Ottawa County, Ohio
Precinct data
Results by precinct
84 precincts · 23,956 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CATAWBA ISLAND 3CATAWBA ISLAND 3 | 351 | 617 | 5 | 973 | 36.1% | 63.4% | R+27.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DANBURY 5DANBURY 5 | 276 | 576 | 9 | 861 | 32.1% | 66.9% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -HARRIS 1 (ELMORE)HARRIS 1 (ELMORE) | 327 | 478 | 9 | 814 | 40.2% | 58.7% | R+18.6 |
| Precinct -ALLEN 2ALLEN 2 | 241 | 552 | 8 | 801 | 30.1% | 68.9% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -BENTON 3BENTON 3 | 240 | 537 | 5 | 782 | 30.7% | 68.7% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -PORT CLINTON 2APORT CLINTON 2A | 343 | 425 | 12 | 780 | 44.0% | 54.5% | R+10.5 |
| Precinct -CATAWBA ISLAND 2CATAWBA ISLAND 2 | 251 | 523 | 3 | 777 | 32.3% | 67.3% | R+35.0 |
| Precinct -ALLEN 4ALLEN 4 | 289 | 474 | 11 | 774 | 37.3% | 61.2% | R+23.9 |
| Precinct -CLAY 4CLAY 4 | 275 | 491 | 7 | 773 | 35.6% | 63.5% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -BAY 1 (PCS)BAY 1 (PCS) | 272 | 465 | 7 | 744 | 36.6% | 62.5% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -BENTON 2BENTON 2 | 221 | 502 | 10 | 733 | 30.2% | 68.5% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -SALEM 4SALEM 4 | 267 | 454 | 12 | 733 | 36.4% | 61.9% | R+25.5 |
| Precinct -SALEM 5SALEM 5 | 250 | 478 | 5 | 733 | 34.1% | 65.2% | R+31.1 |
| Precinct -CLAY 3CLAY 3 | 224 | 472 | 5 | 701 | 32.0% | 67.3% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -CATAWBA ISLAND 4CATAWBA ISLAND 4 | 257 | 437 | 3 | 697 | 36.9% | 62.7% | R+25.8 |
| Precinct -PORTAGE 1PORTAGE 1 | 238 | 449 | 9 | 696 | 34.2% | 64.5% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -DANBURY 1 (MARBLEHEAD)DANBURY 1 (MARBLEHEAD) | 298 | 380 | 4 | 682 | 43.7% | 55.7% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -CARROLL 1CARROLL 1 | 213 | 454 | 10 | 677 | 31.5% | 67.1% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -DANBURY 2DANBURY 2 | 326 | 344 | 1 | 671 | 48.6% | 51.3% | R+2.7 |
| Precinct -PORT CLINTON 1APORT CLINTON 1A | 328 | 339 | 3 | 670 | 49.0% | 50.6% | R+1.6 |
| Precinct -PORT CLINTON 3APORT CLINTON 3A | 288 | 373 | 7 | 668 | 43.1% | 55.8% | R+12.7 |
| Precinct -DANBURY 3DANBURY 3 | 229 | 424 | 2 | 655 | 35.0% | 64.7% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -CLAY 1 (GENOA)CLAY 1 (GENOA) | 262 | 366 | 4 | 632 | 41.5% | 57.9% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -PORT CLINTON 4APORT CLINTON 4A | 306 | 308 | 11 | 625 | 49.0% | 49.3% | R+0.3 |
| Precinct -DANBURY 4DANBURY 4 | 241 | 361 | 4 | 606 | 39.8% | 59.6% | R+19.8 |
| Precinct -ERIE 1ERIE 1 | 178 | 413 | 1 | 592 | 30.1% | 69.8% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -ALLEN 3ALLEN 3 | 242 | 336 | 6 | 584 | 41.4% | 57.5% | R+16.1 |
| Precinct -CARROLL 2CARROLL 2 | 194 | 380 | 4 | 578 | 33.6% | 65.7% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -PUT-IN-BAY 1 (PUT-IN-BAY)PUT-IN-BAY 1 (PUT-IN-BAY) | 254 | 307 | 4 | 565 | 45.0% | 54.3% | R+9.4 |
| Precinct -HARRIS 3 (WOODMORE)HARRIS 3 (WOODMORE) | 183 | 330 | 5 | 518 | 35.3% | 63.7% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -CLAY 2 (GENOA)CLAY 2 (GENOA) | 187 | 303 | 7 | 497 | 37.6% | 61.0% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -SALEM 2 (OAK HARBOR)SALEM 2 (OAK HARBOR) | 214 | 272 | 8 | 494 | 43.3% | 55.1% | R+11.7 |
| Precinct -SALEM 3 (OAK HARBOR)SALEM 3 (OAK HARBOR) | 158 | 322 | 8 | 488 | 32.4% | 66.0% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -SALEM 1 (OAK HARBOR)SALEM 1 (OAK HARBOR) | 171 | 307 | 3 | 481 | 35.6% | 63.8% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct -CATAWBA ISLAND 1CATAWBA ISLAND 1 | 160 | 290 | 3 | 453 | 35.3% | 64.0% | R+28.7 |
| Precinct -HARRIS 4 (WOODMORE)HARRIS 4 (WOODMORE) | 112 | 333 | 3 | 448 | 25.0% | 74.3% | R+49.3 |
| 001 PORT CLINTON 1A39_39123123AAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 002 PORT CLINTON 1B39_39123123AAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 003 PORT CLINTON 2A39_39123123AAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 004 PORT CLINTON 2B39_39123123AAF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 005 PORT CLINTON 3A39_39123123AAH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 006 PORT CLINTON 3B39_39123123AAI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 007 PORT CLINTON 4A39_39123123AAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 008 PORT CLINTON 4B39_39123123AAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 009 ALLEN 139_39123123AAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 010 ALLEN 239_39123123AAO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 011 ALLEN 339_39123123AAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 012 ALLEN 439_39123123AAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 013 BAY 139_39123123AAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 014 BENTON 139_39123123AAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 015 BENTON 239_39123123AAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 016 BENTON 339_39123123AAW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 017 CARROLL 139_39123123AAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 018 CARROLL 239_39123123AAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 019 CATAWBA ISLAND 139_39123123ABB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 020 CATAWBA ISLAND 239_39123123ABC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 021 CATAWBA ISLAND 339_39123123ABG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 022 CATAWBA ISLAND 439_39123123ABF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 023 CLAY 139_39123123ABO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 024 CLAY 239_39123123ABP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 025 CLAY 339_39123123ABH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 026 CLAY 439_39123123ABL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 027 DANBURY 139_39123123ACA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 028 DANBURY 239_39123123ABT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 029 DANBURY 339_39123123ABX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 030 DANBURY 439_39123123ABW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 031 DANBURY 539_39123123ABR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 032 ERIE 139_39123123ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 033 HARRIS 139_39123123ACH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 034 HARRIS 239_39123123ACJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 035 HARRIS 339_39123123ACE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 036 HARRIS 439_39123123ACG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 037 PORTAGE 139_39123123ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 038 PORTAGE 239_39123123ACM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 039 MIDDLE BASS39_39123123ACO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 039 North Bass39_39123123ACN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 039 PUT-IN-BAY 139_39123123ACQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 039 PUT-IN-BAY TOWNSHIP39_39123123ACP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 043 SALEM 139_39123123ACV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 044 SALEM 239_39123123ACW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 045 SALEM 339_39123123ACY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 046 SALEM 439_39123123ACU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 047 SALEM 539_39123123ACS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WATER39_39123123ZZZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +29.3% |
| 1896 | +22.0% |
| 1900 | +19.7% |
| 1904 | +5.2% |
| 1908 | +20.2% |
| 1912 | +42.0% |
| 1916 | +29.9% |
| 1920 | −20.1% |
| 1924 | −19.6% |
| 1928 | −25.3% |
| 1932 | +30.5% |
| 1936 | +20.9% |
| 1940 | −10.6% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | +4.8% |
| 1952 | −20.0% |
| 1956 | −26.0% |
| 1960 | −16.7% |
| 1964 | +26.1% |
| 1968 | −5.5% |
| 1972 | −19.6% |
| 1976 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | −11.2% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | +12.3% |
| 2000 | −2.2% |
| 2004 | −4.1% |
| 2008 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | −19.3% |
| 2020 | −23.4% |
| 2024 | −25.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 29,606 |
| 2018 | 30,288 |
| 2020 | 30,442 |
| 2022 | 30,533 |
| 2024 | 30,695 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−21 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,072 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $75,884 in average income, against $82,964 for residents who stayed — 9% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+4.2 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Ottawa County, OH itself (R+25.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lucas County, OH199D+12.6
- Wood County, OH136R+10.2
- Sandusky County, OH120R+30.9
- Erie County, OH78R+14.1
- Cuyahoga County, OH61D+31.4
- Lorain County, OH37R+5.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sandusky County, OH174
- Lucas County, OH150
- Wood County, OH138
- Erie County, OH106
- Cuyahoga County, OH51
- Franklin County, OH32
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 | +47 |
| 2012 | +4 |
| 2013 | −12 |
| 2014 | +20 |
| 2015 | −41 |
| 2016 | −126 |
| 2017 | +337 |
| 2018 | +336 |
| 2019 | −39 |
| 2021 | +136 |
| 2022 | +153 |
| 2023 | +128 |
| 2024 | +150 |
| 2025 | −21 |
Ottawa County sits along Lake Erie's western basin, where seasonal tourism and commercial fishing shape local economic life. Despite its small size, it draws outsized attention as a bellwether that has tracked closely with statewide Republican margins over recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 26.0 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.
A population of 39,994, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,101 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jo Daviess County and Erie County.
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Ottawa County, Ohio. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/39123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.