- Lead
- 13,561
- Total
- 31,000
- vs nation
- R+42.3
- Turnout
- 66.8%
Washington County, OH
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 66.8% of 46,992 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 13,064
- Total
- 32,031
- vs nation
- R+45.2
- Turnout
- 67.6%
- Lead
- 12,488
- Total
- 30,567
- vs nation
- R+42.9
- Turnout
- 63.0%
- Lead
- 5,633
- Total
- 29,995
- vs nation
- R+22.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,651
- Total
- 29,932
- vs nation
- R+22.8
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,994
- Total
- 30,216
- vs nation
- R+14.1
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,959
- Total
- 26,515
- vs nation
- R+19.2
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,020
- Total
- 25,977
- vs nation
- R+12.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 58,9782024 5-year
- Population density
- 93 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 632 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $63,6032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46.9 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lawrence County, OH · twin score 88.2
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 66.8%31,376 participants ÷ 46,992 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +18.9 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -1.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 47.8%–50.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31,376 | 46,992 ± 249 | 66.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 23,075 | 47,438 ± 277 | 48.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 32,343 | 47,856 ± 247 | 67.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 23,918 | 48,273 ± 233 | 49.5% | Audited | A/A |
| 30,567 | 48,553 ± 205 | 63.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 29,995 | 48,681 | 61.6% | Derived | — | |
| 29,932 | 48,132 | 62.2% | Derived | — | |
| 30,216 | 47,583 extrapolated | 63.5% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Explore precinct resultsSearch, sort, compare years, or export CSV · 106 precincts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
106 precincts · 31,000 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LITTLE HOCKINGLITTLE HOCKING | 275 | 786 | 6 | 1,067 | 25.8% | 73.7% | R+47.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -NEWPORTNEWPORT | 241 | 821 | 1 | 1,063 | 22.7% | 77.2% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -BARLOWBARLOW | 260 | 727 | 10 | 997 | 26.1% | 72.9% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -WATERFORD AWATERFORD A | 191 | 747 | 9 | 947 | 20.2% | 78.9% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -WATERTOWNWATERTOWN | 174 | 732 | 6 | 912 | 19.1% | 80.3% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -WARREN NWWARREN NW | 182 | 716 | 5 | 903 | 20.2% | 79.3% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -BELPRE 3ABELPRE 3A | 239 | 646 | 9 | 894 | 26.7% | 72.3% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -BEV / WATERFORDBEV / WATERFORD | 230 | 655 | 5 | 890 | 25.8% | 73.6% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -BELPRE 4ABELPRE 4A | 259 | 624 | 5 | 888 | 29.2% | 70.3% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -LOWELL / ADAMSLOWELL / ADAMS | 181 | 627 | 5 | 813 | 22.3% | 77.1% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -MUSK WESTMUSK WEST | 204 | 581 | 7 | 792 | 25.8% | 73.4% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 4BMARIETTA 4B | 276 | 503 | 7 | 786 | 35.1% | 64.0% | R+28.9 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 1BMARIETTA 1B | 298 | 464 | 6 | 768 | 38.8% | 60.4% | R+21.6 |
| Precinct -DECATURDECATUR | 163 | 584 | 7 | 754 | 21.6% | 77.5% | R+55.8 |
| Precinct -DUNHAM EASTDUNHAM EAST | 159 | 588 | 4 | 751 | 21.2% | 78.3% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -WARREN SOUTHWARREN SOUTH | 169 | 578 | 4 | 751 | 22.5% | 77.0% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -ROCKLAND WESTROCKLAND WEST | 177 | 548 | 7 | 732 | 24.2% | 74.9% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -MUSK EAST AMUSK EAST A | 267 | 452 | 11 | 730 | 36.6% | 61.9% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -BELPRE 2ABELPRE 2A | 190 | 533 | 3 | 726 | 26.2% | 73.4% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -MTTA EAST DMTTA EAST D | 188 | 535 | 2 | 725 | 25.9% | 73.8% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -BELPRE 1ABELPRE 1A | 190 | 529 | 4 | 723 | 26.3% | 73.2% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -DUNHAM WESTDUNHAM WEST | 130 | 560 | 5 | 695 | 18.7% | 80.6% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -MATAMORAS / GRANDVIEWMATAMORAS / GRANDVIEW | 143 | 527 | 7 | 677 | 21.1% | 77.8% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 2AMARIETTA 2A | 357 | 294 | 7 | 658 | 54.3% | 44.7% | D+9.6 |
| Precinct -WARREN NEWARREN NE | 152 | 479 | 4 | 635 | 23.9% | 75.4% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -MTTA EAST BMTTA EAST B | 164 | 464 | 2 | 630 | 26.0% | 73.7% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 3AMARIETTA 3A | 277 | 333 | 2 | 612 | 45.3% | 54.4% | R+9.2 |
| Precinct -MUSK EAST CMUSK EAST C | 191 | 404 | 5 | 600 | 31.8% | 67.3% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -SALEMSALEM | 93 | 494 | 4 | 591 | 15.7% | 83.6% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -MUSK EAST BMUSK EAST B | 209 | 365 | 9 | 583 | 35.8% | 62.6% | R+26.8 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 3BMARIETTA 3B | 284 | 284 | 5 | 573 | 49.6% | 49.6% | Exact tie |
| Precinct -FAIRFIELDFAIRFIELD | 115 | 450 | 0 | 565 | 20.4% | 79.6% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 1AMARIETTA 1A | 232 | 324 | 8 | 564 | 41.1% | 57.4% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct -VINCENTVINCENT | 112 | 430 | 5 | 547 | 20.5% | 78.6% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -MTTA EAST CMTTA EAST C | 137 | 403 | 6 | 546 | 25.1% | 73.8% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -FEARINGFEARING | 103 | 398 | 1 | 502 | 20.5% | 79.3% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 2BMARIETTA 2B | 260 | 238 | 4 | 502 | 51.8% | 47.4% | D+4.4 |
| Precinct -ROCKLAND EASTROCKLAND EAST | 107 | 358 | 2 | 467 | 22.9% | 76.7% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -MTTA EAST AMTTA EAST A | 137 | 307 | 9 | 453 | 30.2% | 67.8% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -LAWRENCELAWRENCE | 64 | 370 | 2 | 436 | 14.7% | 84.9% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 3CMARIETTA 3C | 201 | 212 | 8 | 421 | 47.7% | 50.4% | R+2.6 |
| Precinct -WESLEYWESLEY | 92 | 317 | 7 | 416 | 22.1% | 76.2% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 4AMARIETTA 4A | 172 | 239 | 3 | 414 | 41.5% | 57.7% | R+16.2 |
| Precinct -MARIETTA 4CMARIETTA 4C | 208 | 132 | 3 | 343 | 60.6% | 38.5% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -PALMERPALMER | 55 | 233 | 2 | 290 | 19.0% | 80.3% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY | 44 | 165 | 3 | 212 | 20.8% | 77.8% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -LUDLOWLUDLOW | 14 | 153 | 1 | 168 | 8.3% | 91.1% | R+82.7 |
| Precinct -AURELIUSAURELIUS | 14 | 126 | 1 | 141 | 9.9% | 89.4% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE | 11 | 119 | 1 | 131 | 8.4% | 90.8% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -MTTA WESTMTTA WEST | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 56.3% | 43.8% | D+12.5 |
| ADAMS Voting District39_39167167ABE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| AURELIUS Voting District39_39167167ABG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BARLOW Voting District39_39167167ACZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BELPRE 1A Voting District39_39167167AAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BELPRE 2A Voting District39_39167167AAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BELPRE 3A Voting District39_39167167AAE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BELPRE 4A Voting District39_39167167AAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BELPRE 4B Voting District39_39167167AAH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BEVERLY Voting District39_39167167ACU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DECATUR Voting District39_39167167ABN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DUNHAM EAST Voting District39_39167167ABP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DUNHAM WEST Voting District39_39167167ABQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FAIRFIELD Voting District39_39167167ABR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FEARING Voting District39_39167167ABS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GRANDVIEW Voting District39_39167167ABT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| INDEPENDENCE Voting District39_39167167ABV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LAWRENCE Voting District39_39167167ABW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LIBERTY Voting District39_39167167ABX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LITTLE HOCKING NORTH Voting District39_39167167ABJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LITTLE HOCKING SOUTH Voting District39_39167167ABK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LOWELL Voting District39_39167167ABF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LUDLOW Voting District39_39167167ABY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 1A Voting District39_39167167AAI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 1B Voting District39_39167167AAJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 2A Voting District39_39167167AAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 2B Voting District39_39167167AAO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 3A Voting District39_39167167AAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 3B Voting District39_39167167AAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 3C Voting District39_39167167AAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 4A Voting District39_39167167AAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 4B Voting District39_39167167AAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA 4C Voting District39_39167167ABA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA EAST A Voting District39_39167167ABZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA EAST B Voting District39_39167167ACA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA EAST C Voting District39_39167167ACB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA EAST D Voting District39_39167167ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MARIETTA WEST Voting District39_39167167ACD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MATAMORAS Voting District39_39167167ABU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MUSKINGUM EAST A Voting District39_39167167ACE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MUSKINGUM EAST B Voting District39_39167167ACF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MUSKINGUM EAST C Voting District39_39167167ACG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| MUSKINGUM WEST Voting District39_39167167ADC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| NEWPORT CENTER Voting District39_39167167ACJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| NEWPORT UPPER Voting District39_39167167ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| PALMER Voting District39_39167167ACM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| ROCKLAND EAST Voting District39_39167167ABL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| ROCKLAND WEST Voting District39_39167167ABM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| SALEM Voting District39_39167167ACN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VINCENT Voting District39_39167167ABI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WARREN NORTH EAST Voting District39_39167167ACO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WARREN NORTH WEST Voting District39_39167167ACP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WARREN SOUTH Voting District39_39167167ADE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WATERFORD A Voting District39_39167167ACR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WATERFORD B Voting District39_39167167ACS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WATERTOWN Voting District39_39167167ACW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WESLEY Voting District39_39167167ACY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Washington County, OH · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
55.8%
11,193 votes · D+11.6
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 51.4%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
73.2%
12,767 votes · R+46.9
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 71.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
12,538votes
41.5% of the vote · R+16.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 12,368 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
22,307votes
69.6% of the vote · R+40.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 22,161 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1908
+10.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+1.1 · U.S. R+9.6
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +7.4 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+45.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+40.8 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +42.9 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Washington County, OH. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 29.4%8,679 | 70.6%20,826 | 29,505 |
| 2020 | R | 27.0%8,494 | 73.0%22,985 | 31,479 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 42,319 |
| 2018 | 43,323 |
| 2020 | 42,774 |
| 2022 | 42,585 |
| 2024 | 42,814 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+30 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −701 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,983 in average income, against $74,696 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+32.6 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Washington County, OH itself (R+43.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Wood County, WV317R+43.0
- Morgan County, OH57R+53.2
- Athens County, OH55D+10.7
- Franklin County, OH46D+28.4
- Noble County, OH22R+64.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Wood County, WV297
- Franklin County, OH101
- Athens County, OH49
- Morgan County, OH44
- Noble County, OH34
- Monroe County, OH27
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 | +10 |
| 2012 | −47 |
| 2013 | −22 |
| 2014 | −145 |
| 2015 | +22 |
| 2016 | −291 |
| 2017 | +11 |
| 2018 | −227 |
| 2019 | −76 |
| 2021 | +31 |
| 2022 | −192 |
| 2023 | +23 |
| 2024 | +172 |
| 2025 | +30 |
Washington County sits in the hilly southeastern corner of Ohio, where a dwindling industrial base and strong Scots-Irish heritage have produced some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.7 points.
A population of 58,978, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,603 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Columbiana County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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