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1876–2024
Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County·Ohio

Lucas County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Toledo's home county tilts Democratic by double digits

18762024·38 elections
Lucas County, Ohio · Joel Rossol · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
428,018
2024 ACS
Most similar
Brunswick County
VA · similarity 0.99
303 precincts · 192,489 votes cast
Harris · D+12
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+12.4%
106,32082,398192,489
2020D
+16.8%
115,41181,763200,623
2016D
+17.5%
110,83375,698200,973
2012D
+31.5%
136,61669,940211,824
2008D
+31.4%
142,85273,706220,457
2004D
+20.7%
132,71587,160220,430
2000D
+18.7%
108,34473,342187,350
1996D
+25.7%
104,91158,120181,747
1992D
+18.1%
99,98963,297203,019
1988D
+8.6%
99,75583,788185,095
1984R
−1.5%
97,293100,285199,554
1980R
−0.7%
85,34186,653191,298
1976D
+15.0%
103,65876,069183,907
1972D
+1.0%
90,14288,401182,709
1968D
+12.3%
91,34669,403178,037
1964D
+37.8%
128,11057,782185,892
1960D
+4.1%
102,82594,679197,504
1956R
−6.3%
88,598100,501189,099
1952R
−3.4%
91,04397,490188,533
1948D
+5.1%
74,06466,798142,853
1944R
−0.7%
76,10977,247153,356
1940D
+1.0%
77,94876,405154,353
1936D
+21.3%
74,15545,853132,979
1932D
+14.6%
64,90247,796117,060
1928R
−27.0%
44,97778,435124,081
1924R
−43.1%
11,94853,67096,902
1920R
−24.8%
30,45252,44988,769
1916D
+27.8%
30,77916,71150,626
1912D
+22.3%
13,9995,62237,610
1908R
−6.5%
16,20818,71538,620
1904R
−43.1%
8,25922,92434,045
1900R
−5.2%
15,39017,12833,450
1896R
−9.7%
13,75916,75830,776
1892R
−6.3%
9,86011,21121,552
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%
Polish
1.3%
English
0.7%
African American
15.4%
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
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Other Christian
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Baptist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Methodist
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lucas County anchors northwest Ohio's Democratic vote, driven by Toledo's dense urban core and a legacy of UAW-organized manufacturing. Its 12-point margin stands out in an otherwise competitive region.

The Democratic margin in Lucas County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Lucas County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,224, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 428,018 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 Brunswick County and Mora County.