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1876–2024
Auglaize County, Ohio
Auglaize County·Ohio

Auglaize County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Ohio's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Auglaize County, Ohio · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
46,125
2024 ACS
Most similar
Anderson County
SC · similarity 1.00
42 precincts · 25,730 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.3%
4,44220,98825,730
2020R
−62.6%
4,65120,79825,777
2016R
−61.1%
3,98018,65824,019
2012R
−48.0%
5,83117,16923,619
2008R
−41.1%
6,73816,41423,559
2004R
−48.2%
5,90317,01623,034
2000R
−41.3%
5,56413,77019,892
1996R
−17.9%
6,65210,16919,632
1992R
−27.1%
4,96010,45520,306
1988R
−47.7%
4,75613,56218,479
1984R
−56.1%
4,10214,76619,000
1980R
−36.9%
5,02211,53717,657
1976R
−24.6%
5,8409,77215,965
1972R
−42.7%
4,61711,90017,047
1968R
−23.2%
5,5509,36816,447
1964D
+4.1%
8,6327,95416,586
1960R
−28.1%
6,28211,18317,465
1956R
−44.1%
4,43811,45315,891
1952R
−34.6%
5,14910,59915,748
1948R
−9.2%
5,6706,81812,522
1944R
−29.5%
4,8888,98013,868
1940R
−22.2%
5,7048,95314,657
1936D
+16.1%
7,8355,52614,305
1932D
+22.7%
8,0365,03913,210
1928R
−22.2%
4,9547,79412,798
1924R
−14.6%
3,9525,50710,618
1920R
−16.7%
4,7926,75211,752
1916D
+19.0%
4,1242,7637,175
1912D
+34.8%
3,7261,4016,676
1908D
+20.8%
4,6223,0017,784
1904D
+8.3%
3,6193,0496,831
1900D
+24.6%
4,8122,8957,786
1896D
+25.8%
4,9392,9007,891
1892D
+26.5%
3,7742,1136,273
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.1%
Other Christian
10.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.7%
Methodist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Baptist
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Auglaize County, anchored by Wapakoneta and sustained by agriculture and manufacturing, delivered a 64.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest gaps of any Ohio county and a figure that has grown steadily over the past three election cycles.

The Republican margin in Auglaize County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Auglaize County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,660, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,125 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson County and Oconee County.