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1876–2024
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County·Ohio

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

One of Ohio's most reliably Republican suburban-exurban counties

18762024·38 elections
Clermont County, Ohio · Aesopposea · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+36
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
211,181
2024 ACS
Most similar
Boone County
KY · similarity 1.00
168 precincts · 114,683 votes cast
Trump · R+36
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−35.6%
36,13076,964114,683
2020R
−36.6%
34,09274,570110,480
2016R
−40.5%
26,71567,518100,859
2012R
−34.8%
30,45864,20897,012
2008R
−32.3%
31,61162,55995,734
2004R
−41.6%
25,88762,94989,079
2000R
−37.5%
20,92747,12969,877
1996R
−23.6%
21,32936,45764,174
1992R
−22.6%
17,55832,06564,142
1988R
−41.6%
15,35237,41753,085
1984R
−49.9%
11,71335,31647,319
1980R
−32.0%
13,19926,67442,091
1976R
−13.6%
14,85019,61635,037
1972R
−45.8%
8,27622,93631,989
1968R
−20.2%
8,85915,29931,849
1964D
+10.6%
16,52313,36729,890
1960R
−23.2%
11,72318,80230,525
1956R
−24.6%
9,02614,91423,940
1952R
−15.4%
9,70213,22122,923
1948R
−2.2%
8,2248,59216,887
1944R
−7.0%
7,9379,12517,062
1940R
−2.3%
8,9429,36718,309
1936D
+9.2%
9,2047,60817,270
1932D
+5.9%
8,6627,68416,667
1928R
−39.6%
4,1949,73213,983
1924R
−18.7%
4,5446,86712,445
1920R
−4.6%
6,2456,85713,210
1916D
+8.8%
4,2473,5497,929
1912D
+14.0%
3,6102,5437,597
1908D
+0.2%
4,1504,1378,458
1904R
−11.1%
3,3394,2077,824
1900D
+3.0%
4,2443,9908,412
1896D
+4.4%
4,6724,2729,020
1892D
+4.4%
4,0693,7158,091
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
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
Other Christian
21.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.6%
Non-Christian
3.2%
Baptist
3.1%
Methodist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clermont sits on Cincinnati's eastern fringe, where low-density exurban growth has reinforced an already deep Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin of R+35.8 places it among Ohio's most lopsided large counties.

The Republican margin in Clermont County reached its widest at fifty points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Clermont County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,510, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 211,181 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 Boone County and Powhatan County.