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Fulton County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Fulton County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 41 times, Democratic twice and Progressive once. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1936, 23 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, by 2.0 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 70.78% of the vote, a 42.4-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 31.2 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 52nd 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
Fulton 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 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 33 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 5 times: in 1856, 1912, 1916, 1932 and 1936.
Closest result
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) over Herbert Hoover by 1.99 points, 186 votes.
Widest result
1944: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) with 79.37%, 58.7 points ahead of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1916 to 1920 the margin moved 41.4 points toward the Republicans, from R+7.7 to R+49.1.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 58.1 points toward the Democrats, from R+56.1 to D+2.0.
Outside the two parties
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) took 43.76% in 1912, 2,304 votes, the largest share any candidate outside the two major parties has won in the county. Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) carried it in 1912, one of 8 Ohio counties to vote that way.
Where it stands among the 88
Ranked by margin each year, from most Republican (1st) to most Democratic, the county stood highest in 1960 (1st of 88, R+49.5) and lowest in 2016 (54th of 88, R+36.0). Since 2000 it has moved from 29th to 52nd.
Votes and turnout
1,385 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 22,454 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 76.87% of registered voters, 19th 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, FultonFulton's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 10.1-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 16.9-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 24.4-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 33.7-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 30.7-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 44.8-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 25.3-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), 18.9-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 17.4-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 17.5-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 13.2-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 20.6-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 41.3-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 25.1-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Theodore Roosevelt (PR), 9.5-point margin1912: missed Ohio’s winner1912: missed the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 7.7-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 49.1-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 50.8-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 56.1-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.0-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Alf Landon (R), 25.1-point margin1936: missed Ohio’s winner1936: missed the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 54.8-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 58.7-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 41.7-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 56.4-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 55.0-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 49.5-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Barry Goldwater (R), 3.2-point margin1964: missed Ohio’s winner1964: missed the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 36.8-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 39.0-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 23.5-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 37.7-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 45.7-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 33.4-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 14.8-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 11.4-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 25.1-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 24.7-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 8.1-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 12.5-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 36.0-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 39.8-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 42.4-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, FultonFulton'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 PierceD10.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1856John C. FrémontR16.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR24.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU33.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR30.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR44.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR25.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR23.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR18.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR17.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Benjamin HarrisonR17.5 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR13.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR20.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR41.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR25.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Theodore RooseveltPR9.5 pointsmissedmissed
1916Charles Evans HughesR7.7 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR49.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR50.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR56.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD2.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Alf LandonR25.1 pointsmissedmissed
1940Wendell WillkieR54.8 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR58.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR41.7 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR56.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR55.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR49.5 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Barry GoldwaterR3.2 pointsmissedmissed
1968Richard NixonR36.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR39.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR23.5 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR37.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR45.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR33.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR14.8 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR11.4 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR25.1 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR24.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR8.1 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR12.5 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR36.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR39.8 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR42.4 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 TrumpRepublican70.78%Kamala D Harris 42.4R+42.4R+11.2 52YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican69.09%Joseph R Biden Jr. 39.8R+39.8R+8.0 49YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican64.59%Hillary Clinton 36.0R+36.0R+8.1 54YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican55.19%Barack Obama 12.5R+12.5D+3.0 51NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican53.2%Barack Obama 8.1R+8.1D+4.6 51NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican62.13%John Kerry 24.7R+24.7R+2.1 35YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican61.1%Al Gore 25.1R+25.1R+3.5 29YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican48.6%Bill Clinton 11.4R+11.4D+6.4 23NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican44.45%Bill Clinton 14.8R+14.8D+1.8 26NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican66.31%Michael Dukakis 33.4R+33.4R+10.8 32YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican72.55%Walter F. Mondale 45.7R+45.7R+18.8 27YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican64.72%Jimmy Carter 37.7R+37.7R+10.6 5YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican60.94%Jimmy Carter 23.5R+23.5D+0.2 6NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican68.55%George McGovern 39.0R+39.0R+21.6 31YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican64.14%Hubert Humphrey 36.8R+36.8R+2.3 2YesYes
1964 Barry GoldwaterRepublican51.59%Lyndon B. Johnson 3.2R+3.2D+25.9 2NoNo
1960 Richard NixonRepublican74.76%John F. Kennedy 49.5R+49.5R+6.6 1YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican77.5%Adlai E. Stevenson 55.0R+55.0R+22.2 1YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican78.18%Adlai Stevenson 56.4R+56.4R+13.5 1YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican70.67%Harry S. Truman 41.7R+41.7D+0.2 1NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican79.37%Franklin D. Roosevelt 58.7R+58.7R+0.4 1YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican77.38%Franklin D. Roosevelt 54.8R+54.8D+4.4 1NoNo
1936 Alf LandonRepublican60.17%Franklin D. Roosevelt 25.1R+25.1D+20.6 1NoNo
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic50.01%Herbert Hoover 2.0D+2.0D+2.9 45YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican77.74%Al Smith 56.1R+56.1R+30.4 4YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican69.56%John W. Davis 50.8R+50.8R+34.6 8YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican73.88%James M. Cox 49.1R+49.1R+19.9 2YesYes
1916 Charles Evans HughesRepublican52.97%Woodrow Wilson 7.7R+7.7D+7.7 17NoNo
1912 Theodore RooseveltProgressive43.76%Woodrow Wilson 9.5D+16.6D+14.1 54NoNo
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican61.24%William Jennings Bryan 25.1R+25.1R+6.2 8YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican69.12%Alton B. Parker 41.3R+41.3R+25.4 15YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican59.49%William Jennings Bryan 20.6R+20.6R+6.6 19YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican55.99%William Jennings Bryan 13.2R+13.2R+4.8 22YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican55.34%Grover Cleveland 17.5R+17.5R+0.1 13YesNo
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican55.72%Grover Cleveland 17.4R+17.4R+2.3 19YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican56.9%Grover Cleveland 18.9R+18.9R+4.0 17YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican60.65%Winfield Scott Hancock 23.4R+23.4R+4.7 10YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican61.99%Samuel J. Tilden 25.3R+25.3R+1.1 8YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican71.57%Horace Greeley 44.8R+44.8R+7.1 4YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican65.37%Horatio Seymour 30.7R+30.7R+8.0 10YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union66.86%George B. McClellan 33.7R+33.7R+12.7 16YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican61.63%Stephen A. Douglas 24.4R+24.4R+10.0 18YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican56.77%James Buchanan 16.9R+16.9R+4.3 21YesNo
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic52.49%Winfield Scott 10.1—— —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
202429,56622,72876.87%
202029,49622,98277.92%
201629,05821,60274.34%
201229,23221,44073.34%
200829,61122,17374.88%
200428,56122,23277.84%
200027,84019,16168.83%
199626,22918,26469.63%

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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  3. U.S. Electoral College results by year · National Archives and Records Administration

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