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Morgan County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Morgan County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 41 times, Democratic twice and Whig once. 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 14.5 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 76.2% of the vote, a 53.2-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 42.0 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 28th 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
Morgan 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, 1964 and 1968.
Closest result
1996: Robert Dole (Republican) over Bill Clinton by 3.03 points, 181 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 76.2%, 53.2 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 38.0 points toward the Republicans, from D+14.5 to R+23.6.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 56.1 points toward the Democrats, from R+41.6 to D+14.5.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 23.13% in 1992, 1,551 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 1948 (2nd of 88, R+32.2) and lowest in 2012 (63rd of 88, R+6.0). Since 2000 it has moved from 43rd to 28th.
Votes and turnout
4,012 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 6,782 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 75.11% of registered voters, 32nd 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, MorganMorgan's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Winfield Scott (W), 9.4-point margin1852: missed Ohio’s winner1852: missed the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 11.4-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 16.1-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 20.3-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 14.2-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 19.6-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R), 5.8-point margin1876: matched Ohio’s winner1876: matched the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 8.9-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 12.6-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 11.9-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Benjamin Harrison (R), 9.6-point margin1892: matched Ohio’s winner1892: missed the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 3.1-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 9.1-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 21.9-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 11.3-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 4.6-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 7.3-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 30.7-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 25.4-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 51.0-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 11.7-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Alf Landon (R), 19.7-point margin1936: missed Ohio’s winner1936: missed the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 30.6-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 44.3-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 32.2-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 43.9-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 47.6-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 41.6-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 14.5-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 23.6-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 39.6-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 4.2-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 25.4-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 36.0-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 27.8-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 4.7-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 3.0-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 19.9-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 13.2-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 7.2-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 6.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 41.8-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 48.4-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 53.2-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, MorganMorgan'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
1852Winfield ScottW9.4 pointsmissedmissed
1856John C. FrémontR11.4 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR16.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU20.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR14.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR19.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Rutherford B. HayesR5.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1880James A. GarfieldR8.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR12.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR11.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Benjamin HarrisonR9.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1896William McKinleyR3.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR9.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR21.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR11.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD4.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Charles Evans HughesR7.3 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR30.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR25.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR51.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR11.7 pointsmissedmissed
1936Alf LandonR19.7 pointsmissedmissed
1940Wendell WillkieR30.6 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR44.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR32.2 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR43.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR47.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR41.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD14.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR23.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR39.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR4.2 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR25.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR36.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR27.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR4.7 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR3.0 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR19.9 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR13.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR6.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR41.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR48.4 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR53.2 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 TrumpRepublican76.2%Kamala D Harris 53.2R+53.2R+11.2 28YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican73.62%Joseph R Biden Jr. 48.4R+48.4R+8.0 33YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican68.77%Hillary Clinton 41.8R+41.8R+8.1 37YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican51.87%Barack Obama 6.0R+6.0D+3.0 63NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican52.06%Barack Obama 7.2R+7.2D+4.6 56NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican56.07%John Kerry 13.2R+13.2R+2.1 54YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican57.58%Al Gore 19.9R+19.9R+3.5 43YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican42.97%Bill Clinton 3.0R+3.0D+6.4 46NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican40.54%Bill Clinton 4.7R+4.7D+1.8 47NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican63.37%Michael Dukakis 27.8R+27.8R+10.8 35YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican67.66%Walter F. Mondale 36.0R+36.0R+18.8 43YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican60.31%Jimmy Carter 25.4R+25.4R+10.6 34YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican51.14%Jimmy Carter 4.2R+4.2D+0.2 50NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican68.5%George McGovern 39.6R+39.6R+21.6 29YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican57.51%Hubert Humphrey 23.6R+23.6R+2.3 21YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic57.24%Barry Goldwater 14.5D+14.5D+25.9 32YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican70.82%John F. Kennedy 41.6R+41.6R+6.6 5YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican73.82%Adlai E. Stevenson 47.6R+47.6R+22.2 7YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican71.94%Adlai Stevenson 43.9R+43.9R+13.5 7YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican65.96%Harry S. Truman 32.2R+32.2D+0.2 2NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican72.13%Franklin D. Roosevelt 44.3R+44.3R+0.4 3YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican65.32%Franklin D. Roosevelt 30.6R+30.6D+4.4 7NoNo
1936 Alf LandonRepublican59.35%Franklin D. Roosevelt 19.7R+19.7D+20.6 2NoNo
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican54.34%Franklin D. Roosevelt 11.7R+11.7D+2.9 12NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican75.09%Al Smith 51.0R+51.0R+30.4 14YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican60.94%John W. Davis 25.4R+25.4R+34.6 50YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican64.26%James M. Cox 30.7R+30.7R+19.9 21YesYes
1916 Charles Evans HughesRepublican51.58%Woodrow Wilson 7.3R+7.3D+7.7 18NoNo
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic40.26%William Howard Taft 4.6D+4.6D+14.1 19YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican53.99%William Jennings Bryan 11.3R+11.3R+6.2 30YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican58.79%Alton B. Parker 21.9R+21.9R+25.4 42YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican53.4%William Jennings Bryan 9.1R+9.1R+6.6 39YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican51.12%William Jennings Bryan 3.1R+3.1R+4.8 45YesYes
1892 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican51.98%Grover Cleveland 9.6R+9.6R+0.1 26YesNo
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican53.97%Grover Cleveland 11.9R+11.9R+2.3 26YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican55.13%Grover Cleveland 12.6R+12.6R+4.0 30YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican53.11%Winfield Scott Hancock 8.9R+8.9R+4.7 35YesYes
1876 Rutherford B. HayesRepublican51.75%Samuel J. Tilden 5.8R+5.8R+1.1 36YesYes
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican58.23%Horace Greeley 19.6R+19.6R+7.1 26YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican57.09%Horatio Seymour 14.2R+14.2R+8.0 37YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union60.14%George B. McClellan 20.3R+20.3R+12.7 33YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican57.03%Stephen A. Douglas 16.1R+16.1R+10.0 35YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican53.19%James Buchanan 11.4R+11.4R+4.3 31YesNo
1852 Winfield ScottWhig51.94%Franklin Pierce 9.4—— —NoNo

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
20249,1856,89975.11%
20209,2626,90874.58%
20169,0056,60773.37%
20128,6376,22672.09%
20089,1716,72673.34%
20049,3586,90173.74%
20009,4056,15865.48%
19969,1496,18067.55%

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

  1. oh_1984_general_president_county.xlsx -- Ohio Secretary of State Past Election Results portal · Ohio Secretary of State · 1984-11-06 · accessed 2026-09-17
  2. County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2024 (V20) · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · 2000-11-07 · accessed 2026-09-17
  3. U.S. Electoral College results by year · National Archives and Records Administration

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