How Ohio voted for president, broken down by county
Nov 05, 2024
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With former President Donald Trump expected to carry Ohio in the presidential election for a third straight time, there were questions as to whether his Democratic challenger, Vice President Kamala Harris, could make some blue inroads.
Trump was joined on the Republican ticket with a running mate from Ohio, Sen. J.D. Vance, making the choice after statewide elections in 2023 led to some liberal-leaning policies taking effect, including an amendment enshrining abortion rights, the passage of recreational-use marijuana and a special election loss of a Republican-led effort to increase the threshold needed to pass constitutional amendments.
Trump carried Ohio by margins of 8% over President Joe Biden when he lost in 2020 and over former secretary of state Hillary Clinton when he won in 2016.
In 2020, Trump won more votes in Ohio than any other presidential candidate in history – topping 3.1 million votes. It beat a record set in 2008 by Barack Obama, who had 2,940,044. The last presidential election also saw the highest turnout for a presidential race in 120 years, when 66.9% of eligible voters cast their ballots. It was the first time since 1900 that voter turnout reached that percentage.
How central Ohio voted
While Harris could potentially make inroads for Democrats statewide, there will be strong blue pockets across the state. Franklin County will likely mirror other urban areas and show deep pockets of blue surrounded by a sea of red.
In 2020, Biden carried Franklin County 64.9% to 33.5%. It was a trend that carried through to other parts of the state: 57.2% to 41.3% in Hamilton County (Cincinnati), 50.3% to 48.1% in Montgomery County (Dayton), 57.5% to 40.8% in Lucas County (Toledo), 66.5% to 32.4% in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), 54.1% to 44.5% in Summit County (Akron), and 56.7% to 41.7% in Athens County (Athens). The rest of the state's counties all went for Trump.
How Clark County voted
One of the major controversies in the election cycle was unfounded comments made by Trump and Vance regarding the Haitian migrant population of Springfield, which is the seat of Clark County.
The city, which had a 2022 population of 58,000, became a lightning rod in September after the two claimed that migrants – most of whom were there legally – were stealing and eating the pets of residents. The remarks, repeated later on the campaign trail, led to bomb threats, police sweeps of city schools and elected officials refuting and condemning the comments, including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and Gov. Mike DeWine, both Republicans.
In 2020, Clark County went strong for Trump, 60.8% to 37.5% -- 39,032 to 24,076 votes.