| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,202 | 8,127 | 10,422 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,492 | 8,316 | 10,951 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,260 | 7,309 | 10,192 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,027 | 5,895 | 10,439 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,094 | 6,015 | 10,407 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,438 | 6,272 | 10,771 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,674 | 5,750 | 9,795 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,275 | 3,622 | 9,465 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,226 | 3,916 | 10,286 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,699 | 5,486 | 9,276 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,549 | 6,307 | 9,929 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,827 | 4,911 | 9,170 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,262 | 4,942 | 10,348 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,335 | 5,961 | 8,433 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,921 | 4,759 | 8,455 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,133 | 3,973 | 9,106 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,472 | 6,976 | 10,448 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,783 | 6,593 | 9,376 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,336 | 6,700 | 10,036 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,595 | 5,564 | 9,193 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,399 | 6,401 | 9,800 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,983 | 7,239 | 12,222 | |
| 1936 | R | 6,085 | 6,464 | 12,549 | |
| 1932 | R | 5,105 | 5,964 | 11,244 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,661 | 6,580 | 9,314 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,944 | 4,864 | 8,492 | |
| 1920 | R | 3,606 | 6,541 | 10,324 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,628 | 3,184 | 6,031 | |
| 1912 | R | 1,738 | 2,129 | 5,850 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,225 | 4,108 | 6,621 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,708 | 4,304 | 6,288 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,237 | 4,545 | 6,929 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,536 | 4,696 | 7,307 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,415 | 3,959 | 6,668 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Perched along the Ohio River in the state's Appalachian southeast, Meigs County recorded an R+57 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural, working-class demographic shift that has accelerated steadily over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Meigs County peaked at thirteen points in 1964. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Meigs County's median household income of $46,873 sits well below state and national norms, and 22% 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 Noble County and Jackson County.