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Ohio
Party timeline · 1804–2024
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Swing timeline · Ohio
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 18 flips across 56 cycles.
Electoral votes over time
By party · all cycles
Rep 31
Dem 16
D-R 6
3
Popular vote · newest first
Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rep Trump | Harris 2,533,699 43.9% | Trump 3,180,116 55.1% | None | 646,417 11.2 pts | R +3.2 since 2020 |
| 2020 | Rep Trump | Biden 2,679,165 45.2% | Trump 3,154,834 53.3% | Jo Jorgensen 67,569 · 1.1% | 475,669 8.0 pts | D +0.10 since 2016 |
| 20161 | Rep Trump | Clinton 2,394,164 43.6% | Trump 2,841,005 51.7% | None | 446,841 8.1 pts | R +11.1 since 2012 |
| 2012 | Dem Obama | Obama 2,827,621 50.7% | Romney 2,661,407 47.7% | None | 166,214 3.0 pts | R +1.6 since 2008 |
| 2008 | Dem Obama | Obama 2,940,044 51.5% | McCain 2,677,820 46.9% | None | 262,224 4.6 pts | D +6.7 since 2004 |
| 2004 | Rep Bush | Kerry 2,741,165 48.7% | Bush 2,859,764 50.8% | None | 118,599 2.1 pts | D +1.4 since 2000 |
| 20002 | Rep Bush | Gore 2,183,628 46.4% | Bush 2,350,363 50.0% | None | 166,735 3.5 pts | R +9.9 since 1996 |
| 1996 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 2,148,222 47.4% | Dole 1,859,883 41.0% | Ross Perot 483,207 · 10.7% | 288,339 6.4 pts | D +4.5 since 1992 |
| 1992 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 1,984,942 40.2% | Bush 1,894,310 38.3% | Ross Perot 1,036,426 · 21.0% | 90,632 1.8 pts | D +12.7 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Rep Bush | Dukakis 1,939,629 44.1% | Bush 2,416,549 55.0% | None | 476,920 10.9 pts | D +7.8 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 1,825,440 40.0% | Reagan 2,678,559 58.7% | None | 853,119 18.7 pts | R +8.1 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Rep Reagan | Carter 1,752,414 40.9% | Reagan 2,206,545 51.5% | John B. Anderson 254,472 · 5.9% Ed Clark 49,033 · 1.1% | 454,131 10.6 pts | R +10.8 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Dem Carter | Carter 2,009,959 48.9% | Ford 2,000,626 48.7% | Eugene McCarthy 58,267 · 1.4% | 9,333 0.2 pts | D +21.8 since 1972 |
| 1972 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 1,558,889 38.1% | Nixon 2,441,827 59.6% | John G. Schmitz 80,067 · 2.0% | 882,938 21.6 pts | R +19.3 since 1968 |
| 19683 | Rep Nixon | Humphrey 1,700,5863 42.9% | Nixon 1,791,0143 45.2% | George Wallace 467,495 · 11.8%3 | 90,428 2.3 pts | R +28.2 since 1964 |
| 1964 | Dem Johnson | Johnson 2,498,331 62.9% | Goldwater 1,470,865 37.1% | None | 1,027,466 25.9 pts | D +32.5 since 1960 |
| 1960 | Rep Nixon | Kennedy 1,944,248 46.7% | Nixon 2,217,611 53.3% | None | 273,363 6.6 pts | D +15.7 since 1956 |
| 1956 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 1,439,655 38.9% | Eisenhower 2,262,610 61.1% | None | 822,955 22.2 pts | R +8.7 since 1952 |
| 1952 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 1,600,367 43.2% | Eisenhower 2,100,391 56.8% | None | 500,024 13.5 pts | R +13.8 since 1948 |
| 1948 | Dem Truman | Truman 1,452,791 49.5% | Dewey 1,445,684 49.2% | Henry A. Wallace 37,596 · 1.3% | 7,107 0.2 pts | D +0.6 since 1944 |
| 1944 | Rep Dewey | Roosevelt 1,570,763 49.8% | Dewey 1,582,293 50.2% | None | 11,530 0.4 pts | R +4.8 since 1940 |
| 1940 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 1,733,139 52.2% | Willkie 1,586,773 47.8% | None | 146,366 4.4 pts | R +16.2 since 1936 |
| 1936 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 1,747,122 58.0% | Landon 1,127,709 37.4% | William Lemke 132,212 · 4.4% | 619,413 20.6 pts | D +17.7 since 1932 |
| 1932 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 1,301,695 49.9% | Hoover 1,227,679 47.0% | Norman Thomas 64,094 · 2.5% | 74,016 2.8 pts | D +33.3 since 1928 |
| 1928 | Rep Hoover | Smith 864,210 34.5% | Hoover 1,627,546 64.9% | None | 763,336 30.4 pts | D +4.2 since 1924 |
| 1924 | Rep Coolidge | Davis 477,888 23.7% | Coolidge 1,176,130 58.3% | Robert M. La Follette 357,948 · 17.8% | 698,242 34.6 pts | R +14.7 since 1920 |
| 19204,5 | Rep Harding | Cox 780,0374 38.6% | Harding 1,182,0224 58.5% | Eugene V. Debs 57,147 · 2.8%4 | 401,985 19.9 pts | R +27.6 since 1916 |
| 1916 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 604,361 51.9% | Hughes 514,858 44.2% | Allan L. Benson 38,092 · 3.3% | 89,503 7.7 pts | R +6.5 since 1912 |
| 1912 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 423,152 40.9% | Taft 277,066 26.8% | Theodore Roosevelt 229,327 · 22.2% Eugene V. Debs 89,930 · 8.7% Eugene W. Chafin 11,459 · 1.1% | 146,086 14.1 pts | D +20.3 since 1908 |
| 1908 | Rep Taft | Bryan 502,721 44.8% | Taft 572,312 51.0% | Eugene V. Debs 33,795 · 3.0% Eugene W. Chafin 11,402 · 1.0% | 69,591 6.2 pts | D +19.2 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Rep Roosevelt | Parker 344,674 34.3% | Roosevelt 600,095 59.7% | Eugene V. Debs 36,260 · 3.6% Silas C. Swallow 19,339 · 1.9% | 255,421 25.4 pts | R +18.8 since 1900 |
| 1900 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 474,882 45.7% | McKinley 543,918 52.3% | None | 69,036 6.6 pts | R +1.9 since 1896 |
| 18966 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 477,4946 47.1% | McKinley 525,9916 51.9% | None | 48,497 4.8 pts | R +4.7 since 1892 |
| 18927 | Rep Harrison Harrison 22, Cleveland 1 | Cleveland 404,1157 47.5% | Harrison 405,1877 47.7% | John Bidwell 26,012 · 3.1%7 James B. Weaver 14,850 · 1.7%7 | 1,072 0.1 pts | D +2.2 since 1888 |
| 18888 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 396,4558 47.1% | Harrison 416,0548 49.4% | Clinton B. Fisk 24,356 · 2.9%8 | 19,599 2.3 pts | D +1.7 since 1884 |
| 18849 | Rep Blaine | Cleveland 368,2869 46.9% | Blaine 400,0829 51.0% | John P. St. John 11,269 · 1.4%9 | 31,796 4.1 pts | D +0.7 since 1880 |
| 188010 | Rep Garfield | Hancock 340,82110 47.2% | Garfield 375,04810 51.9% | None | 34,227 4.7 pts | R +3.6 since 1876 |
| 187611 | Rep Hayes | Tilden 323,18211 49.1% | Hayes 330,69811 50.2% | None | 7,516 1.1 pts | D +5.9 since 1872 |
| 187212,13 | Rep Grant | Greeley 244,32112 46.1% | Grant 281,85212 53.2% | None | 37,531 7.1 pts | D +0.9 since 1868 |
| 186814 | Rep Grant | Seymour 238,70014 46.0% | Grant 280,12814 54.0% | None | 41,428 8.0 pts | First sourced year |
| 186415 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 186016 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185617 | Rep Fremont | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185218 | Dem Pierce | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184819 | Dem Cass | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184420 | Whig Clay | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184021 | Whig Harrison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183622 | Whig Harrison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183223 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182824 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182425 | D-R Clay | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182026 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 181627 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 181228 | D-R Madison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 180829 | D-R Madison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 180430 | D-R Jefferson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 2016 The source reports 198,733 votes under the label 'No Party Affiliation' on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- 2000 'Other candidates' includes 148,353 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1968 The official table notes: Others 23: footnote 11, 'Communist Party.'
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1920 The official table notes: The summary table shows no Prohibition figure for Ohio; the state page (PDF page 14) gives Prohibitionist 294 (in ProhState).
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1888 The official table's state total (841,941) is 1,580 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
- 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1816 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1812 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1808 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1804 State popular vote not yet sourced.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 ; The World Almanac 1891 ; The World Almanac 1886 ; The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; The World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
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First Party System
1804
Jefferson
National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
First Party System1808
Madison
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System1812
Madison
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System1816
Monroe
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings1820
Monroe
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings1824
Clay
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System1828
Jackson
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System1832
Jackson
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System1836
Harrison
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System1840
Harrison
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System1844
Clay
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System1848
Cass
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System1852
Pierce
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis1856
Fremont
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War1860
Lincoln
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War1864
Lincoln
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction1868
Grant
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction1872
Grant
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age1876
Hayes
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age1880
Garfield
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age1884
Blaine
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age1888
Harrison
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age1892
Harrison
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era1896
McKinley
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1900
McKinley
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1904
Roosevelt
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era1908
Taft
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era1912
Wilson
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era1916
Wilson
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties1920
Harding
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties1924
Coolidge
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties1928
Hoover
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition1932
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1936
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1940
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1944
Dewey
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1948
Truman
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition1952
Eisenhower
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1956
Eisenhower
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1960
Nixon
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition1964
Johnson
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment1968
Nixon
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1972
Nixon
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1976
Carter
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment1980
Reagan
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1984
Reagan
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1988
Bush
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization1992
Clinton
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization1996
Clinton
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization2000
Bush
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2004
Bush
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2008
Obama
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2012
Obama
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2016
Trump
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization2020
Trump
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization2024
Trump
National: Donald Trump · Rep
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