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Franklin County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Franklin County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Democratic 24 times and Republican 20 times. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1996, 8 in a row; the last Republican to carry it was George H.W. Bush in 1992, by 2.2 points. In 2024 Kamala D Harris won it with 63.61% of the vote, a 28.4-point margin over Donald J Trump. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 39.6 points more Democratic than Ohio, and it ranked 87th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic, the least 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
Franklin 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 25 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 1896, 1912, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1964, 1968 and 1996.
Closest result
2000: Al Gore (Democratic) over George W. Bush by 1.01 points, 4,156 votes.
Widest result
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican) with 57.68%, 33.0 points ahead of John W. Davis.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1916 to 1920 the margin moved 26.9 points toward the Republicans, from D+16.7 to R+10.2.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 26.8 points toward the Democrats, from R+18.7 to D+8.1.
Outside the two parties
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) took 23.14% in 1912, 11,737 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 1964 (14th of 88, D+8.1) and lowest in 2024 (87th of 88, D+28.4). Since 2000 it has moved from 74th to 87th.
Votes and turnout
7,392 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 598,225 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 67.39% of registered voters, 85th 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, FranklinFranklin's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 2.1-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 3.9-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 5.9-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 8.5-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 16.7-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 11.7-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 10.7-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 2.2-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.8-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 2.4-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 3.7-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 5.1-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 5.7-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 26.8-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 10.4-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 15.6-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 16.7-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 10.2-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 33.0-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 32.2-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 7.2-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 17.0-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.2-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 5.2-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 7.5-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 20.5-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 31.6-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 18.7-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 8.1-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 16.6-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 29.6-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 14.1-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 15.3-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 30.4-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 20.9-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 2.2-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 3.6-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: Al Gore (D), 1.0-point margin2000: missed Ohio’s winner2000: missed the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 9.2-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 20.7-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 22.8-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Hillary Clinton (D), 26.1-point margin2016: missed Ohio’s winner2016: missed the nation2020: Joseph R Biden Jr. (D), 31.4-point margin2020: missed Ohio’s winner2020: matched the nation2024: Kamala D Harris (D), 28.4-point margin2024: missed Ohio’s winner2024: missed the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, FranklinFranklin'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 PierceD2.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD3.9 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD5.9 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD8.5 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD16.7 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR11.7 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD10.7 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD2.2 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD2.8 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD2.4 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD3.7 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR5.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR5.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR26.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR10.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD15.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD16.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR10.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR33.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR32.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD17.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD2.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR5.2 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR7.5 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR20.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR31.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR18.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD8.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR16.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR29.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR14.1 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR15.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR30.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR20.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR2.2 pointsmissedmissed
1996Bill ClintonD3.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2000Al GoreD1.0 pointsmissedmissed
2004John KerryD9.2 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD20.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD22.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Hillary ClintonD26.1 pointsmissedmissed
2020Joseph R Biden Jr.D31.4 pointsmissedmatched
2024Kamala D HarrisD28.4 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 HarrisDemocratic63.61%Donald J Trump 28.4D+28.4R+11.2 87NoNo
2020 Joseph R Biden Jr.Democratic64.88%Donald J Trump 31.4D+31.4R+8.0 87NoYes
2016 Hillary ClintonDemocratic60.43%Donald Trump 26.1D+26.1R+8.1 87NoNo
2012 Barack ObamaDemocratic60.66%Mitt Romney 22.8D+22.8D+3.0 83YesYes
2008 Barack ObamaDemocratic59.73%John McCain 20.7D+20.7D+4.6 83YesYes
2004 John KerryDemocratic54.35%George W. Bush 9.2D+9.2R+2.1 80NoNo
2000 Al GoreDemocratic48.79%George W. Bush 1.0D+1.0R+3.5 74NoNo
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic48.14%Robert Dole 3.6D+3.6D+6.4 56YesYes
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican41.89%Bill Clinton 2.2R+2.2D+1.8 54NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican59.96%Michael Dukakis 20.9R+20.9R+10.8 48YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican64.12%Walter F. Mondale 30.4R+30.4R+18.8 56YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican53.87%Jimmy Carter 15.3R+15.3R+10.6 57YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican55.66%Jimmy Carter 14.1R+14.1D+0.2 22NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican63.74%George McGovern 29.6R+29.6R+21.6 58YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican51.78%Hubert Humphrey 16.6R+16.6R+2.3 48YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic54.05%Barry Goldwater 8.1D+8.1D+25.9 14YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican59.37%John F. Kennedy 18.7R+18.7R+6.6 55YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican65.78%Adlai E. Stevenson 31.6R+31.6R+22.2 50YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican60.25%Adlai Stevenson 20.5R+20.5R+13.5 56YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican53.36%Harry S. Truman 7.5R+7.5D+0.2 48NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican52.62%Franklin D. Roosevelt 5.2R+5.2R+0.4 67YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic51.08%Wendell Willkie 2.2D+2.2D+4.4 66YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic57.42%Alf Landon 17.0D+17.0D+20.6 59YesYes
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican52.21%Franklin D. Roosevelt 7.2R+7.2D+2.9 18NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican65.86%Al Smith 32.2R+32.2R+30.4 57YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican57.68%John W. Davis 33.0R+33.0R+34.6 36YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican54.23%James M. Cox 10.2R+10.2R+19.9 61YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic57.1%Charles Evans Hughes 16.7D+16.7D+7.7 66YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic40.81%William Howard Taft 15.6D+15.6D+14.1 52YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican53.45%William Jennings Bryan 10.3R+10.3R+6.2 33YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican61.49%Alton B. Parker 26.8R+26.8R+25.4 37YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican52.16%William Jennings Bryan 5.7R+5.7R+6.6 46YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican51.96%William Jennings Bryan 5.0R+5.0R+4.8 40YesYes
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic50.25%Benjamin Harrison 3.7D+3.7R+0.1 56NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.97%Benjamin Harrison 2.4D+2.4R+2.3 57NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic50.44%James G. Blaine 2.8D+2.8R+4.0 57NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic50.47%James A. Garfield 2.2D+2.2R+4.7 54NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic55.07%Rutherford B. Hayes 10.7D+10.7R+1.1 63NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican55.66%Ulysses S. Grant 11.7D+11.7R+7.1 72NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic58.36%Ulysses S. Grant 16.7D+16.7R+8.0 77NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic54.27%Abraham Lincoln 8.5D+8.5R+12.7 74NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic51.9%Abraham Lincoln 5.9D+5.9R+10.0 70NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic48.27%John C. Frémont 3.9D+3.9R+4.3 58NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic49.4%Winfield Scott 2.1—— —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
2024903,493608,85567.39%
2020882,635636,05672.06%
2016843,481593,43570.36%
2012808,578574,61071.06%
2008845,083564,97166.85%
2004845,720533,57563.09%
2000681,949417,80061.27%
1996628,117407,08764.81%

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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