Hancock County, Ohio: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 74,8662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,1412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Snyder County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hancock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hancock 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 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | −0.4% |
| 1900 | −2.1% |
| 1904 | −15.5% |
| 1908 | +4.8% |
| 1912 | +22.9% |
| 1916 | +11.5% |
| 1920 | −20.5% |
| 1924 | −25.2% |
| 1928 | −51.7% |
| 1932 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | −29.3% |
| 1944 | −36.5% |
| 1948 | −26.7% |
| 1952 | −47.3% |
| 1956 | −49.6% |
| 1960 | −43.5% |
| 1964 | −0.3% |
| 1968 | −33.0% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | −29.3% |
| 1980 | −42.3% |
| 1984 | −58.0% |
| 1988 | −45.1% |
| 1992 | −27.8% |
| 1996 | −26.5% |
| 2000 | −39.8% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −23.1% |
| 2012 | −27.5% |
| 2016 | −39.9% |
| 2020 | −37.5% |
| 2024 | −38.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,467 | 26,052 | 38,018 | ||
| R | 11,757 | 26,310 | 38,771 | ||
| R | 9,609 | 24,183 | 36,571 | ||
| R | 12,564 | 22,443 | 35,944 | ||
| R | 13,870 | 22,420 | 37,055 | ||
| R | 10,352 | 25,105 | 35,619 | ||
| R | 8,798 | 20,985 | 30,617 | ||
| R | 9,334 | 17,252 | 29,908 | ||
| R | 7,944 | 16,821 | 31,963 | ||
| R | 7,435 | 19,896 | 27,643 | ||
| R | 5,758 | 22,169 | 28,297 | ||
| R | 6,843 | 18,264 | 27,010 | ||
| R | 8,548 | 15,983 | 25,333 | ||
| R | 6,084 | 18,111 | 25,624 | ||
| R | 6,918 | 15,032 | 24,609 | ||
| R | 11,547 | 11,610 | 23,157 | ||
| R | 6,712 | 17,059 | 23,771 | ||
| R | 5,289 | 15,713 | 21,002 | ||
| R | 5,366 | 14,999 | 20,365 | ||
| R | 6,598 | 11,427 | 18,079 | ||
| R | 6,252 | 13,450 | 19,702 | ||
| R | 7,755 | 14,174 | 21,929 | ||
| D | 9,929 | 9,816 | 20,784 | ||
| D | 9,370 | 9,260 | 19,061 | ||
| R | 4,158 | 13,151 | 17,410 | ||
| R | 5,111 | 9,167 | 16,074 | ||
| R | 6,386 | 9,746 | 16,390 | ||
| D | 5,416 | 4,268 | 9,976 | ||
| D | 4,309 | 2,241 | 9,041 | ||
| D | 5,420 | 4,899 | 10,781 | ||
| R | 4,148 | 5,766 | 10,426 | ||
| R | 5,322 | 5,559 | 11,086 | ||
| R | 5,546 | 5,591 | 11,258 | ||
| D | 4,931 | 4,780 | 10,293 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.3%
English
12.2%
Irish
9.0%
American
9.0%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
2.3%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
1.5%
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. 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: 39.5 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
$73,141
Hancock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hancock County$73,141
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Hancock 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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hancock County anchors the flat agricultural corridor of northwest Ohio, where Findlay serves as the commercial hub. Its R+38.4 margin in 2024 reflects a pattern of lopsided Republican performance that has deepened steadily over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 74,866, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,141 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Snyder County and Shenandoah County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hancock County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hancock County, Ohio voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,018 votes cast, 11,467 went Democratic and 26,052 went Republican.
What is Hancock County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Hancock County, Ohio in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hancock County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hancock County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Hancock County, Ohio?
Hancock County, Ohio has a population of 74,866 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hancock County, Ohio?
Median household income in Hancock County, Ohio is $73,141 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Hancock County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hancock County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.