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1876–2024
Huron County, Ohio
Huron County·Ohio

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

A rural Lake Erie-adjacent county where Republicans routinely win by landslide margins

18762024·38 elections
Huron County, Ohio · The original uploader was Afries52 at English Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,319
2024 ACS
Most similar
Seneca County
OH · similarity 1.00
46 precincts · 27,344 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−43.8%
7,49619,48427,344
2020R
−41.2%
7,75918,95627,190
2016R
−35.6%
7,19216,22625,343
2012R
−8.3%
11,00613,06024,895
2008R
−3.2%
12,07612,88425,582
2004R
−16.6%
10,56814,81725,558
2000R
−19.2%
8,18312,28621,360
1996D
+0.5%
8,8588,75021,161
1992R
−6.3%
7,9309,48024,471
1988R
−23.4%
7,79412,63320,642
1984R
−36.7%
6,60914,38821,171
1980R
−24.2%
6,53711,17319,159
1976R
−9.1%
7,7429,38618,066
1972R
−31.4%
5,49110,94217,340
1968R
−16.6%
6,5159,45617,714
1964D
+17.0%
10,7807,65518,435
1960R
−23.9%
7,53412,26119,795
1956R
−46.9%
4,41812,20816,626
1952R
−43.5%
4,87512,37217,247
1948R
−19.4%
6,0739,00415,134
1944R
−32.1%
5,87911,44217,321
1940R
−27.1%
6,74111,75818,499
1936D
+1.0%
8,5008,31818,022
1932D
+0.5%
8,7958,70217,701
1928R
−34.8%
5,15710,70215,930
1924R
−40.7%
2,8718,34013,425
1920R
−35.6%
4,3989,34813,915
1916D
+1.1%
4,1364,0488,380
1912D
+19.4%
3,3171,7078,283
1908R
−7.1%
4,2624,9309,350
1904R
−35.2%
2,6225,6138,490
1900R
−12.0%
3,9064,9939,055
1896R
−8.9%
4,1855,0089,277
1892R
−8.1%
3,5924,2578,198
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
Catholic & Orthodox
19.3%
Other Christian
6.8%
Methodist
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.6%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Huron County's economy blends agriculture with small manufacturing, and its largely rural, non-college white electorate has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, producing margins that now exceed 40 points.

The Republican margin in Huron County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was forty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Huron County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,878, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,319 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 Seneca County and Muskingum County.