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1876–2024
Hardin County, Ohio
Hardin County·Ohio

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

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

18762024·38 elections
Hardin County, Ohio · Christopher L. Riley · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
30,475
2024 ACS
Most similar
Highland County
OH · similarity 1.00
21 precincts · 12,908 votes cast
Trump · R+55
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.6%
2,8639,91112,908
2020R
−52.0%
3,0629,94913,247
2016R
−46.3%
2,9208,71712,516
2012R
−22.8%
4,6197,48912,561
2008R
−20.8%
5,0137,74913,149
2004R
−26.5%
4,8918,44113,392
2000R
−21.3%
4,5577,12412,068
1996R
−4.9%
4,9305,50611,876
1992R
−11.3%
4,3645,85113,215
1988R
−27.1%
4,1457,29111,606
1984R
−38.9%
3,8138,72212,620
1980R
−29.6%
3,8637,45712,123
1976R
−12.9%
4,6506,07611,075
1972R
−41.1%
3,5358,71312,602
1968R
−21.5%
4,1806,96312,937
1964D
+12.7%
7,3245,67913,003
1960R
−28.8%
4,9969,04214,038
1956R
−33.0%
4,5569,04913,605
1952R
−29.2%
5,0649,23514,299
1948R
−15.2%
5,4747,44112,967
1944R
−25.1%
5,1288,56613,694
1940R
−16.8%
6,5479,19215,739
1936D
+5.0%
8,4417,63116,283
1932D
+9.3%
8,7177,21516,084
1928R
−20.9%
5,3068,13713,517
1924R
−12.0%
5,5237,11213,254
1920R
−16.1%
5,8178,07114,003
1916D
+2.2%
4,3044,1198,567
1912D
+13.6%
3,9122,7758,354
1908R
−3.2%
4,1644,4448,827
1904R
−19.9%
3,0964,7368,256
1900R
−2.3%
4,1904,3898,766
1896R
−0.3%
4,2474,2768,639
1892R
−0.4%
3,4833,5157,367
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
1.0%
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
9.5%
Methodist
8.1%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hardin County, anchored by the small city of Kenton, has shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past decade, posting a 54-point gap in 2024 — well above even Ohio's statewide Republican lean.

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

Hardin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,484, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 30,475 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 Highland County and Richland County.