Fulton County, Ohio: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1944.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,2402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,8642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1944MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Williams County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fulton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fulton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −17.5% |
| 1896 | −13.2% |
| 1900 | −20.6% |
| 1904 | −41.3% |
| 1908 | −25.1% |
| 1912 | +16.6% |
| 1916 | −7.7% |
| 1920 | −49.1% |
| 1924 | −50.8% |
| 1928 | −56.1% |
| 1932 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | −25.1% |
| 1940 | −54.8% |
| 1944 | −58.7% |
| 1948 | −41.7% |
| 1952 | −56.4% |
| 1956 | −55.0% |
| 1960 | −49.5% |
| 1964 | −3.2% |
| 1968 | −36.7% |
| 1972 | −39.0% |
| 1976 | −23.5% |
| 1980 | −37.7% |
| 1984 | −45.7% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −14.8% |
| 1996 | −11.4% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −24.7% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −12.4% |
| 2016 | −35.4% |
| 2020 | −39.8% |
| 2024 | −42.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,374 | 15,893 | 22,564 | ||
| R | 6,664 | 15,731 | 22,770 | ||
| R | 6,069 | 13,709 | 21,602 | ||
| R | 9,073 | 11,738 | 21,440 | ||
| R | 9,900 | 11,689 | 22,013 | ||
| R | 8,224 | 13,640 | 21,954 | ||
| R | 6,805 | 11,546 | 18,896 | ||
| R | 6,662 | 8,703 | 17,907 | ||
| R | 5,576 | 8,358 | 18,804 | ||
| R | 5,076 | 10,230 | 15,428 | ||
| R | 4,217 | 11,412 | 15,730 | ||
| R | 3,972 | 9,519 | 14,707 | ||
| R | 4,850 | 7,891 | 12,949 | ||
| R | 3,615 | 8,387 | 12,234 | ||
| R | 3,338 | 7,817 | 12,188 | ||
| R | 5,604 | 5,973 | 11,577 | ||
| R | 3,274 | 9,695 | 12,969 | ||
| R | 2,622 | 9,030 | 11,652 | ||
| R | 2,565 | 9,191 | 11,756 | ||
| R | 2,672 | 6,523 | 9,230 | ||
| R | 2,147 | 8,258 | 10,405 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 8,653 | 11,183 | ||
| R | 3,582 | 6,152 | 10,224 | ||
| D | 4,673 | 4,487 | 9,344 | ||
| R | 1,788 | 6,416 | 8,253 | ||
| R | 1,333 | 4,951 | 7,118 | ||
| R | 2,049 | 6,111 | 8,271 | ||
| R | 2,507 | 2,933 | 5,537 | ||
| O | 1,805 | 929 | 5,265 | ||
| R | 2,131 | 3,608 | 5,892 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 3,593 | 5,198 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 3,457 | 5,811 | ||
| R | 2,464 | 3,227 | 5,764 | ||
| R | 1,919 | 2,808 | 5,074 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.3%
Irish
12.1%
English
9.8%
American
5.5%
Polish
4.7%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.8%
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: 41.5 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
$72,864
Fulton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fulton County$72,864
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Fulton 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
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fulton County, anchored by Wauseon in the northwest corner of Ohio, posts some of the state's widest presidential margins, reflecting a heavily rural, agricultural electorate with limited urban counterweight.
The Democratic margin here peaked at seventeen points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 42,240, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,864 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williams County and Henry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fulton County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fulton County, Ohio voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,564 votes cast, 6,374 went Democratic and 15,893 went Republican.
What is Fulton County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Fulton 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fulton County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fulton County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Fulton County, Ohio?
Fulton County, Ohio has a population of 42,240 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fulton County, Ohio?
Median household income in Fulton County, Ohio is $72,864 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Fulton County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fulton County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.