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Holmes County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Holmes 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 1968, 15 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, by 25.6 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 84.18% of the vote, a 69.2-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 57.9 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 1st of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic, the most 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
Holmes County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 22 of 44 elections, 82nd 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 22 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 1928, 1932, 1944, 1964 and 1968.
Closest result
1948: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) over Harry S. Truman by 0.32 points, 16 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 84.18%, 69.2 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 51.0 points toward the Republicans, from D+25.6 to R+25.3.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 70.3 points toward the Democrats, from R+35.6 to D+34.7.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 21.48% in 1992, 1,945 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 2024 (1st of 88, R+69.2) and lowest in 1920 (88th of 88, D+21.5). It stood 1st in 2000 and again in 2024.
Votes and turnout
3,208 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 12,335 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 69.82% of registered voters, 75th 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, HolmesHolmes's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 32.2-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 24.1-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 23.9-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 43.1-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 45.1-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 39.8-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 43.7-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 40.9-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 41.9-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 44.6-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 44.3-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William Jennings Bryan (D), 47.2-point margin1896: missed Ohio’s winner1896: missed the nation1900: William Jennings Bryan (D), 44.9-point margin1900: missed Ohio’s winner1900: missed the nation1904: Alton B. Parker (D), 28.0-point margin1904: missed Ohio’s winner1904: missed the nation1908: William Jennings Bryan (D), 41.1-point margin1908: missed Ohio’s winner1908: missed the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 50.9-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 48.9-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: James M. Cox (D), 21.5-point margin1920: missed Ohio’s winner1920: missed the nation1924: John W. Davis (D), 15.0-point margin1924: missed Ohio’s winner1924: missed the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 35.6-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 34.7-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 28.8-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.3-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 9.4-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 0.3-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 30.1-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 37.6-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 38.8-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 25.6-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 25.3-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 41.9-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 11.8-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 27.6-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 49.1-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 39.4-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 34.3-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 29.5-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 51.3-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 51.5-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 41.2-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 52.8-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 62.7-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 68.0-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 69.2-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, HolmesHolmes'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 PierceD32.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD24.1 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD23.9 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD43.1 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD45.1 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR39.8 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD43.7 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD40.9 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD41.9 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD44.6 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD44.3 pointsmissedmatched
1896William Jennings BryanD47.2 pointsmissedmissed
1900William Jennings BryanD44.9 pointsmissedmissed
1904Alton B. ParkerD28.0 pointsmissedmissed
1908William Jennings BryanD41.1 pointsmissedmissed
1912Woodrow WilsonD50.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD48.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1920James M. CoxD21.5 pointsmissedmissed
1924John W. DavisD15.0 pointsmissedmissed
1928Herbert HooverR35.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD34.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD28.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD2.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR9.4 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR0.3 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR30.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR37.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR38.8 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD25.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR25.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR41.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR11.8 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR27.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR49.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR39.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR34.3 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR29.5 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR51.3 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR51.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR41.2 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR52.8 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR62.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR68.0 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR69.2 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 TrumpRepublican84.18%Kamala D Harris 69.2R+69.2R+11.2 1YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican83.39%Joseph R Biden Jr. 68.0R+68.0R+8.0 1YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican78.89%Hillary Clinton 62.7R+62.7R+8.1 3YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican75.43%Barack Obama 52.8R+52.8D+3.0 2NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican69.47%Barack Obama 41.2R+41.2D+4.6 3NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican75.47%John Kerry 51.5R+51.5R+2.1 2YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican73.85%Al Gore 51.3R+51.3R+3.5 1YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican57.39%Bill Clinton 29.5R+29.5D+6.4 1NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican56.08%Bill Clinton 34.3R+34.3D+1.8 1NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican69.22%Michael Dukakis 39.4R+39.4R+10.8 15YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican74.11%Walter F. Mondale 49.1R+49.1R+18.8 18YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican60.37%Jimmy Carter 27.6R+27.6R+10.6 26YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican54.16%Jimmy Carter 11.8R+11.8D+0.2 31NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican69.97%George McGovern 41.9R+41.9R+21.6 23YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican58.47%Hubert Humphrey 25.3R+25.3R+2.3 16YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic62.82%Barry Goldwater 25.6D+25.6D+25.9 62YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican69.41%John F. Kennedy 38.8R+38.8R+6.6 9YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican68.78%Adlai E. Stevenson 37.6R+37.6R+22.2 36YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican65.07%Adlai Stevenson 30.1R+30.1R+13.5 36YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican50.1%Harry S. Truman 0.3R+0.3D+0.2 66NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican54.69%Franklin D. Roosevelt 9.4R+9.4R+0.4 60YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic51.13%Wendell Willkie 2.3D+2.3D+4.4 68YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic63.7%Alf Landon 28.8D+28.8D+20.6 81YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic66.28%Herbert Hoover 34.7D+34.7D+2.9 85YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican67.43%Al Smith 35.6R+35.6R+30.4 51YesYes
1924 John W. DavisDemocratic53.25%Calvin Coolidge 15.0D+15.0R+34.6 87NoNo
1920 James M. CoxDemocratic60.3%Warren G. Harding 21.5D+21.5R+19.9 88NoNo
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic73.64%Charles Evans Hughes 48.9D+48.9D+7.7 88YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic66.9%Theodore Roosevelt 50.9D+54.1D+14.1 88YesYes
1908 William Jennings BryanDemocratic69.84%William Howard Taft 41.1D+41.1R+6.2 88NoNo
1904 Alton B. ParkerDemocratic62.78%Theodore Roosevelt 28.0D+28.0R+25.4 88NoNo
1900 William Jennings BryanDemocratic71.75%William McKinley 44.9D+44.9R+6.6 88NoNo
1896 William Jennings BryanDemocratic73.16%William McKinley 47.2D+47.2R+4.8 88NoNo
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic69.91%Benjamin Harrison 44.4D+44.4R+0.1 88NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic70.45%Benjamin Harrison 44.6D+44.6R+2.3 88NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic70.43%James G. Blaine 41.9D+41.9R+4.0 87NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic70.3%James A. Garfield 40.9D+40.9R+4.7 88NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic71.84%Rutherford B. Hayes 43.7D+43.7R+1.1 87NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican69.89%Ulysses S. Grant 39.8D+39.8R+7.1 88NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic72.53%Ulysses S. Grant 45.1D+45.1R+8.0 87NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic71.55%Abraham Lincoln 43.1D+43.1R+12.7 88NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic61.3%Abraham Lincoln 23.9D+23.9R+10.0 85NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic61.98%John C. Frémont 24.1D+24.1R+4.3 82NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic65.46%Winfield Scott 32.2—— —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
202418,08712,62969.82%
202018,28613,24672.44%
201617,93811,65464.97%
201218,58512,04364.8%
200818,16611,59863.84%
200417,87011,78965.97%
200016,7669,93759.27%
199614,8219,85266.47%

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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