HarrisDemocratic29.6%5,667TrumpRepublican69.4%13,302OliverNonpartisan0.5%89
R+39.9- Lead
- 7,635
- Total
- 19,156
- vs nation
- R+38.4
- Turnout
- 65.7%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 65.7% of 29,524 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic30.9%5,981TrumpRepublican67.3%13,038JorgensenLibertarian1.4%272
R+36.4- Lead
- 7,057
- Total
- 19,381
- vs nation
- R+40.9
- Turnout
- 67.8%
ClintonDemocratic28.9%5,368TrumpRepublican62.8%11,688JohnsonLibertarian4.2%782
R+34.0- Lead
- 6,320
- Total
- 18,603
- vs nation
- R+36.1
- Turnout
- 63.7%
ObamaDemocratic41.9%7,732RomneyRepublican55.1%10,176JohnsonLibertarian1.0%187
R+13.2- Lead
- 2,444
- Total
- 18,461
- vs nation
- R+17.1
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic43.7%8,399McCainRepublican54.1%10,407OtherAll other candidates2.2%426
R+10.4- Lead
- 2,008
- Total
- 19,232
- vs nation
- R+17.7
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic37.7%6,975BushRepublican61.6%11,397OtherAll other candidates0.8%144
R+23.9- Lead
- 4,422
- Total
- 18,516
- vs nation
- R+21.4
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic38.0%6,175BushRepublican58.7%9,540NaderGreen2.2%365
R+20.7- Lead
- 3,365
- Total
- 16,242
- vs nation
- R+21.2
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic39.9%6,343DoleRepublican47.0%7,469PerotReform12.1%1,929
R+7.1- Lead
- 1,126
- Total
- 15,893
- vs nation
- R+15.6
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 38,3432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.7 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hancock County, KY · twin score 80.0
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 65.7%19,401 participants ÷ 29,524 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +21.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off versus state
- +0.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 44.6%–47.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 18,603 | 29,187 | 63.7% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 14,217 | 29,095 | 48.9% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 19,613 | 28,929 | 67.8% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 13,668 | 29,261 | 46.7% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 19,401 | 29,524 | 65.7% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
75 precincts · 19,153 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -TIFFIN TWPTIFFIN TWP | 240 | 623 | 3 | 866 | 27.7% | 71.9% | R+44.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 3-DDEFIANCE CITY 3-D | 262 | 587 | 4 | 853 | 30.7% | 68.8% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 1-CDEFIANCE CITY 1-C | 319 | 519 | 7 | 845 | 37.8% | 61.4% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 2-DDEFIANCE CITY 2-D | 339 | 473 | 7 | 819 | 41.4% | 57.8% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct -HICKSVILLE TWPHICKSVILLE TWP | 134 | 680 | 3 | 817 | 16.4% | 83.2% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -NOBLE TWP BNOBLE TWP B | 212 | 526 | 4 | 742 | 28.6% | 70.9% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 1-EDEFIANCE CITY 1-E | 265 | 469 | 5 | 739 | 35.9% | 63.5% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 3-BDEFIANCE CITY 3-B | 245 | 451 | 13 | 709 | 34.6% | 63.6% | R+29.1 |
| Precinct -DELAWARE TWPDELAWARE TWP | 149 | 552 | 5 | 706 | 21.1% | 78.2% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON TWPWASHINGTON TWP | 157 | 529 | 7 | 693 | 22.7% | 76.3% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 1-HDEFIANCE CITY 1-H | 304 | 376 | 8 | 688 | 44.2% | 54.7% | R+10.5 |
| Precinct -HIGHLAND TWP BHIGHLAND TWP B | 171 | 510 | 7 | 688 | 24.9% | 74.1% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE TWP BDEFIANCE TWP B | 173 | 485 | 1 | 659 | 26.3% | 73.6% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -HIGHLAND TWP AHIGHLAND TWP A | 169 | 433 | 5 | 607 | 27.8% | 71.3% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 4-CDEFIANCE CITY 4-C | 209 | 384 | 6 | 599 | 34.9% | 64.1% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -NOBLE TWP ANOBLE TWP A | 201 | 375 | 5 | 581 | 34.6% | 64.5% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct -ADAMS TWPADAMS TWP | 133 | 433 | 11 | 577 | 23.1% | 75.0% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 4-ADEFIANCE CITY 4-A | 207 | 337 | 6 | 550 | 37.6% | 61.3% | R+23.6 |
| Precinct -MILFORD TWPMILFORD TWP | 81 | 455 | 6 | 542 | 14.9% | 83.9% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -FARMER TWPFARMER TWP | 100 | 421 | 2 | 523 | 19.1% | 80.5% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 2-ADEFIANCE CITY 2-A | 227 | 274 | 7 | 508 | 44.7% | 53.9% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -HICKSVILLE VILLAGE BHICKSVILLE VILLAGE B | 113 | 374 | 12 | 499 | 22.6% | 74.9% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 4-DDEFIANCE CITY 4-D | 183 | 303 | 7 | 493 | 37.1% | 61.5% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 2-CDEFIANCE CITY 2-C | 171 | 308 | 3 | 482 | 35.5% | 63.9% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -HICKSVILLE VILLAGE CHICKSVILLE VILLAGE C | 132 | 341 | 6 | 479 | 27.6% | 71.2% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -MARK TWPMARK TWP | 96 | 359 | 8 | 463 | 20.7% | 77.5% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE CITY 3-CDEFIANCE CITY 3-C | 165 | 269 | 5 | 439 | 37.6% | 61.3% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -HICKSVILLE VILLAGE AHICKSVILLE VILLAGE A | 127 | 276 | 5 | 408 | 31.1% | 67.6% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -NORTH RICHLAND TWPNORTH RICHLAND TWP | 114 | 265 | 4 | 383 | 29.8% | 69.2% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -SHERWOOD VILLAGESHERWOOD VILLAGE | 91 | 259 | 1 | 351 | 25.9% | 73.8% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -DEFIANCE TWP ADEFIANCE TWP A | 71 | 270 | 2 | 343 | 20.7% | 78.7% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH RICHLAND TWPSOUTH RICHLAND TWP | 62 | 272 | 7 | 341 | 18.2% | 79.8% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -NEY VILLAGENEY VILLAGE | 45 | 114 | 2 | 161 | 28.0% | 70.8% | R+42.9 |
| Adams Township39_39039039AAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 1-C39_39039039AAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 1-E39_39039039AAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 1-G39_39039039AAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 1-H39_39039039AAE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 2-A39_39039039AAF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 2-C39_39039039AAH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 2-D39_39039039AAI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 2-E39_39039039AAJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 3-A39_39039039AAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 3-B39_39039039AAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 3-C39_39039039AAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 3-D39_39039039AAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 4-A39_39039039AAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 4-B39_39039039AAQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 4-C39_39039039AAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance City 4-D39_39039039AAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance Township A39_39039039AAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Defiance Township B39_39039039AAV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Delaware Township A39_39039039AAW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Delaware Township B39_39039039AAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Farmer Township39_39039039AAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hicksville Township39_39039039ABA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hicksville Village A39_39039039ABB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hicksville Village B39_39039039ABC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hicksville Village C39_39039039ABD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hicksville Village D39_39039039ABE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Highland Township A39_39039039ABG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Highland Township B39_39039039ABH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Highland Township C39_39039039ABI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mark Township39_39039039ABJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Milford Township39_39039039ABK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ney Village39_39039039ABS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| No Richland Township39_39039039ABN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Noble Township A39_39039039ABL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Noble Township B39_39039039ABM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sherwood Village39_39039039AAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| So. Richland Twp. A39_39039039ABO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| So. Richland Twp. B39_39039039ABP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Tiffin Township A39_39039039ABQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Tiffin Township B39_39039039ABR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Washington Township39_39039039ABT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +21.3% |
| 1896 | +27.2% |
| 1900 | +16.4% |
| 1904 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | +18.9% |
| 1912 | +34.7% |
| 1916 | +13.1% |
| 1920 | −22.9% |
| 1924 | −17.5% |
| 1928 | −28.7% |
| 1932 | +25.1% |
| 1936 | +5.2% |
| 1940 | −30.0% |
| 1944 | −34.4% |
| 1948 | −14.2% |
| 1952 | −36.0% |
| 1956 | −38.1% |
| 1960 | −26.2% |
| 1964 | +26.6% |
| 1968 | −11.9% |
| 1972 | −33.3% |
| 1976 | −12.3% |
| 1980 | −27.3% |
| 1984 | −36.9% |
| 1988 | −27.2% |
| 1992 | −8.5% |
| 1996 | −7.1% |
| 2000 | −20.7% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −10.4% |
| 2012 | −13.2% |
| 2016 | −34.0% |
| 2020 | −36.4% |
| 2024 | −39.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. House
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 25,629 |
| 2018 | 26,283 |
| 2020 | 26,411 |
| 2022 | 26,370 |
| 2024 | 22,248 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,628 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,740 in average income, against $70,315 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+41.8 on average — 2.0 points more Republican-leaning than Defiance County, OH itself (R+39.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Williams County, OH158R+48.2
- Paulding County, OH110R+56.2
- Henry County, OH69R+46.7
- Fulton County, OH55R+42.4
- Allen County, IN46R+12.5
- Lucas County, OH45D+12.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Williams County, OH144
- Paulding County, OH98
- Henry County, OH88
- Lucas County, OH54
- Allen County, IN37
- Wood County, OH35
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −222 |
| 2012 | −287 |
| 2013 | −373 |
| 2014 | −109 |
| 2015 | −258 |
| 2016 | −250 |
| 2017 | −26 |
| 2018 | −129 |
| 2019 | −46 |
| 2021 | −15 |
| 2022 | −39 |
| 2023 | +107 |
| 2024 | +38 |
| 2025 | −19 |
Defiance County, anchored by its small manufacturing city on the Maumee River, has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — its 2024 presidential margin of R+39.9 reflects a broader rural northwest Ohio realignment away from its once-competitive past.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.9 points.
A population of 38,343, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,064 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hancock County and Henry County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Hancock County
Kentucky
80.0twin score
% unaffiliated12-yr trend% Black≠ elasticity
Henry County
Ohio
79.4twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Black≠ % Evangelical
Moultrie County
Illinois
78.9twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliatedelasticity≠ English ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Defiance County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Defiance County, Ohio voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+39.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,156 votes cast, 5,667 went Democratic and 13,302 went Republican.
When did Defiance County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Defiance County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Defiance County, Ohio?
Defiance County, Ohio has a population of 38,343 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Defiance County, Ohio?
Median household income in Defiance County, Ohio is $73,064 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Defiance County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Defiance County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.