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1876–2024
Clinton County, Ohio
Clinton County·Ohio

Clinton 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
Clinton County, Ohio · Christopher L. Riley · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
42,012
2024 ACS
Most similar
King William County
VA · similarity 1.00
36 precincts · 20,870 votes cast
Trump · R+54
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.4%
4,63315,98420,870
2020R
−52.6%
4,69715,48820,527
2016R
−51.5%
4,06613,83818,966
2012R
−33.9%
5,79112,00918,329
2008R
−30.3%
6,55812,40919,342
2004R
−40.8%
5,41712,93818,414
2000R
−33.4%
4,7919,82415,070
1996R
−15.2%
5,3037,50414,521
1992R
−17.2%
4,6387,29015,391
1988R
−40.2%
3,7468,85612,699
1984R
−48.2%
3,3329,60313,018
1980R
−29.9%
3,9677,67512,400
1976R
−14.0%
4,9596,59711,737
1972R
−49.4%
2,7098,14010,988
1968R
−29.6%
2,9826,26511,077
1964D
+3.4%
6,5146,08212,596
1960R
−30.6%
4,4988,46412,962
1956R
−40.1%
3,3827,91911,301
1952R
−35.7%
3,8858,19112,076
1948R
−23.0%
3,7586,0099,799
1944R
−32.0%
3,7137,20010,913
1940R
−17.2%
4,9647,02711,991
1936R
−4.0%
5,7856,26512,127
1932R
−6.2%
5,2525,95311,368
1928R
−46.4%
2,6037,1509,797
1924R
−39.0%
2,4965,9548,876
1920R
−31.6%
3,5986,94710,588
1916R
−14.8%
2,6023,5206,221
1912R
−15.1%
2,0102,9165,990
1908R
−24.6%
2,4644,1076,683
1904R
−35.3%
1,8263,9375,984
1900R
−26.3%
2,3944,1496,682
1896R
−21.6%
2,6574,1446,886
1892R
−23.9%
2,0763,4915,929
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
1.5%
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
10.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.9%
Baptist
4.8%
Methodist
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clinton County's R+54.6 margin in 2024 places it among Ohio's most skewed presidential results, reflecting a predominantly white, non-metropolitan electorate that has shifted sharply rightward over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Clinton 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.

Clinton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,407, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 42,012 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 Van Wert County.