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1876–2024
Perry County, Ohio
Perry County·Ohio

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

One of Ohio's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Perry County, Ohio · Christopher L. Riley · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
35,535
2024 ACS
Most similar
Scioto County
OH · similarity 0.99
33 precincts · 17,005 votes cast
Trump · R+54
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.5%
3,80013,06217,005
2020R
−49.5%
4,09812,35716,675
2016R
−39.7%
4,13810,22815,337
2012R
−3.9%
7,0337,62715,223
2008R
−3.0%
7,2617,72115,437
2004R
−3.9%
7,2577,85615,189
2000R
−4.2%
5,8956,44012,828
1996D
+9.7%
5,8194,60612,447
1992D
+1.9%
4,9724,71213,547
1988R
−13.6%
5,0116,60211,731
1984R
−30.9%
3,9617,54811,597
1980R
−12.6%
4,3835,72510,648
1976D
+5.2%
6,2685,63712,138
1972R
−27.6%
3,7286,71610,809
1968R
−0.0%
4,8114,81510,710
1964D
+33.5%
7,8163,89511,711
1960R
−19.2%
5,1917,65812,849
1956R
−29.1%
4,1237,51111,634
1952R
−16.9%
5,2757,42512,700
1948R
−3.9%
5,2645,69210,992
1944R
−18.5%
5,0507,33912,389
1940R
−10.9%
6,9538,65615,609
1936D
+10.7%
8,5086,82615,785
1932R
−3.5%
6,7147,22514,643
1928R
−29.4%
4,6538,55113,279
1924R
−29.8%
3,7027,59213,065
1920R
−12.6%
5,9177,68514,018
1916R
−1.1%
3,8603,9538,261
1912D
+17.5%
3,1471,7398,052
1908R
−4.8%
3,8854,3048,698
1904R
−25.2%
2,8464,8838,095
1900R
−7.3%
3,5994,1807,949
1896D
+1.5%
4,1123,9898,203
1892D
+1.0%
3,4303,3597,130
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.
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
8.2%
Other Christian
7.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Methodist
3.4%
Baptist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Perry County, tucked in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio, recorded an R+54.5 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a coal-and-timber region where Democratic support has eroded steadily over the past two decades.

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

Perry County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,460, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,535 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 Scioto County and Hocking County.