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1876–2024
Washington County, Ohio
Washington County·Ohio

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

One of Ohio's most Republican-leaning counties along the West Virginia border

18762024·38 elections
Washington County, Ohio · Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,978
2024 ACS
Most similar
Richland County
OH · similarity 1.00
50 precincts · 31,123 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−43.6%
8,60022,16131,123
2020R
−40.8%
9,24322,30732,031
2016R
−40.9%
8,02620,51430,567
2012R
−18.8%
11,65117,28429,995
2008R
−15.5%
12,36817,01929,932
2004R
−16.5%
12,53817,53230,216
2000R
−18.7%
10,38315,34226,515
1996R
−3.9%
10,94511,96525,977
1992R
−6.5%
10,38012,20428,073
1988R
−19.3%
9,96714,76724,916
1984R
−34.4%
7,92016,52924,993
1980R
−26.6%
7,93614,31023,971
1976R
−12.3%
8,91411,51321,096
1972R
−40.2%
5,81414,02320,434
1968R
−24.3%
6,92211,88820,408
1964D
+11.6%
11,1938,87320,066
1960R
−28.8%
7,85614,19722,053
1956R
−39.3%
6,06813,92719,995
1952R
−30.5%
7,37613,84121,217
1948R
−15.7%
7,54210,34917,936
1944R
−24.9%
7,02311,67618,699
1940R
−22.5%
8,58413,55822,142
1936R
−2.9%
10,20310,82621,354
1932D
+4.3%
10,2089,35219,876
1928R
−46.9%
4,58212,76717,447
1924R
−19.5%
5,7278,70415,239
1920R
−18.8%
6,2869,27915,944
1916D
+5.0%
5,2674,74510,444
1912D
+13.2%
4,6373,3269,941
1908D
+1.1%
5,7715,64811,607
1904R
−18.4%
4,4366,52211,332
1900R
−9.4%
5,3996,54212,136
1896R
−6.8%
5,1825,94911,226
1892R
−3.3%
4,5244,8459,675
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.
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
13.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.1%
Methodist
5.5%
Baptist
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County sits in the hilly southeastern corner of Ohio, where a dwindling industrial base and strong Scots-Irish heritage have produced some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Washington County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,603, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,978 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 Richland County and Wadena County.