County

Muskingum County, Ohio

Ohio · county seat Zanesville · 87,014 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 17 ZIP codes · 38 cities, villages and townships

87,014 people (July 2025 estimate), +0.7% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 74.4 years; median household income $63,161 (2024). The county in numbers

Muskingum County, Ohio

Local events in Muskingum County

236 events in the next 90 days from 11 public calendars. All local events in Muskingum County

  1. After Hours

    3 to 6 p.m. · New Concord Branch Library · Free · From Muskingum County Library System

  2. Trail of Treats

    5 to 6 p.m. · Free · From Village of New Concord

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Muskingum County in numbers

The public records that are kept county by county, in 25 blocks. Every figure names its source; a tile's small line gives the comparison or the date.

Population

How many people live here, how the count has moved since 2020 and since 1900, and how the USDA classes the county.

residents, July 2025 estimate
87,014
Census Bureau vintage 2025
since the April 2020 census
+0.7%
from 86,404 in the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base
births since July 2020
4,911
deaths since July 2020
5,761
net migration since July 2020
+1,415
people who moved in, minus people who moved out
net domestic migration, 2025
+831
moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out
net international migration, 2025
+23

Muskingum County has never had more people than it has today.

It is 1.6 times its 1900 size.

USDA rural-urban continuum code 4 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): nonmetro - urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area.

USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a nonmetro county with a nonspecialized economy, with none of the ERS distress flags.

Muskingum County population by census year (Census Bureau)
YearPeopleSource
181010,036first census that counted the county
185045,049decennial census
190053,185decennial census
195074,535decennial census
197077,826decennial census
199082,068decennial census
200084,549Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
201086,074decennial census
202086,404Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
202587,014July estimate

Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (vintage 2025, join_popest.py); decennial counts 1900-1990 from 'Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990', 2000/2010 from intercensal files; USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023; USDA ERS county typology codes, 2015 edition · Census population estimates · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS county typology · About this topic

Moving in and out

People on tax returns that changed county between the returns filed in 2022 and 2023, counted by the IRS.

people moved in, 2022 to 2023
2,843
on tax returns filed from a new county
people moved out
2,734
net people
+109
moved in, minus moved out
people stayed put
67,478
income that moved in
$84 million
adjusted gross income on the arrivals' 2023 returns
income that moved out
$77 million
adjusted gross income on the leavers' 2023 returns
Where arriving people came from (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
FromPeople
Licking, OH470
Franklin, OH355
Perry, OH301
Where leaving people went (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
ToPeople
Licking, OH359
Guernsey, OH339
Franklin, OH304

Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration flows, 2022-2023 · IRS migration data · About this topic

Income and poverty

The Census Bureau's 2024 small-area estimates for the county.

of residents below the poverty line, 2024
13.0%
of children below the poverty line, 2024
17.5%
median household income, 2024
$63,161

Source: Census SAIPE 2024 county estimates · Census SAIPE · About this topic

Jobs and wages

Unemployment in the latest month and what employers in the county pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

unemployment rate, July 2026
3.4%
5.0% a year earlier
people in the labor force, July 2026
41,218
looking for work
1,382
average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026
$1,080
+3.8% on the year
jobs covered by unemployment insurance
35,001
-0.7% on the year
establishments
2,026
Largest private sectors, first quarter of 2026 (BLS QCEW)
SectorJobsAverage weekly wage
health care and social assistance7,657$1,346
retail4,583$686
restaurants and hotels3,453$405

Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1 · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · About this topic

The county economy

What the county produces and earns, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

real GDP, 2024 (2017 dollars)
$4.0 billion
+9.1% since 2019
GDP in 2024 dollars
$5.1 billion
current dollars, before adjusting for inflation
personal income per person, 2024
$54,878
47th of Ohio's 88 counties
change in income per person since 2019
+31%
before inflation

Source: BEA regional accounts: county GDP (CAGDP1), per capita personal income (CAINC1), 2024 · BEA county GDP · About this topic

Businesses opening and closing

How many workplaces with employees opened and closed each year since 1978, how many people applied to start a business, and how many businesses run with no employees at all.

workplaces opened in 2023
123
104 closed
net workplaces, 2019 to 2023
+9
openings minus closings
applications to start a business, 2025
904
+129% since 2019
businesses with no employees, 2023
5,698
+10% since 2012

A workplace here is one location with paid employees: a chain with five stores is five. An application to start a business is a request for a federal employer number, not an opening, and most applicants never hire anyone.

Workplaces opened and closed, average per year
YearsOpenedClosedNet
1978 to 1989180159+22
the 1990s167152+15
the 2000s141156-15
the 2010s108120-12
2020 to 2023118116+2
Workplaces opened and closed, 2019 to 2023
YearOpenedClosedNet
20191031030
2020117129-12
2021108120-12
2022126112+14
2023123104+19

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Business Dynamics Statistics 1978-2023; Business Formation Statistics, county business applications 2005-2025; Nonemployer Statistics 2012-2023 · Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Formation Statistics, counties · Census Nonemployer Statistics · About this topic

Federal money

What the federal government obligated to the county in fiscal 2025, by county of performance; Social Security, Medicare and most benefits are not counted.

in federal contracts performed in the county, fiscal 2025
$15 million
$169 a resident
in federal grants, fiscal 2025
$127 million
$1,471 a resident
in federal loans and loan guarantees
$14,598
in direct federal payments to people and organizations
$556 million

Source: USAspending federal awards by county of performance, fiscal 2025 · USAspending · About this topic

Health rankings

County Health Rankings 2025 measures for the county, with the Ohio figure alongside.

life expectancy at birth
74.4 years
Ohio 75.2
years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)
10,314.4
Ohio 9,740
population health group among U.S. counties
5 of 10
1 is healthiest
community conditions group among U.S. counties
6 of 10
1 is best
of children in poverty
24.2%
Ohio 17.5%
uninsured
6.8%
Ohio 7.1%

At least one community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.

County Health Rankings 2025: Muskingum County and Ohio
MeasureMuskingum CountyOhio
Life expectancy at birth (years)74.475.2
Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)10,314.49,740
Adults in fair or poor health18.8%17.9%
Uninsured6.8%7.1%
Children in poverty24.2%17.5%
Median household income$58,806$67,873
Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio)4.84.6
Households with severe housing problems14.0%12.7%
People per primary care physician1,8781,328
People per mental health provider440286
People per dentist1,6251,535
Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees3,0393,033
Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination42%51%
Injury deaths per 100,000103.5100.7
Suicides per 100,00018.914.7
Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18)68.159.2
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births6.77.0
Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 1926.317.4
Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³)7.87.8
Any drinking water violation in the countyYes
Population used by the rankings86,305
Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest)5
Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best)6

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) · County Health Rankings · About this topic

Cancer

New cancers and cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, from the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles.

new cancers a year per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, 2018 to 2022
524.5
95% confidence interval 505.0 to 544.5 · Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6
cases a year
589
incidence trend
stable
cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023
181.6
Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4
cancer deaths a year
215
death-rate trend
falling
-1.1% a year
Cancer incidence by site, 2018 to 2022 (NCI State Cancer Profiles)
SitePer 100,000OhioCases a yearTrend
Lung75.863.691stable
Colorectal44.138.447stable
Female breast140.3133.079stable
Prostate130.7120.874rising
Leukemia12.313.013stable
Bladder24.821.828stable

Source: NCI State Cancer Profiles, county incidence 2018-2022 and mortality 2019-2023 · NCI cancer profiles · About this topic

Drug overdoses

Provisional overdose death counts by county from the CDC, 12 months at a time.

overdose deaths in the 12 months ending December 2025
13
CDC provisional count
deaths per 100,000 residents
15.1
Ohio 20.8
deaths a year earlier
29
highest 12-month total since 2020
46
12 months ending January 2021

Source: CDC NCHS provisional county drug overdose deaths, 12-month-ending counts; CDC VSRR for the Ohio row · CDC overdose data · About this topic

Medicare

Who in the county is on Medicare and how they are covered, from CMS enrollment counts.

people on Medicare, 2025
21,953
25% of residents
aged 65 or over
18,164
younger people with disabilities
3,789
chose a Medicare Advantage plan
56.6%
also on Medicaid
21.6%
with Part D drug coverage
84.5%
enrollment since 2020
+7.9%
20,343 enrollees then

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment by county, 2025 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment · About this topic

Severe weather

Hail, wind, flooding and tornado reports logged for the county in NOAA's Storm Events database.

severe weather reports, 2016 to 2026
185
NOAA Storm Events log
injuries
9
in reported damage
$3 million
largest hail
2 in
May 3, 2022
strongest measured gust
76 mph
March 16, 2025

The costliest event was tornadoes on April 2, 2024, $1 million in damage. An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak wind |speeds of 90 mph on the evening of April 2nd, 2024. The length of |the tornado was about 8.25 mil…

Severe weather reports by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
KindReports
damaging thunderstorm wind114
hail35
flash floods16
tornadoes9
Zone-wide advisories by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
KindReports
winter weather20
winter storms9
drought6

Source: NOAA Storm Events database, 2016-2026 · NOAA storm events · About this topic

Weather warnings

Every warning, watch and advisory the National Weather Service has issued for the county since 2015.

tornado warnings since 2015
14
severe thunderstorm warnings
243
flash flood warnings
31
winter storm or blizzard warnings
11
warnings, watches and advisories in all
845
National Weather Service products for Muskingum County since 2015 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
ProductCount
Tornado Warning14
Tornado Watch18
Severe Thunderstorm Warning243
Flash Flood Warning31
Areal Flood Warning32
Areal Flood Advisory42
Winter Storm Warning11
Winter Weather Advisory58
Excessive Heat Warning3
Heat Advisory18
Extreme Cold Warning1
Wind Chill Warning3
Tornado warnings by year
YearWarnings
20181
20192
20221
20244
20251
20265

Source: National Weather Service warnings/watches/advisories, Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, since 2015 · IEM warning archive · About this topic

Drought

How often the U.S. Drought Monitor has put the county in drought since 2000.

weeks in moderate drought or worse since 2020
31
of them severe or worse
15
most recently 15 weeks in 2024
weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020
93
of all weeks since 2000 in drought
4%

The worst reading since 2000 was extreme drought in November 2024.

As of September 1, 2026: no drought.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics, 2000-2026 · U.S. Drought Monitor · About this topic

The long-run climate

Average temperature and precipitation over the whole county since 1895, from NOAA's county climate series; only complete years count.

average year, 1996 to 2025
52.4 °F
50.5 °F in 1901 to 1930 · 50.4 °F in 1951 to 1980
change since 1901 to 1930
+1.9 °F
warmest year since 1895
2024
55.7 °F
precipitation in the average year, 1996 to 2025
42.4 in
39.1 in 1901 to 1930 (+8.2%)
wettest year since 1895
2018
56.3 inches
average temperature, 2025
52.6 °F
38.7 inches of precipitation

Source: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly temperature and precipitation, 1895-2026 (climdiv-tmpccy / climdiv-pcpncy) · NOAA climate at a glance · About this topic

Hazard mitigation

FEMA-funded projects in the county that reduce future flood, storm and other losses: buyouts, plans, studies and equipment.

hazard mitigation project since 2020
1
FEMA grants
total project worth
$6 million
$5 million federal

Largest: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.); 302.1: Landslide Stabilization - Structural for Zanesville, $6 million (fiscal 2020).

Mitigation projects by type since 2020 (OpenFEMA)
Project typeProjects
Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.); 302.1: Landslide Stabilization - Structural1

Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · About this topic

Air toxics

The EPA's modeled lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics across the county.

lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics
30 in a million
EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Mostly formaldehyde (17.6 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (2.9 in a million).

Source: EPA AirToxScreen 2020 · EPA AirToxScreen · About this topic

Water use

The 2015 figures are the U.S. Geological Survey's last county estimate, made a different way; the two are not a trend.

million gallons of fresh water withdrawn a day, 2015 (USGS estimate)
21.0
people served by public water systems, 2015
70,100
58 gallons a person a day used at home
people supplying their own water at home, 2015
16,100
The U.S. Geological Survey's 2015 county estimate, which also counts small wells (million gallons a day)
UseMillion gallons a day
All uses21.0
Public water systems9.9
Power plants (thermoelectric)2.9
Industry (own supply)2.3
Irrigation0.2
Mining4.2
Livestock0.3
Fish farms (aquaculture)0.0

Source: USGS 2015 county water-use census (Dieter and others 2018) · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · About this topic

Fluoridated water

The share of county residents on community water whose water is fluoridated, from the Ohio Department of Health.

of residents on community water receive fluoridated water
93.6%

Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic

Road salt grants

H2Ohio pays for brine makers, calibrated spreaders and covered salt barns so less chloride reaches streams and wells.

H2Ohio chloride-reduction grants awarded in the county
2

Source: Ohio EPA H2Ohio chloride reduction grants · Ohio EPA chloride reduction grants · About this topic

Farms

The county's farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. A dash means NASS published no figure: withheld to protect individual farms, or none reported.

farms, 2022
1,301
154 acres to a farm on average
acres in farms
200,805
94,707 acres of cropland
of the county's land is cropland
22.0%
farm products sold, 2022
$121 million
62% from livestock, poultry and their products
Crops and livestock, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crop or animalAcres or head
Corn for grain (acres harvested)24,342
Soybeans (acres harvested)19,705
Irrigated land (acres)436
Cattle and calves24,669
Hogs and pigs—
Egg-laying chickens310,206
Broilers and other meat chickens871,193
Turkeys90

Source: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture county totals (Quick Stats bulk file) · USDA Census of Agriculture · NASS 2022 county profile · About this topic

Farm pesticides

Pesticides applied on the county's farms in 2018 as estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey, in kilograms of active ingredient.

of pesticide active ingredient used on farms, 2018
50,605 kg
USGS estimate (preliminary, high estimate)
per square mile of land
75.1 kg
65th of Ohio's 88 counties, most per square mile first
atrazine
7,863 kg
glyphosate
11,444 kg
compounds with an estimate
100
Largest pesticides by amount applied, 2018 (USGS, kilograms)
CompoundKilograms
glyphosate11,444
atrazine7,863
acetochlor5,468
metolachlor4,822
simazine2,920

Source: USGS preliminary county agricultural pesticide-use estimates, 2018 (high estimate) · USGS county pesticide-use estimates, 2018 · About this topic

Rail accidents

Accidents railroads reported to the Federal Railroad Administration in the county since 2010. Yard mishaps at walking speed dominate; main-line derailments are the rare, dangerous ones.

rail equipment accidents since 2010
5
FRA Form 54
derailments
5

Source: FRA Form 54 rail equipment accident reports, county fallback for railAccidentLine() · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · About this topic

House records

Where the house-by-house records on this county's ZIP pages come from, and how current they are.

parcel records placed on the map
33,938
snapshot of September 9, 2026

Muskingum County Auditor, condensed parcel extract as published on the county GIS office's ArcGIS Online parcel layer, with the office's sales layers and 2019-2022 transfer lists (no dwelling characteristics).

Office: Muskingum County Auditor (Zanesville, Ohio; Real Estate Search site by ISSG Inc) and the Muskingum County GIS office (ArcGIS Online organisation muskcogis, services5.arcgis.com/N1ybEAKiuuUIL8Mz), which publishes the auditor's extract joined to its tax-parcel polygons.

These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.

Source: Muskingum County Auditor, condensed parcel extract as published on the county GIS office's ArcGIS Online parcel layer, with the office's sales layers and 2019-2022 transfer lists (no dwelling characteristics), snapshot 2026-09-09 · Muskingum County Auditor (Zanesville · About this topic

What stands out

Where this county sits among Ohio's 88 on the measures the atlas tracks, and the sentences the inference engine built from them. Rankings and associations only: nothing here says one measure causes another, and a county-level pattern is not a fact about anyone who lives here.

measures flagged for this county
8
7 in the worst tenth of the 88
of the 85 counties with anything flagged
39th worst
economy, health, safety
losing ground on Ohio
2
the gap to the state is widening
peer group the engine compares it against
small metro and micropolitan
Appalachian county

"Losing ground on Ohio" compares trends, not levels: a county can be losing ground while its own number improves, if the rest of the state improved faster over the same years.

Across Ohio, share age 65 and over and share of adults with high blood pressure taking medicine for it move together. Muskingum County is an exception: its share of adults with high blood pressure taking medicine for it is 80.6% (2025), far higher than the statewide pattern predicts from its share age 65 and over of 18.6% (2024). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; CDC.

Muskingum County's share of GDP from agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting rose from 0.2% in 2015 to 1.3% in 2024, a change of +744%, the 2nd steepest rise among the 79 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Muskingum County has Ohio's highest private-sector jobs in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 808 jobs (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Across Ohio, share of adults lacking social and emotional support and votes cast for President per 10,000 residents move in opposite directions. Muskingum County is an exception: its votes cast for President per 10,000 residents is 4,542.2 (2024), far lower than the statewide pattern predicts from its share of adults lacking social and emotional support of 20.7% (2025). Sources: CDC; OpenElections.

Across Ohio, drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending 31 December per 10,000 residents and public school revenue, local share move in opposite directions. Muskingum County is an exception: its public school revenue, local share is 42.2% (2023), far lower than the statewide pattern predicts from its drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending 31 December per 10,000 residents of 2.9 (2023). Sources: CDC/NCHS; National Center for Education Statistics.

Muskingum County's TRI off-site transfers fell from 1,447,662 pounds in 2015 to 180,516 pounds in 2024, a change of -88%, the 6th steepest fall among the 85 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. EPA.

Muskingum County's share of GDP from wholesale trade fell from 5.7% in 2015 to 2.6% in 2024, a change of -54%, the 1st steepest fall among the 70 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Muskingum County has the 2nd-highest private-sector jobs in information per 10,000 residents of Ohio's 88 counties: 87.4 (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Measures where Muskingum County stands out, worst first
MeasureLatestOhio medianRank, worst firstChange
Teen birth rate, ages 15-1929.5 births per 1,000 females 15-19 (2020)20.27th of 8829.5 from 41.0 since 2011 · losing ground on Ohio
Fatal traffic crashes per 10,000 residents1.5 per 10,000 residents (2024)1.022nd of 881.5 from 0.9 since 2013 · losing ground on Ohio
Share of adults with high cholesterol34.4% (2025)31.9%3rd of 88
Share of adults 65 and over who have lost all their teeth (crude)23.0% (2025)16.4%6th of 88
Share of adults with obesity43.9% (2025)39.3%6th of 88
Share of adults with asthma11.6% (2025)11.2%9th of 88
Share of adults with depression (crude)27.8% (2025)25.8%9th of 88
Child poverty rate24.2% (2025)16.9%8th of 88

Source: Cracked Buckeye inference engine (scripts/inference) over the county-year panel, run 2026-09-21 · What moves with what across Ohio

Places

The 38 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Muskingum County, with the population of each.

Cities 1

ZIP codes

The 17 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Muskingum County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.

ZIP codes of Muskingum County: residents (2020 census), the water system serving most residents, radon, home value, school district and flood exposure
ZIPNameResidentsWater systemRadonHome valueSchool districtFlood
43701 Zanesville 55,361 Zanesville 49%
Groundwater (wells)
6.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $178,400 Zanesville City 3 stars overall 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43830 Muskingum Township and Nashport 6,593 Muskingum County Water - Se 35%
Mostly private wells
7.1 pCi/L average radon Median home $234,100 Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43762 New Concord 5,346 New Concord 37%
Mostly private wells
3.7 pCi/L average radon Median home $241,500 East Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43822 Frazeysburg 4,668 Frazeysburg 25%
Mostly private wells
9.2 pCi/L average radon Median home $207,300 Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall 5.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43777 Roseville 4,568 Roseville 38%
Mostly private wells
4.5 pCi/L average radon Median home $149,800 Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43821 Dresden 4,557 Dresden 39%
Mostly private wells
4.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $179,400 Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall 9.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43771 Philo 1,796 Philo 43%
Mostly private wells
8.8 pCi/L average radon Median home $153,100 Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43727 Salt Creek Township and Chandlersville 1,517 Muskingum County Water - Se 11%
Mostly private wells
Too few radon tests Median home $125,000 Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall 2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43767 Union Township and Norwich 1,425 Muskingum County Water - Se 33%
Mostly private wells
10.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $175,500 East Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43802 Adams Township and Adamsville 1,334 Muskingum County Water - Se 14%
Mostly private wells
4.9 pCi/L average radon Median home $205,600 Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall 1.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43720 Blue Rock Township and Blue Rock 1,304 Muskingum County Water - Se 7%
Mostly private wells
Too few radon tests Median home $207,200 Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall 11% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43746 Hopewell Township and Hopewell 1,261 Muskingum County Water - Se 14%
Mostly private wells
5.0 pCi/L average radon Median home $230,200 West Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall 6.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43734 Wayne Township and Duncan Falls 1,212 Muskingum County Water - Se 56%
Groundwater (wells)
4.2 pCi/L average radon Median home $226,200 Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall 2.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43735 Newton Township and East Fultonham 382 Maysville Regional Water 82%
Groundwater (wells)
Too few radon tests Median home $97,300 Maysville Local 3 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43842 Cass Township and Trinway 345 Dresden 95%
Groundwater (wells)
Too few radon tests Median home $127,700 Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43791 Newton Township and White Cottage 133 Maysville Regional Water 89%
Groundwater (wells)
Too few radon tests No Census data Maysville Local 3 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
43738 Fultonham 73 Maysville Regional Water 100%
Groundwater (wells)
Too few radon tests Median home $125,000 Maysville Local 3 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Source: residents: 2020 Census (POP100, ZCTA) · water systems: EPA SDWIS + service-area-boundary join · radon: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP since 2010 · home value: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA (housing/commute tables) · school districts: Ohio school district boundaries (OGRIP via ODOT) · flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer.

On the map

Open the map fitted to Muskingum County. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.

Historic places: 71 National Register listings in Muskingum County. See every one on the map, each with its record and its National Park Service file.

Rankings within the county

The county's ZIP codes ranked by what the map measures; each heading links to the topic's page.

Highest radon

  1. 43767Union Township and Norwich10.0 pCi/L
  2. 43822Frazeysburg9.2 pCi/L
  3. 43771Philo8.8 pCi/L
  4. 43830Muskingum Township and Nashport7.1 pCi/L
  5. 43701Zanesville6.5 pCi/L

Most snow

  1. 43842Cass Township and Trinway18.1 in a year
  2. 43830Muskingum Township and Nashport18.1 in a year
  3. 43822Frazeysburg18.1 in a year
  4. 43821Dresden18.1 in a year
  5. 43767Union Township and Norwich17.4 in a year

Highest home values

  1. 43762New Concord$241,500
  2. 43830Muskingum Township and Nashport$234,100
  3. 43746Hopewell Township and Hopewell$230,200
  4. 43734Wayne Township and Duncan Falls$226,200
  5. 43822Frazeysburg$207,300

Best school stars

  1. 43842Cass Township and Trinway4.0 stars
  2. 43830Muskingum Township and Nashport4.0 stars
  3. 43822Frazeysburg4.0 stars
  4. 43821Dresden4.0 stars
  5. 43802Adams Township and Adamsville4.0 stars

Local government

Who holds office in Muskingum County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Turnout

ElectionRegisteredBallots castTurnout
2021-11-02 general54,50012,17722.3%
2019-11-05 general52,26115,52629.7%

Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 2 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2021-11-02 Issue: Senior Citizen Services Renewal .5 mill 5 yr (0.5 mills, renewal) 8,4173,613Passed (69.97% for)
2017-11-07 Issue: Muskingum County Health, .5 mills 10 yrs Renewal (0.5 mills, renewal) 10,7345,995Passed (64.16% for)
2017-11-07 Issue: Muskingum County Jail Bond, 1 mill 30 yrs (1.0 mills) 6,9889,854Failed (41.49% for)

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 16; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 1 / 16; 2023 0 / 1 / 16; 2024 0 / 2 / 15; 2025 0 / 2 / 14.
  • 3 unresolved findings for recovery on the Auditor of State's list.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-25
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-26

Townships and villages without a page of their own

Springfeild Township: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2017

Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2017-11-07 Issue: Springfeild Twp Fire Dist, 1.8 mills 5 yrs New (1.8 mills) 497343Passed (59.17% for)
Village of Board of

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
CouncilTimothy Parrill2023 618 Market Street Philo 43771

Roster as of 2019: county board of elections.

Village of Connie L. Boyd

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
CouncilMelanie Garey - Gratiot2021 43740
CouncilPaul W. Tyo - Gratiot2021 43740

Roster as of 2019: county board of elections.

Village of S Zanesville

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Council Member Greg Gibson 169, 57.48%; Kimberly St. Clair 125, 42.52%
2019-11-05 Mayor Barbara J. Lloyd 186, 75.3%
2019-11-05 Council Member Edward E. Harlan 179, 84.04%; Write-in 34, 15.96%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

School districts

East Muskingum Local School District

Auditor of State record

East Muskingum School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2018

Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2018-05-08 Issue: EMSD Emergency 1.3 mil 5 yrs Renewal (1.3 mills, renewal) 1,232620Passed (66.52% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Matt Abbott 962, 55.61%; Shala Zemba 768, 44.39%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Mike Mathers 1,096, 24.4%; Renee Coll 1,036, 23.06%; Gail Requardt 937, 20.86%; Chad Parker 803, 17.88%; Stacey L. Snider 620, 13.8%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Foxfire High School

Auditor of State record

Foxfire Intermediate School

Auditor of State record

Franklin Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Kyle W. Trout 1,125, 50.58%; Marc Carpenter 1,099, 49.42%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Jim Swingle 1,360, 37.09%; Susan L. Lent 1,176, 32.07%; John Coler 1,131, 30.84%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Licking Valley School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Rebecca Clark 1, 33.33%; Jo Lynn Torbert 1, 33.33%; Casey Williams 1, 33.33%; Deb Dingus 0; Carolyn Kollar 0; Drake McArtor 0; Julie Stedman 0
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Kimberly Christian 0; Shawn Shumaker 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Maysville Local School District

Auditor of State record

Maysville School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Dylan Daniels 988, 30.8%; Matthew S. Wilhite 958, 29.86%; Cynthia K. Rucker 661, 20.6%; Kerry Hartman 601, 18.73%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Kelli Israel 1,124, 28.72%; Ralph Smith 944, 24.12%; Robert L. Wilson 942, 24.07%; Craig A. Knox 903, 23.08%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Morgan School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Teresa Bowen 0; Jason Drobina 0; Bryon K. Griffin 0; Andrea L. Jacomet 0; Greg A. Jacomet 0; Owen Morrow 0; Becky Thompson 0; J.R. Wilson 0
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Mary Pat Hanson 0; Rick Rose 0; J. R. Wilson 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding

Auditor of State record

Ohio School Benefits Cooperative

Auditor of State record

River View Local School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Evan Fischer 0; Gail Gallwitz 0; Daniel L. Hothem 0; David Lapp 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Riverview Local school district: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2021

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2021-11-02 Issue: Riverview Local school district renewal 4.8 mills 5 yrs (4.8 mills, renewal) 00Failed
Riverview School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Kennedy Blakley 0; Cordell Brown 0; Matthew Cronin 0; Mindy Duncan 0; Michael J. Warschauer 0; Charlie Wright 0; Bethany Young 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Rolling Hills School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Dennis Dettra 1, 33.33%; Richard Darren Singleton 1, 33.33%; John R. Urdak 1, 33.33%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Charles Daugherty 2, 40.0%; Troy Dennis 2, 40.0%; Bert Valentine 1, 20.0%; Bradley Dudley 0; Michael D. Humphrey 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Tri Valley Full Term School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Scott Ford 2,562, 87.5%; Write-in 366, 12.5%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Tri Valley School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Andrea Frueh Collet 2,226, 49.3%; Luke Davis 1,846, 40.89%; Jason P. Schaumleffel 443, 9.81%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Tri-Valley Un-Expired Term School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Martha K. Prince 2,258, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Tri-Valley Local School District

Auditor of State record

West Muskingum Local School District

Auditor of State record

West Muskingum School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2018

Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2018-05-08 Issue: WMSD Emergency 5.4 mill 10 yrs Renewal (5.4 mills, renewal) 1,886842Passed (69.13% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Dan Ankrum 1,108, 51.04%; Bryan Melsheimer 1,063, 48.96%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Ty J. Dierkes 1,306, 38.62%; Albert Vousden 1,099, 32.5%; Kristine Geis 977, 28.89%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Zanesville City School District

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Member, Board of Education Janet Johnson-Long 1,515, 51.88%; Lori Y. Lee 1,405, 48.12%
2019-11-05 Member, Board of Education Kyle A. Baldwin 2,262, 24.87%; Bret Hickman 2,202, 24.21%; Brian Swope 1,749, 19.23%; Brian Oliver 1,710, 18.8%; Mike Coulson 1,174, 12.91%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

Zanesville Community High School

Auditor of State record

Courts, districts and other bodies

Coshocton County Career Center: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2021

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2021-11-02 Issue: Coshocton County Career Center Additional 1 mill Continuing (1.0 mills, additional) 00Failed
Jefferson Fire Dist New: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2018

Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2018-11-06 Issue: Jefferson Fire Dist New 2 mil 5 yrs (2.0 mills) 00Failed
Licking County Educational Service Center

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Governing Board Member Robert D. Essex 0; Marc D. Guthrie 0; Forest L. Yocum 0
2019-11-05 Governing Board Member Matthew Clark 0; Joseph R. Shannon 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Governing Board Member (this county's part) Brian D. Hill 6,284, 55.83%; Barbara Hansen 4,971, 44.17%
2021-11-02 Governing Board Member (this county's part) Robert W. Doughty 0
2019-11-05 Governing Board Member (this county's part) Larry A. Good 8,520, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Muskingum Valley Park District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2021

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2021-11-02 Issue: Muskingum Valley Park District Additional .2 mill 5 yr (0.2 mills, additional) 6,0155,955Passed (50.25% for)
Ohio Valley Educational Service Center

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2021-11-02 Governing Board Member (this county's part) Woody Biggs 3, 75.0%; Robert D. Burrow 1, 25.0%; Write-in 0
2021-11-02 Governing Board Member (this county's part) Stephen B. Ogle 1, 50.0%; Lynn Warner 1, 50.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

River View Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2020

Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2020-11-03 Issue: River View Tax Levy 20Passed (100.0% for)
Rolling Hill SD: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2021

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2021-11-02 Issue: Rolling Hill SD Renewal 4.25 Mills 5 yrs (4.25 mills, renewal) 12Failed (33.33% for)
Zanesville City: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2018

Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2018-11-06 Issue: Zanesville City Schools Renew and Increase 5.2 mil 10 yrs (5.2 mills, renewal) 00Failed

7 precinct liquor-option votes are on file for Muskingum County and are not listed here.

How Muskingum County began

Muskingum County was organized by the Ohio General Assembly on March 1, 1804, from parts of Washington and Fairfield counties, and takes its name from the Muskingum River, a Native word most often translated "elk's eye" or, in the account of Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, given because elk once fed in numbers along its banks. Its seat, Zanesville, grew from a ferry crossing that Ebenezer Zane granted to his son-in-law John McIntire where Zane's Trace crossed the Muskingum in 1797, and briefly served as Ohio's second state capital from October 1810 to May 1812 before the legislature returned to Chillicothe and then settled permanently on Columbus. The land had been Shawnee ground before Euro-American settlement, home to the Muskingum River towns collectively called Wakatomika, burned by a Virginia militia expedition in August 1774 and never rebuilt on the Muskingum after that. Today Zanesville is known nationally for its unusual three-way Y-Bridge across the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, and the county for its pottery industry and its position at the edge of the Flint Ridge and Newark earthwork country.

Zanesville, the county seat, grew from the ferry and inn John McIntire built after Ebenezer Zane -- who had blazed Zane's Trace, the first overland federal road across Ohio, and received land grants at its river crossings in payment -- granted him the crossing of the Muskingum in 1797; the town, first called Westbourne, was renamed Zanesville in 1801. Zanesville's early prominence as a road and river town led the Ohio General Assembly to move the state capital there from Chillicothe: citizens erected a building in 1809 that served as Ohio's capitol from October 1, 1810 to May 1812, after which the legislature returned to Chillicothe, dissatisfied with Zanesville's distance and thin lodging for legislators, before settling permanently on the new town of Columbus in 1816. The old capitol building continued afterward as the Muskingum County courthouse until 1874. Zanesville's other defining landmark is the Y-Bridge, a three-way bridge spanning the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers at the foot of Main Street, first built in 1814, rebuilt several times since and listed on the National Register November 2, 1973; aviator Amelia Earhart is widely quoted as having called Zanesville, because of the bridge's unusual shape, one of the most recognizable cities in the country from the air.

Researched 2026-09-19 · en.wikipedia.org · usgenwebsites.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org. The full history, with photographs, is on the pages of the county's places.

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Politics

How Muskingum County has voted for president since 1852, turnout since 1996, and what is on its 2026 ballot.

Presidential election results by margin, MuskingumMuskingum's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Winfield Scott (W), 9.2-point margin1852: missed Ohio’s winner1852: missed the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 2.9-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 5.6-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 6.3-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 1.6-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 2.9-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 2.1-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 4.2-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 1.7-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 2.8-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 0.8-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 2.6-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 4.9-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 15.0-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 9.7-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 8.9-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 8.6-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 18.7-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 37.4-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 54.2-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 9.9-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 2.5-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 10.4-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 16.0-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 11.4-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 26.0-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 38.5-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 23.8-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 28.2-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 6.9-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 30.8-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 3.9-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 16.3-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 36.7-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 25.4-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 7.2-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 0.1-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 14.0-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 15.0-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), 6.1-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 35.0-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 39.3-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 43.9-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, MuskingumMuskingum'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
Presidential election results by margin, Muskingum
YearWinnerPartyMarginMatched Ohio's winnerMatched the nation
1852Winfield ScottW9.2 pointsmissedmissed
1856James BuchananD2.9 pointsmissedmatched
1860Abraham LincolnR5.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU6.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR1.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR2.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Samuel J. TildenD2.1 pointsmissedmissed
1880James A. GarfieldR4.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR1.7 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR2.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Grover ClevelandD0.8 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR2.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR4.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR15.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR9.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD8.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Charles Evans HughesR8.6 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR18.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR37.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR54.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR9.9 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD2.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Wendell WillkieR10.4 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR16.0 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR11.4 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR26.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR38.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR23.8 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD28.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR6.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR30.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR3.9 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR16.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR36.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR25.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR0.1 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR14.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR15.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR7.2 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR6.1 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR35.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR39.3 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR43.9 pointsmatchedmatched

Every presidential election in Muskingum County, year by year: its record with Ohio and the nation, closest and widest results, biggest swings, and where it has ranked among the 88.

Voter turnout in Muskingum County, 1996-2024
YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
199650,11433,84467.53%
200054,35533,52061.67%
200451,55239,56676.75%
200854,45839,66772.84%
201253,96337,60369.68%
201653,92537,70869.93%
202055,07840,76674.02%
202454,63739,84572.93%

On the 2026 ballot in Muskingum County:

Local questions and issues on Muskingum County's November 2026 ballot
JurisdictionTypeQuestionMillage or amountLength
Frazeysburg VillageTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 3-mill property tax levy for the police protection of Frazeysburg Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026.3 mills5 years
Norwich VillageTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 4-mill property tax levy for the current expenses of Norwich Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026.4 mills5 years
Perry North - Norwich Shell PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Perry North - Norwich Shell Precinct.——
Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct.——
Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct.——
North Dresden - Main Street Pizzeria LLC PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on particular location, in North Dresden - Main Street Pizzeria LLC Precinct.——
Brush Creek TownshipTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 0.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection, ambulance & EMS of Brush Creek Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.0.5 mills5 years
Licking TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Licking Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.1 mills5 years
Rich Hill TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.25-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Rich Hill Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.0.25 mills5 years
Washington TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 2.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection, ambulance & EMS of Washington Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.2.5 mills5 years
Wayne A - South 60 Marathon PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Wayne A - South 60 Marathon Precinct.——
Muskingum A - Dillon Duchess PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Muskingum A - Dillon Duchess Precinct.——
Muskingum B - LP Nashport Shell PrecinctLiquor OptionLocal liquor option on Sunday sales, in Muskingum B - LP Nashport Shell Precinct.——
Springfield TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.7-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Springfield Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026.0.7 mills5 years
Blue Rock TownshipTax Levy (Renewal)Renews a 0.4-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Blue Rock Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027.0.4 mills5 years
Philo VillageTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 7.25-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Philo Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026.7.25 mills5 years
South Zanesville VillageTax Levy (Additional)Authorizes an additional 3-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of South Zanesville Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026.3 mills5 years

What's on my ballot · Election 2026

Sources for the presidential results and turnout above

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0:

All 44 presidential elections 1852-2024 present. Turnout 1996-2024 per the ruling's storage section (county-level turnout before 1996 is confirmed absent from the OH SOS portal per A/sources/CITATIONS.md; not this task's scope to invent from elsewhere).

Where Muskingum County sits

Three measures this atlas holds, set against how all 88 counties voted for president. Muskingum County is the marked dot on each.

This is a pattern across counties, not a fact about any voter.

White-alone share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of residents is white alone (Spearman rho 0.82; partial rho 0.56 with log population held fixed; 0.81 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6060%70%80%90%Adams County: 96.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 80.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 94.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 88.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 89.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 90.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 95.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 75.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 82.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 91.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 92.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 92.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 94.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 95.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 57.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 95.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 86.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 79.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 80.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 81.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 91.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 59.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 89.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 92.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 93.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 82.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 93.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 63.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 88.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 93.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 94.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 90.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 95.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 97.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 91.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 95.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 89.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 93.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 85.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 94.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 85.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 91.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 78.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 68.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 86.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 74.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 87.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 96.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 90.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 95.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 68.4%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 90.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 94.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 90.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsMuskingumNoble County: 92.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 90.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 95.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 91.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 94.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 86.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 95.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 92.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 84.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 88.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 84.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 92.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 89.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 92.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 84.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 74.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 85.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 93.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 85.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 93.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 96.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 82.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 93.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 93.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 91.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 87.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 94.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsShare white alone, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
White-alone share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of residents is white alone (Spearman rho 0.82; partial rho 0.56 with log population held fixed; 0.81 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
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White-alone share and the presidential vote
CountyShare white alone, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams96.4%R+66.1
Allen80.0%R+44.5
Ashland94.7%R+50.4
Ashtabula88.6%R+28.6
Athens89.7%D+10.8
Auglaize94.6%R+65.1
Belmont90.9%R+47.6
Brown95.2%R+61.8
Butler75.8%R+26.5
Carroll94.6%R+55.2
Champaign92.0%R+51.2
Clark82.4%R+29.8
Clermont91.6%R+36.1
Clinton92.1%R+55.1
Columbiana92.6%R+49.4
Coshocton94.7%R+52.6
Crawford95.1%R+53.4
Cuyahoga57.7%D+31.7
Darke95.1%R+65.8
Defiance86.7%R+40.2
Delaware79.9%R+6.7
Erie80.8%R+14.3
Fairfield81.5%R+24.3
Fayette91.2%R+55.6
Franklin59.0%D+28.7
Fulton89.2%R+42.8
Gallia92.9%R+59.8
Geauga93.2%R+24.3
Greene82.0%R+20.0
Guernsey93.8%R+52.4
Hamilton63.2%D+15.0
Hancock88.7%R+38.9
Hardin93.0%R+55.2
Harrison94.3%R+55.7
Henry90.4%R+47.1
Highland95.2%R+63.7
Hocking94.9%R+44.6
Holmes97.9%R+69.7
Huron91.7%R+44.4
Jackson95.7%R+58.4
Jefferson89.4%R+44.4
Knox93.6%R+45.3
Lake85.5%R+14.5
Lawrence94.0%R+50.9
Licking85.7%R+30.3
Logan91.9%R+56.7
Lorain78.0%R+5.8
Lucas68.2%D+12.7
Madison86.7%R+44.1
Mahoning74.9%R+9.5
Marion87.0%R+41.7
Medina92.0%R+25.0
Meigs96.2%R+57.4
Mercer94.9%R+67.2
Miami90.4%R+45.5
Monroe95.3%R+60.3
Montgomery68.4%D+0.5
Morgan90.5%R+53.6
Morrow94.0%R+56.2
Muskingum90.8%R+44.3
Noble92.2%R+65.1
Ottawa92.0%R+25.3
Paulding90.8%R+56.8
Perry95.8%R+54.9
Pickaway91.1%R+49.0
Pike94.9%R+54.0
Portage86.5%R+15.7
Preble95.5%R+59.6
Putnam92.1%R+69.4
Richland84.6%R+42.7
Ross88.7%R+39.7
Sandusky84.4%R+31.1
Scioto92.9%R+48.2
Seneca89.6%R+37.9
Shelby92.0%R+65.3
Stark84.5%R+22.1
Summit74.0%D+7.0
Trumbull85.2%R+16.9
Tuscarawas93.5%R+43.6
Union85.2%R+29.9
Van Wert93.0%R+59.0
Vinton96.0%R+59.0
Warren82.7%R+31.8
Washington93.9%R+44.1
Wayne93.3%R+39.6
Williams91.7%R+48.7
Wood87.1%R+10.3
Wyandot94.6%R+51.6

Muskingum County sits higher than 38 of the 88 counties measured on share white alone. White-alone share and the presidential vote

Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs lower where a larger share of adults holds a bachelor's degree (Spearman rho -0.72; partial rho -0.29 with log population held fixed; -0.70 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6020%30%40%50%Adams County: 14.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 20.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 22.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 34.9%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 15.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 32.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 20.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 31.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 17.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 16.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 36.5%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 16.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 59.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 29.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 32.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 42.1%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 20.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 20.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 40.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 41.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 15.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 41.8%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 30.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 19.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 11.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 19.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 16.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 13.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 11.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 16.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 15.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 20.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 24.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 31.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 18.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 29.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 28.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 29.4%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 24.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 27.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 14.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 36.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 12.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 12.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 31.3%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsMuskingumNoble County: 15.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 29.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 16.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 16.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 21.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 16.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 32.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 18.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 26.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 17.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 17.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 18.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 18.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 25.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 35.8%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 20.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 39.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 17.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 13.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 45.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 25.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 13.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 36.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 19.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsShare 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs lower where a larger share of adults holds a bachelor's degree (Spearman rho -0.72; partial rho -0.29 with log population held fixed; -0.70 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
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Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote
CountyShare 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams14.9%R+66.1
Allen20.1%R+44.5
Ashland22.6%R+50.4
Ashtabula16.1%R+28.6
Athens34.9%D+10.8
Auglaize21.6%R+65.1
Belmont18.9%R+47.6
Brown15.7%R+61.8
Butler32.8%R+26.5
Carroll16.1%R+55.2
Champaign19.0%R+51.2
Clark20.2%R+29.8
Clermont31.6%R+36.1
Clinton19.3%R+55.1
Columbiana17.1%R+49.4
Coshocton16.7%R+52.6
Crawford17.2%R+53.4
Cuyahoga36.5%D+31.7
Darke16.5%R+65.8
Defiance19.0%R+40.2
Delaware59.4%R+6.7
Erie29.0%R+14.3
Fairfield32.3%R+24.3
Fayette14.4%R+55.6
Franklin42.1%D+28.7
Fulton20.2%R+42.8
Gallia20.5%R+59.8
Geauga40.9%R+24.3
Greene41.7%R+20.0
Guernsey15.6%R+52.4
Hamilton41.8%D+15.0
Hancock30.3%R+38.9
Hardin19.5%R+55.2
Harrison11.5%R+55.7
Henry19.5%R+47.1
Highland16.3%R+63.7
Hocking13.5%R+44.6
Holmes11.1%R+69.7
Huron16.7%R+44.4
Jackson15.9%R+58.4
Jefferson20.3%R+44.4
Knox24.7%R+45.3
Lake31.6%R+14.5
Lawrence18.5%R+50.9
Licking29.3%R+30.3
Logan18.7%R+56.7
Lorain28.5%R+5.8
Lucas29.4%D+12.7
Madison24.2%R+44.1
Mahoning27.0%R+9.5
Marion14.7%R+41.7
Medina36.2%R+25.0
Meigs12.2%R+57.4
Mercer21.9%R+67.2
Miami26.8%R+45.5
Monroe12.1%R+60.3
Montgomery31.3%D+0.5
Morgan14.4%R+53.6
Morrow19.4%R+56.2
Muskingum20.6%R+44.3
Noble15.7%R+65.1
Ottawa29.5%R+25.3
Paulding16.9%R+56.8
Perry16.2%R+54.9
Pickaway21.7%R+49.0
Pike16.3%R+54.0
Portage32.5%R+15.7
Preble18.5%R+59.6
Putnam26.4%R+69.4
Richland17.9%R+42.7
Ross17.4%R+39.7
Sandusky18.4%R+31.1
Scioto18.2%R+48.2
Seneca20.6%R+37.9
Shelby21.4%R+65.3
Stark25.9%R+22.1
Summit35.8%D+7.0
Trumbull20.9%R+16.9
Tuscarawas19.8%R+43.6
Union39.2%R+29.9
Van Wert17.1%R+59.0
Vinton13.4%R+59.0
Warren45.6%R+31.8
Washington21.9%R+44.1
Wayne25.1%R+39.6
Williams13.7%R+48.7
Wood36.5%R+10.3
Wyandot19.6%R+51.6

Muskingum County sits higher than 48 of the 88 counties measured on share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote

Adult smoking and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of adults smokes (Spearman rho 0.56; partial rho 0.22 with log population held fixed; 0.54 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).D+20tiedR+20R+40R+6015%20%25%Adams County: 24.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+66.1 pointsAllen County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.5 pointsAshland County: 21.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.4 pointsAshtabula County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+28.6 pointsAthens County: 21.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+10.8 pointsAuglaize County: 18.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsBelmont County: 22.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.6 pointsBrown County: 24.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+61.8 pointsButler County: 18.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+26.5 pointsCarroll County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsChampaign County: 21.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.2 pointsClark County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.8 pointsClermont County: 19.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+36.1 pointsClinton County: 21.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.1 pointsColumbiana County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.4 pointsCoshocton County: 25.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.6 pointsCrawford County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.4 pointsCuyahoga County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+31.7 pointsCuyahogaDarke County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.8 pointsDefiance County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+40.2 pointsDelaware County: 11.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+6.7 pointsErie County: 20.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.3 pointsFairfield County: 18.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsFayette County: 24.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.6 pointsFranklin County: 17.0%, 2024 presidential margin D+28.7 pointsFranklinFulton County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsGallia County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.8 pointsGeauga County: 16.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+24.3 pointsGreene County: 15.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+20.0 pointsGuernsey County: 23.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+52.4 pointsHamilton County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin D+15.0 pointsHancock County: 19.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+38.9 pointsHardin County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.2 pointsHarrison County: 23.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+55.7 pointsHenry County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+47.2 pointsHighland County: 24.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+63.7 pointsHocking County: 24.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.6 pointsHolmes County: 26.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.7 pointsHuron County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsJackson County: 24.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.4 pointsJefferson County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.4 pointsKnox County: 20.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.3 pointsLake County: 17.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+14.5 pointsLawrence County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+50.9 pointsLicking County: 17.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+30.3 pointsLogan County: 21.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.7 pointsLorain County: 19.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+5.8 pointsLucas County: 19.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+12.7 pointsMadison County: 20.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsMahoning County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+9.5 pointsMarion County: 24.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+41.7 pointsMedina County: 16.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.0 pointsMeigs County: 27.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+57.4 pointsMercer County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+67.2 pointsMiami County: 18.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+45.5 pointsMonroe County: 23.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+60.3 pointsMontgomery County: 18.7%, 2024 presidential margin D+0.5 pointsMorgan County: 26.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+53.6 pointsMorrow County: 21.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.2 pointsMuskingum County: 21.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.3 pointsMuskingumNoble County: 24.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.1 pointsOttawa County: 18.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+25.3 pointsPaulding County: 21.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+56.8 pointsPerry County: 24.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.9 pointsPickaway County: 21.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+49.0 pointsPike County: 27.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+54.0 pointsPortage County: 19.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+15.7 pointsPreble County: 20.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.6 pointsPutnam County: 17.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+69.4 pointsRichland County: 23.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+42.7 pointsRoss County: 23.1%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.7 pointsSandusky County: 20.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.1 pointsScioto County: 27.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.2 pointsSeneca County: 21.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+37.9 pointsShelby County: 21.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+65.3 pointsStark County: 21.3%, 2024 presidential margin R+22.1 pointsSummit County: 19.3%, 2024 presidential margin D+7.0 pointsTrumbull County: 22.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+16.9 pointsTuscarawas County: 22.5%, 2024 presidential margin R+43.6 pointsUnion County: 15.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+29.9 pointsVan Wert County: 21.0%, 2024 presidential margin R+58.9 pointsVinton County: 27.7%, 2024 presidential margin R+59.0 pointsWarren County: 14.4%, 2024 presidential margin R+31.8 pointsWashington County: 23.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+44.1 pointsWayne County: 20.9%, 2024 presidential margin R+39.6 pointsWilliams County: 21.2%, 2024 presidential margin R+48.7 pointsWood County: 16.6%, 2024 presidential margin R+10.3 pointsWyandot County: 19.8%, 2024 presidential margin R+51.6 pointsAdult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024)Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adult smoking and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of adults smokes (Spearman rho 0.56; partial rho 0.22 with log population held fixed; 0.54 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute / RWJF · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart
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Adult smoking and the presidential vote
CountyAdult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024)Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams24.8%R+66.1
Allen21.9%R+44.5
Ashland21.1%R+50.4
Ashtabula26.8%R+28.6
Athens21.0%D+10.8
Auglaize18.8%R+65.1
Belmont22.2%R+47.6
Brown24.3%R+61.8
Butler18.1%R+26.5
Carroll22.5%R+55.2
Champaign21.3%R+51.2
Clark21.9%R+29.8
Clermont19.7%R+36.1
Clinton21.9%R+55.1
Columbiana22.5%R+49.4
Coshocton25.1%R+52.6
Crawford23.1%R+53.4
Cuyahoga18.7%D+31.7
Darke21.6%R+65.8
Defiance19.4%R+40.2
Delaware11.1%R+6.7
Erie20.1%R+14.3
Fairfield18.1%R+24.3
Fayette24.4%R+55.6
Franklin17.0%D+28.7
Fulton19.3%R+42.8
Gallia23.1%R+59.8
Geauga16.4%R+24.3
Greene15.9%R+20.0
Guernsey23.9%R+52.4
Hamilton17.2%D+15.0
Hancock19.2%R+38.9
Hardin23.1%R+55.2
Harrison23.2%R+55.7
Henry19.8%R+47.1
Highland24.7%R+63.7
Hocking24.4%R+44.6
Holmes26.8%R+69.7
Huron21.6%R+44.4
Jackson24.6%R+58.4
Jefferson24.1%R+44.4
Knox20.5%R+45.3
Lake17.2%R+14.5
Lawrence24.1%R+50.9
Licking17.8%R+30.3
Logan21.1%R+56.7
Lorain19.4%R+5.8
Lucas19.7%D+12.7
Madison20.8%R+44.1
Mahoning21.4%R+9.5
Marion24.1%R+41.7
Medina16.1%R+25.0
Meigs27.4%R+57.4
Mercer18.9%R+67.2
Miami18.3%R+45.5
Monroe23.6%R+60.3
Montgomery18.7%D+0.5
Morgan26.4%R+53.6
Morrow21.5%R+56.2
Muskingum21.5%R+44.3
Noble24.5%R+65.1
Ottawa18.9%R+25.3
Paulding21.8%R+56.8
Perry24.5%R+54.9
Pickaway21.2%R+49.0
Pike27.2%R+54.0
Portage19.0%R+15.7
Preble20.6%R+59.6
Putnam17.3%R+69.4
Richland23.5%R+42.7
Ross23.1%R+39.7
Sandusky20.8%R+31.1
Scioto27.4%R+48.2
Seneca21.6%R+37.9
Shelby21.4%R+65.3
Stark21.3%R+22.1
Summit19.3%D+7.0
Trumbull22.6%R+16.9
Tuscarawas22.5%R+43.6
Union15.0%R+29.9
Van Wert21.0%R+59.0
Vinton27.7%R+59.0
Warren14.4%R+31.8
Washington23.2%R+44.1
Wayne20.9%R+39.6
Williams21.2%R+48.7
Wood16.6%R+10.3
Wyandot19.8%R+51.6

Muskingum County sits higher than 46 of the 88 counties measured on adult smoking (County Health Rankings). Adult smoking and the presidential vote

Every published insight

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Muskingum County, day by day, from 1887 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.06 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
46.8 in
13.4 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
20.2 in
a normal year brings 26.4 in
a normal year
39.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.06 — 29
September 2026 4.84 — 30
August 2026 11.13 — 31
July 2026 5.53 — 31
June 2026 3.46 — 30
May 2026 7.60 — 31
April 2026 3.20 — 30
March 2026 7.55 4.4 31
February 2026 1.02 2.8 28
January 2026 1.42 13.1 31
December 2025 1.73 10.4 31
November 2025 2.19 0.2 30
On the record, 1887–2026
Wettest year2018 — 53.4 in
Driest year1930 — 21.2 in
Snowiest year2010 — 63.8 in
Wettest day on record14 July 1913 — 5.66 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day4 April 1987 — 14.33 in
Deepest snow on the ground17 February 2003 — 25.00 in

Almost every day here is a measurement: 99% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Muskingum County itself.

49,674 days of records, 1887-08-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Muskingum County: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
1,808
everything Ohio EPA files under this county
private households
319
counted, not named: permits filed under a person's name

Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:

  • AEP- APPALACHIAN POWER - DRESDEN GENERATING PLANT (wetland and stream fill, air pollution, wastewater and stormwater discharge, hazardous waste, sewer and water-line construction, latest Oct 2, 2026)
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Sewer and water-line construction618
Wastewater and stormwater discharge349
Hazardous waste205
Air pollution109
Public drinking water80
Landfills75
Wetland and stream fill62
Spills and emergencies50
Contaminated-site cleanup49
State water loans39
Scrap tires30
State sewer loans29
18 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
NW MUSKINGUM BUSINESS PARK Wetland and stream fill permit
FRAZEYSBURG VILLAGE Public drinking water notice of violation
PHILO VILLAGE Public drinking water violation resolved
MAYSVILLE REGIONAL WATER PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BIMBO QSR OHIO LLC-AIRPORT PLANT Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved
MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
CASTING SOLUTIONS LLC Air pollution director's orders
MAYSVILLE REGIONAL WATER PWS Public drinking water inspection
BFI MUSKINGUM SANITARY LANDFILL Landfills report
HOPEWELL MHP LLC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
EAST CENTRAL OHIO BUSINESS PARK PWS Public drinking water inspection
AEP- APPALACHIAN POWER - DRESDEN GENERATING PLANT Air pollution permit
MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PHILO PWS Public drinking water inspection
Y-CITY CREMATORY DBA BOLIN-DIERKES FUNERAL HOME & CREMA Air pollution report
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC Air pollution report
KEYSTONE COOPERATIVE INC- ZANESVILLE Air pollution report
WHISPERING OAKS PET FUNERAL SERVICE DBA SRS SERVICES Air pollution report
REX CHANDLERSVILLE COMPRESSOR STATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
NEW CONCORD PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BIMBO QSR OHIO LLC- AIRPORT PLANT Air pollution permit
WILDFIRE GOLF CLUB Public drinking water violation resolved
MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS Public drinking water plan
EAST CENTRAL OHIO BUSINESS PARK STU 1 Public drinking water notice of violation
BP PLANT 69476 ZANESVILLE Voluntary cleanup covenant

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What is the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio?

Zanesville is the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio. Zanesville, the county seat, grew from the ferry and inn John McIntire built after Ebenezer Zane -- who had blazed Zane's Trace, the first overland federal road across Ohio, and received land grants at its river crossings in payment -- granted him the crossing of the Muskingum in 1797; the town, first called Westbourne, was renamed Zanesville in 1801. Source

What is the population of Muskingum County, Ohio?

Muskingum County had 87,014 residents (July 2025 estimate).

How did Muskingum County, Ohio vote in the 2024 presidential election?

In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Muskingum County voters cast 39,331 votes for president: Kamala D Harris (D) 27.6%, Chase Oliver (L) 0.4%, Donald J Trump (R) 71.6%. Donald J Trump carried the county. Source

How did Muskingum County get its name?

The county takes its name from the Muskingum River, a Native word whose exact translation is disputed among sources: proposed origins include a Delaware (Lenape) term meaning "town by the river" or "elk's eye," a Shawnee term (mshkikwam) meaning "swampy ground," and a Lenape term (machkigen) referring to thorns or thorn bushes. Source

How many cities, villages and townships are in Muskingum County, Ohio?

Muskingum County has 38 cities, villages and townships, and 17 ZIP codes reach into it.

Notable people from Muskingum County

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History from Muskingum County

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