| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,835 | 12,362 | 16,420 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,125 | 12,325 | 16,739 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,013 | 10,785 | 15,865 | |
| 2012 | R | 6,940 | 8,390 | 15,988 | |
| 2008 | R | 7,689 | 8,675 | 16,938 | |
| 2004 | R | 7,378 | 9,839 | 17,303 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,594 | 8,243 | 14,268 | |
| 1996 | R | 6,005 | 6,018 | 14,330 | |
| 1992 | D | 6,212 | 5,705 | 16,173 | |
| 1988 | R | 6,020 | 8,282 | 14,506 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,392 | 9,842 | 14,323 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,725 | 8,359 | 13,856 | |
| 1976 | R | 5,827 | 6,361 | 12,496 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,790 | 8,082 | 12,206 | |
| 1968 | R | 5,013 | 7,256 | 13,539 | |
| 1964 | D | 8,382 | 5,965 | 14,347 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,396 | 9,913 | 15,309 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,789 | 9,549 | 14,338 | |
| 1952 | R | 5,799 | 9,832 | 15,631 | |
| 1948 | R | 6,457 | 7,096 | 13,634 | |
| 1944 | R | 6,126 | 7,917 | 14,043 | |
| 1940 | R | 7,889 | 8,623 | 16,512 | |
| 1936 | D | 9,316 | 6,449 | 15,866 | |
| 1932 | D | 8,188 | 6,040 | 14,555 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,745 | 9,154 | 12,970 | |
| 1924 | R | 4,415 | 5,837 | 11,729 | |
| 1920 | R | 5,617 | 6,154 | 12,051 | |
| 1916 | D | 4,269 | 2,831 | 7,543 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,465 | 1,984 | 7,254 | |
| 1908 | D | 4,106 | 3,606 | 8,111 | |
| 1904 | R | 3,545 | 3,715 | 7,513 | |
| 1900 | D | 3,940 | 3,592 | 7,696 | |
| 1896 | D | 3,979 | 3,340 | 7,384 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,529 | 2,705 | 6,503 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Coshocton sits where Ohio's till plains give way to the Appalachian foothills, and its small-town, working-class electorate has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — producing a 52-point Republican presidential margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin in Coshocton County peaked at twenty points in 1912. By 1996 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Coshocton County's median household income of $55,577 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Guernsey County.