Mercer County, Ohio
Precinct data
Results by precinct
74 precincts · 23,750 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MARION EASTMARION EAST | 81 | 982 | 8 | 1,071 | 7.6% | 91.7% | R+84.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MARION WESTMARION WEST | 73 | 931 | 4 | 1,008 | 7.2% | 92.4% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -ST. HENRY NORTHST. HENRY NORTH | 120 | 810 | 6 | 936 | 12.8% | 86.5% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -FRANKLIN WESTFRANKLIN WEST | 151 | 694 | 10 | 855 | 17.7% | 81.2% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -CELINA ACELINA A | 238 | 601 | 7 | 846 | 28.1% | 71.0% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct -FT. RECOVERY VILLAGEFT. RECOVERY VILLAGE | 101 | 688 | 13 | 802 | 12.6% | 85.8% | R+73.2 |
| Precinct -COLDWATER WESTCOLDWATER WEST | 137 | 628 | 5 | 770 | 17.8% | 81.6% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -RECOVERY TOWNSHIPRECOVERY TOWNSHIP | 38 | 721 | 3 | 762 | 5.0% | 94.6% | R+89.6 |
| Precinct -FRANKLIN EASTFRANKLIN EAST | 135 | 624 | 2 | 761 | 17.7% | 82.0% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -CELINA BCELINA B | 202 | 546 | 10 | 758 | 26.6% | 72.0% | R+45.4 |
| Precinct -CELINA CCELINA C | 197 | 535 | 5 | 737 | 26.7% | 72.6% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | 49 | 660 | 9 | 718 | 6.8% | 91.9% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -MENDON-UNIONMENDON-UNION | 104 | 603 | 6 | 713 | 14.6% | 84.6% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -COLDWATER CENTRALCOLDWATER CENTRAL | 133 | 557 | 5 | 695 | 19.1% | 80.1% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -WEST JEFFERSONWEST JEFFERSON | 135 | 555 | 3 | 693 | 19.5% | 80.1% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -COLDWATER SOUTHEASTCOLDWATER SOUTHEAST | 115 | 532 | 5 | 652 | 17.6% | 81.6% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -BUTLER WESTBUTLER WEST | 77 | 564 | 2 | 643 | 12.0% | 87.7% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -CELINA DCELINA D | 185 | 455 | 2 | 642 | 28.8% | 70.9% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -HOPEWELL TOWNSHIPHOPEWELL TOWNSHIP | 81 | 546 | 2 | 629 | 12.9% | 86.8% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -CENTER TOWNSHIPCENTER TOWNSHIP | 95 | 524 | 7 | 626 | 15.2% | 83.7% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -GIBSON TOWNSHIPGIBSON TOWNSHIP | 28 | 574 | 5 | 607 | 4.6% | 94.6% | R+90.0 |
| Precinct -DUBLIN TOWNSHIPDUBLIN TOWNSHIP | 113 | 488 | 3 | 604 | 18.7% | 80.8% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -ST. HENRY SOUTHST. HENRY SOUTH | 108 | 493 | 2 | 603 | 17.9% | 81.8% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -COLDWATER NORTHEASTCOLDWATER NORTHEAST | 101 | 464 | 4 | 569 | 17.8% | 81.5% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -CELINA GCELINA G | 140 | 417 | 9 | 566 | 24.7% | 73.7% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -CELINA FCELINA F | 144 | 410 | 7 | 561 | 25.7% | 73.1% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -CELINA ECELINA E | 142 | 411 | 5 | 558 | 25.4% | 73.7% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -BUTLER EASTBUTLER EAST | 53 | 487 | 4 | 544 | 9.7% | 89.5% | R+79.8 |
| Precinct -CELINA HCELINA H | 112 | 422 | 3 | 537 | 20.9% | 78.6% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -EAST JEFFERSON SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON SOUTH | 134 | 390 | 6 | 530 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP WESTGRANVILLE TOWNSHIP WEST | 24 | 495 | 2 | 521 | 4.6% | 95.0% | R+90.4 |
| Precinct -ROCKFORD VILLAGEROCKFORD VILLAGE | 83 | 435 | 3 | 521 | 15.9% | 83.5% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP EASTGRANVILLE TOWNSHIP EAST | 41 | 444 | 3 | 488 | 8.4% | 91.0% | R+82.6 |
| Precinct -LIBERTY TOWNSHIPLIBERTY TOWNSHIP | 53 | 412 | 2 | 467 | 11.3% | 88.2% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct -EAST JEFFERSON NORTHEAST JEFFERSON NORTH | 89 | 352 | 3 | 444 | 20.0% | 79.3% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -BLACKCREEK TOWNSHIPBLACKCREEK TOWNSHIP | 53 | 260 | 0 | 313 | 16.9% | 83.1% | R+66.1 |
| BLACKCREEK TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107AAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BUTLER EAST Voting District39_39107107AAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BUTLER WEST Voting District39_39107107AAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA A-101 Voting District39_39107107AAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA A-102 Voting District39_39107107AAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA A-103 Voting District39_39107107AAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA B Voting District39_39107107AAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA C Voting District39_39107107AAE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA D Voting District39_39107107AAF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA E Voting District39_39107107AAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA F Voting District39_39107107AAH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA G Voting District39_39107107AAI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CELINA H Voting District39_39107107AAJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107AAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COLDWATER CENTRAL Voting District39_39107107AAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COLDWATER NORTHEAST Voting District39_39107107AAO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COLDWATER SOUTHEAST Voting District39_39107107AAQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COLDWATER WEST Voting District39_39107107ABT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DUBLIN TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107AAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST JEFFERSON NORTH Voting District39_39107107ABF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST JEFFERSON SOUTH Voting District39_39107107ABG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FRANKLIN EAST Voting District39_39107107AAW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FRANKLIN WEST Voting District39_39107107AAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FT. RECOVERY VILLAGE Voting District39_39107107ABN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GIBSON TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107AAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANVILLE EAST Voting District39_39107107AAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANVILLE WEST Voting District39_39107107ABU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107ABE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LIBERTY TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107ABI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MARION EAST Voting District39_39107107ABL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MARION WEST Voting District39_39107107ABM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MENDON/UNION Voting District39_39107107ABQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RECOVERY TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107ABO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ROCKFORD VILLAGE Voting District39_39107107AAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ST. HENRY NORTH Voting District39_39107107ABC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ST. HENRY SOUTH Voting District39_39107107ABD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Voting District39_39107107ABS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WEST JEFFERSON Voting District39_39107107ABH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.6% |
| 1896 | +41.0% |
| 1900 | +37.2% |
| 1904 | +19.8% |
| 1908 | +34.3% |
| 1912 | +39.9% |
| 1916 | +28.5% |
| 1920 | −12.7% |
| 1924 | +8.8% |
| 1928 | +9.1% |
| 1932 | +43.2% |
| 1936 | +27.4% |
| 1940 | −21.4% |
| 1944 | −26.1% |
| 1948 | +5.9% |
| 1952 | −31.4% |
| 1956 | −37.8% |
| 1960 | −0.0% |
| 1964 | +39.5% |
| 1968 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | −18.7% |
| 1976 | −6.4% |
| 1980 | −20.6% |
| 1984 | −44.1% |
| 1988 | −38.0% |
| 1992 | −20.5% |
| 1996 | −14.3% |
| 2000 | −39.8% |
| 2004 | −50.4% |
| 2008 | −43.4% |
| 2012 | −54.2% |
| 2016 | −64.0% |
| 2020 | −64.9% |
| 2024 | −66.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 28,731 |
| 2018 | 29,411 |
| 2020 | 29,398 |
| 2022 | 29,555 |
| 2024 | 29,691 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−40 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,164 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $57,649 in average income, against $86,211 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+53.0 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Mercer County, OH itself (R+66.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Auglaize County, OH146R+64.6
- Darke County, OH47R+65.4
- Van Wert County, OH47R+58.5
- Franklin County, OH29D+28.4
- Jay County, IN25R+55.2
- Allen County, OH25R+44.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Auglaize County, OH150
- Van Wert County, OH54
- Darke County, OH47
- Franklin County, OH44
- Allen County, OH39
- Hamilton County, OH20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −208 |
| 2012 | −115 |
| 2013 | −255 |
| 2014 | −53 |
| 2015 | −192 |
| 2016 | −177 |
| 2017 | −49 |
| 2018 | −206 |
| 2019 | −44 |
| 2021 | −311 |
| 2022 | −174 |
| 2023 | −237 |
| 2024 | −103 |
| 2025 | −40 |
Mercer County's R+66.7 margin in 2024 placed it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state, reflecting a heavily rural, agricultural population concentrated around Celina with deep roots in German Catholic heritage.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.7 points.
A population of 42,484, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,782 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and Osage County.
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Mercer County, Ohio. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/39107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.