Ohio presidential election results and history

Ohio has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 41 of the 51 with a recorded winner (80%).

Current members of Congress from Ohio (17)

Jon Husted Senator · Republican
Bernie Moreno Senator · Republican
Greg Landsman District 1 · Democrat
David J. Taylor District 2 · Republican
Joyce Beatty District 3 · Democrat
Jim Jordan District 4 · Republican
Robert E. Latta District 5 · Republican
Michael A. Rulli District 6 · Republican
Max L. Miller District 7 · Republican
Warren Davidson District 8 · Republican
Marcy Kaptur District 9 · Democrat
Michael R. Turner District 10 · Republican
Shontel M. Brown District 11 · Democrat
Troy Balderson District 12 · Republican
Emilia Strong Sykes District 13 · Democrat
David P. Joyce District 14 · Republican
Mike Carey District 15 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump11.2 pts
Electoral votes: 17
Republican wins: 31
Democratic wins: 16

Ohio, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Ohio

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	55.1%	Kamala Harris	11.2	17	5,767,788	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	53.3%	Joseph R. Biden	8.0	18	5,922,202	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	51.7%	Hillary Clinton	8.1	18	5,496,487	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Barack Obama	50.7%	Mitt Romney	3.0	18	5,580,822	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	51.5%	John McCain	4.5	20	5,698,260	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	50.8%	John Kerry	2.1	20	5,627,908	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	50.0%	Albert Gore, Jr.	3.6	21	4,701,998	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	47.4%	Robert Dole	6.4	21	4,534,434	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	40.2%	George H. W. Bush	1.8	21	4,939,967	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	55.0%	Michael Dukakis	10.9	23	4,393,699	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	58.9%	Walter Mondale	18.8	23	4,547,619	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	51.5%	Jimmy Carter	10.6	25	4,283,603	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	48.9%	Gerald R. Ford	0.3	25	4,111,873	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	59.6%	George McGovern	21.6	25	4,094,787	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	45.2%	Hubert Humphrey	2.3	26	3,959,698	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	62.9%	Barry Goldwater	25.9	26	3,969,196	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	53.3%	John F. Kennedy	6.6	25	4,161,859	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.1%	Adlai Stevenson	22.2	25	3,702,265	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.8%	Adlai Stevenson	13.5	25	3,700,758	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	49.5%	Thomas E. Dewey	0.2	25	2,936,071	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	50.2%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	0.4	25	3,153,056	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.2%	Wendell L. Willkie	4.4	26	3,319,912	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	58.0%	Alfred M. Landon	20.6	26	3,012,660	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	49.9%	Herbert Hoover	2.9	26	2,609,728	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	64.9%	Alfred E. Smith	30.4	24	2,508,346	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	58.3%	John W. Davis	34.6	24	2,016,296	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	58.5%	James M. Cox	19.9	24	2,021,653	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	51.9%	Charles E. Hughes	7.7	24	1,165,091	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	41.0%	William Howard Taft	14.1	24	1,037,114	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	51.0%	William Jennings Bryan	6.2	23	1,121,552	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	59.7%	Alton B. Parker	25.4	23	1,004,395	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	52.3%	William Jennings Bryan	6.6	23	1,040,073	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	51.9%	William Jennings Bryan	5.0	23	1,014,295	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	47.7%	Grover Cleveland	0.1	23	850,164	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	49.6%	Grover Cleveland	2.5	23	839,357	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	51.0%	Grover Cleveland	4.1	23	784,620	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	51.7%	Winfield S. Hancock	4.7	22	724,984	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.2%	Samuel Tilden	1.1	22	658,650	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.2%	Horace Greeley	7.1	22	529,435	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	54.0%	Horatio Seymour	8.0	21	518,665	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	56.4%	George McClellan	12.7	21	471,283	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	52.3%	Stephen Douglas	10.0	23	442,441	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	48.5%	James Buchanan	4.3	23	386,640	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	47.9%	Winfield Scott	4.7	23	352,903	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	47.0%	Zachary Taylor	4.9	23	328,987	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	Henry Clay	49.7%	James K. Polk	1.9	23	312,300	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	54.3%	Martin Van Buren	8.8	21	272,890	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	52.1%	Martin Van Buren	4.3	21	202,931	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Andrew Jackson	51.3%	Henry Clay	3.0	21	158,350	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	51.6%	John Quincy Adams	3.2	16	131,049	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Henry Clay	38.5%	Andrew Jackson	1.5	16	50,024	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Ohio voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 11.2 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 8.0 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 8.1 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 3.0 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 4.5 points.

When did Ohio last vote Democratic for president?

In 2012, for Barack Obama.

When did Ohio last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Ohio vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Ohio backed the national winner in 41 of 51 elections in this record (80%).

Is Ohio a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 3.0 points, Republican by 8.1 points, Republican by 8.0 points and Republican by 11.2 points.

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