,148	-5	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 13,259 (1.7%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	408,615	51.9%	George McGovern (D)	363,165	46.1%	16,100 [+]	2.0%	787,880	-9	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 13,212 (1.7%);
1968	56%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	408,491	51.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	293,187	37.1%	87,561 [+]	11.1%	789,239	-6	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 87,378 (11.1%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	558,404	70.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	239,362	30.0%	0	0.0%	797,766	-8	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	John Kennedy (D)	480,773	58.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	348,708	42.0%	0	0.0%	829,481	-8	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	57%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	410,617	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	335,459	45.0%	0	0.0%	746,076	-2	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	376,356	51.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	350,586	48.2%	0	0.0%	726,942	-3	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	49%	Harry Truman* (D)	276,895	51.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	242,859	45.1%	18,321 [+]	3.4%	538,075	0	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 18,321 (3.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	352,639	58.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	247,191	41.2%	0	0.0%	599,830	-5	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	369,566	60.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	238,021	39.2%	0	0.0%	607,587	-6	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	333,130	64.1%	Alf Landon (R)	149,236	28.7%	37,131 [+]	7.1%	519,497	-8	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 34,844 (6.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	46%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	200,769	48.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	189,718	46.2%	19,815 [+]	4.8%	410,302	7	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 16,657 (4.1%);
1928	47%	Herbert Hoover (R)	220,002	55.4%	Al Smith (D)	173,749	43.7%	3,611 [+]	0.9%	397,362	-3	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,108 (0.5%);
1924	38%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	148,027	51.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	113,488	39.2%	28,111 [+]	9.7%	289,626	-3	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 27,453 (9.5%);
1920	37%	Warren Harding (R)	166,890	65.0%	James Cox (D)	77,430	30.2%	12,257 [+]	4.8%	256,577	5	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 11,333 (4.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	24%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	78,458	54.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	58,734	40.9%	6,429 [+]	4.5%	143,621	-5	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 5,922 (4.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 507 (0.4%);
1912	22%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	48,020	41.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	40,071	34.4%	28,427 [+]	24.4%	116,518	-9	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 16,595 (14.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10,774 (9.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 481 (0.4%);
1908	27%	William Taft (R)	66,002	56.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	44,919	38.5%	5,861 [+]	5.0%	116,782	5	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,089 (4.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 498 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 18 (0.0%);
1904	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	67,585	64.3%	Alton Parker (D)	27,134	25.8%	10,384 [+]	9.9%	105,103	8	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 8,404 (8.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,056 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 126 (0.1%);
1900	33%	William McKinley* (R)	55,554	52.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	47,650	44.9%	2,889 [+]	2.7%	106,093	1	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

608,358

56.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

454,238

42.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

9,232

0.9%

Other

5,944

0.6%

TOTAL

1,077,772

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

494,424

56.9%

Donald Trump (R)

333,504

38.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

21,303

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,230

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,547

0.2%

Other

10,886

1.3%

TOTAL

868,894

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

563,397

62.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

330,411

36.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,745

0.6%

Other

6,418

0.7%

TOTAL

905,971

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

580,751

62.4%

John McCain (R)

336,307

36.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,719

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,334

0.3%

Other

5,727

0.6%

TOTAL

930,838

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

362,359

38.9%

John Kerry (D)

563,674

60.6%

Other

4,887

0.5%

TOTAL

930,920

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

306,612

39.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

448,372

57.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

23,487

3.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,503

0.6%

Other

3,855

0.5%

TOTAL

786,829

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

422,413

55.7%

Robert Dole (R)

250,526

33.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

76,746

10.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,276

0.3%

Other

5,842

0.8%

TOTAL

757,803

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

405,691

47.9%

George Bush* (R)

270,242

31.9%

Ross Perot (I)

167,097

19.7%

Other

4,320

0.5%

TOTAL

847,350

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

347,703

44.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

424,447

54.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

2,568

0.3%

Other

4,405

0.6%

TOTAL

779,123

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

391,740

47.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

425,188

51.6%

Other

6,728

0.8%

TOTAL

823,656

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -11

1980 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

340,853

44.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

365,809

47.3%

John Anderson (I)

51,999

6.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

9,371

1.2%

Other

5,332

0.7%

TOTAL

773,364

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

416,620

54.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

326,054

42.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

13,259

1.7%

Other

9,215

1.2%

TOTAL

765,148

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

408,615

51.9%

George McGovern (D)

363,165

46.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

13,212

1.7%

Other

2,888

0.4%

TOTAL

787,880

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -9

1968 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

293,187

37.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

408,491

51.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

87,378

11.1%

Other

183

0.0%

TOTAL

789,239

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -6

1964 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

558,404

70.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

239,362

30.0%

TOTAL

797,766

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

480,773

58.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

348,708

42.0%

TOTAL

829,481

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

410,617

55.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

335,459

45.0%

TOTAL

746,076

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

376,356

51.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

350,586

48.2%

TOTAL

726,942

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

276,895

51.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

242,859

45.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

18,321

3.4%

TOTAL

538,075

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

352,639

58.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

247,191

41.2%

TOTAL

599,830

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

369,566

60.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

238,021

39.2%

TOTAL

607,587

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

333,130

64.1%

Alf Landon (R)

149,236

28.7%

William Lemke (Union)

34,844

6.7%

Other

2,287

0.4%

TOTAL

519,497

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -8

1932 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

200,769

48.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

189,718

46.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

16,657

4.1%

Other

3,158

0.8%

TOTAL

410,302

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

220,002

55.4%

Al Smith (D)

173,749

43.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,108

0.5%

Other

1,503

0.4%

TOTAL

397,362

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

148,027

51.1%

John Davis (D)

27,453

9.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

113,488

39.2%

Other

658

0.2%

TOTAL

289,626

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -3

1920 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

166,890

65.0%

James Cox (D)

77,430

30.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

11,333

4.4%

Other

924

0.4%

TOTAL

256,577

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 5

1916 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

78,458

54.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

58,734

40.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

5,922

4.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

507

0.4%

TOTAL

143,621

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -5

1912 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

48,020

41.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

40,071

34.4%

William Taft* (R)

16,595

14.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

10,774

9.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

481

0.4%

Other

577

0.5%

TOTAL

116,518

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -9

1908 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

66,002

56.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

44,919

38.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,089

4.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

498

0.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

256

0.2%

TOTAL

116,782

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

67,585

64.3%

Alton Parker (D)

27,134

25.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

8,404

8.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,056

1.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

126

0.1%

Other

798

0.8%

TOTAL

105,103

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

55,554

52.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

47,650

44.9%

Other

2,889

2.7%

TOTAL

106,093

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,416,890	68.68%	4.9%
Black:	405,510	19.66%	1.0%
Indian:	3,119	0.15%	1.4%
Asian:	54,801	2.66%	35.4%
2+ races:	44,452	2.15%	33.4%
Hispanic:	138,360	6.71%	41.0%

Total non-White:	646,242	31.32%	10.1%

Change in White population:	-73,184	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	59,076	2.8

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area

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