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Hocking County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Hocking County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Democratic 23 times and Republican 21 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 6.1 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 71.75% of the vote, a 44.3-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 33.1 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 44th 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
Hocking County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 30 of 44 elections, 19th 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 30 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 13 times: in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1992 and 2000.
Closest result
1900: William McKinley (Republican) over William Jennings Bryan by 0.45 points, 27 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 71.75%, 44.3 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 38.5 points toward the Republicans, from D+35.1 to R+3.4. Lean counts only the two major parties; George Wallace (American Independent) took 11.5% in 1968.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 52.8 points toward the Democrats, from R+37.0 to D+15.8.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 26.77% in 1992, 2,831 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 (43rd of 88, R+42.4) and lowest in 1868 (80th of 88, D+21.3). Since 2000 it has moved from 57th to 44th.
Votes and turnout
2,738 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 13,489 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 73.88% of registered voters, 43rd 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, HockingHocking's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 36.0-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 13.6-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 14.0-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 15.4-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 21.3-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 15.8-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 21.0-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 13.6-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 13.9-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 8.8-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 10.0-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William Jennings Bryan (D), 7.2-point margin1896: missed Ohio’s winner1896: missed the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 0.4-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 12.5-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Jennings Bryan (D), 2.0-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), 10.1-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 3.0-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 15.2-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 37.0-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 15.8-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 24.5-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 3.2-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 9.3-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Harry S. Truman (D), 8.9-point margin1948: matched Ohio’s winner1948: matched the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 9.3-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 19.3-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 12.9-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 35.1-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 3.4-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 29.8-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 10.8-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 9.3-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 29.5-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 18.6-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 1.6-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 6.1-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 11.4-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 5.8-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 0.7-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 1.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 36.8-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 42.4-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 44.3-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, HockingHocking'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 PierceD36.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD13.6 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD14.0 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD15.4 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD21.3 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR15.8 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD21.0 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD13.6 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD13.9 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD8.8 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD10.0 pointsmissedmatched
1896William Jennings BryanD7.2 pointsmissedmissed
1900William McKinleyR0.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR12.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Jennings BryanD2.0 pointsmissedmissed
1912Woodrow WilsonD18.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD10.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR3.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR15.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR37.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD15.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD24.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD3.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR9.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Harry S. TrumanD8.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR9.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR19.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR12.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD35.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR3.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR29.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD10.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR9.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR29.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR18.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD1.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD6.1 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR11.4 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR5.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR0.7 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR1.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR36.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR42.4 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR44.3 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 TrumpRepublican71.75%Kamala D Harris 44.3R+44.3R+11.2 44YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican70.44%Joseph R Biden Jr. 42.4R+42.4R+8.0 43YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican66.19%Hillary Clinton 36.8R+36.8R+8.1 51YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican49.38%Barack Obama 1.0R+1.0D+3.0 68NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican49.06%Barack Obama 0.7R+0.7D+4.6 66NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican52.55%John Kerry 5.8R+5.8R+2.1 64YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican53.01%Al Gore 11.4R+11.4R+3.5 57YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic44.86%Robert Dole 6.1D+6.1D+6.4 62YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic37.21%George H.W. Bush 1.6D+1.6D+1.8 60YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican58.7%Michael Dukakis 18.6R+18.6R+10.8 56YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican64.16%Walter F. Mondale 29.5R+29.5R+18.8 58YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican52.02%Jimmy Carter 9.3R+9.3R+10.6 70YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic54.56%Gerald Ford 10.8D+10.8D+0.2 76YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican63.67%George McGovern 29.8R+29.8R+21.6 56YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican45.94%Hubert Humphrey 3.4R+3.4R+2.3 67YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic67.56%Barry Goldwater 35.1D+35.1D+25.9 77YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican56.47%John F. Kennedy 12.9R+12.9R+6.6 68YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican59.63%Adlai E. Stevenson 19.3R+19.3R+22.2 74YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican54.64%Adlai Stevenson 9.3R+9.3R+13.5 74YesYes
1948 Harry S. TrumanDemocratic54.34%Thomas E. Dewey 8.9D+8.9D+0.2 77YesYes
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican54.63%Franklin D. Roosevelt 9.3R+9.3R+0.4 61YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic51.6%Wendell Willkie 3.2D+3.2D+4.4 71YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic61.62%Alf Landon 24.5D+24.5D+20.6 73YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic56.56%Herbert Hoover 15.8D+15.8D+2.9 73YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican67.92%Al Smith 37.0R+37.0R+30.4 46YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican50.46%John W. Davis 15.2R+15.2R+34.6 70YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican50.84%James M. Cox 3.0R+3.0R+19.9 78YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic53.59%Charles Evans Hughes 10.1D+10.1D+7.7 53YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic45.79%William Howard Taft 18.8D+18.8D+14.1 58YesYes
1908 William Jennings BryanDemocratic49.71%William Howard Taft 2.0D+2.0R+6.2 61NoNo
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican55.18%Alton B. Parker 12.5R+12.5R+25.4 57YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican49.58%William Jennings Bryan 0.5R+0.5R+6.6 61YesYes
1896 William Jennings BryanDemocratic53.22%William McKinley 7.2D+7.2R+4.8 63NoNo
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic51.65%Benjamin Harrison 10.0D+10.0R+0.1 63NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic52.27%Benjamin Harrison 8.8D+8.8R+2.3 63NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic55.57%James G. Blaine 13.9D+13.9R+4.0 75NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic55.78%James A. Garfield 13.6D+13.6R+4.7 72NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic60.45%Rutherford B. Hayes 21.0D+21.0R+1.1 76NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican57.44%Ulysses S. Grant 15.8D+15.8R+7.1 79NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic60.66%Ulysses S. Grant 21.3D+21.3R+8.0 80NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic57.7%Abraham Lincoln 15.4D+15.4R+12.7 78NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic54.94%Abraham Lincoln 14.0D+14.0R+10.0 79NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic54.64%John C. Frémont 13.6D+13.6R+4.3 74NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic67.64%Winfield Scott 36.0—— —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
202418,43013,61673.88%
202018,64513,91574.63%
201618,44413,10371.04%
201218,33412,89070.31%
200818,65613,22970.91%
200418,20913,48474.05%
200016,88111,03465.36%
199615,53810,59368.17%

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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