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Athens County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Athens County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 27 times, Democratic 16 times and Whig once. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988, 10 in a row; the last Republican to carry it was Ronald Reagan in 1984, by 6.1 points. In 2024 Kamala D Harris won it with 54.83% of the vote, a 10.7-point margin over Donald J Trump. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 21.9 points more Democratic than Ohio, and it ranked 84th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

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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
Athens 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 2024, when it voted for Kamala D Harris and the country elected Donald Trump.
With Ohio
It voted the same way as Ohio as a whole in 31 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2024: Kamala D Harris carried the county, Donald J. Trump carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 8 times: in 1856, 1936, 1944, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 1988.
Closest result
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) over Wendell Willkie by 1.04 points, 236 votes.
Widest result
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) with 75.84%, 56.8 points ahead of Alton B. Parker.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 29.2 points toward the Republicans, from D+26.3 to R+3.0.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 43.8 points toward the Democrats, from R+17.5 to D+26.3.
Outside the two parties
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) took 29.64% in 1912, 2,811 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 1888 (2nd of 88, R+45.0) and lowest in 1972 (88th of 88, D+1.2). It stood 84th in 2000 and again in 2024.
Votes and turnout
3,499 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 25,776 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 68% of registered voters, 84th 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, AthensAthens's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Winfield Scott (W), 10.5-point margin1852: missed Ohio’s winner1852: missed the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 25.0-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 25.3-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 39.6-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 29.2-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 36.4-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 21.5-point margin1876: matched Ohio’s winner1876: matched the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 23.4-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 24.4-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 45.0-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 24.5-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 24.0-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 40.5-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 56.8-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 26.7-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: William Howard Taft (R), 2.9-point margin1912: missed Ohio’s winner1912: missed the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 14.4-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 25.1-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 34.8-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 41.3-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 5.1-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 16.1-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 1.0-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 16.3-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 9.2-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 20.7-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 28.9-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 17.5-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 26.3-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 3.0-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: George McGovern (D), 1.2-point margin1972: missed Ohio’s winner1972: missed the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 7.9-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Jimmy Carter (D), 6.8-point margin1980: missed Ohio’s winner1980: missed the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 6.1-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: Michael Dukakis (D), 7.3-point margin1988: missed Ohio’s winner1988: missed the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 24.2-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 26.2-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: Al Gore (D), 13.6-point margin2000: missed Ohio’s winner2000: missed the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 27.1-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 35.3-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 35.3-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Hillary Clinton (D), 17.0-point margin2016: missed Ohio’s winner2016: missed the nation2020: Joseph R Biden Jr. (D), 15.0-point margin2020: missed Ohio’s winner2020: matched the nation2024: Kamala D Harris (D), 10.7-point margin2024: missed Ohio’s winner2024: missed the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, AthensAthens'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
1852Winfield ScottW10.5 pointsmissedmissed
1856John C. FrémontR25.0 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR25.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU39.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR29.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR36.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR21.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR23.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR24.4 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR45.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Benjamin HarrisonR24.5 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR24.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR40.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR56.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR26.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1912William Howard TaftR2.9 pointsmissedmissed
1916Charles Evans HughesR14.4 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR25.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR34.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR41.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR5.1 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD16.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD1.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR16.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR9.2 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR20.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR28.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR17.5 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD26.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR3.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1972George McGovernD1.2 pointsmissedmissed
1976Jimmy CarterD7.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Jimmy CarterD6.8 pointsmissedmissed
1984Ronald ReaganR6.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1988Michael DukakisD7.3 pointsmissedmissed
1992Bill ClintonD24.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD26.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2000Al GoreD13.6 pointsmissedmissed
2004John KerryD27.1 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD35.3 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD35.3 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Hillary ClintonD17.0 pointsmissedmissed
2020Joseph R Biden Jr.D15.0 pointsmissedmatched
2024Kamala D HarrisD10.7 pointsmissedmissed

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 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic54.83%Donald J Trump 10.7D+10.7R+11.2 84NoNo
2020 Joseph R Biden Jr.Democratic56.69%Donald J Trump 15.0D+15.0R+8.0 84NoYes
2016 Hillary ClintonDemocratic55.6%Donald Trump 17.0D+17.0R+8.1 85NoNo
2012 Barack ObamaDemocratic66.24%Mitt Romney 35.3D+35.3D+3.0 87YesYes
2008 Barack ObamaDemocratic66.63%John McCain 35.3D+35.3D+4.6 87YesYes
2004 John KerryDemocratic63.23%George W. Bush 27.1D+27.1R+2.1 87NoNo
2000 Al GoreDemocratic51.71%George W. Bush 13.6D+13.6R+3.5 84NoNo
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic56.02%Robert Dole 26.1D+26.1D+6.4 82YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic52.04%George H.W. Bush 24.2D+24.2D+1.8 83YesYes
1988 Michael DukakisDemocratic53.23%George H.W. Bush 7.3D+7.3R+10.8 79NoNo
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican52.59%Walter F. Mondale 6.1R+6.1R+18.8 78YesYes
1980 Jimmy CarterDemocratic48.05%Ronald Reagan 6.8D+6.8R+10.6 84NoNo
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic52.04%Gerald Ford 7.9D+7.9D+0.2 71YesYes
1972 George McGovernDemocratic50.1%Richard Nixon 1.2D+1.2R+21.6 88NoNo
1968 Richard NixonRepublican47.79%Hubert Humphrey 3.0R+3.0R+2.3 68YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic63.13%Barry Goldwater 26.3D+26.3D+25.9 64YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican58.76%John F. Kennedy 17.5R+17.5R+6.6 58YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican64.43%Adlai E. Stevenson 28.9R+28.9R+22.2 58YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican60.37%Adlai Stevenson 20.7R+20.7R+13.5 55YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican54.43%Harry S. Truman 9.2R+9.2D+0.2 43NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican58.13%Franklin D. Roosevelt 16.3R+16.3R+0.4 47YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic50.52%Wendell Willkie 1.0D+1.0D+4.4 63YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic57.61%Alf Landon 16.1D+16.1D+20.6 56YesYes
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican51.17%Franklin D. Roosevelt 5.1R+5.1D+2.9 24NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican70.02%Al Smith 41.4R+41.4R+30.4 41YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican58.19%Robert M. La Follette 34.8R+40.3R+34.6 21YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican61.54%James M. Cox 25.1R+25.1R+19.9 28YesYes
1916 Charles Evans HughesRepublican55.18%Woodrow Wilson 14.4R+14.4D+7.7 4NoNo
1912 William Howard TaftRepublican32.58%Theodore Roosevelt 2.9R+7.3D+14.1 7NoNo
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican61.57%William Jennings Bryan 26.7R+26.7R+6.2 7YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican75.84%Alton B. Parker 56.8R+56.8R+25.4 4YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican68.9%William Jennings Bryan 40.5R+40.5R+6.6 3YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican61.02%William Jennings Bryan 24.0R+24.0R+4.8 10YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican58.68%Grover Cleveland 24.5R+24.5R+0.1 7YesNo
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican69.58%Grover Cleveland 45.0R+45.0R+2.3 2YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican59.21%Grover Cleveland 24.4R+24.4R+4.0 9YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican60.42%Winfield Scott Hancock 23.4R+23.4R+4.7 11YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican60.19%Samuel J. Tilden 21.5R+21.5R+1.1 10YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican67.64%Horace Greeley 36.4R+36.4R+7.1 7YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican64.62%Horatio Seymour 29.2R+29.2R+8.0 12YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union69.82%George B. McClellan 39.6R+39.6R+12.7 12YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican61.65%Stephen A. Douglas 25.3R+25.3R+10.0 17YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican60.45%James Buchanan 24.9R+24.9R+4.3 13YesNo
1852 Winfield ScottWhig50.01%Franklin Pierce 10.5—— —NoNo

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
202438,59226,24268.0%
202039,34426,35066.97%
201645,41830,04266.15%
201247,85828,00858.52%
200849,03431,64564.54%
200445,10330,58667.81%
200048,35625,88853.54%
199640,31724,51760.81%

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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  2. County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2024 (V20) · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · 2000-11-07 · accessed 2026-09-17
  3. U.S. Electoral College results by year · National Archives and Records Administration

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