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Lucas County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Lucas 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 Democratic in every presidential election since 1988, 10 in a row; the last Republican to carry it was Ronald Reagan in 1984, by 1.5 points. In 2024 Kamala D Harris won it with 55.78% of the vote, a 12.6-point margin over Donald J Trump. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 23.8 points more Democratic than Ohio, and it ranked 85th 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
Lucas County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 34 of 44 elections, 2nd among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 3 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 34 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 10 times: in 1860, 1912, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1980 and 1988.
Closest result
1980: Ronald Reagan (Republican) over Jimmy Carter by 0.69 points, 1,312 votes.
Widest result
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) with 67.33%, 43.1 points ahead of Alton B. Parker.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1916 to 1920 the margin moved 52.6 points toward the Republicans, from D+27.8 to R+24.8.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 41.6 points toward the Democrats, from R+27.0 to D+14.6.
Outside the two parties
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) took 33.08% in 1912, 12,442 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 1904 (9th of 88, R+43.1) and lowest in 1972 (87th of 88, D+1.0). It stood 85th in 2000 and again in 2024.
Votes and turnout
2,638 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 190,609 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 63.58% of registered voters, 87th 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, LucasLucas's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 1.2-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 5.7-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 21.8-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 28.8-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 22.4-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 25.9-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 11.4-point margin1876: matched Ohio’s winner1876: matched the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 8.6-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 6.0-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 4.4-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 6.3-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 9.7-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 5.2-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 43.1-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 6.5-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 4.1-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 27.8-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 24.8-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 23.4-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 27.0-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 14.6-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 21.3-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 1.0-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 0.7-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Harry S. Truman (D), 5.1-point margin1948: matched Ohio’s winner1948: matched the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 3.4-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 6.3-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: John F. Kennedy (D), 4.1-point margin1960: missed Ohio’s winner1960: matched the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 37.8-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Hubert Humphrey (D), 12.3-point margin1968: missed Ohio’s winner1968: missed the nation1972: George McGovern (D), 1.0-point margin1972: missed Ohio’s winner1972: missed the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 15.0-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 0.7-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 1.5-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: Michael Dukakis (D), 8.6-point margin1988: missed Ohio’s winner1988: missed the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 18.1-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 25.7-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: Al Gore (D), 18.7-point margin2000: missed Ohio’s winner2000: missed the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 20.6-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 31.5-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 31.7-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Hillary Clinton (D), 17.8-point margin2016: missed Ohio’s winner2016: missed the nation2020: Joseph R Biden Jr. (D), 16.8-point margin2020: missed Ohio’s winner2020: matched the nation2024: Kamala D Harris (D), 12.6-point margin2024: missed Ohio’s winner2024: missed the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, LucasLucas'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 PierceD1.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD5.7 pointsmissedmatched
1860Abraham LincolnR21.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU28.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR22.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR25.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR11.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR8.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR6.0 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR4.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Benjamin HarrisonR6.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR9.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR5.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR43.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR6.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD4.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD27.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR24.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR23.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR27.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD14.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD21.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD1.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR0.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Harry S. TrumanD5.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR3.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR6.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1960John F. KennedyD4.1 pointsmissedmatched
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD37.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Hubert HumphreyD12.3 pointsmissedmissed
1972George McGovernD1.0 pointsmissedmissed
1976Jimmy CarterD15.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR0.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR1.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1988Michael DukakisD8.6 pointsmissedmissed
1992Bill ClintonD18.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD25.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2000Al GoreD18.7 pointsmissedmissed
2004John KerryD20.6 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD31.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD31.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Hillary ClintonD17.8 pointsmissedmissed
2020Joseph R Biden Jr.D16.8 pointsmissedmatched
2024Kamala D HarrisD12.6 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 HarrisDemocratic55.78%Donald J Trump 12.6D+12.6R+11.2 85NoNo
2020 Joseph R Biden Jr.Democratic57.53%Donald J Trump 16.8D+16.8R+8.0 86NoYes
2016 Hillary ClintonDemocratic56.1%Donald Trump 17.8D+17.8R+8.1 86NoNo
2012 Barack ObamaDemocratic64.99%Mitt Romney 31.7D+31.7D+3.0 86YesYes
2008 Barack ObamaDemocratic64.98%John McCain 31.4D+31.4D+4.6 86YesYes
2004 John KerryDemocratic60.19%George W. Bush 20.6D+20.6R+2.1 84NoNo
2000 Al GoreDemocratic57.83%George W. Bush 18.7D+18.7R+3.5 85NoNo
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic57.72%Robert Dole 25.7D+25.7D+6.4 81YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic49.25%George H.W. Bush 18.1D+18.1D+1.8 80YesYes
1988 Michael DukakisDemocratic53.89%George H.W. Bush 8.6D+8.6R+10.8 82NoNo
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican50.25%Walter F. Mondale 1.5R+1.5R+18.8 82YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican45.3%Jimmy Carter 0.7R+0.7R+10.6 78YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic56.36%Gerald Ford 15.0D+15.0D+0.2 79YesYes
1972 George McGovernDemocratic49.34%Richard Nixon 1.0D+1.0R+21.6 87NoNo
1968 Hubert HumphreyDemocratic51.31%Richard Nixon 12.3D+12.3R+2.3 84NoNo
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic68.92%Barry Goldwater 37.8D+37.8D+25.9 81YesYes
1960 John F. KennedyDemocratic52.06%Richard Nixon 4.1D+4.1R+6.6 81NoYes
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican53.15%Adlai E. Stevenson 6.3R+6.3R+22.2 83YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican51.71%Adlai Stevenson 3.4R+3.4R+13.5 81YesYes
1948 Harry S. TrumanDemocratic51.85%Thomas E. Dewey 5.1D+5.1D+0.2 72YesYes
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican50.37%Franklin D. Roosevelt 0.7R+0.7R+0.4 73YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic50.5%Wendell Willkie 1.0D+1.0D+4.4 62YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic55.76%Alf Landon 21.3D+21.3D+20.6 68YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic55.44%Herbert Hoover 14.6D+14.6D+2.9 70YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican63.21%Al Smith 27.0R+27.0R+30.4 70YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican55.39%Robert M. La Follette 23.4R+43.1R+34.6 17YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican59.08%James M. Cox 24.8R+24.8R+19.9 30YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic60.8%Charles Evans Hughes 27.8D+27.8D+7.7 81YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic37.22%Theodore Roosevelt 4.1D+22.3D+14.1 62YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican48.46%William Jennings Bryan 6.5R+6.5R+6.2 40YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican67.33%Alton B. Parker 43.1R+43.1R+25.4 9YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican51.2%William Jennings Bryan 5.2R+5.2R+6.6 50YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican54.45%William Jennings Bryan 9.7R+9.7R+4.8 27YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican52.02%Grover Cleveland 6.3R+6.3R+0.1 32YesNo
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican51.29%Grover Cleveland 4.4R+4.4R+2.3 41YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican51.86%Grover Cleveland 6.0R+6.0R+4.0 40YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican52.67%Winfield Scott Hancock 8.6R+8.6R+4.7 36YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican54.55%Samuel J. Tilden 11.4R+11.4R+1.1 28YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican62.66%Horace Greeley 25.9R+25.9R+7.1 17YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican61.22%Horatio Seymour 22.4R+22.4R+8.0 22YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union64.4%George B. McClellan 28.8R+28.8R+12.7 20YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican58.85%Stephen A. Douglas 21.8R+21.8R+10.0 21YesYes
1856 James BuchananDemocratic46.76%John C. Frémont 5.7D+5.7R+4.3 65NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic48.18%Winfield Scott 1.2—— —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
2024304,907193,87263.58%
2020299,794202,32167.49%
2016300,920200,97366.79%
2012310,123211,82468.3%
2008317,036221,90569.99%
2004300,137221,98073.96%
2000302,136188,41962.36%
1996275,474183,21166.51%

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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