Muskingum County, Ohio: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 86,4112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Muskingum CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Muskingum County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | −2.6% |
| 1900 | −4.8% |
| 1904 | −15.0% |
| 1908 | −9.7% |
| 1912 | +8.9% |
| 1916 | −8.8% |
| 1920 | −18.7% |
| 1924 | −37.4% |
| 1928 | −54.2% |
| 1932 | −9.9% |
| 1936 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | −10.4% |
| 1944 | −16.0% |
| 1948 | −11.4% |
| 1952 | −26.0% |
| 1956 | −38.5% |
| 1960 | −23.8% |
| 1964 | +28.2% |
| 1968 | −6.8% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −16.3% |
| 1984 | −36.7% |
| 1988 | −25.4% |
| 1992 | −7.2% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −14.0% |
| 2004 | −15.0% |
| 2008 | −7.2% |
| 2012 | −6.0% |
| 2016 | −34.3% |
| 2020 | −39.3% |
| 2024 | −43.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,874 | 28,147 | 39,394 | ||
| R | 11,971 | 27,867 | 40,465 | ||
| R | 11,123 | 24,056 | 37,708 | ||
| R | 17,002 | 19,264 | 37,603 | ||
| R | 17,730 | 20,549 | 39,225 | ||
| R | 16,421 | 22,254 | 38,866 | ||
| R | 13,415 | 17,995 | 32,624 | ||
| R | 13,813 | 13,861 | 32,972 | ||
| R | 11,670 | 14,168 | 34,720 | ||
| R | 11,691 | 19,736 | 31,674 | ||
| R | 10,037 | 21,821 | 32,101 | ||
| R | 12,584 | 17,921 | 32,688 | ||
| R | 14,178 | 15,358 | 30,070 | ||
| R | 10,313 | 19,897 | 31,094 | ||
| R | 13,089 | 15,260 | 31,705 | ||
| D | 20,792 | 11,635 | 32,427 | ||
| R | 13,254 | 21,518 | 34,772 | ||
| R | 10,110 | 22,788 | 32,898 | ||
| R | 12,490 | 21,244 | 33,734 | ||
| R | 12,765 | 16,049 | 28,895 | ||
| R | 12,729 | 17,577 | 30,306 | ||
| R | 15,753 | 19,395 | 35,148 | ||
| D | 16,265 | 15,454 | 32,573 | ||
| R | 13,378 | 16,366 | 30,285 | ||
| R | 6,507 | 22,120 | 28,798 | ||
| R | 6,709 | 15,571 | 23,697 | ||
| R | 9,437 | 13,862 | 23,671 | ||
| R | 6,328 | 7,597 | 14,502 | ||
| D | 5,376 | 4,134 | 13,973 | ||
| R | 6,576 | 8,080 | 15,431 | ||
| R | 5,511 | 7,597 | 13,928 | ||
| R | 6,667 | 7,365 | 14,414 | ||
| R | 6,871 | 7,245 | 14,299 | ||
| D | 6,230 | 6,123 | 12,814 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.9%
English
14.0%
Irish
11.3%
American
6.5%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.1%
African American
2.5%
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: 40.3 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
$60,780
Muskingum County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Muskingum County$60,780
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Muskingum 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
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Muskingum County, anchored by Zanesville at the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, has shifted decisively rightward over two decades — its R+43.9 margin in 2024 places it among Ohio's most lopsided presidential results.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 86,411, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,780 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Muskingum County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muskingum County, Ohio voted Republican by 43.8 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,394 votes cast, 10,874 went Democratic and 28,147 went Republican.
What is Muskingum County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Muskingum 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Muskingum County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muskingum County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Muskingum County, Ohio?
Muskingum County, Ohio has a population of 86,411 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskingum County, Ohio?
Median household income in Muskingum County, Ohio is $60,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Muskingum County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Muskingum County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.