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Columbiana County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Columbiana County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 35 times and Democratic 9 times. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000, 7 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Bill Clinton in 1996, by 12.2 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 74.1% of the vote, a 49.0-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 37.8 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 36th 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
Columbiana County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 32 of 44 elections, 10th among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 2 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 38 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 1856, 1912, 1916, 1936, 1944, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1988 and 2000.
Closest result
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic) over George H.W. Bush by 0.95 points, 406 votes.
Widest result
1928: Herbert Hoover (Republican) with 77.3%, 55.5 points ahead of Al Smith.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 30.2 points toward the Republicans, from D+28.9 to R+1.3.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 46.2 points toward the Democrats, from R+17.3 to D+28.9.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 26.52% in 1992, 12,611 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 1932 (4th of 88, R+15.3) and lowest in 1984 (77th of 88, R+9.8). Since 2000 it has moved from 69th to 36th.
Votes and turnout
6,141 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 48,053 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 73.64% of registered voters, 45th 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, ColumbianaColumbiana's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 11.0-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 16.7-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 27.1-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 29.1-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 24.8-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 24.3-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 14.6-point margin1876: matched Ohio’s winner1876: matched the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 20.3-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 20.9-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 18.9-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 11.9-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 17.6-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 25.1-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 42.8-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 16.0-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 1.3-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 1.9-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 25.2-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 54.0-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 55.5-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 15.3-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 14.1-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.6-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 3.0-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 3.3-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 16.7-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 32.9-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 17.3-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 28.9-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 1.3-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 26.7-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 1.7-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 8.1-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 9.8-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: Michael Dukakis (D), 1.0-point margin1988: missed Ohio’s winner1988: missed the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 10.0-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 12.2-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 2.6-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 4.7-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 7.6-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 11.8-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 41.7-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 44.9-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 49.0-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, ColumbianaColumbiana'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 PierceD11.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1856John C. FrémontR16.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR27.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU29.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR24.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR24.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR14.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR20.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR20.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR18.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Benjamin HarrisonR11.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR17.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR25.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR42.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR16.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD1.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Charles Evans HughesR1.9 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR25.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR54.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR55.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR15.3 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD14.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD2.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR3.0 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR3.3 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR16.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR32.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR17.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD28.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR1.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR26.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD1.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR8.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR9.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1988Michael DukakisD1.0 pointsmissedmissed
1992Bill ClintonD10.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD12.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR2.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR4.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR7.6 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR11.8 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR41.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR44.9 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR49.0 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 TrumpRepublican74.1%Kamala D Harris 49.0R+49.0R+11.2 36YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican71.65%Joseph R Biden Jr. 44.9R+44.9R+8.0 38YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican68.56%Hillary Clinton 41.6R+41.6R+8.1 38YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican54.83%Barack Obama 11.8R+11.8D+3.0 52NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican52.77%Barack Obama 7.6R+7.6D+4.6 53NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican52.07%John Kerry 4.7R+4.7R+2.1 66YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican49.08%Al Gore 2.6R+2.6R+3.5 69YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic47.48%Robert Dole 12.2D+12.2D+6.4 71YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic41.56%George H.W. Bush 10.0D+10.0D+1.8 75YesYes
1988 Michael DukakisDemocratic50.03%George H.W. Bush 0.9D+0.9R+10.8 76NoNo
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican54.43%Walter F. Mondale 9.8R+9.8R+18.8 77YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican50.55%Jimmy Carter 8.1R+8.1R+10.6 73YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic49.81%Gerald Ford 1.7D+1.7D+0.2 61YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican62.63%George McGovern 26.7R+26.7R+21.6 66YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican46.21%Hubert Humphrey 1.3R+1.3R+2.3 69YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic64.46%Barry Goldwater 28.9D+28.9D+25.9 71YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican58.64%John F. Kennedy 17.3R+17.3R+6.6 60YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican66.47%Adlai E. Stevenson 32.9R+32.9R+22.2 45YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican58.36%Adlai Stevenson 16.7R+16.7R+13.5 66YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican51.32%Harry S. Truman 3.3R+3.3D+0.2 60NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican51.52%Franklin D. Roosevelt 3.0R+3.0R+0.4 70YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic51.29%Wendell Willkie 2.6D+2.6D+4.4 69YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic56.38%Alf Landon 14.1D+14.1D+20.6 52YesYes
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican55.62%Franklin D. Roosevelt 15.3R+15.3D+2.9 4NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican77.3%Al Smith 55.5R+55.5R+30.4 6YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican69.97%John W. Davis 54.0R+54.0R+34.6 5YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican60.11%James M. Cox 25.2R+25.2R+19.9 26YesYes
1916 Charles Evans HughesRepublican46.85%Woodrow Wilson 1.9R+1.9D+7.7 27NoNo
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic29.93%William Howard Taft 1.3D+1.3D+14.1 16YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican53.26%William Jennings Bryan 16.0R+16.0R+6.2 22YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican67.22%Alton B. Parker 42.8R+42.8R+25.4 10YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican60.53%William Jennings Bryan 25.1R+25.1R+6.6 13YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican57.8%William Jennings Bryan 17.6R+17.6R+4.8 17YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican51.97%Grover Cleveland 11.9R+11.9R+0.1 23YesNo
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican57.08%Grover Cleveland 18.9R+18.9R+2.3 18YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican57.85%Grover Cleveland 20.9R+20.9R+4.0 15YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican58.45%Winfield Scott Hancock 20.3R+20.3R+4.7 13YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican55.87%Samuel J. Tilden 14.6R+14.6R+1.1 20YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican61.78%Horace Greeley 24.3R+24.3R+7.1 20YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican62.42%Horatio Seymour 24.8R+24.8R+8.0 18YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union64.54%George B. McClellan 29.1R+29.1R+12.7 19YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican60.37%Stephen A. Douglas 27.1R+27.1R+10.0 13YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican57.55%James Buchanan 16.7R+16.7R+4.3 23YesNo
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic47.4%Winfield Scott 11.0—— —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
202465,97948,58873.64%
202066,29350,41176.04%
201665,63747,02571.64%
201266,70346,74070.07%
200870,06849,26570.31%
200478,53650,35764.12%
200074,29745,29460.96%
199665,92244,51267.52%

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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