akashic
1876–2024
Mercer County, Ohio
Mercer County·Ohio

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

One of Ohio's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Mercer County, Ohio · Eric Lochtefeld · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+67
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
42,484
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fulton County
PA · similarity 1.00
36 precincts · 23,826 votes cast
Trump · R+67
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−66.5%
3,86519,71023,826
2020R
−64.9%
4,03019,45223,761
2016R
−64.0%
3,38417,50622,053
2012R
−54.2%
4,74516,56121,818
2008R
−43.4%
5,85315,10021,299
2004R
−50.4%
5,11815,65020,890
2000R
−39.8%
5,21212,48518,294
1996R
−14.3%
6,3008,83217,653
1992R
−20.5%
4,8838,68318,545
1988R
−38.0%
4,97811,16216,286
1984R
−44.1%
4,42211,54216,144
1980R
−20.6%
5,5068,67315,339
1976R
−6.4%
6,7247,67814,849
1972R
−18.7%
5,7988,58714,907
1968D
+3.4%
6,8016,31314,209
1964D
+39.5%
10,0814,37314,454
1960R
−0.0%
7,7307,73515,465
1956R
−37.8%
4,2729,45613,728
1952R
−31.4%
4,7259,05813,783
1948D
+5.9%
5,9285,26611,202
1944R
−26.1%
4,5227,71212,234
1940R
−21.4%
5,1147,90513,019
1936D
+27.4%
7,2173,60213,204
1932D
+43.2%
8,4623,31411,929
1928D
+9.1%
6,1555,12911,326
1924D
+8.8%
5,1354,21510,434
1920R
−12.7%
4,4045,69210,140
1916D
+28.5%
3,8032,0656,107
1912D
+39.9%
3,5911,3245,683
1908D
+34.3%
4,4562,1486,729
1904D
+19.8%
3,2862,1735,615
1900D
+37.2%
4,4602,0156,566
1896D
+41.0%
4,7901,9916,827
1892D
+36.6%
3,6881,5265,900
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
1.0%
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.
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
52.3%
Other Christian
13.1%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Methodist
4.7%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Mercer County's R+66.7 margin in 2024 placed it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state, reflecting a heavily rural, agricultural population concentrated around Celina with deep roots in German Catholic heritage.

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

Mercer County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,782, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 42,484 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 Fulton County and Appomattox County.