Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Athens County, OH — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Athens County, Ohio voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.7 — 14,134 Democratic to 11,369 Republican of 25,776 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 21.9 points more Democratic than Ohio overall (R+11.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Athens County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,134 | 11,369 | 273 | 54.8% | 44.1% | D+10.7 |
| 2020 | 14,772 | 10,862 | 425 | 56.7% | 41.7% | D+15.0 |
| 2016 | 16,370 | 11,354 | 1,719 | 55.6% | 38.6% | D+17.0 |
| 2012 | 18,307 | 8,543 | 788 | 66.2% | 30.9% | D+35.3 |
| 2008 | 20,722 | 9,742 | 634 | 66.6% | 31.3% | D+35.3 |
| 2004 | 18,997 | 10,847 | 200 | 63.2% | 36.1% | D+27.1 |
| 2000 | 13,158 | 9,703 | 2,586 | 51.7% | 38.1% | D+13.6 |
Athens County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Athens County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Athens County, Ohio in 2024 by D+10.7, with 25,776 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Athens County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Athens County shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+15.0) and 2024 (D+10.7).
Is Athens County more Democratic or Republican than Ohio overall?+
In 2024, Athens County went D+10.7 while Ohio overall went R+11.2 — 21.9 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.