Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lorain County, OH — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lorain County, Ohio voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+5.7 — 74,207 Democratic to 83,297 Republican of 159,007 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 5.5 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 Lorain County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74,207 | 83,297 | 1,503 | 46.7% | 52.4% | R+5.7 |
| 2020 | 75,667 | 79,520 | 2,250 | 48.1% | 50.5% | R+2.4 |
| 2016 | 66,949 | 66,818 | 6,795 | 47.6% | 47.5% | D+0.1 |
| 2012 | 81,464 | 59,405 | 2,384 | 56.9% | 41.5% | D+15.4 |
| 2008 | 85,276 | 59,068 | 2,515 | 58.1% | 40.2% | D+17.8 |
| 2004 | 78,965 | 61,196 | 569 | 56.1% | 43.5% | D+12.6 |
| 2000 | 59,809 | 47,957 | 4,414 | 53.3% | 42.8% | D+10.6 |
Lorain County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lorain County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Lorain County, Ohio in 2024 by R+5.7, with 159,007 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lorain County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lorain County shifted 3.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+2.4) and 2024 (R+5.7).
Is Lorain County more Democratic or Republican than Ohio overall?+
In 2024, Lorain County went R+5.7 while Ohio overall went R+11.2 — 5.5 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.