Ottawa County, Ohio

2024 results by precinct

36 precincts · 24,042 votes cast

Trump · R+25

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−25.0%	8,866	14,872	24,042
2020	R	−23.4%	9,008	14,628	24,007
2016	R	−19.3%	8,285	12,653	22,678
2012	D	+4.2%	11,503	10,538	22,736
2008	D	+6.2%	12,064	10,624	23,090
2004	R	−4.1%	11,118	12,073	23,259
2000	R	−2.2%	9,485	9,917	19,968
1996	D	+12.3%	9,321	6,991	18,888
1992	D	+6.8%	8,128	6,782	19,795
1988	R	−7.5%	8,038	9,352	17,517
1984	R	−21.4%	7,053	10,920	18,075
1980	R	−11.2%	6,753	8,641	16,883
1976	D	+7.7%	9,646	8,241	18,299
1972	R	−19.6%	6,465	9,772	16,889
1968	R	−5.5%	6,319	7,149	15,115
1964	D	+26.1%	9,618	5,639	15,257
1960	R	−16.7%	6,612	9,260	15,872
1956	R	−26.0%	5,176	8,806	13,982
1952	R	−20.0%	5,808	8,708	14,516
1948	D	+4.8%	6,157	5,591	11,783
1944	R	−16.7%	4,941	6,922	11,863
1940	R	−10.6%	5,556	6,872	12,428
1936	D	+20.9%	6,335	4,006	11,139
1932	D	+30.5%	6,817	3,600	10,532
1928	R	−25.3%	3,435	5,772	9,229
1924	R	−19.6%	2,571	4,137	7,991
1920	R	−20.1%	2,867	4,336	7,299
1916	D	+29.9%	3,347	1,793	5,194
1912	D	+42.0%	2,728	791	4,611
1908	D	+20.2%	3,329	2,202	5,577
1904	D	+5.2%	2,706	2,437	5,194
1900	D	+19.7%	3,185	2,131	5,345
1896	D	+22.0%	3,260	2,079	5,373
1892	D	+29.3%	2,943	1,588	4,620
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

0.9%

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: 50.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

2.0%

4.3%

75–84

4.2%

8.0%

65–74

8.1%

8.3%

55–64

8.2%

6.2%

45–54

5.7%

5.1%

35–44

5.1%

25–34

4.7%

3.2%

18–24

3.1%

6.7%

5–17

7.0%

2.0%

1.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,101

Ottawa County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Ottawa County$76,101

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.4%

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

Mainline Protestant

23.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.4%

Methodist

3.4%

Other Christian

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ottawa County sits along Lake Erie's western basin, where seasonal tourism and commercial fishing shape local economic life. Despite its small size, it draws outsized attention as a bellwether that has tracked closely with statewide Republican margins over recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Ottawa County reached its widest at twenty-six points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Ottawa County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,101, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 39,994 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 Shiawassee County and Juneau County.

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