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Darke County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Darke County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 27 times and Democratic 17 times. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1968, 15 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, by 18.3 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 82.34% of the vote, a 65.4-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 54.2 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 5th 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
Darke County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 24 of 44 elections, 70th among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 4 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 26 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, 1860, 1872, 1876, 1904, 1908, 1920, 1932, 1940, 1964 and 1968.
Closest result
1860: Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic) over Abraham Lincoln by 0.38 points, 19 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 82.34%, 65.4 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 35.8 points toward the Republicans, from D+18.3 to R+17.5.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 47.8 points toward the Democrats, from R+33.5 to D+14.3.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 25.45% in 1992, 6,217 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 2020 (4th of 88, R+63.6) and lowest in 1924 (76th of 88, R+10.7). Since 2000 it has moved from 16th to 5th.
Votes and turnout
3,608 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 27,002 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 77.93% of registered voters, 11th 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, DarkeDarke's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 2.2-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 2.3-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 0.4-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 2.2-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 2.5-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 5.3-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 13.2-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 12.0-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 10.6-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 12.0-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 12.6-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William Jennings Bryan (D), 16.6-point margin1896: missed Ohio’s winner1896: missed the nation1900: William Jennings Bryan (D), 10.6-point margin1900: missed Ohio’s winner1900: missed the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 1.6-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Jennings Bryan (D), 12.4-point margin1908: missed Ohio’s winner1908: missed the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 18.8-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 17.2-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 6.0-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 10.7-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 33.5-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 14.3-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 13.5-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 7.2-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 16.2-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 1.1-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 28.6-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 30.6-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 29.1-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 18.3-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 17.5-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 34.7-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 7.6-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 23.4-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 46.6-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 36.7-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 16.7-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 8.4-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 30.4-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 39.7-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 36.2-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 44.4-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 61.0-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 63.7-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 65.4-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, DarkeDarke'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 PierceD2.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1856John C. FrémontR2.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Stephen A. DouglasD0.4 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD2.2 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD2.5 pointsmissedmissed
1872Ulysses S. GrantR5.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Samuel J. TildenD13.2 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD12.0 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD10.6 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD12.0 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD12.6 pointsmissedmatched
1896William Jennings BryanD16.6 pointsmissedmissed
1900William Jennings BryanD10.6 pointsmissedmissed
1904Theodore RooseveltR1.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Jennings BryanD12.4 pointsmissedmissed
1912Woodrow WilsonD18.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD17.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR6.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR10.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR33.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD14.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD13.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Wendell WillkieR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR16.2 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR1.1 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR28.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR30.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR29.1 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD18.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR17.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR34.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR7.6 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR23.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR46.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR36.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR16.7 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR8.4 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR30.4 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR39.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR36.2 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR44.4 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR61.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR63.7 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR65.4 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 TrumpRepublican82.34%Kamala D Harris 65.4R+65.4R+11.2 5YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican81.09%Joseph R Biden Jr. 63.6R+63.6R+8.0 4YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican78.53%Hillary Clinton 61.0R+61.0R+8.1 5YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican71.29%Barack Obama 44.4R+44.4D+3.0 6NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican67.03%Barack Obama 36.1R+36.1D+4.6 6NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican69.56%John Kerry 39.7R+39.7R+2.1 12YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican63.68%Al Gore 30.4R+30.4R+3.5 16YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican46.88%Bill Clinton 8.4R+8.4D+6.4 33NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican45.44%Bill Clinton 16.7R+16.7D+1.8 22NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican67.93%Michael Dukakis 36.7R+36.7R+10.8 23YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican72.81%Walter F. Mondale 46.6R+46.6R+18.8 24YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican58.17%Jimmy Carter 23.4R+23.4R+10.6 38YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican52.75%Jimmy Carter 7.7R+7.7D+0.2 40NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican65.71%George McGovern 34.7R+34.7R+21.6 45YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican53.78%Hubert Humphrey 17.5R+17.5R+2.3 42YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic59.17%Barry Goldwater 18.3D+18.3D+25.9 48YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican64.55%John F. Kennedy 29.1R+29.1R+6.6 28YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican65.32%Adlai E. Stevenson 30.6R+30.6R+22.2 53YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican64.28%Adlai Stevenson 28.6R+28.6R+13.5 40YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican50.28%Harry S. Truman 1.1R+1.1D+0.2 63NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican58.08%Franklin D. Roosevelt 16.2R+16.2R+0.4 48YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican53.6%Franklin D. Roosevelt 7.2R+7.2D+4.4 49NoNo
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic54.79%Alf Landon 13.5D+13.5D+20.6 51YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic55.92%Herbert Hoover 14.3D+14.3D+2.9 68YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican66.34%Al Smith 33.5R+33.5R+30.4 56YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican52.92%John W. Davis 10.7R+10.7R+34.6 76YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican52.59%James M. Cox 6.0R+6.0R+19.9 71YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic56.94%Charles Evans Hughes 17.2D+17.2D+7.7 68YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic49.24%William Howard Taft 18.8D+18.8D+14.1 59YesYes
1908 William Jennings BryanDemocratic54.99%William Howard Taft 12.4D+12.4R+6.2 73NoNo
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican49.26%Alton B. Parker 1.6R+1.6R+25.4 70YesYes
1900 William Jennings BryanDemocratic54.38%William McKinley 10.6D+10.6R+6.6 72NoNo
1896 William Jennings BryanDemocratic57.92%William McKinley 16.6D+16.6R+4.8 74NoNo
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic52.61%Benjamin Harrison 12.6D+12.6R+0.1 68NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic53.88%Benjamin Harrison 12.0D+12.0R+2.3 70NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic54.91%James G. Blaine 10.6D+10.6R+4.0 66NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic55.51%James A. Garfield 12.1D+12.1R+4.7 70NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic56.6%Rutherford B. Hayes 13.2D+13.2R+1.1 67NoNo
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican52.35%Horace Greeley 5.3R+5.3R+7.1 47YesYes
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic51.27%Ulysses S. Grant 2.5D+2.5R+8.0 56NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic51.1%Abraham Lincoln 2.2D+2.2R+12.7 61NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic49.61%Abraham Lincoln 0.4D+0.4R+10.0 60NoNo
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican48.7%James Buchanan 2.3R+2.3R+4.3 44YesNo
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic49.81%Winfield Scott 2.2—— —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
202435,03027,29977.93%
202034,66927,37178.95%
201634,06325,82175.8%
201236,44725,59070.21%
200834,30526,08476.04%
200438,29027,02270.57%
200036,08823,78465.91%
199632,71023,58872.11%

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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