Cracked BuckeyeCracked Buckeye

Erie County · Presidential elections

Erie County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Erie County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 29 times, Democratic 14 times and Whig once. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2016, 3 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Barack Obama in 2012, by 12.3 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 56.59% of the vote, a 14.2-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 2.9 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 77th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Erie CountyOhio's presidential recordWhat's on your ballot?

Correct this page · hello@crackedbuckeye.com

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
Erie County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 33 of 44 elections, 6th among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 3 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 35 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2004: John Kerry carried the county, George W. Bush carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 11 times: in 1856, 1884, 1896, 1912, 1920, 1932, 1940, 1964, 1968, 1992 and 2016.
Closest result
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) over Samuel J. Tilden by 0.72 points, 46 votes.
Widest result
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) with 70.18%, 40.4 points ahead of Adlai E. Stevenson.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1916 to 1920 the margin moved 38.1 points toward the Republicans, from D+10.2 to R+27.9.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 39.0 points toward the Democrats, from R+15.9 to D+23.1.
Outside the two parties
Robert M. La Follette (Progressive) took 24.46% in 1924, 3,462 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 1860 (10th of 88, R+29.7) and lowest in 1928 (82nd of 88, R+15.6). Since 2000 it has moved from 76th to 77th.
Votes and turnout
3,268 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 39,749 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 74.24% of registered voters, 36th 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, ErieErie's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Winfield Scott (W), 5.7-point margin1852: missed Ohio’s winner1852: missed the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 23.7-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 29.7-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 24.8-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 24.9-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 11.9-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 0.7-point margin1876: matched Ohio’s winner1876: matched the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 5.0-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 7.0-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 7.4-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.6-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 7.8-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 5.0-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 21.5-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 3.6-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 9.1-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 10.2-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 28.0-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 29.9-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 15.6-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 16.5-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 18.7-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 9.8-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 15.8-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 5.1-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 30.7-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 40.4-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 15.9-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 23.1-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 6.1-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 20.4-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 3.0-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 10.8-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 17.1-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 4.9-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 5.8-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 13.5-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: Al Gore (D), 4.6-point margin2000: missed Ohio’s winner2000: missed the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 7.0-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 13.9-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 12.3-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 9.6-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 11.6-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 14.2-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, ErieErie'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 ScottW5.7 pointsmissedmissed
1856John C. FrémontR23.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR29.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU24.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR24.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR11.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR0.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR5.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1884Grover ClevelandD7.0 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD7.4 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD2.6 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR7.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR5.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR21.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR3.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD9.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD10.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR28.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR29.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR15.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD16.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD18.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Wendell WillkieR9.8 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR15.8 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR5.1 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR30.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR40.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR15.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD23.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR6.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR20.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR3.0 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR10.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR17.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR4.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD5.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD13.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2000Al GoreD4.6 pointsmissedmissed
2004John KerryD7.0 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD13.9 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD12.3 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Donald TrumpR9.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR11.6 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR14.2 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 TrumpRepublican56.59%Kamala D Harris 14.2R+14.2R+11.2 77YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican54.94%Joseph R Biden Jr. 11.6R+11.6R+8.0 76YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican52.29%Hillary Clinton 9.6R+9.6R+8.1 77YesYes
2012 Barack ObamaDemocratic55.31%Mitt Romney 12.3D+12.3D+3.0 79YesYes
2008 Barack ObamaDemocratic56.14%John McCain 13.9D+13.9D+4.6 80YesYes
2004 John KerryDemocratic53.42%George W. Bush 7.0D+7.0R+2.1 79NoNo
2000 Al GoreDemocratic50.64%George W. Bush 4.7D+4.7R+3.5 76NoNo
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic50.02%Robert Dole 13.5D+13.5D+6.4 73YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic40.56%George H.W. Bush 5.8D+5.8D+1.8 69YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican51.77%Michael Dukakis 4.9R+4.9R+10.8 73YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican57.83%Walter F. Mondale 17.1R+17.1R+18.8 71YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican51.29%Jimmy Carter 10.8R+10.8R+10.6 66YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican50.01%Jimmy Carter 3.0R+3.0D+0.2 54NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican58.46%George McGovern 20.4R+20.4R+21.6 71YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican48.5%Hubert Humphrey 6.1R+6.1R+2.3 62YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic61.54%Barry Goldwater 23.1D+23.1D+25.9 56YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican57.94%John F. Kennedy 15.9R+15.9R+6.6 64YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican70.18%Adlai E. Stevenson 40.4R+40.4R+22.2 24YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican65.36%Adlai Stevenson 30.7R+30.7R+13.5 31YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican52.28%Harry S. Truman 5.0R+5.0D+0.2 53NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican57.9%Franklin D. Roosevelt 15.8R+15.8R+0.4 50YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican54.9%Franklin D. Roosevelt 9.8R+9.8D+4.4 45NoNo
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic55.43%Alf Landon 18.7D+18.7D+20.6 62YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic57.13%Herbert Hoover 16.4D+16.4D+2.9 75YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican57.68%Al Smith 15.6R+15.6R+30.4 82YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican54.34%Robert M. La Follette 29.9R+33.4R+34.6 35YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican62.36%James M. Cox 27.9R+27.9R+19.9 24YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic53.27%Charles Evans Hughes 10.2D+10.2D+7.7 54YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.29%William Howard Taft 9.1D+9.1D+14.1 34YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican50.14%William Jennings Bryan 3.6R+3.6R+6.2 49YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican58.67%Alton B. Parker 21.5R+21.5R+25.4 44YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican51.95%William Jennings Bryan 5.0R+5.0R+6.6 51YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican53.18%William Jennings Bryan 7.8R+7.8R+4.8 34YesYes
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.85%Benjamin Harrison 2.6D+2.6R+0.1 53NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic52.84%Benjamin Harrison 7.3D+7.3R+2.3 61NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic52.48%James G. Blaine 7.0D+7.0R+4.0 61NoYes
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican51.51%Winfield Scott Hancock 5.0R+5.0R+4.7 44YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican49.4%Samuel J. Tilden 0.7R+0.7R+1.1 44YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican55.75%Horace Greeley 11.9R+11.9R+7.1 41YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican62.43%Horatio Seymour 24.9R+24.9R+8.0 17YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union62.41%George B. McClellan 24.8R+24.8R+12.7 26YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican63.57%Stephen A. Douglas 29.7R+29.7R+10.0 10YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican60.86%James Buchanan 23.7R+23.7R+4.3 14YesNo
1852 Winfield ScottWhig48.62%Franklin Pierce 5.7—— —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
202454,26040,28274.24%
202054,12940,78375.34%
201653,10338,47872.46%
201254,00939,90873.89%
200855,18541,72975.62%
200455,51740,54673.03%
200055,77735,83664.25%
199649,37134,33169.54%

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

  1. oh_1984_general_president_county.xlsx -- Ohio Secretary of State Past Election Results portal · Ohio Secretary of State · 1984-11-06 · accessed 2026-09-17
  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

Cite and data

Cite this page as:

Cracked Buckeye, "Erie County in presidential elections, 1852-2024", https://crackedbuckeye.com/county/erie/president/, built 2026-10-19, accessed [date].

How to cite · Report a correction · Built 2026-10-19