Akashic

county

Harrison County, OH

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German18.0%22.3%12.5%

Irish11.7%12.3%9.4%

English10.2%11.0%9.5%

Italian8.1%5.8%4.8%

Polish4.9%3.2%2.2%

American4.0%5.6%5.3%

Dutch3.8%——

Hungarian1.5%——

African American†1.8%10.5%9.9%

African0.9%0.6%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%

Mexican0.3%2.0%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Harrison County	Ohio	United States
Median age	45.5	39.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.8%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.8%	18.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Harrison County	Ohio	United States
Median household income	$54,414	$71,389	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.1%	13.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	11.5%	31.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Harrison County	Ohio	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	8.0%	22.3%
German or other West Germanic	2.6%	0.9%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	Harrison County	Ohio	United States
Catholic	2.4%	15.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	10.1%	19.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	72.9%	52.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	12.8%	7.0%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 63.8% of 11,288 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic21.9%1,559TrumpRepublican77.1%5,484OliverNonpartisan0.5%38

R+55.2

Lead: 3,925
Total: 7,110
vs nation: R+53.7
Turnout: 63.8%

BidenDemocratic23.1%1,768TrumpRepublican75.7%5,792JorgensenLibertarian0.8%59

R+52.6

Lead: 4,024
Total: 7,655
vs nation: R+57.0
Turnout: 64.9%

ClintonDemocratic23.3%1,688TrumpRepublican70.5%5,098JohnsonLibertarian2.5%178

R+47.2

Lead: 3,410
Total: 7,231
vs nation: R+49.2
Turnout: 59.2%

ObamaDemocratic40.5%2,950RomneyRepublican55.1%4,019JohnsonLibertarian0.9%62

R+14.7

Lead: 1,069
Total: 7,289
vs nation: R+18.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic47.1%3,683McCainRepublican49.5%3,872OtherAll other candidates3.4%262

R+2.4

Lead: 189
Total: 7,817
vs nation: R+9.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic46.6%3,780BushRepublican52.7%4,274OtherAll other candidates0.7%55

R+6.1

Lead: 494
Total: 8,109
vs nation: R+3.6
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic46.8%3,351BushRepublican47.7%3,417NaderGreen2.7%192

R+0.9

Lead: 66
Total: 7,161
vs nation: R+1.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic50.3%3,721DoleRepublican31.2%2,310PerotReform17.6%1,302

D+19.1

Lead: 1,411
Total: 7,402
vs nation: D+10.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+55.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 14,3062024 5-year
Median household income: $54,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.7%2024 5-year
Black: 2.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59.7 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Belmont County, OH · twin score 86.9

Participation

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: 63.8%7,200 participants ÷ 11,288 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +19.0 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -1.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 44.8%–49.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	7,231	12,217	59.2%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	5,951	12,029	49.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	7,726	11,900	64.9%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	5,267	11,462	46.0%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	7,200	11,288	63.8%	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

32 precincts · 7,109 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Harrison County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -GREEN TWP/VILGREEN TWP/VIL	208	681	9	898	23.2%	75.8%	R+52.7
Precinct -CADIZ VIL SWCADIZ VIL SW	217	547	8	772	28.1%	70.9%	R+42.7
Precinct -CADIZ TWP/VIL NECADIZ TWP/VIL NE	182	541	11	734	24.8%	73.7%	R+48.9
Precinct -NORTH TWP/VILNORTH TWP/VIL	146	482	7	635	23.0%	75.9%	R+52.9
Precinct -SHORTCREEK TWP/VILSHORTCREEK TWP/VIL	136	442	3	581	23.4%	76.1%	R+52.7
Precinct -RUMLEY TWP/VILRUMLEY TWP/VIL	85	473	7	565	15.0%	83.7%	R+68.7
Precinct -MONROE TWP/VILMONROE TWP/VIL	86	381	6	473	18.2%	80.5%	R+62.4
Precinct -GERMAN TWPGERMAN TWP	80	319	2	401	20.0%	79.6%	R+59.6
Precinct -FREEPORT TWP/VILFREEPORT TWP/VIL	78	294	1	373	20.9%	78.8%	R+57.9
Precinct -FRANKLIN TWP/VILFRANKLIN TWP/VIL	73	260	0	333	21.9%	78.1%	R+56.2
Precinct -STOCK TWPSTOCK TWP	63	193	3	259	24.3%	74.5%	R+50.2
Precinct -WASHINGTON TWPWASHINGTON TWP	66	187	0	253	26.1%	73.9%	R+47.8
Precinct -ATHENS TWP/VILATHENS TWP/VIL	58	188	6	252	23.0%	74.6%	R+51.6
Precinct -MOOREFIELD TWPMOOREFIELD TWP	27	202	0	229	11.8%	88.2%	R+76.4
Precinct -ARCHER TWPARCHER TWP	22	152	2	176	12.5%	86.4%	R+73.9
Precinct -NOTTINGHAM TWPNOTTINGHAM TWP	32	142	1	175	18.3%	81.1%	R+62.9
PRECINCT ARCHER TWP39_39067067AAA	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT ATHENS TWP/VIL39_39067067AAB	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT CADIZ TWP/VIL NE39_39067067AAE	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT CADIZ VIL SW39_39067067AAG	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT FRANKLIN TWP/VIL39_39067067AAL	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT FREEPORT TWP/VIL39_39067067AAM	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT GERMAN TWP39_39067067AAO	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT GREEN TWP/VIL39_39067067AAS	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT MONROE TWP/VIL39_39067067AAU	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT MOOREFIELD TWP39_39067067AAV	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT NORTH TWP/VIL39_39067067AAX	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT NOTTINGHAM TWP39_39067067ABA	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT RUMLEY TWP/VIL39_39067067ABB	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT SHORTCREEK TWP/VIL39_39067067ABF	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT STOCK TWP39_39067067ABH	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRECINCT WASHINGTON TWP39_39067067ABI	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−10.3%
1896	−16.5%
1900	−17.9%
1904	−31.3%
1908	−21.4%
1912	−5.1%
1916	−13.4%
1920	−34.0%
1924	−39.1%
1928	−59.7%
1932	−14.8%
1936	+4.5%
1940	−11.4%
1944	−21.1%
1948	−10.3%
1952	−19.0%
1956	−31.6%
1960	−17.5%
1964	+27.6%
1968	+0.8%
1972	−30.9%
1976	+7.3%
1980	−11.4%
1984	−11.7%
1988	+8.0%
1992	+19.7%
1996	+19.1%
2000	−0.9%
2004	−6.1%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−14.7%
2016	−47.2%
2020	−52.6%
2024	−55.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	21.9%Harris1,559	77.1%Trump5,484	0.5%Oliver38 +3	R+55.2	R+2.6	R+53.7	7,110
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%5,484 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.9%1,559 Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%38 Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%19 Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%9 OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
2020	R	23.1%Biden1,768	75.7%Trump5,792	0.8%Jorgensen59	R+52.6	R+5.4	R+57.0	7,655
2016	R	23.3%Clinton1,688	70.5%Trump5,098	2.5%Johnson178	R+47.2	R+32.5	R+49.2	7,231
2012	R	40.5%Obama2,950	55.1%Romney4,019	0.9%Johnson62	R+14.7	R+12.2	R+18.5	7,289
2008	R	47.1%Obama3,683	49.5%McCain3,872	3.4%	R+2.4	D+3.7	R+9.7	7,817
2004	R	46.6%Kerry3,780	52.7%Bush4,274	0.7%	R+6.1	R+5.2	R+3.6	8,109
2000	R	46.8%Gore3,351	47.7%Bush3,417	2.7%Nader192	R+0.9	R+20.0	R+1.4	7,161
1996	D	50.3%Clinton3,721	31.2%Dole2,310	17.6%Perot1,302	D+19.1	R+0.6	D+10.5	7,402
1992	D	48.9%Clinton3,830	29.2%Bush2,289	21.5%Perot1,679	D+19.7	D+11.6	D+14.1	7,827
1988	D	53.5%Dukakis3,881	45.5%Bush3,298	1.0%	D+8.0	D+19.8	D+15.8	7,252
1984	R	43.7%Mondale3,370	55.4%Reagan4,276	0.9%	R+11.7	R+0.3	D+6.5	7,712
1980	R	41.2%Carter2,848	52.6%Reagan3,639	6.2%	R+11.4	R+18.7	R+1.7	6,916
1976	D	53.0%Carter4,070	45.7%Ford3,509	1.3%	D+7.3	D+38.2	D+5.2	7,681
1972	R	34.1%McGovern2,388	65.0%Nixon4,554	1.0%	R+30.9	R+31.7	R+7.7	7,010
1968	D	46.7%Humphrey3,594	45.9%Nixon3,532	7.5%	D+0.8	R+26.8	D+1.5	7,700
1964	D	63.8%Johnson5,159	36.2%Goldwater2,928	0.0%	D+27.6	D+45.1	D+5.0	8,087
1960	R	41.2%Kennedy3,641	58.8%Nixon5,191	0.0%	R+17.5	D+14.0	R+17.7	8,832
1956	R	34.2%Stevenson2,831	65.8%Eisenhower5,444	0.0%	R+31.6	R+12.6	R+16.2	8,275
1952	R	40.5%Stevenson3,614	59.5%Eisenhower5,306	0.0%	R+19.0	R+8.7	R+8.2	8,920
1948	R	44.4%Truman3,422	54.7%Dewey4,215	0.8%	R+10.3	D+10.8	R+14.8	7,700
1944	R	39.4%Roosevelt3,381	60.6%Dewey5,194	0.0%	R+21.1	R+9.8	R+28.6	8,575
1940	R	44.3%Roosevelt4,559	55.7%Willkie5,729	0.0%	R+11.4	R+15.9	R+21.3	10,288
1936	D	52.1%Roosevelt5,231	47.6%Landon4,779	0.3%	D+4.5	D+19.3	R+19.8	10,045
1932	R	41.6%Roosevelt3,512	56.4%Hoover4,759	2.0%	R+14.8	D+44.9	R+32.6	8,439
1928	R	19.7%Smith1,516	79.4%Hoover6,095	0.8%	R+59.7	R+20.6	R+42.2	7,676
1924	R	26.9%Davis1,999	66.0%Coolidge4,904	7.0%La Follette520	R+39.1	R+5.1	R+13.9	7,434
1920	R	32.6%Cox2,473	66.6%Harding5,053	0.8%	R+34.0	R+20.6	R+7.8	7,584
1916	R	42.3%Wilson1,911	55.8%Hughes2,517	1.9%	R+13.4	R+8.3	R+16.6	4,514
1912	R	37.3%Wilson1,714	42.4%Taft1,950	20.3%	R+5.1	D+16.3	R+24.7	4,596
1908	R	37.9%Bryan1,961	59.4%Taft3,069	2.7%	R+21.4	D+9.9	R+11.9	5,170
1904	R	32.1%Parker1,578	63.4%Roosevelt3,115	4.5%	R+31.3	R+13.4	R+11.6	4,913
1900	R	40.0%Bryan2,261	57.9%McKinley3,274	2.1%	R+17.9	R+1.4	R+10.4	5,651
1896	R	40.9%Bryan2,245	57.4%McKinley3,151	1.8%	R+16.5	R+6.2	R+10.4	5,493
1892	R	41.3%Cleveland2,032	51.6%Harrison2,541	7.1%	R+10.3	—	R+12.0	4,924
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	25.0%1,718	75.0%5,166	6,884
2020	R	23.4%1,704	76.6%5,568	7,272

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	26.3%1,857	69.2%4,891	7,068
2022	R	28.1%1,451	71.9%3,721	5,172
2018Class I	R	42.7%Sherrod Brown2,480	57.3%Jim Renacci3,327	5,808
2016Class III	R	26.1%Ted Strickland1,823	68.5%Rob Portman4,780	6,976
2012Class I	R	45.0%Sherrod Brown3,176	49.5%Josh Mandel3,498	7,063
2010Class III	R	43.4%Lee Fisher2,426	51.5%Rob Portman2,880	5,588
2006Class I	D	59.0%Sherrod Brown3,530	41.0%Mike DeWine2,450	5,981
2004Class III	R	35.6%Eric Fingerhut2,814	64.4%George Voinovich5,082	7,896
2000Class I	R	43.0%Ted Celeste2,971	52.5%Mike DeWine3,628	6,913
1998Class III	D	50.8%Mary Boyle3,114	49.2%George Voinovich3,014	6,128
1994Class I	D	54.7%Joel Hyatt3,179	40.2%Mike DeWine2,335	5,815
1992Class III	D	62.7%John Glenn4,814	29.0%Mike DeWine2,224	7,675
1988Class I	D	65.9%Howard Metzenbaum4,768	34.1%George Voinovich2,472	7,240
1986Class III	D	66.1%John Glenn4,061	33.9%Thomas N. Kindness2,080	6,141
1982Class I	D	59.0%Howard Metzenbaum3,371	39.1%Paul E. Pfeifer2,236	5,714
1980Class III	D	68.8%John Glenn4,592	28.7%James E. Betts1,913	6,672
1976Class I	D	49.0%Howard Metzenbaum3,601	48.3%Robert A. Taft Jr.3,548	7,351
1974Class III	D	62.9%John Glenn3,298	33.3%Ralph J. Perk1,744	5,245
1970Class I	R	47.6%Howard Metzenbaum2,643	50.6%Robert A. Taft Jr.2,809	5,554
1968Class III	D	50.8%John J. Gilligan3,800	49.2%William B. Saxbe3,678	7,478
1964Class I	R	49.2%Stephen M. Young3,882	50.8%Robert A. Taft Jr.4,015	7,897
1962Class III	D	51.6%Frank J. Lausche3,294	48.4%John M. Briley3,095	6,389
1958Class I	R	49.0%Stephen M. Young3,706	51.0%John W. Bricker3,860	7,566
1956Class III	R	45.0%Frank J. Lausche3,570	55.0%George H. Bender4,366	7,936
1952Class I	R	36.6%Michael V. DiSalle3,044	63.4%John W. Bricker5,284	8,328
1950Class III	R	37.3%Joseph T. Ferguson2,841	62.7%Robert A. Taft4,783	7,624
1946Class I	R	32.4%James W. Huffman2,093	67.3%John W. Bricker4,352	6,466
1944Class III	R	39.2%William G. Pickrel3,202	60.8%Robert A. Taft4,968	8,170
1940Class I	R	43.3%John McSweeney4,071	56.7%Harold H. Burton5,339	9,410
1938Class III	R	37.4%Robert J. Bulkley2,904	62.6%Robert A. Taft4,863	7,767
1934Class I	R	49.0%Vic Donahey3,499	50.9%Simeon D. Fess3,634	7,144
1932Class III	R	42.3%Robert J. Bulkley3,166	53.0%Gilbert Bettman3,968	7,486
1928Class I	R	37.1%Charles V. Truax2,942	62.6%Simeon D. Fess4,967	7,930
1926Class III	R	29.0%Atlee Pomerene1,371	70.9%Frank B. Willis3,351	4,726
1922Class I	R	36.7%Atlee Pomerene2,316	62.7%Simeon D. Fess3,952	6,303
1920Class III	R	32.5%W.A. Julian2,417	67.5%Frank B. Willis5,019	7,438
1916Class I	R	40.7%Atlee Pomerene1,825	56.8%Myron T. Herrick2,546	4,479
1914Class III	R	29.2%Timothy S. Hogan1,251	61.9%Warren G. Harding2,654	4,285

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1954Special · Class III	R	45.8%Thomas A. Burke2,889	54.2%George H. Bender3,422	6,311
1928Special · Class III	R	31.5%Graham P. Hunt2,171	68.5%Theodore E. Burton4,730	6,901

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	20.8%Nan Whaley1,072	79.0%Mike Dewine4,079	5,165
2018	R	30.6%Richard Cordray And Betty Sutton1,780	66.1%Mike Dewine And Jon Husted3,851	5,825
2014	R	34.5%Ed FitzGerald1,599	62.0%John Kasich2,875	4,638
2010	D	50.1%Ted Strickland2,840	44.9%John Kasich2,548	5,672
2006	D	69.5%Ted Strickland4,238	27.3%Ken Blackwell1,661	6,095
2002	R	40.8%Tim Hagan2,327	54.9%Bob Taft3,131	5,708
1998	D	50.7%Lee Fisher3,001	43.4%Bob Taft2,572	5,924
1994	D	52.7%Rob Burch3,009	45.2%George Voinovich2,580	5,709
1990	D	56.1%Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.3,506	43.9%George Voinovich2,739	6,245
1986	D	59.4%Dick Celeste3,606	40.6%Jim Rhodes2,463	6,069
1982	D	63.0%Dick Celeste3,416	35.2%Bud Brown1,912	5,425
1978	R	43.4%Dick Celeste1,831	54.0%Jim Rhodes2,278	4,216

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Harrison County, OH
Year	Total registered
2016	10,056
2018	10,277
2020	10,205
2022	10,035
2024	9,890

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+56 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −385 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $49,413 in average income, against $75,055 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+45.7 on average — 9.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Harrison County, OH itself (R+55.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Jefferson County, OH65R+43.9
Tuscarawas County, OH53R+43.3
Belmont County, OH33R+47.3
Carroll County, OH21R+54.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Jefferson County, OH67
Tuscarawas County, OH60
Belmont County, OH37
Carroll County, OH31

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.

Domestic migration in Harrison County, OH in Harrison County, OH: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+9
2012	−61
2013	−53
2014	−43
2015	−69
2016	−107
2017	−3
2018	+11
2019	−69
2021	+69
2022	+16
2023	−75
2024	−66
2025	+56

Harrison County, a rural Appalachian-edge county in eastern Ohio, recorded an R+55.2 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a broader realignment of working-class, coal-country communities that has accelerated across the region over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.2 points.

A population of 14,306, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,414 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Belmont County and Perry County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Belmont County

Ohio

86.9twin score

12-yr trend2000 margin% White≠ population scale

Perry County

Illinois

86.1twin score

12-yr trend2000–2004 trajectorycollege share≠ % unaffiliated

Webster County

West Virginia

85.7twin score

12-yr trend% unaffiliatedcollege share≠ Scottish 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 Harrison County, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Harrison County, Ohio voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,110 votes cast, 1,559 went Democratic and 5,484 went Republican.

When did Harrison County, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Harrison County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Harrison County, Ohio?

Harrison County, Ohio has a population of 14,306 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Harrison County, Ohio?

Median household income in Harrison County, Ohio is $54,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Harrison County, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harrison County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.

Measure

Harrison County

Ohio

United States

Median age

45.5

39.8

39.1

Age 18–24

6.8%

8.9%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

22.8%

18.3%

17.2%

Measure

Harrison County

Ohio

United States

Median household income

$54,414

$71,389

$84,427

Poverty rate

13.1%

13.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

11.5%

31.6%

35.6%

Measure

Harrison County

Ohio

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

3.3%

8.0%

22.3%

German or other West Germanic

2.6%

0.9%

0.5%

Measure

Harrison County

Ohio

United States

Catholic

2.4%

15.4%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

10.1%

19.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

72.9%

52.2%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

12.8%

7.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+55.2MIT Election Lab

Population

14,3062024 5-year

Median household income

$54,4142024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

93.7%2024 5-year

Black

2.7%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

1.2%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+27.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+59.7 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Belmont County, OH · twin score 86.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

7,231

12,217

59.2%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

5,951

12,029

49.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

7,726

11,900

64.9%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

5,267

11,462

46.0%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

7,200

11,288

63.8%

A/A

Harrison County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -GREEN TWP/VILGREEN TWP/VIL

208

681

898

23.2%

75.8%

R+52.7

Precinct -CADIZ VIL SWCADIZ VIL SW

217

547

772

28.1%

70.9%

R+42.7

Precinct -CADIZ TWP/VIL NECADIZ TWP/VIL NE

182

541

734

24.8%

73.7%

R+48.9

Precinct -NORTH TWP/VILNORTH TWP/VIL

146

482

635

23.0%

75.9%

R+52.9

Precinct -SHORTCREEK TWP/VILSHORTCREEK TWP/VIL

136

442

581

23.4%

76.1%

R+52.7

Precinct -RUMLEY TWP/VILRUMLEY TWP/VIL

473

565

15.0%

83.7%

R+68.7

Precinct -MONROE TWP/VILMONROE TWP/VIL

381

473

18.2%

80.5%

R+62.4

Precinct -GERMAN TWPGERMAN TWP

319

401

20.0%

79.6%

R+59.6

Precinct -FREEPORT TWP/VILFREEPORT TWP/VIL

294

373

20.9%

78.8%

R+57.9

Precinct -FRANKLIN TWP/VILFRANKLIN TWP/VIL

260

333

21.9%

78.1%

R+56.2

Precinct -STOCK TWPSTOCK TWP

193

259

24.3%

74.5%

R+50.2

Precinct -WASHINGTON TWPWASHINGTON TWP

187

253

26.1%

73.9%

R+47.8

Precinct -ATHENS TWP/VILATHENS TWP/VIL

188

252

23.0%

74.6%

R+51.6

Precinct -MOOREFIELD TWPMOOREFIELD TWP

202

229

11.8%

88.2%

R+76.4

Precinct -ARCHER TWPARCHER TWP

152

176

12.5%

86.4%

R+73.9

Precinct -NOTTINGHAM TWPNOTTINGHAM TWP

142

175

18.3%

81.1%

R+62.9

PRECINCT ARCHER TWP39_39067067AAA

—

No votes

PRECINCT ATHENS TWP/VIL39_39067067AAB

—

No votes

PRECINCT CADIZ TWP/VIL NE39_39067067AAE

—

No votes

PRECINCT CADIZ VIL SW39_39067067AAG

—

No votes

PRECINCT FRANKLIN TWP/VIL39_39067067AAL

—

No votes

PRECINCT FREEPORT TWP/VIL39_39067067AAM

—

No votes

PRECINCT GERMAN TWP39_39067067AAO

—

No votes

PRECINCT GREEN TWP/VIL39_39067067AAS

—

No votes

PRECINCT MONROE TWP/VIL39_39067067AAU

—

No votes

PRECINCT MOOREFIELD TWP39_39067067AAV

—

No votes

PRECINCT NORTH TWP/VIL39_39067067AAX

—

No votes

PRECINCT NOTTINGHAM TWP39_39067067ABA

—

No votes

PRECINCT RUMLEY TWP/VIL39_39067067ABB

—

No votes

PRECINCT SHORTCREEK TWP/VIL39_39067067ABF

—

No votes

PRECINCT STOCK TWP39_39067067ABH

—

No votes

PRECINCT WASHINGTON TWP39_39067067ABI

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−10.3%
1896	−16.5%
1900	−17.9%
1904	−31.3%
1908	−21.4%
1912	−5.1%
1916	−13.4%
1920	−34.0%
1924	−39.1%
1928	−59.7%
1932	−14.8%
1936	+4.5%
1940	−11.4%
1944	−21.1%
1948	−10.3%
1952	−19.0%
1956	−31.6%
1960	−17.5%
1964	+27.6%
1968	+0.8%
1972	−30.9%
1976	+7.3%
1980	−11.4%
1984	−11.7%
1988	+8.0%
1992	+19.7%
1996	+19.1%
2000	−0.9%
2004	−6.1%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−14.7%
2016	−47.2%
2020	−52.6%
2024	−55.2%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

21.9%Harris1,559

77.1%Trump5,484

0.5%Oliver38 +3

R+55.2

R+2.6

R+53.7

7,110

All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%5,484
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.9%1,559
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.5%38
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.3%19
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%9
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1

2020

23.1%Biden1,768

75.7%Trump5,792

0.8%Jorgensen59

R+52.6

R+5.4

R+57.0

7,655

2016

23.3%Clinton1,688

70.5%Trump5,098

2.5%Johnson178

R+47.2

R+32.5

R+49.2

7,231

2012

40.5%Obama2,950

55.1%Romney4,019

0.9%Johnson62

R+14.7

R+12.2

R+18.5

7,289

2008

47.1%Obama3,683

49.5%McCain3,872

3.4%

R+2.4

D+3.7

R+9.7

7,817

2004

46.6%Kerry3,780

52.7%Bush4,274

0.7%

R+6.1

R+5.2

R+3.6

8,109

2000

46.8%Gore3,351

47.7%Bush3,417

2.7%Nader192

R+0.9

R+20.0

R+1.4

7,161

1996

50.3%Clinton3,721

31.2%Dole2,310

17.6%Perot1,302

D+19.1

R+0.6

D+10.5

7,402

1992

48.9%Clinton3,830

29.2%Bush2,289

21.5%Perot1,679

D+19.7

D+11.6

D+14.1

7,827

1988

53.5%Dukakis3,881

45.5%Bush3,298

1.0%

D+8.0

D+19.8

D+15.8

7,252

1984

43.7%Mondale3,370

55.4%Reagan4,276

0.9%

R+11.7

R+0.3

D+6.5

7,712

1980

41.2%Carter2,848

52.6%Reagan3,639

6.2%

R+11.4

R+18.7

R+1.7

6,916

1976

53.0%Carter4,070

45.7%Ford3,509

1.3%

D+7.3

D+38.2

D+5.2

7,681

1972

34.1%McGovern2,388

65.0%Nixon4,554

1.0%

R+30.9

R+31.7

R+7.7

7,010

1968

46.7%Humphrey3,594

45.9%Nixon3,532

7.5%

D+0.8

R+26.8

D+1.5

7,700

1964

63.8%Johnson5,159

36.2%Goldwater2,928

0.0%

D+27.6

D+45.1

D+5.0

8,087

1960

41.2%Kennedy3,641

58.8%Nixon5,191

0.0%

R+17.5

D+14.0

R+17.7

8,832

1956

34.2%Stevenson2,831

65.8%Eisenhower5,444

0.0%

R+31.6

R+12.6

R+16.2

8,275

1952

40.5%Stevenson3,614

59.5%Eisenhower5,306

0.0%

R+19.0

R+8.7

R+8.2

8,920

1948

44.4%Truman3,422

54.7%Dewey4,215

0.8%

R+10.3

D+10.8

R+14.8

7,700

1944

39.4%Roosevelt3,381

60.6%Dewey5,194

0.0%

R+21.1

R+9.8

R+28.6

8,575

1940

44.3%Roosevelt4,559

55.7%Willkie5,729

0.0%

R+11.4

R+15.9

R+21.3

10,288

1936

52.1%Roosevelt5,231

47.6%Landon4,779

0.3%

D+4.5

D+19.3

R+19.8

10,045

1932

41.6%Roosevelt3,512

56.4%Hoover4,759

2.0%

R+14.8

D+44.9

R+32.6

8,439

1928

19.7%Smith1,516

79.4%Hoover6,095

0.8%

R+59.7

R+20.6

R+42.2

7,676

1924

26.9%Davis1,999

66.0%Coolidge4,904

7.0%La Follette520

R+39.1

R+5.1

R+13.9

7,434

1920

32.6%Cox2,473

66.6%Harding5,053

0.8%

R+34.0

R+20.6

R+7.8

7,584

1916

42.3%Wilson1,911

55.8%Hughes2,517

1.9%

R+13.4

R+8.3

R+16.6

4,514

1912

37.3%Wilson1,714

42.4%Taft1,950

20.3%

R+5.1

D+16.3

R+24.7

4,596

1908

37.9%Bryan1,961

59.4%Taft3,069

2.7%

R+21.4

D+9.9

R+11.9

5,170

1904

32.1%Parker1,578

63.4%Roosevelt3,115

4.5%

R+31.3

R+13.4

R+11.6

4,913

1900

40.0%Bryan2,261

57.9%McKinley3,274

2.1%

R+17.9

R+1.4

R+10.4

5,651

1896

40.9%Bryan2,245

57.4%McKinley3,151

1.8%

R+16.5

R+6.2

R+10.4

5,493

1892

41.3%Cleveland2,032

51.6%Harrison2,541

7.1%

R+10.3

—

R+12.0

4,924

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

25.0%1,718

75.0%5,166

6,884

2020

23.4%1,704

76.6%5,568

7,272

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

26.3%1,857

69.2%4,891

7,068

2022

28.1%1,451

71.9%3,721

5,172

2018Class I

42.7%Sherrod Brown2,480

57.3%Jim Renacci3,327

5,808

2016Class III

26.1%Ted Strickland1,823

68.5%Rob Portman4,780

6,976

2012Class I

45.0%Sherrod Brown3,176

49.5%Josh Mandel3,498

7,063

2010Class III

43.4%Lee Fisher2,426

51.5%Rob Portman2,880

5,588

2006Class I

59.0%Sherrod Brown3,530

41.0%Mike DeWine2,450

5,981

2004Class III

35.6%Eric Fingerhut2,814

64.4%George Voinovich5,082

7,896

2000Class I

43.0%Ted Celeste2,971

52.5%Mike DeWine3,628

6,913

1998Class III

50.8%Mary Boyle3,114

49.2%George Voinovich3,014

6,128

1994Class I

54.7%Joel Hyatt3,179

40.2%Mike DeWine2,335

5,815

1992Class III

62.7%John Glenn4,814

29.0%Mike DeWine2,224

7,675

1988Class I

65.9%Howard Metzenbaum4,768

34.1%George Voinovich2,472

7,240

1986Class III

66.1%John Glenn4,061

33.9%Thomas N. Kindness2,080

6,141

1982Class I

59.0%Howard Metzenbaum3,371

39.1%Paul E. Pfeifer2,236

5,714

1980Class III

68.8%John Glenn4,592

28.7%James E. Betts1,913

6,672

1976Class I

49.0%Howard Metzenbaum3,601

48.3%Robert A. Taft Jr.3,548

7,351

1974Class III

62.9%John Glenn3,298

33.3%Ralph J. Perk1,744

5,245

1970Class I

47.6%Howard Metzenbaum2,643

50.6%Robert A. Taft Jr.2,809

5,554

1968Class III

50.8%John J. Gilligan3,800

49.2%William B. Saxbe3,678

7,478

1964Class I

49.2%Stephen M. Young3,882

50.8%Robert A. Taft Jr.4,015

7,897

1962Class III

51.6%Frank J. Lausche3,294

48.4%John M. Briley3,095

6,389

1958Class I

49.0%Stephen M. Young3,706

51.0%John W. Bricker3,860

7,566

1956Class III

45.0%Frank J. Lausche3,570

55.0%George H. Bender4,366

7,936

1952Class I

36.6%Michael V. DiSalle3,044

63.4%John W. Bricker5,284

8,328

1950Class III

37.3%Joseph T. Ferguson2,841

62.7%Robert A. Taft4,783

7,624

1946Class I

32.4%James W. Huffman2,093

67.3%John W. Bricker4,352

6,466

1944Class III

39.2%William G. Pickrel3,202

60.8%Robert A. Taft4,968

8,170

1940Class I

43.3%John McSweeney4,071

56.7%Harold H. Burton5,339

9,410

1938Class III

37.4%Robert J. Bulkley2,904

62.6%Robert A. Taft4,863

7,767

1934Class I

49.0%Vic Donahey3,499

50.9%Simeon D. Fess3,634

7,144

1932Class III

42.3%Robert J. Bulkley3,166

53.0%Gilbert Bettman3,968

7,486

1928Class I

37.1%Charles V. Truax2,942

62.6%Simeon D. Fess4,967

7,930

1926Class III

29.0%Atlee Pomerene1,371

70.9%Frank B. Willis3,351

4,726

1922Class I

36.7%Atlee Pomerene2,316

62.7%Simeon D. Fess3,952

6,303

1920Class III

32.5%W.A. Julian2,417

67.5%Frank B. Willis5,019

7,438

1916Class I

40.7%Atlee Pomerene1,825

56.8%Myron T. Herrick2,546

4,479

1914Class III

29.2%Timothy S. Hogan1,251

61.9%Warren G. Harding2,654

4,285

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1954Special · Class III

45.8%Thomas A. Burke2,889

54.2%George H. Bender3,422

6,311

1928Special · Class III

31.5%Graham P. Hunt2,171

68.5%Theodore E. Burton4,730

6,901

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

20.8%Nan Whaley1,072

79.0%Mike Dewine4,079

5,165

2018

30.6%Richard Cordray And Betty Sutton1,780

66.1%Mike Dewine And Jon Husted3,851

5,825

2014

34.5%Ed FitzGerald1,599

62.0%John Kasich2,875

4,638

2010

50.1%Ted Strickland2,840

44.9%John Kasich2,548

5,672

2006

69.5%Ted Strickland4,238

27.3%Ken Blackwell1,661

6,095

2002

40.8%Tim Hagan2,327

54.9%Bob Taft3,131

5,708

1998

50.7%Lee Fisher3,001

43.4%Bob Taft2,572

5,924

1994

52.7%Rob Burch3,009

45.2%George Voinovich2,580

5,709

1990

56.1%Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.3,506

43.9%George Voinovich2,739

6,245

1986

59.4%Dick Celeste3,606

40.6%Jim Rhodes2,463

6,069

1982

63.0%Dick Celeste3,416

35.2%Bud Brown1,912

5,425

1978

43.4%Dick Celeste1,831

54.0%Jim Rhodes2,278

4,216

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Harrison County, OH
Year	Total registered
2016	10,056
2018	10,277
2020	10,205
2022	10,035
2024	9,890

How did Harrison County, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Harrison County, Ohio voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,110 votes cast, 1,559 went Democratic and 5,484 went Republican.

When did Harrison County, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Harrison County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Harrison County, Ohio?

Harrison County, Ohio has a population of 14,306 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Harrison County, Ohio?

Median household income in Harrison County, Ohio is $54,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

What is the political history of Harrison County, Ohio?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harrison County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.