Williams County, Ohio: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,7192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fulton County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Williams CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Williams 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 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | −5.6% |
| 1904 | −19.1% |
| 1908 | −4.2% |
| 1912 | +27.0% |
| 1916 | +6.1% |
| 1920 | −24.9% |
| 1924 | −29.2% |
| 1928 | −44.1% |
| 1932 | +11.1% |
| 1936 | −10.7% |
| 1940 | −39.9% |
| 1944 | −43.8% |
| 1948 | −29.8% |
| 1952 | −49.3% |
| 1956 | −50.4% |
| 1960 | −43.7% |
| 1964 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | −26.7% |
| 1972 | −35.3% |
| 1976 | −21.0% |
| 1980 | −36.1% |
| 1984 | −49.3% |
| 1988 | −39.2% |
| 1992 | −15.8% |
| 1996 | −14.3% |
| 2000 | −28.2% |
| 2004 | −29.8% |
| 2008 | −9.3% |
| 2012 | −15.5% |
| 2016 | −42.9% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −48.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,644 | 13,461 | 18,314 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 13,452 | 18,651 | ||
| R | 4,358 | 11,939 | 17,670 | ||
| R | 7,266 | 10,049 | 17,904 | ||
| R | 8,174 | 9,879 | 18,396 | ||
| R | 6,481 | 12,040 | 18,639 | ||
| R | 5,454 | 9,941 | 15,919 | ||
| R | 5,524 | 7,747 | 15,598 | ||
| R | 4,862 | 7,614 | 17,464 | ||
| R | 4,666 | 10,782 | 15,585 | ||
| R | 3,624 | 10,804 | 14,578 | ||
| R | 4,015 | 9,146 | 14,221 | ||
| R | 4,920 | 7,596 | 12,762 | ||
| R | 4,278 | 9,083 | 13,605 | ||
| R | 4,456 | 8,059 | 13,485 | ||
| D | 7,547 | 5,653 | 13,200 | ||
| R | 4,044 | 10,319 | 14,363 | ||
| R | 3,225 | 9,784 | 13,009 | ||
| R | 3,358 | 9,888 | 13,246 | ||
| R | 3,662 | 6,784 | 10,470 | ||
| R | 3,417 | 8,738 | 12,155 | ||
| R | 4,065 | 9,463 | 13,528 | ||
| R | 5,628 | 7,050 | 13,302 | ||
| D | 6,860 | 5,459 | 12,597 | ||
| R | 3,136 | 8,138 | 11,332 | ||
| R | 2,795 | 5,802 | 10,285 | ||
| R | 4,183 | 7,000 | 11,336 | ||
| D | 3,552 | 3,132 | 6,873 | ||
| D | 2,875 | 1,145 | 6,416 | ||
| R | 3,329 | 3,625 | 7,130 | ||
| R | 2,565 | 3,827 | 6,608 | ||
| R | 3,049 | 3,416 | 6,607 | ||
| D | 3,530 | 3,191 | 6,766 | ||
| R | 2,583 | 2,745 | 5,870 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.6%
Irish
10.3%
English
9.8%
American
7.3%
Italian
3.0%
French
2.9%
Polish
1.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.6 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
$61,048
Williams County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Williams County$61,048
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Williams 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
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked into Ohio's northwest corner bordering Indiana and Michigan, Williams County delivers some of the state's widest presidential margins, reflecting a broader rural consolidation pattern that has deepened consistently since 2008.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-seven points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 36,719, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,048 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Henry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Williams County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Williams County, Ohio voted Republican by 48.1 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,314 votes cast, 4,644 went Democratic and 13,461 went Republican.
What is Williams County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Williams 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Williams County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Williams County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Williams County, Ohio?
Williams County, Ohio has a population of 36,719 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williams County, Ohio?
Median household income in Williams County, Ohio is $61,048 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Williams County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Williams County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.