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Defiance County, Ohio presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Defiance County by 39.9 points, out of 19,156 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+20.720002004: R+23.820042008: R+10.420082012: R+13.320122016: R+34.720162020: R+36.420202024: R+39.82024
Defiance County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump R13,30269.4%
Kamala Harris D5,66729.6%
Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (L)890.5%
Richard Duncan and Mitchell Preston Bupp550.3%
Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak400.2%
Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia (WI)*20.0%
Cornel West and Melina Abdullah (WI)*10.0%
Shiva Ayyadurai and Crystal Ellis (WI)*00.0%
Jay Bowman and De D Bowman (WI)*00.0%
John Cheng and Wayne Waligorski (WI)*00.0%
Cherunda Fox and Harlan McVay (WI)*00.0%
Chris Garrity and Cody Ballard (WI)*00.0%
Brian Kienitz and Christina Johnston (WI)*00.0%
William Nalbach and Willis Butts (WI)*00.0%
Total19,156

Defiance County was R+39.8 against R+11.2 statewide, 28.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Ohio Secretary of State, November 5, 2024 General Election Official Canvass, President and Vice President by county (spreadsheet printed one column per page, 45 pages)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump R13,03867.3%
Joseph R. Biden D5,98130.9%
Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen (L)2721.4%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker780.4%
Brian Carroll and Amar Patel (WI)*100.1%
Tom Hoefling and Andy Prior (WI)*20.0%
President R19 Boddie and Eric Stoneham (WI)*00.0%
Dario Hunter and Dawn Neptune Adams (WI)*00.0%
Jade Simmons and Claudeliah J. Roze (WI)*00.0%
Kasey Wells and Rachel Wells (WI)*00.0%
Total19,381

Defiance County was R+36.4 against R+8.0 statewide, 28.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Ohio Secretary of State, November 3, 2020 General Election official results spreadsheet, sheet 'Master' (President and Vice President by county with registered voters and ballots counted)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP11,68864.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM5,36829.5%
All other candidates1,1366.2%
Total18,192

Defiance County was R+34.7 against R+8.1 statewide, 26.6 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 REP10,17655.6%
Barack Obama DEM7,73242.3%
All other candidates3802.1%
Total18,288

Defiance County was R+13.3 against D+3.0 statewide, 16.3 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
John McCain REP10,40754.2%
Barack Obama DEM8,39943.8%
All other candidates3912.0%
Total19,197

Defiance County was R+10.4 against D+4.5 statewide, 14.9 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 REP11,39361.5%
John Kerry DEM6,97537.7%
All other candidates1440.8%
Total18,512

Defiance County was R+23.8 against R+2.1 statewide, 21.7 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 REP9,54058.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM6,17538.0%
All other candidates5273.2%
Total16,242

Defiance County was R+20.7 against R+3.6 statewide, 17.2 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 Defiance County, Ohio in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Defiance County by 39.9 points, out of 19,156 votes counted for president.

Is Defiance County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 39.8 points; 2020: Republican by 36.4 points; 2016: Republican by 34.7 points; 2012: Republican by 13.3 points; 2008: Republican by 10.4 points; 2004: Republican by 23.8 points; 2000: Republican by 20.7 points.

How does Defiance County vote compared with the rest of Ohio?

In 2024 it was 28.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 39.8 points against Republican by 11.2 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