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Perry County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Perry County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 28 times and Democratic 16 times. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000, 7 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Bill Clinton in 1996, by 9.8 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 76.87% of the vote, a 54.5-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 43.3 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 26th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic, the most Republican standing it has had among the 88 in any election since 1856.

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What 44 elections add up to

Each line is worked out from the table further down. "Margin" there is the winner's share minus the runner-up's; "lean" is the Republican share minus the Democratic share.

With the nation
Perry 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 29 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2012: Mitt Romney carried the county, Barack H. Obama carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 13 times: in 1884, 1892, 1900, 1912, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1992 and 2000.
Closest result
1968: Richard Nixon (Republican) over Hubert Humphrey by 0.04 points, 4 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 76.87%, 54.5 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 2012 to 2016 the margin moved 36.6 points toward the Republicans, from R+4.0 to R+40.6.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 52.7 points toward the Democrats, from R+19.2 to D+33.5.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 28.12% in 1992, 3,810 votes, the largest share any candidate outside the two major parties has won in the county.
Where it stands among the 88
Ranked by margin each year, from most Republican (1st) to most Democratic, the county stood highest in 2024 (26th of 88, R+54.5) and lowest in 1964 (74th of 88, D+33.5). Since 2000 it has moved from 66th to 26th.
Votes and turnout
3,734 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 16,992 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 75.17% of registered voters, 31st 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, PerryPerry's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 20.8-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 12.4-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 9.4-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 1.0-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 7.0-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 6.5-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 14.0-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 8.2-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 1.6-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Benjamin Harrison (R), 0.8-point margin1888: matched Ohio’s winner1888: matched the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 1.0-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William Jennings Bryan (D), 1.5-point margin1896: missed Ohio’s winner1896: missed the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 7.3-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 25.2-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 4.8-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 11.5-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R), 1.1-point margin1916: missed Ohio’s winner1916: missed the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 12.6-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 29.8-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 29.4-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 3.7-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 10.7-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 10.9-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 18.5-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 3.9-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 16.9-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 29.1-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 19.2-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 33.5-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 0.0-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 27.6-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 5.2-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 12.6-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 30.9-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 13.6-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 1.9-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 9.8-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 4.2-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 3.9-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 3.0-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 4.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 40.6-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 49.5-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 54.5-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, PerryPerry's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-18 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
YearWinnerPartyMarginMatched Ohio's winnerMatched the nation
1852Franklin PierceD20.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD12.4 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD9.4 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD1.0 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD7.0 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR6.5 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD14.0 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD8.2 pointsmissedmissed
1884James G. BlaineR1.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Benjamin HarrisonR0.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1892Grover ClevelandD1.0 pointsmissedmatched
1896William Jennings BryanD1.5 pointsmissedmissed
1900William McKinleyR7.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR25.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR4.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD11.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Charles Evans HughesR1.1 pointsmissedmissed
1920Warren G. HardingR12.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR29.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR29.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR3.7 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD10.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Wendell WillkieR10.9 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR18.5 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR3.9 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR16.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR29.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR19.2 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD33.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR0.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR27.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD5.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR12.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR30.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR13.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD1.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD9.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR4.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR3.9 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR3.0 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR4.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR40.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR49.5 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR54.5 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 TrumpRepublican76.87%Kamala D Harris 54.5R+54.5R+11.2 26YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican74.1%Joseph R Biden Jr. 49.5R+49.5R+8.0 28YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican68.21%Hillary Clinton 40.6R+40.6R+8.1 40YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican50.9%Barack Obama 4.0R+4.0D+3.0 65NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican50.12%Barack Obama 3.0R+3.0D+4.6 61NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican51.72%John Kerry 3.9R+3.9R+2.1 70YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican50.2%Al Gore 4.2R+4.2R+3.5 66YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic46.75%Robert Dole 9.8D+9.8D+6.4 68YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic36.7%George H.W. Bush 1.9D+1.9D+1.8 61YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican56.28%Michael Dukakis 13.6R+13.6R+10.8 66YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican65.09%Walter F. Mondale 30.9R+30.9R+18.8 55YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican53.77%Jimmy Carter 12.6R+12.6R+10.6 59YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic51.64%Gerald Ford 5.2D+5.2D+0.2 65YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican62.13%George McGovern 27.6R+27.6R+21.6 63YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican44.96%Hubert Humphrey 0.0evenR+2.3 72YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic66.74%Barry Goldwater 33.5D+33.5D+25.9 74YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican59.6%John F. Kennedy 19.2R+19.2R+6.6 53YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican64.56%Adlai E. Stevenson 29.1R+29.1R+22.2 57YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican58.46%Adlai Stevenson 16.9R+16.9R+13.5 65YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican51.78%Harry S. Truman 3.9R+3.9D+0.2 57NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican59.24%Franklin D. Roosevelt 18.5R+18.5R+0.4 42YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican55.46%Franklin D. Roosevelt 10.9R+10.9D+4.4 40NoNo
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic53.9%Alf Landon 10.7D+10.7D+20.6 44YesYes
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican49.44%Franklin D. Roosevelt 3.7R+3.7D+2.9 28NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican64.39%Al Smith 29.4R+29.4R+30.4 65YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican58.11%John W. Davis 29.8R+29.8R+34.6 41YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican54.82%James M. Cox 12.6R+12.6R+19.9 57YesYes
1916 Charles Evans HughesRepublican47.85%Woodrow Wilson 1.1R+1.1D+7.7 29NoNo
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.08%Theodore Roosevelt 11.5D+17.5D+14.1 56YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican49.48%William Jennings Bryan 4.8R+4.8R+6.2 44YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican60.32%Alton B. Parker 25.2R+25.2R+25.4 38YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican52.59%William Jennings Bryan 7.3R+7.3R+6.6 43YesYes
1896 William Jennings BryanDemocratic50.13%William McKinley 1.5D+1.5R+4.8 58NoNo
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic48.11%Benjamin Harrison 1.0D+1.0R+0.1 48NoYes
1888 Benjamin HarrisonRepublican49.16%Grover Cleveland 0.8R+0.8R+2.3 52YesYes
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican48.19%Grover Cleveland 1.6R+1.6R+4.0 49YesNo
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic51.02%James A. Garfield 8.2D+8.2R+4.7 62NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic54.24%Rutherford B. Hayes 14.0D+14.0R+1.1 70NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican53.16%Ulysses S. Grant 6.5D+6.5R+7.1 65NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic53.52%Ulysses S. Grant 7.0D+7.0R+8.0 64NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic50.48%Abraham Lincoln 1.0D+1.0R+12.7 56NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic52.86%Abraham Lincoln 9.3D+9.3R+10.0 74NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic49.6%John C. Frémont 12.4D+12.4R+4.3 72NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic60.15%Winfield Scott 20.8—— —YesYes

Turnout, 1996-2024

Ballots cast in the November general election per registered voter, as the Ohio Secretary of State reports them. This record holds county turnout from 1996 on.

YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
202422,90117,21575.17%
202022,54116,84074.71%
201622,08715,33769.44%
201224,41515,22362.35%
200822,78015,63668.64%
200423,48015,47265.89%
200018,10213,14772.63%
199619,65612,75364.88%

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1884 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1892 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1896 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1900 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1904 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1908 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1916 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1920 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1924 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1928 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1932 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1952 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1956 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1960 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1968 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio · 1980 United States presidential election in Ohio

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  3. U.S. Electoral College results by year · National Archives and Records Administration

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