Hocking County, Ohio

2024 results by precinct

20 precincts · 13,512 votes cast

Trump · R+44

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−44.2%	3,704	9,679	13,512
2020	R	−42.4%	3,880	9,737	13,824
2016	R	−36.0%	3,775	8,497	13,103
2012	R	−1.0%	6,157	6,285	12,890
2008	R	−0.8%	6,259	6,364	13,016
2004	R	−5.8%	6,175	6,936	13,199
2000	R	−11.4%	4,474	5,702	10,756
1996	D	+6.1%	4,646	4,017	10,356
1992	D	+1.6%	3,935	3,761	10,574
1988	R	−18.6%	3,706	5,426	9,243
1984	R	−29.5%	3,280	6,071	9,463
1980	R	−9.3%	3,765	4,588	8,819
1976	D	+10.8%	5,126	4,114	9,396
1972	R	−29.8%	2,874	5,407	8,492
1968	R	−3.4%	3,701	3,998	8,702
1964	D	+35.1%	5,951	2,858	8,809
1960	R	−12.9%	4,057	5,262	9,319
1956	R	−19.3%	3,334	4,925	8,259
1952	R	−9.3%	3,938	4,743	8,681
1948	D	+8.9%	4,462	3,733	8,212
1944	R	−9.3%	3,766	4,535	8,301
1940	D	+3.2%	5,688	5,336	11,024
1936	D	+24.5%	6,580	3,960	10,678
1932	D	+15.8%	5,287	3,811	9,348
1928	R	−37.0%	2,502	5,497	8,093
1924	R	−15.2%	2,854	4,086	8,098
1920	R	−3.0%	4,082	4,335	8,527
1916	D	+10.1%	2,907	2,357	5,425
1912	D	+18.8%	2,295	1,354	5,012
1908	D	+2.0%	2,864	2,749	5,761
1904	R	−12.5%	2,304	2,979	5,399
1900	R	−0.5%	2,896	2,923	5,895
1896	D	+7.2%	3,177	2,746	5,970
1892	D	+10.0%	2,522	2,034	4,883
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%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

0.8%

2.9%

75–84

3.7%

6.0%

65–74

6.1%

7.5%

55–64

7.6%

6.5%

45–54

6.7%

5.9%

35–44

5.6%

5.7%

25–34

5.5%

3.9%

18–24

3.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

3.1%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,960

Hocking County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Hocking County$62,960

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

7.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.9%

Methodist

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Baptist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hocking County's rugged Appalachian terrain and shrinking industrial base have driven one of the sharpest partisan shifts in the state over the past two decades, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching R+44.3 — roughly double what it was in 2008.

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

Hocking County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,960, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,799 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 Perry County and Guernsey County.

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