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1876–2024
Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County·Ohio

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

One of Ohio's most lopsided rural counties in recent cycles

18762024·38 elections
Ashland County, Ohio · User:OHWiki · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+50
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
52,256
2024 ACS
Most similar
King William County
VA · similarity 1.00
39 precincts · 26,730 votes cast
Trump · R+50
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−49.8%
6,54419,86326,730
2020R
−48.7%
6,54119,40726,405
2016R
−46.8%
5,74017,49325,104
2012R
−29.4%
8,28115,51924,578
2008R
−23.3%
9,30015,15825,185
2004R
−30.6%
8,57616,20924,979
2000R
−32.2%
6,68513,53321,258
1996R
−19.4%
6,57310,40219,773
1992R
−18.6%
5,9859,86420,855
1988R
−35.1%
6,07212,72618,939
1984R
−49.6%
4,78614,33919,272
1980R
−35.0%
5,14211,69118,689
1976R
−14.7%
7,2059,76117,354
1972R
−47.8%
4,30212,47017,074
1968R
−33.5%
4,5269,74515,594
1964D
+7.5%
8,4937,30815,801
1960R
−39.4%
5,70013,11218,812
1956R
−46.8%
4,63412,79217,426
1952R
−40.8%
5,24412,45917,703
1948R
−13.6%
6,0958,02714,191
1944R
−18.9%
6,1308,99415,124
1940R
−4.8%
7,8358,62416,459
1936D
+17.4%
8,8186,15415,352
1932D
+5.3%
7,3026,54914,086
1928R
−45.4%
3,2568,74512,097
1924R
−12.8%
4,3775,77710,966
1920R
−2.1%
5,7055,95111,757
1916D
+21.9%
4,0002,5346,679
1912D
+37.3%
3,3641,0176,294
1908D
+12.5%
3,6272,8046,573
1904D
+4.1%
2,9962,7476,113
1900D
+12.4%
3,3992,6416,121
1896D
+13.4%
3,4222,6086,080
1892D
+14.2%
3,0422,2565,552
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%
Italian
0.5%
African American
0.8%
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
27.4%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
Methodist
5.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Baptist
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ashland County's R+50 margin in 2024 places it among Ohio's most Republican-skewed jurisdictions, reflecting a broader pattern of small-city and agricultural counties drifting sharply toward one-party dominance over the past decade.

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

Ashland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,860, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 52,256 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 King William County and Madison County.