Ohio 2012 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2012, the Republican candidate won 71 of Ohio's 88 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,865 | 61.9% | 26.1 pts | 11,089 |
| Allen | Mitt Romney | Republican | 29,502 | 61.2% | 24.0 pts | 48,235 |
| Ashland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 15,519 | 63.8% | 29.7 pts | 24,330 |
| Ashtabula | Barack Obama | Democratic | 23,803 | 55.3% | 12.8 pts | 43,064 |
| Athens | Barack Obama | Democratic | 18,307 | 66.2% | 35.3 pts | 27,638 |
| Auglaize | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,169 | 73.4% | 48.4 pts | 23,405 |
| Belmont | Mitt Romney | Republican | 16,758 | 53.1% | 8.2 pts | 31,564 |
| Brown | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,916 | 61.4% | 24.8 pts | 19,392 |
| Butler | Mitt Romney | Republican | 105,176 | 61.8% | 25.1 pts | 170,191 |
| Carroll | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,315 | 55.2% | 13.4 pts | 13,262 |
| Champaign | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,045 | 60.0% | 21.7 pts | 18,421 |
| Clark | Mitt Romney | Republican | 31,816 | 49.6% | 0.8 pts | 64,144 |
| Clermont | Mitt Romney | Republican | 64,208 | 66.7% | 35.1 pts | 96,273 |
| Clinton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,009 | 66.2% | 34.3 pts | 18,144 |
| Columbiana | Mitt Romney | Republican | 25,251 | 54.8% | 11.8 pts | 46,051 |
| Coshocton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,390 | 53.3% | 9.2 pts | 15,739 |
| Crawford | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,852 | 59.8% | 21.9 pts | 19,803 |
| Cuyahoga | Barack Obama | Democratic | 447,232 | 69.4% | 39.8 pts | 644,281 |
| Darke | Mitt Romney | Republican | 18,108 | 71.3% | 44.4 pts | 25,401 |
| Defiance | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,176 | 55.6% | 13.4 pts | 18,288 |
| Delaware | Mitt Romney | Republican | 60,194 | 60.9% | 23.2 pts | 98,761 |
| Erie | Barack Obama | Democratic | 21,793 | 55.3% | 12.3 pts | 39,405 |
| Fairfield | Mitt Romney | Republican | 41,034 | 56.9% | 15.5 pts | 72,068 |
| Fayette | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,620 | 60.1% | 21.5 pts | 11,020 |
| Franklin | Barack Obama | Democratic | 346,336 | 60.7% | 22.8 pts | 570,983 |
| Fulton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,738 | 55.2% | 12.5 pts | 21,268 |
| Gallia | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,750 | 61.5% | 25.4 pts | 12,595 |
| Geauga | Mitt Romney | Republican | 30,589 | 60.0% | 21.4 pts | 50,997 |
| Greene | Mitt Romney | Republican | 49,819 | 59.7% | 21.0 pts | 83,490 |
| Guernsey | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,993 | 53.5% | 9.2 pts | 16,814 |
| Hamilton | Barack Obama | Democratic | 219,927 | 52.5% | 6.4 pts | 418,894 |
| Hancock | Mitt Romney | Republican | 22,443 | 62.9% | 27.7 pts | 35,694 |
| Hardin | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,489 | 60.2% | 23.1 pts | 12,449 |
| Harrison | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,019 | 56.3% | 15.0 pts | 7,141 |
| Henry | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,257 | 58.0% | 18.3 pts | 14,236 |
| Highland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,410 | 64.0% | 30.1 pts | 17,839 |
| Hocking | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,285 | 49.4% | 1.0 pts | 12,728 |
| Holmes | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,702 | 75.4% | 52.8 pts | 11,536 |
| Huron | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,060 | 53.0% | 8.3 pts | 24,663 |
| Jackson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,904 | 59.1% | 20.5 pts | 13,381 |
| Jefferson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,034 | 51.5% | 5.0 pts | 33,069 |
| Knox | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,266 | 60.8% | 23.9 pts | 28,388 |
| Lake | Mitt Romney | Republican | 58,744 | 49.6% | 0.9 pts | 118,404 |
| Lawrence | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,651 | 56.7% | 15.1 pts | 25,833 |
| Licking | Mitt Romney | Republican | 45,503 | 55.9% | 13.9 pts | 81,390 |
| Logan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,633 | 64.5% | 31.1 pts | 21,137 |
| Lorain | Barack Obama | Democratic | 81,464 | 56.9% | 15.4 pts | 143,253 |
| Lucas | Barack Obama | Democratic | 136,616 | 65.0% | 31.7 pts | 210,218 |
| Madison | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,342 | 59.0% | 20.0 pts | 17,517 |
| Mahoning | Barack Obama | Democratic | 77,059 | 63.5% | 28.4 pts | 121,310 |
| Marion | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,265 | 52.2% | 6.4 pts | 27,352 |
| Medina | Mitt Romney | Republican | 50,418 | 55.5% | 12.8 pts | 90,783 |
| Meigs | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,895 | 57.7% | 18.3 pts | 10,218 |
| Mercer | Mitt Romney | Republican | 16,561 | 76.5% | 54.5 pts | 21,661 |
| Miami | Mitt Romney | Republican | 34,606 | 66.6% | 35.1 pts | 51,936 |
| Monroe | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,548 | 52.3% | 7.6 pts | 6,782 |
| Montgomery | Barack Obama | Democratic | 137,139 | 51.5% | 4.6 pts | 266,278 |
| Morgan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,179 | 51.9% | 6.0 pts | 6,129 |
| Morrow | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,865 | 61.0% | 24.3 pts | 16,184 |
| Muskingum | Mitt Romney | Republican | 19,264 | 51.9% | 6.1 pts | 37,085 |
| Noble | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,563 | 60.7% | 24.4 pts | 5,872 |
| Ottawa | Barack Obama | Democratic | 11,503 | 51.2% | 4.3 pts | 22,456 |
| Paulding | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,354 | 58.7% | 19.9 pts | 9,128 |
| Perry | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,627 | 50.9% | 4.0 pts | 14,984 |
| Pickaway | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,037 | 58.2% | 18.0 pts | 24,123 |
| Pike | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,685 | 49.1% | 0.0 pts | 11,581 |
| Portage | Barack Obama | Democratic | 39,453 | 51.7% | 5.5 pts | 76,239 |
| Preble | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,535 | 67.1% | 36.3 pts | 20,169 |
| Putnam | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,721 | 74.7% | 51.2 pts | 18,372 |
| Richland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 33,867 | 58.7% | 19.4 pts | 57,715 |
| Ross | Mitt Romney | Republican | 15,008 | 49.9% | 1.5 pts | 30,083 |
| Sandusky | Barack Obama | Democratic | 14,541 | 50.2% | 2.7 pts | 28,994 |
| Scioto | Mitt Romney | Republican | 15,492 | 49.7% | 1.3 pts | 31,161 |
| Seneca | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,243 | 52.4% | 7.5 pts | 25,262 |
| Shelby | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,142 | 71.8% | 45.2 pts | 23,866 |
| Stark | Barack Obama | Democratic | 89,432 | 49.3% | 0.5 pts | 181,477 |
| Summit | Barack Obama | Democratic | 153,037 | 57.2% | 15.7 pts | 267,711 |
| Trumbull | Barack Obama | Democratic | 61,672 | 60.6% | 23.0 pts | 101,719 |
| Tuscarawas | Mitt Romney | Republican | 22,242 | 53.4% | 9.2 pts | 41,613 |
| Union | Mitt Romney | Republican | 16,289 | 63.7% | 29.3 pts | 25,567 |
| Van Wert | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,585 | 69.1% | 40.1 pts | 13,866 |
| Vinton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,856 | 52.2% | 7.7 pts | 5,467 |
| Warren | Mitt Romney | Republican | 76,561 | 69.0% | 39.3 pts | 111,004 |
| Washington | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,284 | 58.6% | 19.1 pts | 29,499 |
| Wayne | Mitt Romney | Republican | 30,251 | 59.2% | 20.5 pts | 51,064 |
| Williams | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,047 | 56.7% | 15.7 pts | 17,706 |
| Wood | Barack Obama | Democratic | 32,802 | 51.3% | 4.8 pts | 63,948 |
| Wyandot | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,180 | 58.5% | 19.3 pts | 10,572 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Ohio in 2012?
The Republican candidate won 71 of Ohio's 88 counties in 2012, with 17 counties going to the other major party.
Which Ohio county had the closest presidential result in 2012?
Pike had the closest margin in Ohio in 2012, with Mitt Romney (Republican) winning by 0.0 points out of 11,581 total votes cast.
Which Ohio county had the widest presidential margin in 2012?
Mercer had the widest margin in Ohio in 2012, with Mitt Romney (Republican) winning by 54.5 points.
How many counties are included in Ohio's 2012 presidential results?
This page covers 88 counties in Ohio for the 2012 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.