Wood County, Ohio

2024 results by precinct

99 precincts · 67,586 votes cast

Trump · R+10

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.2%	30,016	36,877	67,586
2020	R	−7.6%	30,617	35,757	67,597
2016	R	−7.9%	27,318	32,498	65,551
2012	D	+4.8%	32,802	29,704	64,342
2008	D	+7.1%	34,285	29,648	65,164
2004	R	−6.6%	29,401	33,592	63,346
2000	R	−9.2%	22,687	27,504	52,194
1996	D	+5.4%	23,183	20,518	49,343
1992	D	+0.3%	20,754	20,579	53,203
1988	R	−16.5%	18,579	26,013	44,933
1984	R	−30.1%	15,907	29,750	45,954
1980	R	−21.7%	14,139	23,315	42,213
1976	R	−6.5%	16,926	19,331	37,131
1972	R	−21.3%	13,494	21,080	35,625
1968	R	−17.5%	10,867	16,111	29,939
1964	D	+14.6%	16,304	12,142	28,446
1960	R	−28.3%	10,581	18,952	29,533
1956	R	−32.6%	8,553	16,844	25,397
1952	R	−30.6%	9,168	17,269	26,437
1948	R	−15.1%	9,725	13,197	23,041
1944	R	−33.2%	8,025	16,016	24,041
1940	R	−27.3%	9,711	16,998	26,709
1936	R	−1.9%	11,255	11,716	24,778
1932	D	+3.4%	11,332	10,566	22,318
1928	R	−53.6%	4,612	15,409	20,126
1924	R	−45.2%	3,291	10,665	16,325
1920	R	−41.0%	4,965	12,042	17,272
1916	D	+6.9%	5,796	5,034	11,108
1912	D	+23.3%	4,356	2,020	10,024
1908	R	−2.3%	5,625	5,904	11,910
1904	R	−29.7%	3,630	7,025	11,422
1900	R	−10.6%	5,752	7,153	13,176
1896	R	−4.5%	6,653	7,290	14,144
1892	R	−5.2%	4,748	5,314	10,822
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%

Polish

0.5%

African American

1.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.1%

1.9%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

5.7%

55–64

5.9%

5.7%

45–54

5.4%

6.1%

35–44

5.7%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

7.9%

18–24

8.3%

7.8%

5–17

7.5%

2.4%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,216

Wood County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Wood County$74,216

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

19.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

17.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.0%

Methodist

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Baptist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wood County is home to Bowling Green State University, which keeps Democratic margins competitive in the city while surrounding townships have shifted steadily toward Republicans, producing a modest but consistent GOP edge countywide.

The Democratic margin in Wood County has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Wood County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,216 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Essex County and Porter County.

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