Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Defiance County, OH — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Defiance County, Ohio voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+39.9 — 5,667 Democratic to 13,302 Republican of 19,156 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 28.7 points more Republican 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 Defiance County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,667 | 13,302 | 187 | 29.6% | 69.4% | R+39.9 |
| 2020 | 5,981 | 13,038 | 362 | 30.9% | 67.3% | R+36.4 |
| 2016 | 5,368 | 11,688 | 1,136 | 29.5% | 64.2% | R+34.7 |
| 2012 | 7,732 | 10,176 | 380 | 42.3% | 55.6% | R+13.4 |
| 2008 | 8,399 | 10,407 | 391 | 43.8% | 54.2% | R+10.5 |
| 2004 | 6,975 | 11,393 | 144 | 37.7% | 61.5% | R+23.9 |
| 2000 | 6,175 | 9,540 | 527 | 38.0% | 58.7% | R+20.7 |
Defiance County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Defiance County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Defiance County, Ohio in 2024 by R+39.9, with 19,156 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Defiance County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Defiance County shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+36.4) and 2024 (R+39.9).
Is Defiance County more Democratic or Republican than Ohio overall?+
In 2024, Defiance County went R+39.9 while Ohio overall went R+11.2 — 28.7 points more Republican 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.