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Presidential election in Ohio, 2016
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General election in Ohio |
Date: November 8, 2016 2016 winner: Donald Trump (R) Electoral votes: 18 2012 winner: Barack Obama (D) |
Democratic Primary |
Date: March 15, 2016 Winner: Hillary Clinton |
Republican Primary |
Date: March 15, 2016 Winner: John Kasich |
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- See also: Presidential battleground states, 2016 and Buckeye Battleground
Ohio held an election for the president of the United States on November 8, 2016. The Democratic and Republican parties held primary elections for president on March 15, 2016. In the 2016 general election, Ohio was a key battleground state.
General election candidates
The candidate list below is based on an official list on the Ohio secretary of state website. The candidate names below appear in the order in which they were listed on the official list—not necessarily the order in which they appeared on the ballot in November. Write-in candidates were not included in the list below.
Presidential candidates on the ballot in Ohio
- ☐ Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)
- ☐ Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green)
- ☑ Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)
- ☐ Richard Duncan/Ricky Johnson (Listed as "Nonparty Candidates")
- ☐ Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian - listed as "No Designation")
Results
U.S. presidential election, Ohio, 2016 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 43.6% | 2,394,164 | 0 | |
Republican | ![]() |
51.7% | 2,841,005 | 18 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.2% | 174,498 | 0 | |
Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 46,271 | 0 | |
Other | Richard Duncan/Ricky Johnson | 0.4% | 24,235 | 0 | |
- | Other/Write-in | 0.3% | 16,314 | 0 | |
Total Votes | 5,496,487 | 18 | |||
Election results via: Federal Election Commission |
Pivot Counties
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012, in 34 states.[1] Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes, and had an average margin of victory of 11.45 percent. The political shift in these counties could have a broad impact on elections at every level of government for the next four years.
Historical election trends
- See also: Presidential election accuracy
Below is an analysis of Ohio's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.
Presidential election voting record in Ohio, 1900-2016
Between 1900 and 2016:
- Ohio participated in 30 presidential elections.
- Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate 93.33 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[2]
- Ohio voted Democratic 40 percent of the time and Republican 60 percent of the time.
Most accurate states
- See also: Presidential election accuracy data
Below is the list of the most accurate states when it comes to voting for the winning presidential candidate.
Most accurate states, 1900-2016 | |
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State | Percentage of accuracy |
Ohio | 93.33% (28 out of 30 elections) |
New Mexico | 88.89% (24 out of 27 elections) |
Nevada | 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections) |
Missouri | 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections) |
Illinois | 83.33% (25 out of 30 elections) |
Presidential election voting record in Ohio, 2000-2016
- Accuracy: 100 percent[3]
- 2000 state winner: George W. Bush (R)*
- 2004 state winner: George W. Bush (R)*
- 2008 state winner: Barack Obama (D)*
- 2012 state winner: Barack Obama (D)*
- 2016 state winner: Donald Trump (R)*
*An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.
Election results
2012
U.S. presidential election, Ohio, 2012 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
50.6% | 2,827,709 | 18 | |
Republican | Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan | 47.6% | 2,661,437 | 0 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Jim Gray | 0.9% | 49,493 | 0 | |
Green | Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala | 0.3% | 18,573 | 0 | |
Nonparty | Richard Duncan/Ricky Johnson | 0.2% | 12,502 | 0 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 0.2% | 10,078 | 0 | |
Constitution | Virgil Goode/James Clymer | 0.1% | 8,152 | 0 | |
Total Votes | 5,587,944 | 18 | |||
Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas |
Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Steward Alexander, Jill Ann Reed, and Randall Terry.[4]
2008
U.S. presidential election, Ohio, 2008 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
51.4% | 2,940,044 | 20 | |
Republican | John McCain/Sarah Palin | 46.9% | 2,677,820 | 0 | |
Independent | Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez | 0.7% | 42,337 | 0 | |
Libertarian OH | Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root | 0.3% | 19,917 | 0 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 0.2% | 13,698 | 0 | |
Constitution | Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle | 0.2% | 12,565 | 0 | |
Green | Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente | 0.1% | 8,518 | 0 | |
Total Votes | 5,714,899 | 20 | |||
Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas |
Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Richard Duncan, Brian Moore, Alan Keyes, Ron Paul, and Jonathan Allen.[5]
Polling
Ohio polls (2016)
Ballotpedia's battleground state polling averages were based on polls that came out over a 20- to 30-day period. For example, an average might have covered all polls that were released for a state between September 1, 2016, and September 30, 2016. They were not weighted. Polling averages were checked and updated daily.
Ballotpedia Battleground Poll
- See also: Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016
Ballotpedia partnered with Evolving Strategies and surveyed voters across seven battleground states (June 10 – 22) regarding their vote preference. We tested six election scenarios. In one set, we matched Hillary Clinton (D) in a series of two-way contests with Donald Trump (R), Ohio Governor John Kasich (R), and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R). In the second set, we matched these same candidates in a series of three-way contests that also included former governor Gary Johnson. In all seven states, Clinton polled higher than Trump. Comparatively, John Kasich polled ahead of Clinton in five of the seven states, and Paul Ryan polled ahead of Clinton in three states. See the table below for the battleground poll results from Ohio.
The spread between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as compared to John Kasich and Clinton was highest in Ohio. Trump polled at 37 percent compared to Clinton’s 46 percent. The figures are considerably reversed in a Kasich versus Clinton scenario. Kasich polled 49 percent to Clinton’s 35 percent.
Ballotpedia's Battleground Polling (Ohio): Head-to-head | |||||
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Poll | Hillary Clinton | Donald Trump | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size |
Clinton vs. Trump (June 10-22, 2016) | 46% | 37% | 18% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Hillary Clinton | John Kasich | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |
Clinton vs. Kasich (June 10-22, 2016) | 35% | 49% | 15% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Hillary Clinton | Paul Ryan | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |
Clinton vs. Ryan (June 10-22, 2016) | 39% | 44% | 16% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Ballotpedia's Battleground Polling (Ohio): Three-way | ||||||
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Hillary Clinton | Donald Trump | Gary Johnson | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |
Clinton vs. Trump vs. Johnson (June 10-22, 2016) | 41% | 34% | 15% | 10% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Hillary Clinton | John Kasich | Gary Johnson | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |
Clinton vs. Kasich vs. Johnson (June 10-22, 2016) | 35% | 46% | 9% | 10% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Hillary Clinton | Paul Ryan | Gary Johnson | Neither or refused | Margin of error | Sample size | |
Clinton vs. Ryan vs. Johnson (June 10-22, 2016) | 38% | 40% | 12% | 10% | +/- 3.9 | 617 |
Electoral votes
- See also: Electoral College
The president of the United States is not elected by popular vote but rather by electors in the Electoral College. In fact, when Americans vote for president, they are actually voting for a slate of electors selected by members of Democratic and Republican state parties or nominated in some other fashion. Under this system, which is laid out in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution, each state is allocated one electoral vote for every member of their congressional delegation, meaning one for each member of the U.S. House and one for each of their two Senators.
Ohio electors
In 2016, Ohio had 18 electoral votes. Ohio's share of electoral votes represented 3.3 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 6.6 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Democratic and Republicans electors in Ohio were selected at state party conventions.
"Faithless electors"
The U.S. Constitution does not dictate how presidential electors are to cast their votes, but, in general, electors are expected to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state or the candidates of the party that nominated them to serve as electors. Electors who choose not to vote for the winner of the popular vote or the candidates of the party that nominated them are known as "faithless electors." Faithless electors are rare. Between 1900 and 2012, there were only eight known instances of faithless electors.
Several states have passed laws against faithless electors and require electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state, for the candidate of the party that nominated them to serve as electors, or in accordance with any pledge they may have been required to make at the time of their nomination. In states with these types of laws, faithless electors can be fined or replaced, or their votes can be nullified.[6][7]
Ohio was one of 31 states in 2016—including the District of Columbia—with a law seeking to bind the votes of presidential electors.
State campaign staff
Prior to the November 8, 2016, election, each campaign put in place paid staff, volunteers, and political operatives in each state in efforts to gain votes and influence voter turnout on election day. The following details some of the key staff for each campaign in Ohio.
Hillary Clinton
For Hillary Clinton's campaign, state operations nationwide were overseen by Marlon Marshall, the campaign's director of state campaigns and political engagement. The key staff in Ohio consisted of:
Chris Wyant, State director: Wyant became the campaign's state director in May 2016, leaving his position as executive director of the Progressive Coalition for American Jobs. He previously worked on the state staff in Ohio for both of Barack Obama's (D) presidential campaigns, including time as the state director in 2012. |
Alan Bannister, Political director: Bannister' previous experience includes time as an advisor to former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) and as an advisor to two mayors of Toledo, Ohio.[8] |
Donald Trump
For Donald Trump's campaign, state operations nationwide were overseen by Michael Biundo, the campaign's senior political advisor. The key staff in Ohio consisted of:
Bob Paduchik, State director: Paduchik joined the campaign in late June 2016. He previously worked as the Ohio state director for George W. Bush (R) in 2000 and 2004 and as campaign manager for Rob Portman (R) in 2010. |
Rob Scott, Deputy state director: Scott, a former reporter for the Dayton Daily News was Trump's state campaign chair. He is vice-mayor of Kettering, Ohio, and formerly served as the chair of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Republican Party.[9] |
Down ballot races
- See also: Ohio elections, 2016
Below is a list of down ballot races in Ohio covered by Ballotpedia in 2016.
- U.S. Senate - Incumbent: Rob Portman (R)
- U.S. House
- Ohio State Senate
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio judicial elections
- Ohio local judicial elections
- State ballot measures
Primary election
Quick facts
Democrats:
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Republicans
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Democrats
Hillary Clinton won the Ohio Democratic primary election with 57 percent of the vote. Bernie Sanders received 43 percent of the vote. According to exit polls, Clinton outperformed Sanders with women, older voters, voters of all education levels, voters with annual incomes above and below $50,000 and voters who viewed themselves as "somewhat liberal," "moderate," and "conservative." Clinton won 70 percent of black voters. She lost voters who identified as "very liberal" to Sanders 48 to 52 percent.[10] In the Democratic primary, 143 pledged delegates were up for grabs.
Republicans
John Kasich won the Ohio Republican primary election with 47 percent. Donald Trump came in second with 36 percent. Polling in mid-March showed Kasich, who was elected as governor of Ohio in 2011, leading Trump by five points, though Trump led by 6 points in early March. Kasich carried several major counties in Ohio, including Lucas, Franklin, Hamilton, and Cuyahoga. Kasich won most major voting demographics in the state. He outperformed Trump with men, women, all age groups, college graduates, voters with annual incomes above and below $100,000 and voters who viewed themselves as "somewhat conservative" and "moderate." Trump won voters without college degrees and voters who identified as "very conservative."[10] While the Democratic pledged delegates in Ohio were divided up proportionally, all 99 of the Republican delegates went to the winning candidate. In the Republican primary, 66 pledged delegates were up for grabs.
March 15 elections
Ohio was one of five states that held presidential primary elections on March 15, 2016.
2016 primary results
Democrats
Ohio Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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56.1% | 696,681 | 81 | |
Bernie Sanders | 43.1% | 535,395 | 62 | |
Roque De La Fuente | 0.8% | 9,402 | 0 | |
Totals | 1,241,478 | 143 | ||
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State |
Republicans
Ohio Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
Jeb Bush | 0.3% | 5,398 | 0 | |
Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,351 | 0 | |
Chris Christie | 0.1% | 2,430 | 0 | |
Ted Cruz | 13.3% | 264,640 | 0 | |
Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 2,112 | 0 | |
Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 4,941 | 0 | |
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47% | 933,886 | 66 | |
Marco Rubio | 2.3% | 46,478 | 0 | |
Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,320 | 0 | |
Donald Trump | 35.9% | 713,404 | 0 | |
Totals | 1,988,960 | 66 | ||
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State |
Primary candidates
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Polls
Democratic primary
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Poll | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders | Unsure or Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
American Research Group March 12-13, 2016 | 52% | 45% | 3% | +/-5 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
Monmouth University March 11-13, 2016 | 54% | 40% | 6% | +/-5.6 | 302 | ||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016 | 51% | 46% | 3% | +/-4.2 | 543 | ||||||||||||||
Public Policy Polling March 11-13, 2016 | 46% | 41% | 13% | +/-4.4 | 502 | ||||||||||||||
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016 | 52% | 43% | 5% | +/-5.3 | 777 | ||||||||||||||
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016 | 58% | 38% | 4% | +/-4.6 | 453 | ||||||||||||||
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016 | 63% | 33% | 4% | +/-5.5 | 294 | ||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac March 2-7, 2016 | 52% | 43% | 5% | +/-4.3 | 521 | ||||||||||||||
Public Policy Polling March 4-6, 2016 | 56% | 35% | 9% | +/-4.4 | 508 | ||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac University February 16-20, 2016 | 55% | 40% | 5% | +/-4.3 | 518 | ||||||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
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Poll | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders | Joe Biden | Jim Webb | Lincoln Chafee | Martin O'Malley | Unsure or Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||
Quinnipiac University Sep. 25–Oct. 5, 2015 | 40% | 19% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | +/-4.9 | 396 | ||||||||||
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015 | 47% | 17% | 14% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 21% | +/-5.2 | 353 | ||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
Republican primary
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Poll | John Kasich | Donald Trump | Ted Cruz | Marco Rubio | Ben Carson | Unsure or Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
American Research Group March 12-13, 2016 | 40% | 35% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 5% | +/-5 | 400 | |||||||||||
Monmouth University March 11-13, 2016 | 40% | 35% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 5% | +/-4.4 | 503 | |||||||||||
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016 | 38% | 38% | 16% | 3% | 0% | 5% | +/-3.7 | 721 | |||||||||||
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016 | 33% | 33% | 27% | 5% | 0% | 2% | +/-4.4 | 805 | |||||||||||
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016 | 39% | 33% | 19% | 6% | 0% | 3% | +/-4.1 | 564 | |||||||||||
Fox News March 5-8, 2016 | 34% | 29% | 19% | 7% | 0% | 11% | +/-3.5 | 806 | |||||||||||
Quinnipiac University March 2-7, 2016 | 32% | 38% | 16% | 9% | 0% | 5% | +/-3.7 | 685 | |||||||||||
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016 | 35% | 41% | 15% | 7% | 1% | 1% | +/-5 | 359 | |||||||||||
Public Policy Polling March 4-6, 2016 | 35% | 38% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 5% | +/-3.9 | 638 | |||||||||||
Quinnipiac University February 16-20, 2016 | 26% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 5% | 5% | +/-3.6 | 759 | |||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
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Poll | John Kasich | Donald Trump | Scott Walker | Ben Carson | Jeb Bush | Marco Rubio | Ted Cruz | Mike Huckabee | Carly Fiorina | Rand Paul | Unsure or Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||
Quinnipiac University Sep. 25–Oct. 5, 2015 | 13% | 23% | 0% | 18% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 3% | 9% | +/-4.7 | 433 | ||||||
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015 | 27% | 21% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 15% | +/-5.1 | 371 | ||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. |
Delegates
Delegate selection
Democratic Party
Ohio had 160 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 143 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[13][14]
Seventeen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[13][15]
Ohio superdelegates
- David Pepper
- Joyce Beatty
- Kathleen Clyde
- Marcia Fudge
- Sherrod Brown
- Tim Ryan (Ohio)
- David Wilhelm
- Isabel Framer
- Jocelyn Bucaro
- Joe Rugola
- Mark Mallory
- Nan Whaley
- Pat Frost-Brooks
- Rhine L. McLin
- Ronald L. Malone
- Valerie J. McCall
- Marcy Kaptur
Republican Party
Ohio had 66 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 48 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 16 congressional districts). Ohio's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[16][17]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Ohio's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[16][17]
Republican delegates
- Beth Hansen
- Jo Ann Davidson
- Don Thibaut
- Keith Faber
- Barbara Sears
- Larry Obhof
- Gayle L. Manning
- Ross McGregor
- Bob Peterson (Ohio)
- Niraj Antani
- Kirk Schuring
- Dave Yost
- Mike DeWine
- Matt Borges
- Jim Dicke
- Alex Triantafilou
- Sherri Carbo
- Greg Hartmann
- Curt C. Hartman
- Bonnie Ward
- Robert Klaffky
- Holly Kastan
- Tracie Sanchez
- Frank Guglielmi
- Sandra Barber
- Kennison Saunders
- Susan Stockmeister
- Anita Hall (Ohio)
- David Hobson
- Nancy Nix
- Rob Frost
- Meghan Gallagher
- Thomasina Patton
- Brenda Lewis
- George V. Voinovich
- Sue Rodman
- Phyllis Mosley
- Matthew McAuliffe
- Theodore Adams
- Betty Montgomery
- James Simon
- Tracey Monroe-Winbush
- Sarah Brown
- Edward Crawford
- Jerry Hruby
- Sally Florkiewicz
- Kristen Ferraro
- J. Patrick McDonald
- Jim E. Carnes
- Michael J. Budzik
Presidential voting history
Ohio presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 12 Democratic wins
- 19 Republican wins
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R |
State profile
Demographic data for Ohio | ||
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Ohio | U.S. | |
Total population: | 11,605,090 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 40,861 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 82.4% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 12.2% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 3.4% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 89.1% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 26.1% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $49,429 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 19.6% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio
Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[18]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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Presidential election by state
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See also
- March 15 presidential primary elections and caucuses, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
- ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
- ↑ Archives.gov, "About the Electors," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Electoral College: How it works in contemporary presidential elections," April 13, 2016
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer, "Hillary Clinton coming to Ohio, but where's Donald Trump? The state of the two campaigns," June 11, 2016
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Trump campaign announces expanded Ohio operation, including senior staff hires," August 4, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN, "Ohio exit polls," March 15, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Filed Presidential Candidates Primary Election Candidates," December 16, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Three Dems on Ohio Democratic ballot, but not Martin O'Malley," December 31, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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