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1876–2024
Hocking County, Ohio
Hocking County·Ohio

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

One of Appalachian Ohio's most decisive Republican strongholds

18762024·38 elections
Hocking County, Ohio · Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
27,799
2024 ACS
Most similar
Perry County
OH · similarity 0.99
20 precincts · 13,512 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−44.2%
3,7049,67913,512
2020R
−42.4%
3,8809,73713,824
2016R
−36.0%
3,7758,49713,103
2012R
−1.0%
6,1576,28512,890
2008R
−0.8%
6,2596,36413,016
2004R
−5.8%
6,1756,93613,199
2000R
−11.4%
4,4745,70210,756
1996D
+6.1%
4,6464,01710,356
1992D
+1.6%
3,9353,76110,574
1988R
−18.6%
3,7065,4269,243
1984R
−29.5%
3,2806,0719,463
1980R
−9.3%
3,7654,5888,819
1976D
+10.8%
5,1264,1149,396
1972R
−29.8%
2,8745,4078,492
1968R
−3.4%
3,7013,9988,702
1964D
+35.1%
5,9512,8588,809
1960R
−12.9%
4,0575,2629,319
1956R
−19.3%
3,3344,9258,259
1952R
−9.3%
3,9384,7438,681
1948D
+8.9%
4,4623,7338,212
1944R
−9.3%
3,7664,5358,301
1940D
+3.2%
5,6885,33611,024
1936D
+24.5%
6,5803,96010,678
1932D
+15.8%
5,2873,8119,348
1928R
−37.0%
2,5025,4978,093
1924R
−15.2%
2,8544,0868,098
1920R
−3.0%
4,0824,3358,527
1916D
+10.1%
2,9072,3575,425
1912D
+18.8%
2,2951,3545,012
1908D
+2.0%
2,8642,7495,761
1904R
−12.5%
2,3042,9795,399
1900R
−0.5%
2,8962,9235,895
1896D
+7.2%
3,1772,7465,970
1892D
+10.0%
2,5222,0344,883
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
7.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.9%
Methodist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hocking County's rugged Appalachian terrain and shrinking industrial base have driven one of the sharpest partisan shifts in the state over the past two decades, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching R+44.3 — roughly double what it was in 2008.

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

Hocking County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,960, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,799 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 Perry County and Guernsey County.