Ohio

Ohio was the first state admitted under the Northwest Ordinance, entering the Union in March, 1803. It participated in its first presidential election in 1804. Ohio has been a major battleground in recent elections due to the closeness of the vote and its wealth of electoral votes (currently 18). This was particularly true in 2004, when the state put George W. Bush over the top in a close 2 percent victory over John Kerry. 2016 saw Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton by over 8 points, the largest here there since 1988. Trump won over Joe Biden by a nearly identical amount in 2020.

The Buckeye State has proved itself to be a remarkably good presidential bellwether, although the 13 election streak of siding with the winner was broken in 2020. Ohio has been growing more slowly than the rest of the country and it has lost about 1/3 of its electoral vote clout since the 1960s. It will lose an additional electoral vote in 2024.

ELECTORAL VOTES

18
2020
17
2024

2024 ELECTION

Likely Trump
2024 Ohio Polls

Recent Presidential Elections

2020
45.2% 53.3%
2016
43.6% 51.7%
2012
50.7% 47.7%
2008
51.5% 46.9%
2004
48.7% 50.8%
2000
46.4% 50.0%
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Presidential Voting History

State voted with the overall winning candidate

1976
D
1980
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1984
R
1988
R
1992
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1996
D
2000
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2004
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2008
D
2012
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2016
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2020
R

Electoral College Votes

Democratic-Republican
Democratic
Whig
Republican

Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Tap or hover to see names.

Gray indicates available electoral votes that were either not cast or cast for a candidate not on the ballot.

U.S. Senate Voting History

Class 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
1
D
R
R
D
D
D
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3
D
D
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Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.

U.S. House Voting History

District 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
1
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D
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D
2
R
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3
D
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D
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D
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4
R
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5
R
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6
R
R
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D
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
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7
R
R
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8
R
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9
D
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D
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10
R
R
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R
D
D
D
D
D
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D
D
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11
D
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D
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D
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D
12
R
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13
D
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D
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D
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D
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15
R
R
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R
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R
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D
R
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16
R
R
R
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R
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D
R
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17
D
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D
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18
D
D
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D
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R
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R
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R
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D
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19
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
20
D
D
D
21
D
D
D

Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

Vertical lines before 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.

The state had an additional redistricting before 1986. Same caution about borders applies.

Governor Voting History

1978
R
1982
D
1986
D
1990
R
1994
R
1998
R
2002
R
2006
D
2010
R
2014
R
2018
R
2022
R

Data: Wikipedia through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.