Election 1880 Results
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1880 presidential election in Ohio
James A. Garfield (Republican) beat Winfield Scott Hancock (Democrat) in Ohio in 1880, 51.7% to 47.0%, a margin of 4.7 points and 34,181 votes.
Ohio voted 4.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+0.1.
The Republican hold continued from 1876, when Rutherford B. Hayes won.
Republicans led in 52 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 36. The largest, Hamilton, cast 65,428 votes and went to the Republican by 7.7 points. The closest was Knox, where 43 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Garfield won | Republican | 375,048 | 51.7% |
| Winfield Scott Hancock | Democratic | 340,867 | 47.0% |
| All other candidates | 9,069 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 724,984 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 30,122 46.0% | 35,173 53.8% | 133 | 65,428 | R+7.7 |
| Cuyahoga | 15,130 40.1% | 22,123 58.7% | 463 | 37,716 | R+18.5 |
| Montgomery | 10,332 51.3% | 9,726 48.3% | 89 | 20,147 | D+3.0 |
| Franklin | 9,863 50.5% | 9,438 48.3% | 240 | 19,541 | D+2.2 |
| Stark | 6,965 48.1% | 7,264 50.2% | 238 | 14,467 | R+2.1 |
| Lucas | 5,985 44.0% | 7,157 52.7% | 447 | 13,589 | R+8.6 |
| Muskingum | 5,336 47.5% | 5,804 51.6% | 102 | 11,242 | R+4.2 |
| Columbiana | 4,273 38.2% | 6,545 58.5% | 379 | 11,197 | R+20.3 |
| Belmont | 5,379 48.6% | 5,539 50.1% | 143 | 11,061 | R+1.4 |
| Clark | 4,179 39.6% | 6,229 59.0% | 158 | 10,566 | R+19.4 |
| Trumbull | 3,184 31.0% | 6,796 66.2% | 293 | 10,273 | R+35.2 |
| Summit | 4,071 39.9% | 5,890 57.7% | 241 | 10,202 | R+17.8 |
| Butler | 6,266 62.0% | 3,831 37.9% | 10 | 10,107 | D+24.1 |
| Licking | 5,575 56.4% | 4,210 42.6% | 93 | 9,878 | D+13.8 |
| Ashtabula | 2,286 24.1% | 6,926 72.9% | 291 | 9,503 | R+48.8 |
| Ross | 4,551 48.8% | 4,734 50.8% | 32 | 9,317 | R+2.0 |
| Darke | 5,167 55.5% | 4,046 43.5% | 96 | 9,309 | D+12.0 |
| Washington | 4,452 47.9% | 4,711 50.6% | 140 | 9,303 | R+2.8 |
| Wayne | 4,819 51.9% | 4,424 47.7% | 34 | 9,277 | D+4.3 |
| Mahoning | 4,044 43.6% | 4,943 53.3% | 282 | 9,269 | R+9.7 |
| Tuscarawas | 4,844 53.6% | 4,096 45.3% | 96 | 9,036 | D+8.3 |
| Seneca | 4,845 53.9% | 4,008 44.6% | 132 | 8,985 | D+9.3 |
| Richland | 4,885 54.6% | 4,032 45.1% | 22 | 8,939 | D+9.5 |
| Clermont | 4,417 50.8% | 4,028 46.3% | 252 | 8,697 | D+4.5 |
| Miami | 3,604 41.9% | 4,928 57.3% | 64 | 8,596 | R+15.4 |
| Lorain | 2,752 32.5% | 5,609 66.3% | 105 | 8,466 | R+33.7 |
| Fairfield | 4,842 60.7% | 3,103 38.9% | 29 | 7,974 | D+21.8 |
| Wood | 3,441 43.3% | 4,305 54.2% | 203 | 7,949 | R+10.9 |
| Huron | 3,040 38.6% | 4,566 58.0% | 272 | 7,878 | R+19.4 |
| Lawrence | 2,862 38.0% | 4,627 61.5% | 34 | 7,523 | R+23.5 |
| Brown | 4,324 57.5% | 3,184 42.3% | 11 | 7,519 | D+15.2 |
| Jefferson | 2,945 39.5% | 4,434 59.4% | 85 | 7,464 | R+19.9 |
| Greene | 2,455 33.0% | 4,927 66.3% | 51 | 7,433 | R+33.3 |
| Crawford | 4,567 62.9% | 2,622 36.1% | 75 | 7,264 | D+26.8 |
| Portage | 3,147 43.4% | 3,990 55.0% | 122 | 7,259 | R+11.6 |
| Highland | 3,490 48.7% | 3,648 50.9% | 27 | 7,165 | R+2.2 |
| Warren | 2,564 35.9% | 4,565 63.9% | 19 | 7,148 | R+28.0 |
| Erie | 3,305 46.5% | 3,661 51.5% | 141 | 7,107 | R+5.0 |
| Knox | 3,475 49.4% | 3,432 48.8% | 123 | 7,030 | D+0.6 |
| Champaign | 2,865 40.8% | 4,100 58.4% | 58 | 7,023 | R+17.6 |
| Meigs | 2,749 39.9% | 4,103 59.5% | 43 | 6,895 | R+19.6 |
| Sandusky | 3,640 52.9% | 3,059 44.5% | 177 | 6,876 | D+8.4 |
| Allen | 3,890 56.8% | 2,906 42.4% | 51 | 6,847 | D+14.4 |
| Pickaway | 3,753 56.3% | 2,910 43.6% | 7 | 6,670 | D+12.6 |
| Delaware | 2,968 44.8% | 3,508 52.9% | 156 | 6,632 | R+8.1 |
| Scioto | 2,912 44.0% | 3,639 55.0% | 62 | 6,613 | R+11.0 |
| Hardin | 3,032 46.4% | 3,472 53.1% | 33 | 6,537 | R+6.7 |
| Hancock | 3,350 51.4% | 3,124 47.9% | 42 | 6,516 | D+3.5 |
| Logan | 2,468 39.1% | 3,739 59.2% | 113 | 6,320 | R+20.1 |
| Coshocton | 3,440 54.7% | 2,831 45.0% | 21 | 6,292 | D+9.7 |
| Perry | 3,187 51.0% | 2,676 42.8% | 384 | 6,247 | D+8.2 |
| Clinton | 2,167 35.4% | 3,937 64.3% | 20 | 6,124 | R+28.9 |
| Athens | 2,234 37.1% | 3,645 60.5% | 148 | 6,027 | R+23.4 |
| Preble | 2,711 45.2% | 3,183 53.0% | 109 | 6,003 | R+7.9 |
| Ashland | 3,217 53.9% | 2,752 46.1% | 4 | 5,973 | D+7.8 |
| Guernsey | 2,568 43.2% | 3,318 55.8% | 62 | 5,948 | R+12.6 |
| Gallia | 2,310 39.7% | 3,488 59.9% | 23 | 5,821 | R+20.2 |
| Williams | 2,596 45.9% | 2,881 50.9% | 181 | 5,658 | R+5.0 |
| Shelby | 3,320 59.1% | 2,274 40.5% | 20 | 5,614 | D+18.6 |
| Union | 2,236 40.0% | 3,302 59.1% | 46 | 5,584 | R+19.1 |
| Medina | 2,158 39.0% | 3,340 60.3% | 40 | 5,538 | R+21.3 |
| Monroe | 3,751 68.7% | 1,600 29.3% | 109 | 5,460 | D+39.4 |
| Auglaize | 3,599 66.0% | 1,837 33.7% | 15 | 5,451 | D+32.3 |
| Wyandot | 2,981 55.3% | 2,398 44.5% | 15 | 5,394 | D+10.8 |
| Putnam | 3,417 64.5% | 1,851 34.9% | 30 | 5,298 | D+29.6 |
| Adams | 2,725 51.5% | 2,563 48.4% | 8 | 5,296 | D+3.1 |
| Van Wert | 2,571 49.3% | 2,634 50.5% | 10 | 5,215 | R+1.2 |
| Marion | 2,932 56.8% | 2,192 42.5% | 39 | 5,163 | D+14.3 |
| Defiance | 3,140 61.0% | 1,977 38.4% | 30 | 5,147 | D+22.6 |
| Madison | 2,305 45.7% | 2,680 53.1% | 60 | 5,045 | R+7.4 |
| Fayette | 2,111 42.5% | 2,830 57.0% | 25 | 4,966 | R+14.5 |
| Harrison | 2,082 42.5% | 2,767 56.5% | 46 | 4,895 | R+14.0 |
| Morrow | 2,143 44.0% | 2,581 53.0% | 149 | 4,873 | R+9.0 |
| Mercer | 3,367 69.3% | 1,473 30.3% | 16 | 4,856 | D+39.0 |
| Jackson | 2,031 41.9% | 2,763 57.0% | 50 | 4,844 | R+15.1 |
| Fulton | 1,787 37.2% | 2,912 60.7% | 102 | 4,801 | R+23.4 |
| Morgan | 2,091 44.2% | 2,510 53.1% | 125 | 4,726 | R+8.9 |
| Holmes | 3,281 70.3% | 1,370 29.4% | 16 | 4,667 | D+40.9 |
| Henry | 2,871 61.8% | 1,738 37.4% | 33 | 4,642 | D+24.4 |
| Noble | 2,044 44.6% | 2,316 50.6% | 218 | 4,578 | R+5.9 |
| Hocking | 2,422 55.8% | 1,830 42.1% | 90 | 4,342 | D+13.6 |
| Lake | 1,104 26.3% | 2,978 71.1% | 109 | 4,191 | R+44.7 |
| Ottawa | 2,559 62.0% | 1,510 36.6% | 59 | 4,128 | D+25.4 |
| Pike | 2,192 55.1% | 1,756 44.2% | 28 | 3,976 | D+11.0 |
| Geauga | 815 20.8% | 3,053 77.8% | 56 | 3,924 | R+57.0 |
| Carroll | 1,569 40.6% | 2,241 58.0% | 54 | 3,864 | R+17.4 |
| Vinton | 1,992 53.9% | 1,700 46.0% | 5 | 3,697 | D+7.9 |
| Paulding | 1,431 48.3% | 1,527 51.5% | 5 | 2,963 | R+3.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1880; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |