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Stark County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Stark County has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record, from 1852 to 2024. It went Republican 29 times and Democratic 15 times. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2016, 3 in a row; the last Democrat to carry it was Barack Obama in 2012, by 0.5 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 60.52% of the vote, a 21.9-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 10.7 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 72nd 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
Stark County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 34 of 44 elections, 2nd among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 3 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 36 of 44 elections. The last time it parted from the state was 2004: John Kerry carried the county, George W. Bush carried Ohio.
Years it changed sides
The party carrying the county changed 15 times: in 1856, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1896, 1912, 1920, 1936, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2016.
Closest result
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic) over Mitt Romney by 0.47 points, 851 votes.
Widest result
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican) with 64.28%, 44.5 points ahead of John W. Davis.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 1916 to 1920 the margin moved 35.6 points toward the Republicans, from D+3.7 to R+31.9.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1928 to 1932 the margin moved 36.3 points toward the Democrats, from R+42.5 to R+6.2.
Outside the two parties
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) took 25.45% in 1912, 6,802 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 1924 (14th of 88, R+44.5) and lowest in 1944 (78th of 88, D+5.4). Since 2000 it has moved from 71st to 72nd.
Votes and turnout
6,730 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 184,193 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 73.46% of registered voters, 48th 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, StarkStark's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 13.3-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: John C. Frémont (R), 1.8-point margin1856: matched Ohio’s winner1856: missed the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 16.2-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU), 5.7-point margin1864: matched Ohio’s winner1864: matched the nation1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 6.2-point margin1868: matched Ohio’s winner1868: matched the nation1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R), 5.1-point margin1872: matched Ohio’s winner1872: matched the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 2.7-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: James A. Garfield (R), 2.1-point margin1880: matched Ohio’s winner1880: matched the nation1884: James G. Blaine (R), 2.1-point margin1884: matched Ohio’s winner1884: missed the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 1.8-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 4.8-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 3.3-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 10.3-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 36.6-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 6.5-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 11.6-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 3.7-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 32.0-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 44.5-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 42.5-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 6.2-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 24.1-point margin1936: matched Ohio’s winner1936: matched the nation1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 12.4-point margin1940: matched Ohio’s winner1940: matched the nation1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), 5.4-point margin1944: missed Ohio’s winner1944: matched the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 3.9-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 15.3-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 25.7-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 10.4-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 24.6-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 7.5-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 27.6-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Gerald Ford (R), 1.8-point margin1976: missed Ohio’s winner1976: missed the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 18.3-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 20.2-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 11.0-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 4.7-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 8.4-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 1.8-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: John Kerry (D), 1.7-point margin2004: missed Ohio’s winner2004: missed the nation2008: Barack Obama (D), 5.5-point margin2008: matched Ohio’s winner2008: matched the nation2012: Barack Obama (D), 0.5-point margin2012: matched Ohio’s winner2012: matched the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 17.3-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 18.5-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 21.9-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, StarkStark'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 PierceD13.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1856John C. FrémontR1.8 pointsmatchedmissed
1860Abraham LincolnR16.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1864Abraham LincolnNU5.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1868Ulysses S. GrantR6.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1872Ulysses S. GrantR5.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1876Samuel J. TildenD2.7 pointsmissedmissed
1880James A. GarfieldR2.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1884James G. BlaineR2.1 pointsmatchedmissed
1888Grover ClevelandD1.8 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD4.8 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR3.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR10.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR36.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR6.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD11.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD3.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR32.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR44.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR42.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR6.2 pointsmissedmissed
1936Franklin D. RooseveltD24.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1940Franklin D. RooseveltD12.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1944Franklin D. RooseveltD5.4 pointsmissedmatched
1948Thomas E. DeweyR3.9 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR15.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR25.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR10.4 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD24.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR7.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR27.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Gerald FordR1.8 pointsmissedmissed
1980Ronald ReaganR18.3 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR20.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR11.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD4.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD8.4 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR1.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2004John KerryD1.7 pointsmissedmissed
2008Barack ObamaD5.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2012Barack ObamaD0.5 pointsmatchedmatched
2016Donald TrumpR17.3 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR18.5 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR21.9 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 TrumpRepublican60.52%Kamala D Harris 21.9R+21.9R+11.2 72YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican58.51%Joseph R Biden Jr. 18.5R+18.5R+8.0 73YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican56.15%Hillary Clinton 17.3R+17.3R+8.1 73YesYes
2012 Barack ObamaDemocratic49.28%Mitt Romney 0.5D+0.5D+3.0 72YesYes
2008 Barack ObamaDemocratic51.72%John McCain 5.5D+5.5D+4.6 72YesYes
2004 John KerryDemocratic50.59%George W. Bush 1.7D+1.7R+2.1 74NoNo
2000 George W. BushRepublican48.89%Al Gore 1.8R+1.8R+3.5 71YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic46.38%Robert Dole 8.3D+8.3D+6.4 64YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic40.02%George H.W. Bush 4.7D+4.7D+1.8 68YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican55.08%Michael Dukakis 11.0R+11.0R+10.8 67YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican59.69%Walter F. Mondale 20.2R+20.2R+18.8 67YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican55.87%Jimmy Carter 18.3R+18.3R+10.6 52YesYes
1976 Gerald FordRepublican49.83%Jimmy Carter 1.8R+1.8D+0.2 57NoNo
1972 Richard NixonRepublican62.74%George McGovern 27.6R+27.6R+21.6 64YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican47.88%Hubert Humphrey 7.5R+7.5R+2.3 59YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic62.32%Barry Goldwater 24.6D+24.6D+25.9 60YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican55.22%John F. Kennedy 10.4R+10.4R+6.6 72YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican62.85%Adlai E. Stevenson 25.7R+25.7R+22.2 64YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican57.66%Adlai Stevenson 15.3R+15.3R+13.5 68YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican51.4%Harry S. Truman 3.9R+3.9D+0.2 56NoNo
1944 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic52.7%Thomas E. Dewey 5.4D+5.4R+0.4 78NoYes
1940 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic56.19%Wendell Willkie 12.4D+12.4D+4.4 78YesYes
1936 Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic59.96%Alf Landon 24.1D+24.1D+20.6 71YesYes
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican51.06%Franklin D. Roosevelt 6.2R+6.2D+2.9 21NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican70.85%Al Smith 42.5R+42.5R+30.4 35YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican64.28%John W. Davis 44.5R+44.5R+34.6 14YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican62.88%James M. Cox 31.9R+31.9R+19.9 17YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic48.93%Charles Evans Hughes 3.7D+3.7D+7.7 41YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic37.07%Theodore Roosevelt 11.6D+14.5D+14.1 50YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican50.48%William Jennings Bryan 6.5R+6.5R+6.2 39YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican65.46%Alton B. Parker 36.6R+36.6R+25.4 20YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican54.12%William Jennings Bryan 10.3R+10.3R+6.6 34YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican51.13%William Jennings Bryan 3.3R+3.3R+4.8 44YesYes
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.63%Benjamin Harrison 4.8D+4.8R+0.1 59NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.07%Benjamin Harrison 1.8D+1.8R+2.3 56NoNo
1884 James G. BlaineRepublican49.62%Grover Cleveland 2.1R+2.1R+4.0 46YesNo
1880 James A. GarfieldRepublican50.21%Winfield Scott Hancock 2.1R+2.1R+4.7 49YesYes
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic50.88%Rutherford B. Hayes 2.7D+2.7R+1.1 52NoNo
1872 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican52.3%Horace Greeley 5.1R+5.1R+7.1 48YesYes
1868 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican53.1%Horatio Seymour 6.2R+6.2R+8.0 45YesYes
1864 Abraham LincolnNational Union52.84%George B. McClellan 5.7R+5.7R+12.7 50YesYes
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican52.98%Stephen A. Douglas 16.2R+16.2R+10.0 34YesYes
1856 John C. FrémontRepublican50.73%James Buchanan 1.9R+1.9R+4.3 45YesNo
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic54%Winfield Scott 13.3—— —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
2024253,471186,21173.46%
2020252,972191,25275.6%
2016249,902178,60571.47%
2012258,893183,17370.75%
2008270,805189,79670.09%
2004267,939191,78171.58%
2000240,794163,06167.72%
1996234,909161,58168.78%

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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