Coshocton County, Ohio: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,7442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,5772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carroll County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Coshocton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Coshocton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +12.7% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +4.5% |
| 1904 | −2.3% |
| 1908 | +6.2% |
| 1912 | +20.4% |
| 1916 | +19.1% |
| 1920 | −4.5% |
| 1924 | −12.1% |
| 1928 | −41.7% |
| 1932 | +14.8% |
| 1936 | +18.1% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −12.8% |
| 1948 | −4.7% |
| 1952 | −25.8% |
| 1956 | −33.2% |
| 1960 | −29.5% |
| 1964 | +16.8% |
| 1968 | −16.6% |
| 1972 | −35.2% |
| 1976 | −4.3% |
| 1980 | −26.2% |
| 1984 | −38.1% |
| 1988 | −15.6% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −18.6% |
| 2004 | −14.2% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −9.1% |
| 2016 | −42.7% |
| 2020 | −49.0% |
| 2024 | −51.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,835 | 12,362 | 16,420 | ||
| R | 4,125 | 12,325 | 16,739 | ||
| R | 4,013 | 10,785 | 15,865 | ||
| R | 6,940 | 8,390 | 15,988 | ||
| R | 7,689 | 8,675 | 16,938 | ||
| R | 7,378 | 9,839 | 17,303 | ||
| R | 5,594 | 8,243 | 14,268 | ||
| R | 6,005 | 6,018 | 14,330 | ||
| D | 6,212 | 5,705 | 16,173 | ||
| R | 6,020 | 8,282 | 14,506 | ||
| R | 4,392 | 9,842 | 14,323 | ||
| R | 4,725 | 8,359 | 13,856 | ||
| R | 5,827 | 6,361 | 12,496 | ||
| R | 3,790 | 8,082 | 12,206 | ||
| R | 5,013 | 7,256 | 13,539 | ||
| D | 8,382 | 5,965 | 14,347 | ||
| R | 5,396 | 9,913 | 15,309 | ||
| R | 4,789 | 9,549 | 14,338 | ||
| R | 5,799 | 9,832 | 15,631 | ||
| R | 6,457 | 7,096 | 13,634 | ||
| R | 6,126 | 7,917 | 14,043 | ||
| R | 7,889 | 8,623 | 16,512 | ||
| D | 9,316 | 6,449 | 15,866 | ||
| D | 8,188 | 6,040 | 14,555 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 9,154 | 12,970 | ||
| R | 4,415 | 5,837 | 11,729 | ||
| R | 5,617 | 6,154 | 12,051 | ||
| D | 4,269 | 2,831 | 7,543 | ||
| D | 3,465 | 1,984 | 7,254 | ||
| D | 4,106 | 3,606 | 8,111 | ||
| R | 3,545 | 3,715 | 7,513 | ||
| D | 3,940 | 3,592 | 7,696 | ||
| D | 3,979 | 3,340 | 7,384 | ||
| D | 3,529 | 2,705 | 6,503 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.6%
Irish
13.3%
English
13.0%
American
6.8%
Italian
2.8%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.5%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,577
Coshocton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Coshocton County$55,577
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Coshocton County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.2%
Working age (18–64)16.7%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European8.6%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Coshocton sits where Ohio's till plains give way to the Appalachian foothills, and its small-town, working-class electorate has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — producing a 52-point Republican presidential margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A population of 36,744, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,577 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Guernsey County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Coshocton County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Coshocton County, Ohio voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,420 votes cast, 3,835 went Democratic and 12,362 went Republican.
What is Coshocton County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Coshocton County, Ohio in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Coshocton County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Coshocton County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Coshocton County, Ohio?
Coshocton County, Ohio has a population of 36,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Coshocton County, Ohio?
Median household income in Coshocton County, Ohio is $55,577 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Coshocton County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Coshocton County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.