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Pickaway County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Pickaway County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Democratic 23 times, Republican 20 times and Whig once. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1968, 15 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, by 15.8 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 73.79% of the vote, a 48.5-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 37.3 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 37th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

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What 44 elections add up to

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

With the nation
Pickaway County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 22 of 44 elections, 82nd among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 4 others). The most recent miss was 2020, when it voted for Donald J Trump and the country elected Joe Biden.
With Ohio
It voted the same way as Ohio as a whole in 22 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2012: Mitt Romney carried the county, Barack H. Obama carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 8 times: in 1856, 1928, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1964 and 1968.
Closest result
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig) over Franklin Pierce by 3.15 points, 134 votes.
Widest result
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican) with 74.3%, 51.4 points ahead of George McGovern.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1964 to 1968 the margin moved 40.9 points toward the Republicans, from D+15.8 to R+25.1. Lean counts only the two major parties; George Wallace (American Independent) took 18.6% in 1968.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1960 to 1964 the margin moved 39.0 points toward the Democrats, from R+23.3 to D+15.8.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 22.82% in 1992, 4,319 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 1972 (3rd of 88, R+51.4) and lowest in 1924 (82nd of 88, D+4.1). Since 2000 it has moved from 35th to 37th.
Votes and turnout
4,251 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 29,280 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 76.75% of registered voters, 20th 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, PickawayPickaway's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Winfield Scott (W), 3.1-point margin1852: missed Ohio’s winner1852: missed the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 8.2-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 9.0-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 6.7-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 11.2-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 6.1-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 13.8-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 12.6-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 13.9-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 11.2-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 11.7-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William Jennings Bryan (D), 10.4-point margin1896: missed Ohio’s winner1896: missed the nation1900: William Jennings Bryan (D), 11.3-point margin1900: missed Ohio’s winner1900: missed the nation1904: Alton B. Parker (D), 7.7-point margin1904: missed Ohio’s winner1904: missed the nation1908: William Jennings Bryan (D), 12.3-point margin1908: missed Ohio’s winner1908: missed the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 16.3-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 18.3-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: James M. Cox (D), 3.4-point margin1920: missed Ohio’s winner1920: missed the nation1924: John W. Davis (D), 4.1-point margin1924: missed Ohio’s winner1924: missed the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 20.2-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 18.5-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 22.7-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 7.2-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 5.6-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Harry S. Truman (D), 3.2-point margin1948: matched Ohio’s winner1948: matched the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 14.5-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 21.3-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 23.3-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 15.8-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 25.1-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 51.4-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 12.7-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 27.9-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 48.5-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 37.3-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: George H.W. Bush (R), 15.5-point margin1992: missed Ohio’s winner1992: missed the nation1996: Robert Dole (R), 9.3-point margin1996: missed Ohio’s winner1996: missed the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 23.2-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 24.4-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 21.7-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 18.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 42.6-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 47.0-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 48.5-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, PickawayPickaway's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-18 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
YearWinnerPartyMarginMatched Ohio's winnerMatched the nation
1852Winfield ScottW3.1 pointsmissedmissed
1856James BuchananD8.2 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD9.0 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD6.7 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD11.2 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR6.1 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD13.8 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD12.6 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD13.9 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD11.2 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD11.7 pointsmissedmatched
1896William Jennings BryanD10.4 pointsmissedmissed
1900William Jennings BryanD11.3 pointsmissedmissed
1904Alton B. ParkerD7.7 pointsmissedmissed
1908William Jennings BryanD12.3 pointsmissedmissed
1912Woodrow WilsonD16.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD18.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1920James M. CoxD3.4 pointsmissedmissed
1924John W. DavisD4.1 pointsmissedmissed
1928Herbert HooverR20.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD18.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD22.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD7.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Thomas E. DeweyR5.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Harry S. TrumanD3.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR14.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR21.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR23.3 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD15.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR25.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR51.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR12.7 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR27.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR48.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR37.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1992George H.W. BushR15.5 pointsmissedmissed
1996Robert DoleR9.3 pointsmissedmissed
2000George W. BushR23.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR24.4 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR21.7 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR18.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR42.6 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR47.0 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR48.5 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 TrumpRepublican73.79%Kamala D Harris 48.5R+48.5R+11.2 37YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican72.84%Joseph R Biden Jr. 47.0R+47.0R+8.0 35YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican69.01%Hillary Clinton 42.6R+42.6R+8.1 35YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican58.19%Barack Obama 18.1R+18.1D+3.0 42NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican59.97%Barack Obama 21.7R+21.7D+4.6 25NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican61.97%John Kerry 24.4R+24.4R+2.1 36YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican60.41%Al Gore 23.2R+23.2R+3.5 35YesYes
1996 Robert DoleRepublican49.52%Bill Clinton 9.3R+9.3D+6.4 28NoNo
1992 George H.W. BushRepublican45.91%Bill Clinton 15.5R+15.5D+1.8 25NoNo
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican68.36%Michael Dukakis 37.3R+37.3R+10.8 22YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican73.9%Walter F. Mondale 48.5R+48.5R+18.8 19YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican61.23%Jimmy Carter 27.9R+27.9R+10.6 24YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican54.79%Jimmy Carter 12.7R+12.7D+0.2 26NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican74.3%George McGovern 51.4R+51.4R+21.6 3YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican53.25%Hubert Humphrey 25.1R+25.1R+2.3 17YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic57.89%Barry Goldwater 15.8D+15.8D+25.9 41YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican61.63%John F. Kennedy 23.3R+23.3R+6.6 44YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican60.67%Adlai E. Stevenson 21.3R+21.3R+22.2 71YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican57.23%Adlai Stevenson 14.5R+14.5R+13.5 69YesYes
1948 Harry S. TrumanDemocratic51.55%Thomas E. Dewey 3.2D+3.2D+0.2 69YesYes
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican52.8%Franklin D. Roosevelt 5.6R+5.6R+0.4 66YesNo
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic53.58%Wendell Willkie 7.2D+7.2D+4.4 76YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic61.22%Alf Landon 22.7D+22.7D+20.6 69YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic58.81%Herbert Hoover 18.5D+18.5D+2.9 76YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican59.87%Al Smith 20.2R+20.2R+30.4 79YesYes
1924 John W. DavisDemocratic50.38%Calvin Coolidge 4.1D+4.1R+34.6 82NoNo
1920 James M. CoxDemocratic51.6%Warren G. Harding 3.4D+3.4R+19.9 82NoNo
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic58.66%Charles Evans Hughes 18.3D+18.3D+7.7 69YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic52.41%William Howard Taft 16.3D+16.3D+14.1 53YesYes
1908 William Jennings BryanDemocratic55.43%William Howard Taft 12.3D+12.3R+6.2 72NoNo
1904 Alton B. ParkerDemocratic52.37%Theodore Roosevelt 7.7D+7.7R+25.4 80NoNo
1900 William Jennings BryanDemocratic54.7%William McKinley 11.3D+11.3R+6.6 73NoNo
1896 William Jennings BryanDemocratic54.67%William McKinley 10.4D+10.4R+4.8 68NoNo
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic54.6%Benjamin Harrison 11.7D+11.7R+0.1 67NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic54.58%Benjamin Harrison 11.2D+11.2R+2.3 68NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic56.6%James G. Blaine 13.9D+13.9R+4.0 76NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic56.27%James A. Garfield 12.6D+12.6R+4.7 71NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic56.85%Rutherford B. Hayes 13.8D+13.8R+1.1 69NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican52.67%Ulysses S. Grant 6.1D+6.1R+7.1 64NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic55.6%Ulysses S. Grant 11.2D+11.2R+8.0 70NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic53.33%Abraham Lincoln 6.7D+6.7R+12.7 71NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic51.73%Abraham Lincoln 9.0D+9.0R+10.0 73NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic49.52%John C. Frémont 8.2D+8.2R+4.3 67NoYes
1852 Winfield ScottWhig51.16%Franklin Pierce 3.1—— —NoNo

Turnout, 1996-2024

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

YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
202438,57429,60776.75%
202036,30628,48078.44%
201634,05625,25774.16%
201233,31624,37273.15%
200832,73924,09273.59%
200430,04523,07976.81%
200029,15517,91261.44%
199627,29217,76565.09%

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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