Election Results for Columbus, OH Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	58,041	13.6
Deaths:	46,040	10.8
Net Migration:	-1,453	-0.3
Net Immigration:	12,086	2.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +12,140	R +35,117	R + 3.3%
D -22,977
2024 vs. 2016	R +62,382	D +6,941	D + 0.0%
D +69,323
2020 vs. 2016	R +50,242	D +42,058	D + 3.3%
D +92,300
2024 vs. 2012	R +65,139	R +13,002	R + 2.1%
D +52,137

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,438	R +7,022	R + 0.8%
D -3,584
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	63%	Kamala Harris (D)	544,350	52.0%	Donald Trump (R)	492,312	47.0%	11,060 [+]	1.1%	1,047,722	-3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 5,812 (0.6%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	567,327	53.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	480,172	45.0%	19,849 [+]	1.9%	1,067,348	-2	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 13,348 (1.3%);
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	475,027	49.2%	Donald Trump (R)	429,930	44.5%	60,130 [+]	6.2%	965,087	-1	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 32,804 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 8,849 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 3,132 (0.3%);
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	492,213	52.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	427,173	45.6%	16,810 [+]	1.8%	936,196	-2	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,907 (1.0%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	478,611	52.0%	John McCain (R)	426,492	46.3%	15,371 [+]	1.7%	920,474	1	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 5,594 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 3,561 (0.4%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	448,541	52.1%	John Kerry (D)	408,339	47.4%	4,302 [+]	0.5%	861,182	1	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	356,299	53.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	293,236	43.6%	22,356 [+]	3.3%	671,891	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 16,368 (2.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,326 (0.3%);
1996	53%	Robert Dole (R)	295,766	46.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	279,898	44.3%	55,920 [+]	8.9%	631,584	6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 49,894 (7.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,887 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	George Bush* (R)	292,646	43.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	245,108	36.2%	139,833 [+]	20.6%	677,587	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 135,531 (20.0%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	357,809	62.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	208,160	36.4%	5,120 [+]	0.9%	571,089	9	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,536 (0.3%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	389,805	67.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	180,812	31.1%	10,105	1.7%	580,722	8	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Ronald Reagan (R)	308,732	56.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	203,743	37.0%	38,860 [+]	7.0%	551,335	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 29,093 (5.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 6,686 (1.2%);
1976	59%	Gerald Ford* (R)	282,344	55.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	212,723	41.9%	13,005 [+]	2.6%	508,072	8	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 8,130 (1.6%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	328,131	65.7%	George McGovern (D)	159,258	31.9%	12,285 [+]	2.5%	499,674	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 10,009 (2.0%);
1968	60%	Richard Nixon (R)	225,012	52.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	149,514	34.5%	58,498 [+]	13.5%	433,024	9	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 58,430 (13.5%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	237,480	55.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	193,029	44.8%	0	0.0%	430,509	6	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	256,157	61.3%	John Kennedy (D)	161,727	38.7%	0	0.0%	417,884	12	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	59%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	239,177	66.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	121,600	33.7%	0	0.0%	360,777	9	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	224,138	61.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	139,438	38.4%	0	0.0%	363,576	6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	160,566	54.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	135,059	45.4%	1,777 [+]	0.6%	297,402	9	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,777 (0.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	172,192	55.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	138,036	44.5%	0	0.0%	310,228	10	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	167,745	51.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	161,032	49.0%	0	0.0%	328,777	6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	165,087	56.4%	Alf Landon (R)	121,522	41.5%	5,907 [+]	2.0%	292,516	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 5,672 (1.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	64%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	124,980	49.6%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	120,978	48.0%	6,120 [+]	2.4%	252,078	10	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,653 (1.8%);
1928	67%	Herbert Hoover (R)	167,388	66.9%	Al Smith (D)	81,447	32.6%	1,375 [+]	0.5%	250,210	9	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 674 (0.3%);
1924	59%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	120,536	57.2%	John Davis (D)	62,090	29.5%	27,938 [+]	13.3%	210,564	3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 27,627 (13.1%);
1920	66%	Warren Harding (R)	120,605	54.3%	James Cox (D)	98,539	44.3%	3,115 [+]	1.4%	222,259	-6	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,963 (1.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	40%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	70,558	55.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	53,875	42.2%	3,168 [+]	2.5%	127,601	-4	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,238 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 930 (0.7%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	50,019	43.6%	William Taft* (R)	32,471	28.3%	32,160 [+]	28.1%	114,650	5	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 22,972 (20.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 7,680 (6.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,309 (1.1%);
1908	46%	William Taft (R)	62,990	50.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	58,143	46.4%	4,112 [+]	3.3%	125,245	-1	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,491 (2.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,520 (1.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 34 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	62,665	57.0%	Alton Parker (D)	43,256	39.4%	3,979 [+]	3.6%	109,900	1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 2,338 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,325 (1.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 159 (0.1%);
1900	46%	William McKinley* (R)	55,261	50.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	53,076	48.2%	1,807 [+]	1.6%	110,144	-1	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

567,327

53.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

480,172

45.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

13,348

1.3%

Other

6,501

0.6%

TOTAL

1,067,348

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

475,027

49.2%

Donald Trump (R)

429,930

44.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

32,804

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

8,849

0.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,132

0.3%

Other

15,345

1.6%

TOTAL

965,087

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

492,213

52.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

427,173

45.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,907

1.0%

Other

7,903

0.8%

TOTAL

936,196

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

478,611

52.0%

John McCain (R)

426,492

46.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,594

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

3,561

0.4%

Other

6,216

0.7%

TOTAL

920,474

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

448,541

52.1%

John Kerry (D)

408,339

47.4%

Other

4,302

0.5%

TOTAL

861,182

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

356,299

53.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

293,236

43.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

16,368

2.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,326

0.3%

Other

3,662

0.5%

TOTAL

671,891

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

279,898

44.3%

Robert Dole (R)

295,766

46.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

49,894

7.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,887

0.3%

Other

4,139

0.7%

TOTAL

631,584

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

245,108

36.2%

George Bush* (R)

292,646

43.2%

Ross Perot (I)

135,531

20.0%

Other

4,302

0.6%

TOTAL

677,587

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

357,809

62.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

208,160

36.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,536

0.3%

Other

3,584

0.6%

TOTAL

571,089

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

1984 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

389,805

67.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

180,812

31.1%

Other

10,105

1.7%

TOTAL

580,722

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

308,732

56.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

203,743

37.0%

John Anderson (I)

29,093

5.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

6,686

1.2%

Other

3,081

0.6%

TOTAL

551,335

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

212,723

41.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

282,344

55.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

8,130

1.6%

Other

4,875

1.0%

TOTAL

508,072

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

328,131

65.7%

George McGovern (D)

159,258

31.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

10,009

2.0%

Other

2,276

0.5%

TOTAL

499,674

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

225,012

52.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

149,514

34.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

58,430

13.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

433,024

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

237,480

55.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

193,029

44.8%

TOTAL

430,509

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

239,177

66.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

121,600

33.7%

TOTAL

360,777

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

224,138

61.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

139,438

38.4%

TOTAL

363,576

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

135,059

45.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

160,566

54.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,777

0.6%

TOTAL

297,402

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

165,087

56.4%

Alf Landon (R)

121,522

41.5%

William Lemke (Union)

5,672

1.9%

Other

235

0.1%

TOTAL

292,516

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

120,978

48.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

124,980

49.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

4,653

1.8%

Other

1,467

0.6%

TOTAL

252,078

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

167,388

66.9%

Al Smith (D)

81,447

32.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

674

0.3%

Other

701

0.3%

TOTAL

250,210

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

120,536

57.2%

John Davis (D)

62,090

29.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

27,627

13.1%

Other

311

0.1%

TOTAL

210,564

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

120,605

54.3%

James Cox (D)

98,539

44.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,963

1.3%

Other

152

0.1%

TOTAL

222,259

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

70,558

55.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

53,875

42.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,238

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

930

0.7%

TOTAL

127,601

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

50,019

43.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

22,972

20.0%

William Taft* (R)

32,471

28.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

7,680

6.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,309

1.1%

Other

199

0.2%

TOTAL

114,650

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 5

1908 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

62,990

50.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

58,143

46.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,491

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,520

1.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

125,245

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -1

1904 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

62,665

57.0%

Alton Parker (D)

43,256

39.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,325

1.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

2,338

2.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

159

0.1%

Other

157

0.1%

TOTAL

109,900

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Columbus, OH Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

55,261

50.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

53,076

48.2%

Other

1,807

1.6%

TOTAL

110,144

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,512,675	69.98%	3.7%
Black:	360,875	16.70%	33.4%
Indian:	4,115	0.19%	10.7%
Asian:	116,641	5.40%	101.7%
2+ races:	60,973	2.82%	47.1%
Hispanic:	106,232	4.91%	58.9%

Total non-White:	648,836	30.02%	46.2%

Change in White population:	54,597	2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	204,940	10.8

Columbus, OH Metro Area

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