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Ottawa County, Michigan presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Ottawa County by 20.4 points, out of 178,402 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+44.420002004: R+44.020042008: R+23.920082012: R+34.320122016: R+30.520162020: R+21.420202024: R+20.52024
Ottawa County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP106,13359.5%
Kamala Harris DEM69,65339.0%
All other candidates2,6161.5%
Total178,402

Ottawa County was R+20.5 against R+1.4 statewide, 19.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP100,91359.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM64,70538.4%
All other candidates3,0951.8%
Total168,713

Ottawa County was R+21.4 against D+2.8 statewide, 24.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP88,46762.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM44,97331.5%
All other candidates9,2946.5%
Total142,734

Ottawa County was R+30.5 against R+0.2 statewide, 30.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP88,16666.6%
Barack Obama DEM42,73732.3%
Jill Stein (GRN)5590.4%
Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST)4230.3%
Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN)3010.2%
Ross Anderson (NLP)1250.1%
Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN)10.0%
Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN)00.0%
Jerry White (WRITE-IN)00.0%
Total132,312

Ottawa County was R+34.3 against D+9.5 statewide, 43.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, 2012 Official Michigan General Election Results - President of the United States, official as of November 26, 2012 (miboecfr.nictusa.com; 16 pages): county table in four column blocks (Romney/Obama with Total By County; Goode/Stein/Anderson; Alexander/Hoefling/Johnson write-ins; Jerry White write-in), each with a Totals line

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP83,33061.2%
Barack Obama DEM50,82837.3%
All other candidates2,1101.5%
Total136,268

Ottawa County was R+23.9 against D+16.5 statewide, 40.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP92,04871.6%
John Kerry DEM35,55227.6%
All other candidates1,0430.8%
Total128,643

Ottawa County was R+44.0 against D+3.4 statewide, 47.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP78,70371.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM29,60026.8%
All other candidates2,2962.1%
Total110,599

Ottawa County was R+44.4 against D+5.1 statewide, 49.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Ottawa County, Michigan in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Ottawa County by 20.4 points, out of 178,402 votes counted for president.

Is Ottawa County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 20.5 points; 2020: Republican by 21.4 points; 2016: Republican by 30.5 points; 2012: Republican by 34.3 points; 2008: Republican by 23.9 points; 2004: Republican by 44.0 points; 2000: Republican by 44.4 points.

How does Ottawa County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?

In 2024 it was 19.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 20.5 points against Republican by 1.4 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data