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Adams County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Adams County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 30 times and Democratic 14 times. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, 12 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Jimmy Carter in 1976, by 2.9 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 82.62% of the vote, a 65.7-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 54.5 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 4th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic, the most Republican standing it has had among the 88 in any election since 1856.

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What 44 elections add up to

Each line is worked out from the table further down. "Margin" there is the winner's share minus the runner-up's; "lean" is the Republican share minus the Democratic share.

With the nation
Adams County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 27 of 44 elections, 48th among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 12 others). The most recent miss was 2020, when it voted for Donald J Trump and the country elected Joe Biden.
With Ohio
It voted the same way as Ohio as a whole in 29 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2012: Mitt Romney carried the county, Barack H. Obama carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 11 times: in 1864, 1868, 1892, 1912, 1920, 1932, 1936, 1964, 1968, 1976 and 1980.
Closest result
1936: Alf Landon (Republican) over Franklin D. Roosevelt by 0.66 points, 78 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 82.62%, 65.7 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 31.7 points toward the Republicans, from D+15.0 to R+16.7. Lean counts only the two major parties; George Wallace (American Independent) took 13.6% in 1968.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 40.3 points toward the Democrats, from R+30.7 to D+9.6.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 18.53% in 1992, 1,993 votes, the largest share any candidate outside the two major parties has won in the county.
Where it stands among the 88
Ranked by margin each year, from most Republican (1st) to most Democratic, the county stood highest in 2024 (4th of 88, R+65.7) and lowest in 1924 (80th of 88, R+6.7). Since 2000 it has moved from 23rd to 4th.
Votes and turnout
3,182 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 12,429 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 70.93% of registered voters, 69th among the 88 counties (Ohio: 71.71%).

Every election at a glance

One bar per election, oldest at the left; bar height is the winning margin, color the winner's party. The dot rows mark the years the county matched Ohio's winner and the nation's. Each bar opens that year's full count.

Presidential election results by margin, AdamsAdams's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 16.4-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 11.0-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 8.9-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 4.0-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 4.7-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 2.5-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 8.6-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 3.0-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 0.9-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.5-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 1.3-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 1.4-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 5.4-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 7.3-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 5.8-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 8.5-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 1.2-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 8.5-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 6.7-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 30.7-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 9.6-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Alf Landon (R), 0.7-point margin1936: missed Ohio’s winner1936: missed the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 10.5-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 16.6-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 8.6-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 17.9-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 18.3-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 21.2-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 15.0-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 16.7-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 28.8-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 2.9-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 11.8-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 26.5-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 22.3-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 6.7-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 4.3-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 27.4-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 28.1-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 24.1-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 26.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 55.8-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 63.5-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 65.7-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, AdamsAdams's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-18 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
YearWinnerPartyMarginMatched Ohio's winnerMatched the nation
1852Franklin PierceD16.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD11.0 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD8.9 pointsmissedmissed
1864Abraham LincolnNU4.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Horatio SeymourD4.7 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR2.5 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD8.6 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD3.0 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD0.9 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD2.5 pointsmissedmissed
1892Benjamin HarrisonR1.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR1.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR5.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR7.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR5.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD8.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD1.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR8.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR6.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR30.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD9.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Alf LandonR0.7 pointsmissedmissed
1940Wendell WillkieR10.5 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR16.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR8.6 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR17.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR18.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR21.2 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD15.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR16.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR28.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD2.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR11.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR26.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR22.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR6.7 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR4.3 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR27.4 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR28.1 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR24.1 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR26.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR55.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR63.5 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR65.7 pointsmatchedmatched

Year by year, 1852 to 2024

Newest first. Rank is the county's place among Ohio's counties that year from most Republican (1) to most Democratic, by lean. Lincoln's 1864 National Union ticket is counted as Republican and Horace Greeley's 1872 Liberal Republican ticket, which the Democrats also nominated, as Democratic; 1852 had no Republican ticket, so it has no lean or rank.

YearCarried byPartyShareRunner-upMarginLeanOhioRankWith OhioWith the nation
2024 Donald J TrumpRepublican82.62%Kamala D Harris 65.7R+65.7R+11.2 4YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican81.27%Joseph R Biden Jr. 63.5R+63.5R+8.0 5YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican76.23%Hillary Clinton 55.8R+55.8R+8.1 8YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican61.91%Barack Obama 26.1R+26.1D+3.0 18NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican60.71%Barack Obama 24.1R+24.1D+4.6 17NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican63.78%John Kerry 28.1R+28.1R+2.1 26YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican62.34%Al Gore 27.4R+27.4R+3.5 23YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican45.88%Bill Clinton 4.3R+4.3D+6.4 40NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican43.89%Bill Clinton 6.7R+6.7D+1.8 44NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican60.71%Michael Dukakis 22.3R+22.3R+10.8 44YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican62.83%Walter F. Mondale 26.5R+26.5R+18.8 62YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican53.75%Jimmy Carter 11.8R+11.8R+10.6 62YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic50.68%Gerald Ford 2.9D+2.9D+0.2 62YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican63.18%George McGovern 28.8R+28.8R+21.6 60YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican51.54%Hubert Humphrey 16.7R+16.7R+2.3 45YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic57.48%Barry Goldwater 15.0D+15.0D+25.9 37YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican60.59%John F. Kennedy 21.2R+21.2R+6.6 50YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican59.14%Adlai E. Stevenson 18.3R+18.3R+22.2 77YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican58.93%Adlai Stevenson 17.9R+17.9R+13.5 62YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican54.24%Harry S. Truman 8.6R+8.6D+0.2 46NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican58.3%Franklin D. Roosevelt 16.6R+16.6R+0.4 46YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican55.24%Franklin D. Roosevelt 10.5R+10.5D+4.4 42NoNo
1936 Alf LandonRepublican50.21%Franklin D. Roosevelt 0.7R+0.7D+20.6 20NoNo
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic54.06%Herbert Hoover 9.6D+9.6D+2.9 62YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican65.23%Al Smith 30.7R+30.7R+30.4 61YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican52.46%John W. Davis 6.7R+6.7R+34.6 80YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican54.07%James M. Cox 8.5R+8.5R+19.9 67YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic49.38%Charles Evans Hughes 1.2D+1.2D+7.7 36YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic46.52%William Howard Taft 8.5D+8.5D+14.1 31YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican52.11%William Jennings Bryan 5.8R+5.8R+6.2 42YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican51.98%Alton B. Parker 7.3R+7.3R+25.4 64YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican51.81%William Jennings Bryan 5.4R+5.4R+6.6 49YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican50.13%William Jennings Bryan 1.4R+1.4R+4.8 50YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican48.48%Grover Cleveland 1.3R+1.3R+0.1 44YesNo
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic50.24%Benjamin Harrison 2.5D+2.5R+2.3 59NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.97%James G. Blaine 0.9D+0.9R+4.0 56NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic51.44%James A. Garfield 3.0D+3.0R+4.7 56NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic54.07%Rutherford B. Hayes 8.6D+8.6R+1.1 60NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican51.09%Ulysses S. Grant 2.5D+2.5R+7.1 57NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic52.37%Ulysses S. Grant 4.7D+4.7R+8.0 59NoNo
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union51.99%George B. McClellan 4.0R+4.0R+12.7 51YesYes
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic52.25%Abraham Lincoln 8.9D+8.9R+10.0 72NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic51.51%John C. Frémont 11.0D+11.0R+4.3 69NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic54.56%Winfield Scott 16.4—— —YesYes

Turnout, 1996-2024

Ballots cast in the November general election per registered voter, as the Ohio Secretary of State reports them. This record holds county turnout from 1996 on.

YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
202417,67412,53770.93%
202017,24612,28071.2%
201616,94511,58368.36%
201218,30911,30461.74%
200818,00411,64964.7%
200417,69612,37369.92%
200017,65010,72760.78%
199616,12310,85167.3%

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1884 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1892 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1896 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1900 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1904 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1908 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1916 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1920 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1924 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1928 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1932 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1952 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1956 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1960 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1968 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1980 United States presidential election in Ohio

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  3. U.S. Electoral College results by year · National Archives and Records Administration

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