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Pike County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Pike County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Democratic 30 times and Republican 14 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 16.5 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 76.54% of the vote, a 53.7-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 42.5 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 27th 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
Pike 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 23 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 11 times: in 1896, 1904, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1992 and 2000.
Closest result
2012: Mitt Romney (Republican) over Barack Obama by 0.01 points, 1 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 76.54%, 53.7 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 2012 to 2016 the margin moved 36.7 points toward the Republicans, from even to R+36.7.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 38.9 points toward the Democrats, from R+9.0 to D+29.9.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 19.24% in 1992, 2,192 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 (27th of 88, R+53.7) and lowest in 1956 (88th of 88, D+5.7). Since 2000 it has moved from 67th to 27th.
Votes and turnout
1,972 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 12,218 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 68.56% of registered voters, 83rd 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, PikePike's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 5.2-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 31.4-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Stephen A. Douglas (D), 17.6-point margin1860: missed Ohio’s winner1860: missed the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 17.5-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 19.8-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 10.0-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 17.7-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 11.0-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 10.9-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 9.8-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 6.3-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 1.9-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 8.8-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Alton B. Parker (D), 6.8-point margin1904: missed Ohio’s winner1904: missed the nation1908: William Jennings Bryan (D), 7.3-point margin1908: missed Ohio’s winner1908: missed the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 14.8-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 12.7-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 4.7-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: John W. Davis (D), 10.5-point margin1924: missed Ohio’s winner1924: missed the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 9.0-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 29.9-point margin1932: matched Ohio’s winner1932: matched the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 28.3-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 22.1-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 12.0-point margin1944: missed Ohio’s winner1944: matched the nation1948: Harry S. Truman (D), 26.2-point margin1948: matched Ohio’s winner1948: matched the nation1952: Adlai Stevenson (D), 13.3-point margin1952: missed Ohio’s winner1952: missed the nation1956: Adlai E. Stevenson (D), 5.7-point margin1956: missed Ohio’s winner1956: missed the nation1960: John F. Kennedy (D), 8.2-point margin1960: missed Ohio’s winner1960: matched the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 35.0-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Hubert Humphrey (D), 2.4-point margin1968: missed Ohio’s winner1968: missed the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 17.2-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 20.9-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Jimmy Carter (D), 5.2-point margin1980: missed Ohio’s winner1980: missed the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 12.6-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 3.9-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 8.5-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 16.5-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 3.9-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 4.2-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 1.0-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 0.0-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 36.7-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 48.7-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 53.7-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, PikePike'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 PierceD5.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD31.4 pointsmissedmatched
1860Stephen A. DouglasD17.6 pointsmissedmissed
1864George B. McClellanD17.5 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD19.8 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR10.0 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD17.7 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD11.0 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD10.9 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD9.8 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD6.3 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR1.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR8.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Alton B. ParkerD6.8 pointsmissedmissed
1908William Jennings BryanD7.3 pointsmissedmissed
1912Woodrow WilsonD14.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD12.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR4.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1924John W. DavisD10.5 pointsmissedmissed
1928Herbert HooverR9.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Franklin D. RooseveltD29.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD28.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD22.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Franklin D. RooseveltD12.0 pointsmissedmatched
1948Harry S. TrumanD26.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1952Adlai StevensonD13.3 pointsmissedmissed
1956Adlai E. StevensonD5.7 pointsmissedmissed
1960John F. KennedyD8.2 pointsmissedmatched
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD35.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Hubert HumphreyD2.4 pointsmissedmissed
1972Richard NixonR17.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD20.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Jimmy CarterD5.2 pointsmissedmissed
1984Ronald ReaganR12.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR3.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD8.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD16.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR3.9 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR4.2 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR1.0 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR0.0 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR36.7 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR48.7 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR53.7 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 TrumpRepublican76.54%Kamala D Harris 53.7R+53.7R+11.2 27YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican73.78%Joseph R Biden Jr. 48.7R+48.7R+8.0 31YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican66.52%Hillary Clinton 36.7R+36.7R+8.1 52YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican49.09%Barack Obama 0.0evenD+3.0 71NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican49.27%Barack Obama 1.0R+1.0D+4.6 65NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican51.84%John Kerry 4.2R+4.2R+2.1 67YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican50.5%Al Gore 3.9R+3.9R+3.5 67YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic51.38%Robert Dole 16.5D+16.5D+6.4 76YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic44.39%George H.W. Bush 8.5D+8.5D+1.8 74YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican51.39%Michael Dukakis 3.9R+3.9R+10.8 74YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican55.9%Walter F. Mondale 12.6R+12.6R+18.8 75YesYes
1980 Jimmy CarterDemocratic50.3%Ronald Reagan 5.2D+5.2R+10.6 83NoNo
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic59.89%Gerald Ford 20.9D+20.9D+0.2 85YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican57.49%George McGovern 17.2R+17.2R+21.6 78YesYes
1968 Hubert HumphreyDemocratic42.45%Richard Nixon 2.4D+2.4R+2.3 75NoNo
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic67.5%Barry Goldwater 35.0D+35.0D+25.9 76YesYes
1960 John F. KennedyDemocratic54.08%Richard Nixon 8.2D+8.2R+6.6 84NoYes
1956 Adlai E. StevensonDemocratic52.85%Dwight D. Eisenhower 5.7D+5.7R+22.2 88NoNo
1952 Adlai StevensonDemocratic56.63%Dwight D. Eisenhower 13.3D+13.3R+13.5 86NoNo
1948 Harry S. TrumanDemocratic63.06%Thomas E. Dewey 26.2D+26.2D+0.2 87YesYes
1944 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic56.01%Thomas E. Dewey 12.0D+12.0R+0.4 81NoYes
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic61.06%Wendell Willkie 22.1D+22.1D+4.4 84YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic64.13%Alf Landon 28.3D+28.3D+20.6 80YesYes
1932 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic64.58%Herbert Hoover 29.9D+29.9D+2.9 81YesYes
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican54.51%Al Smith 9.0R+9.0R+30.4 84YesYes
1924 John W. DavisDemocratic54.39%Calvin Coolidge 10.5D+10.5R+34.6 86NoNo
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican52.08%James M. Cox 4.7R+4.7R+19.9 75YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic55.72%Charles Evans Hughes 12.7D+12.7D+7.7 58YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic49.2%William Howard Taft 14.8D+14.8D+14.1 51YesYes
1908 William Jennings BryanDemocratic52.81%William Howard Taft 7.3D+7.3R+6.2 66NoNo
1904 Alton B. ParkerDemocratic52.53%Theodore Roosevelt 6.8D+6.8R+25.4 79NoNo
1900 William McKinleyRepublican53.98%William Jennings Bryan 8.8R+8.8R+6.6 40YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican50.64%William Jennings Bryan 1.9R+1.9R+4.8 49YesYes
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic50.8%Benjamin Harrison 6.3D+6.3R+0.1 61NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic53.65%Benjamin Harrison 9.8D+9.8R+2.3 65NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic54.68%James G. Blaine 10.9D+10.9R+4.0 67NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic55.13%James A. Garfield 11.0D+11.0R+4.7 69NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic58.86%Rutherford B. Hayes 17.7D+17.7R+1.1 75NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican54.96%Ulysses S. Grant 9.9D+9.9R+7.1 69NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic59.92%Ulysses S. Grant 19.8D+19.8R+8.0 78NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic58.76%Abraham Lincoln 17.5D+17.5R+12.7 80NoNo
1860 Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic56.06%Abraham Lincoln 17.6D+17.6R+10.0 82NoNo
1856 James BuchananDemocratic56.68%John C. Frémont 31.4D+31.4R+4.3 87NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic52.18%Winfield Scott 5.2—— —YesYes

Turnout, 1996-2024

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

YearRegisteredBallots castTurnout
202418,01012,34768.56%
202018,12412,53669.17%
201618,24312,21866.97%
201218,73411,77362.84%
200819,04212,84967.48%
200419,65512,97366.0%
200020,39611,08454.34%
199618,24811,25261.66%

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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