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Vinton County in presidential elections, 1852-2024

Vinton 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 14.1 points. In 2024 Donald J Trump won it with 78.96% of the vote, a 58.6-point margin over Kamala D Harris. Measured as the Republican share minus the Democratic share, the county was 47.4 points more Republican than Ohio, and it ranked 14th 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
Vinton County voted for the candidate who won the presidency in 29 of 44 elections, 32nd among Ohio's 88 counties by that count (tied with 9 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 11 times: in 1860, 1864, 1896, 1912, 1920, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1992 and 2000.
Closest result
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) over Charles Evans Hughes by 0.44 points, 13 votes.
Widest result
2024: Donald J Trump (Republican) with 78.96%, 58.6 points ahead of Kamala D Harris.
Biggest move toward the Republicans
From 2012 to 2016 the margin moved 38.3 points toward the Republicans, from R+7.7 to R+46.0.
Biggest move toward the Democrats
From 1972 to 1976 the margin moved 37.3 points toward the Democrats, from R+27.4 to D+9.9.
Outside the two parties
H. Ross Perot (Independent) took 19.58% in 1992, 1,050 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 (14th of 88, R+58.6) and lowest in 1924 (78th of 88, R+9.4). Since 2000 it has moved from 55th to 14th.
Votes and turnout
1,781 votes were counted for president in 1852 and 5,738 in 2024. Turnout in 2024 was 68.81% of registered voters, 82nd 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, VintonVinton's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.1852: Franklin Pierce (D), 7.8-point margin1852: matched Ohio’s winner1852: matched the nation1856: James Buchanan (D), 11.2-point margin1856: missed Ohio’s winner1856: matched the nation1860: Abraham Lincoln (R), 0.6-point margin1860: matched Ohio’s winner1860: matched the nation1864: George B. McClellan (D), 5.2-point margin1864: missed Ohio’s winner1864: missed the nation1868: Horatio Seymour (D), 1.8-point margin1868: missed Ohio’s winner1868: missed the nation1872: Horace Greeley (LR), 1.0-point margin1872: missed Ohio’s winner1872: missed the nation1876: Samuel J. Tilden (D), 8.5-point margin1876: missed Ohio’s winner1876: missed the nation1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (D), 7.9-point margin1880: missed Ohio’s winner1880: missed the nation1884: Grover Cleveland (D), 3.5-point margin1884: missed Ohio’s winner1884: matched the nation1888: Grover Cleveland (D), 0.9-point margin1888: missed Ohio’s winner1888: missed the nation1892: Grover Cleveland (D), 0.9-point margin1892: missed Ohio’s winner1892: matched the nation1896: William McKinley (R), 5.5-point margin1896: matched Ohio’s winner1896: matched the nation1900: William McKinley (R), 12.9-point margin1900: matched Ohio’s winner1900: matched the nation1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R), 21.2-point margin1904: matched Ohio’s winner1904: matched the nation1908: William Howard Taft (R), 12.1-point margin1908: matched Ohio’s winner1908: matched the nation1912: Woodrow Wilson (D), 9.2-point margin1912: matched Ohio’s winner1912: matched the nation1916: Woodrow Wilson (D), 0.4-point margin1916: matched Ohio’s winner1916: matched the nation1920: Warren G. Harding (R), 9.2-point margin1920: matched Ohio’s winner1920: matched the nation1924: Calvin Coolidge (R), 9.4-point margin1924: matched Ohio’s winner1924: matched the nation1928: Herbert Hoover (R), 28.4-point margin1928: matched Ohio’s winner1928: matched the nation1932: Herbert Hoover (R), 1.1-point margin1932: missed Ohio’s winner1932: missed the nation1936: Alf Landon (R), 2.6-point margin1936: missed Ohio’s winner1936: missed the nation1940: Wendell Willkie (R), 14.1-point margin1940: missed Ohio’s winner1940: missed the nation1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 19.6-point margin1944: matched Ohio’s winner1944: missed the nation1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R), 7.1-point margin1948: missed Ohio’s winner1948: missed the nation1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 17.7-point margin1952: matched Ohio’s winner1952: matched the nation1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), 22.0-point margin1956: matched Ohio’s winner1956: matched the nation1960: Richard Nixon (R), 19.9-point margin1960: matched Ohio’s winner1960: missed the nation1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D), 15.4-point margin1964: matched Ohio’s winner1964: matched the nation1968: Richard Nixon (R), 14.4-point margin1968: matched Ohio’s winner1968: matched the nation1972: Richard Nixon (R), 27.4-point margin1972: matched Ohio’s winner1972: matched the nation1976: Jimmy Carter (D), 9.9-point margin1976: matched Ohio’s winner1976: matched the nation1980: Ronald Reagan (R), 2.0-point margin1980: matched Ohio’s winner1980: matched the nation1984: Ronald Reagan (R), 20.7-point margin1984: matched Ohio’s winner1984: matched the nation1988: George H.W. Bush (R), 5.2-point margin1988: matched Ohio’s winner1988: matched the nation1992: Bill Clinton (D), 6.2-point margin1992: matched Ohio’s winner1992: matched the nation1996: Bill Clinton (D), 14.1-point margin1996: matched Ohio’s winner1996: matched the nation2000: George W. Bush (R), 13.8-point margin2000: matched Ohio’s winner2000: matched the nation2004: George W. Bush (R), 10.1-point margin2004: matched Ohio’s winner2004: matched the nation2008: John McCain (R), 9.9-point margin2008: missed Ohio’s winner2008: missed the nation2012: Mitt Romney (R), 7.7-point margin2012: missed Ohio’s winner2012: missed the nation2016: Donald Trump (R), 46.0-point margin2016: matched Ohio’s winner2016: matched the nation2020: Donald J Trump (R), 54.7-point margin2020: matched Ohio’s winner2020: missed the nation2024: Donald J Trump (R), 58.6-point margin2024: matched Ohio’s winner2024: matched the nation1852187218921912193219521972199220122024
Presidential election results by margin, VintonVinton'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 PierceD7.8 pointsmatchedmatched
1856James BuchananD11.2 pointsmissedmatched
1860Abraham LincolnR0.6 pointsmatchedmatched
1864George B. McClellanD5.2 pointsmissedmissed
1868Horatio SeymourD1.8 pointsmissedmissed
1872Horace GreeleyLR1.0 pointsmissedmissed
1876Samuel J. TildenD8.5 pointsmissedmissed
1880Winfield Scott HancockD7.9 pointsmissedmissed
1884Grover ClevelandD3.5 pointsmissedmatched
1888Grover ClevelandD0.9 pointsmissedmissed
1892Grover ClevelandD0.9 pointsmissedmatched
1896William McKinleyR5.5 pointsmatchedmatched
1900William McKinleyR12.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1904Theodore RooseveltR21.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1908William Howard TaftR12.1 pointsmatchedmatched
1912Woodrow WilsonD9.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1916Woodrow WilsonD0.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1920Warren G. HardingR9.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1924Calvin CoolidgeR9.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1928Herbert HooverR28.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1932Herbert HooverR1.1 pointsmissedmissed
1936Alf LandonR2.6 pointsmissedmissed
1940Wendell WillkieR14.1 pointsmissedmissed
1944Thomas E. DeweyR19.6 pointsmatchedmissed
1948Thomas E. DeweyR7.1 pointsmissedmissed
1952Dwight D. EisenhowerR17.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1956Dwight D. EisenhowerR22.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1960Richard NixonR19.9 pointsmatchedmissed
1964Lyndon B. JohnsonD15.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1968Richard NixonR14.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1972Richard NixonR27.4 pointsmatchedmatched
1976Jimmy CarterD9.9 pointsmatchedmatched
1980Ronald ReaganR2.0 pointsmatchedmatched
1984Ronald ReaganR20.7 pointsmatchedmatched
1988George H.W. BushR5.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1992Bill ClintonD6.2 pointsmatchedmatched
1996Bill ClintonD14.1 pointsmatchedmatched
2000George W. BushR13.8 pointsmatchedmatched
2004George W. BushR10.1 pointsmatchedmatched
2008John McCainR9.9 pointsmissedmissed
2012Mitt RomneyR7.7 pointsmissedmissed
2016Donald TrumpR46.0 pointsmatchedmatched
2020Donald J TrumpR54.7 pointsmatchedmissed
2024Donald J TrumpR58.6 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 TrumpRepublican78.96%Kamala D Harris 58.6R+58.6R+11.2 14YesYes
2020 Donald J TrumpRepublican76.82%Joseph R Biden Jr. 54.8R+54.8R+8.0 15YesNo
2016 Donald TrumpRepublican70.57%Hillary Clinton 46.0R+46.0R+8.1 28YesYes
2012 Mitt RomneyRepublican52.24%Barack Obama 7.7R+7.7D+3.0 58NoNo
2008 John McCainRepublican53.51%Barack Obama 9.9R+9.9D+4.6 47NoNo
2004 George W. BushRepublican54.82%John Kerry 10.1R+10.1R+2.1 60YesYes
2000 George W. BushRepublican54.99%Al Gore 13.8R+13.8R+3.5 55YesYes
1996 Bill ClintonDemocratic48.85%Robert Dole 14.1D+14.1D+6.4 74YesYes
1992 Bill ClintonDemocratic43.04%George H.W. Bush 6.2D+6.2D+1.8 70YesYes
1988 George H.W. BushRepublican52.19%Michael Dukakis 5.2R+5.2R+10.8 71YesYes
1984 Ronald ReaganRepublican59.8%Walter F. Mondale 20.7R+20.7R+18.8 66YesYes
1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican49.05%Jimmy Carter 2.0R+2.0R+10.6 76YesYes
1976 Jimmy CarterDemocratic54.25%Gerald Ford 9.9D+9.9D+0.2 74YesYes
1972 Richard NixonRepublican62.85%George McGovern 27.4R+27.4R+21.6 65YesYes
1968 Richard NixonRepublican52.31%Hubert Humphrey 14.4R+14.4R+2.3 50YesYes
1964 Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic57.7%Barry Goldwater 15.4D+15.4D+25.9 39YesYes
1960 Richard NixonRepublican59.97%John F. Kennedy 19.9R+19.9R+6.6 52YesNo
1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican61.01%Adlai E. Stevenson 22.0R+22.0R+22.2 70YesYes
1952 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican58.86%Adlai Stevenson 17.7R+17.7R+13.5 63YesYes
1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican53.34%Harry S. Truman 7.0R+7.0D+0.2 49NoNo
1944 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican59.82%Franklin D. Roosevelt 19.6R+19.6R+0.4 38YesNo
1940 Wendell WillkieRepublican57.03%Franklin D. Roosevelt 14.1R+14.1D+4.4 33NoNo
1936 Alf LandonRepublican51.16%Franklin D. Roosevelt 2.6R+2.6D+20.6 15NoNo
1932 Herbert HooverRepublican50.1%Franklin D. Roosevelt 1.1R+1.1D+2.9 30NoNo
1928 Herbert HooverRepublican63.75%Al Smith 28.4R+28.4R+30.4 67YesYes
1924 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican51.87%John W. Davis 9.4R+9.4R+34.6 78YesYes
1920 Warren G. HardingRepublican54.06%James M. Cox 9.2R+9.2R+19.9 64YesYes
1916 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic49.19%Charles Evans Hughes 0.4D+0.4D+7.7 32YesYes
1912 Woodrow WilsonDemocratic41.11%William Howard Taft 9.2D+9.2D+14.1 36YesYes
1908 William Howard TaftRepublican55.1%William Jennings Bryan 12.1R+12.1R+6.2 29YesYes
1904 Theodore RooseveltRepublican59.68%Alton B. Parker 21.2R+21.2R+25.4 45YesYes
1900 William McKinleyRepublican56.06%William Jennings Bryan 12.9R+12.9R+6.6 29YesYes
1896 William McKinleyRepublican52.43%William Jennings Bryan 5.5R+5.5R+4.8 39YesYes
1892 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.11%Benjamin Harrison 0.9D+0.9R+0.1 47NoYes
1888 Grover ClevelandDemocratic49.81%Benjamin Harrison 0.9D+0.9R+2.3 54NoNo
1884 Grover ClevelandDemocratic51.47%James G. Blaine 3.5D+3.5R+4.0 59NoYes
1880 Winfield Scott HancockDemocratic53.88%James A. Garfield 7.9D+7.9R+4.7 61NoNo
1876 Samuel J. TildenDemocratic54.03%Rutherford B. Hayes 8.4D+8.4R+1.1 59NoNo
1872 Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican50.28%Ulysses S. Grant 1.0D+1.0R+7.1 55NoNo
1868 Horatio SeymourDemocratic50.9%Ulysses S. Grant 1.8D+1.8R+8.0 55NoNo
1864 George B. McClellanDemocratic52.58%Abraham Lincoln 5.2D+5.2R+12.7 69NoNo
1860 Abraham LincolnRepublican49.39%Stephen A. Douglas 0.6R+0.6R+10.0 58YesYes
1856 James BuchananDemocratic54.43%John C. Frémont 11.2D+11.2R+4.3 70NoYes
1852 Franklin PierceDemocratic51.21%Winfield Scott 7.8—— —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
20248,4765,83268.81%
20208,6276,10570.77%
20168,3495,66267.82%
20128,6805,61364.67%
20089,0215,89365.33%
20048,5276,15872.22%
20008,5955,18460.31%
19967,8605,07864.61%

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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