Hocking County, OH

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbus, OH
Designated Market Area: Columbus, OH
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

Places in Hocking County, OH     [Sort places by name]

Falls township (pop. 11,805) Logan city (pop. 7,168) Green township (pop. 3,256) Perry township (pop. 2,770) Marion township (pop. 2,759) Starr township (pop. 1,498) Good Hope township (pop. 1,189) Ward township (pop. 1,066) Washington township (pop. 1,020) Laurel township (pop. 1,019) Benton township (pop. 894) Salt Creek township (pop. 828) Hide-A-Way Hills CDP (pop. 661) Laurelville village (pop. 585) West Logan CDP (pop. 562) Murray City village (pop. 425) Haydenville CDP (pop. 374) Carbon Hill CDP (pop. 117) Buchtel village (pop. 32)  

Tracts in Hocking County, OH

Census Tract 9649, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9650, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9651, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9652, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9653, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9654, Hocking County, Ohio     Census Tract 9655, Hocking County, Ohio        

2024 population: 27,429   ( 627 from 2020)
Land area: 421.3 square miles
Population density: 65.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	26,226	95.61%	2.9%
Black:	246	0.90%	35.2%
Indian:	107	0.39%	17.6%
Asian:	137	0.50%	3.8%
2+ races:	420	1.53%	7.7%
Hispanic:	293	1.07%	21.1%
Total non-White:	1,203	4.39%	16.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,176	10.5
Deaths:	1,717	15.3
Net Migration:	-95	-0.8
Net Immigration:	2	0.0

Change in White population:	-793	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	166	0.6

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	63%	Donald Trump (R)	9,679	71.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	3,704	27.4%	129 [+]	1.0%	13,512	17	22	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 56 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,737	70.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,880	28.0%	238 [+]	1.7%	13,855	17	23	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 162 (1.2%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	8,497	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,775	29.2%	657 [+]	5.1%	12,929	14	20	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 367 (2.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 90 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 14 (0.1%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,285	49.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,157	48.2%	326 [+]	2.6%	12,768	2	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 133 (1.0%);
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	6,364	48.9%	Barack Obama (D)	6,259	48.1%	393 [+]	3.0%	13,016	2	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 154 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 58 (0.4%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,936	52.5%	John Kerry (D)	6,175	46.8%	88 [+]	0.7%	13,199	2	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	5,702	53.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,474	41.6%	580 [+]	5.4%	10,756	3	5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 291 (2.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 217 (2.0%);
1996	51%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,646	44.9%	Robert Dole (R)	4,017	38.8%	1,693 [+]	16.3%	10,356	-2	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,564 (15.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 43 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,935	37.2%	George Bush* (R)	3,761	35.6%	2,878 [+]	27.2%	10,574	-3	-2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,831 (26.8%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	5,426	58.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,706	40.1%	111 [+]	1.2%	9,243	4	5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 31 (0.3%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,071	64.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,280	34.7%	112	1.2%	9,463	5	5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,588	52.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,765	42.7%	466 [+]	5.3%	8,819	1	1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 312 (3.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 122 (1.4%);
1976	63%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,126	54.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,114	43.8%	156 [+]	1.7%	9,396	-5	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 118 (1.3%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,407	63.7%	George McGovern (D)	2,874	33.8%	211 [+]	2.5%	8,492	4	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 201 (2.4%);
1968	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,998	45.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,701	42.5%	1,003 [+]	11.5%	8,702	1	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,003 (11.5%);
1964	74%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,951	67.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,858	32.4%	0	0.0%	8,809	-5	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,262	56.5%	John Kennedy (D)	4,057	43.5%	0	0.0%	9,319	3	7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,925	59.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,334	40.4%	0	0.0%	8,259	-1	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,743	54.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,938	45.4%	0	0.0%	8,681	-2	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	64%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,462	54.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,733	45.5%	17 [+]	0.2%	8,212	-4	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 17 (0.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	62%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,535	54.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,766	45.4%	0	0.0%	8,301	4	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	79%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,688	51.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,336	48.4%	0	0.0%	11,024	1	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,580	61.6%	Alf Landon (R)	3,960	37.1%	138 [+]	1.3%	10,678	0	1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 132 (1.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	75%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,287	56.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,811	40.8%	250 [+]	2.7%	9,348	-6	1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 198 (2.1%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,497	67.9%	Al Smith (D)	2,502	30.9%	94 [+]	1.2%	8,093	3	10	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 70 (0.9%);
1924	61%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,086	50.5%	John Davis (D)	2,854	35.2%	1,158 [+]	14.3%	8,098	-8	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,136 (14.0%);
1920	61%	Warren Harding (R)	4,335	50.8%	James Cox (D)	4,082	47.9%	110 [+]	1.3%	8,527	-8	-9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 109 (1.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	39%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,907	53.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,357	43.4%	161 [+]	3.0%	5,425	-1	-3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 134 (2.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 27 (0.5%);
1912	36%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,295	45.8%	William Taft* (R)	1,354	27.0%	1,363 [+]	27.2%	5,012	0	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 935 (18.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 368 (7.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 46 (0.9%);
1908	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,864	49.7%	William Taft (R)	2,749	47.7%	148 [+]	2.6%	5,761	-3	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 95 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 47 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,979	55.2%	Alton Parker (D)	2,304	42.7%	116 [+]	2.1%	5,399	-5	-1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 85 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 19 (0.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 7 (0.1%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	2,923	49.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,896	49.1%	76 [+]	1.3%	5,895	-3	-2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hocking County, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	62%	Bernie Moreno (R)	8,599	64.7%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	4,125	31.0%	572 [+]	4.3%	13,296	15	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Don Kissick (Libertarian) 572 (4.3%);
2022	S3	44%	J.D. Vance (R)	6,353	66.9%	Tim Ryan (D)	3,139	33.1%	3 [+]	0.0%	9,495	14	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2022	G	44%	Mike DeWine* (R)	7,046	74.3%	Nan Whaley (D)	2,405	25.4%	32 [+]	0.3%	9,483	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 32 (0.3%);
2018	S1	45%	Jim Renacci (R)	5,474	55.4%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	4,408	44.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	9,883	9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	45%	Mike DeWine (R)	5,988	60.2%	Richard Cordray (D)	3,604	36.2%	362 [+]	3.6%	9,954	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 226 (2.3%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 136 (1.4%);
2016	S3	57%	Rob Portman* (R)	8,246	65.2%	Ted Strickland (D)	3,753	29.7%	649 [+]	5.1%	12,648	7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 249 (2.0%); Scott Rupert (I) 245 (1.9%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 155 (1.2%);
2014	G	34%	John Kasich* (R)	4,894	64.8%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	2,418	32.0%	242 [+]	3.2%	7,554	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 242 (3.2%);
2012	S1	57%	Josh Mandel (R)	6,057	48.2%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	5,717	45.5%	802 [+]	6.4%	12,576	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Scott Rupert (I) 802 (6.4%);
2010	S3	39%	Rob Portman (R)	5,049	57.3%	Lee Fisher (D)	3,224	36.6%	544 [+]	6.2%	8,817	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Eric Deaton (Constitution) 282 (3.2%); Michael Pryce (I) 203 (2.3%); Daniel LaBotz (Socialist) 59 (0.7%);
2010	G	40%	Ted Strickland* (D)	4,441	49.1%	John Kasich (R)	4,184	46.3%	418 [+]	4.6%	9,043	-3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Ken Matesz (Libertarian) 290 (3.2%); Dennis Spisak (Green) 128 (1.4%);
2006	S1	45%	Sherrod Brown (D)	5,664	58.2%	Mike DeWine* (R)	4,062	41.8%	3 [+]	0.0%	9,729	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2006	G	45%	Ted Strickland (D)	6,619	67.1%	Kenneth Blackwell (R)	2,990	30.3%	251 [+]	2.5%	9,860	-6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Bill Peirce (Libertarian) 152 (1.5%); Bob Fitrakis (Green) 98 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	S3	59%	George Voinovich* (R)	8,481	66.1%	Eric Fingerhut (D)	4,342	33.9%	0	0.0%	12,823	2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	G	36%	Bob Taft III* (R)	4,188	55.1%	Tim Hagan (D)	2,881	37.9%	526 [+]	6.9%	7,595	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: John Eastman (I) 526 (6.9%);
2000	S1	50%	Mike DeWine* (R)	6,047	57.7%	Ted Celeste (D)	3,916	37.4%	521 [+]	5.0%	10,484	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: John McAlister (Libertarian) 328 (3.1%); John Eastman (Natural Law) 193 (1.8%);
1998	S3	38%	George Voinovich (R)	4,086	52.4%	Mary Boyle (D)	3,715	47.6%	0	0.0%	7,801	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1998	G	37%	Bob Taft III (R)	3,595	47.2%	Lee Fisher (D)	3,394	44.6%	628 [+]	8.2%	7,617	-3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: John Mitchel (Reform) 449 (5.9%); Zanna Feitler (Natural Law) 179 (2.4%);
1994	S1	38%	Mike DeWine (R)	3,904	51.6%	Joel Hyatt (D)	3,094	40.9%	564 [+]	7.5%	7,562	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Joe Slovenec (I) 564 (7.5%);
1994	G	37%	George Voinovich* (R)	4,613	62.7%	Robert Burch (D)	2,391	32.5%	351 [+]	4.8%	7,355	-9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Billy Inmon (I) 351 (4.8%);
1992	S3	54%	John Glenn* (D)	4,890	47.0%	Mike DeWine (R)	4,674	44.9%	846 [+]	8.1%	10,410	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Martha Grevatt (I) 846 (8.1%);
1990	G	41%	Anthony Celebrezze (D)	3,916	50.8%	George Voinovich (R)	3,788	49.2%	0	0.0%	7,704	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	50%	Howard Metzenbaum* (D)	5,325	57.5%	George Voinovich (R)	3,936	42.5%	0	0.0%	9,261	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	42%	John Glenn* (D)	4,702	62.7%	Thomas Kindness (R)	2,803	37.3%	0	0.0%	7,505	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	41%	Richard Celeste* (D)	3,897	52.8%	James Rhodes (R)	3,489	47.2%	0	0.0%	7,386	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1982	S1	42%	Howard Metzenbaum* (D)	4,033	55.7%	Paul Pfeifer (R)	3,109	43.0%	94 [+]	1.3%	7,236	2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Alicia Mertel (I) 94 (1.3%);
1982	G	40%	Richard Celeste (D)	3,819	54.9%	Clarence Brown, Jr. (R)	3,010	43.2%	132 [+]	1.9%	6,961	4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Phyllis Goetz (Libertarian) 77 (1.1%); Irwin Reupert (I) 28 (0.4%); Kurt Landefeld (I) 27 (0.4%);
1980	S3	51%	John Glenn* (D)	6,109	70.4%	James Betts (R)	2,445	28.2%	129 [+]	1.5%	8,683	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Powers (I) 129 (1.5%);
1978	G	37%	James Rhodes* (R)	3,191	56.2%	Richard Celeste (D)	2,369	41.7%	122 [+]	2.1%	5,682	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: John O'Neill (I) 59 (1.0%); Patricia Wright (Socialist Workers) 50 (0.9%); Allan Friedman (I) 13 (0.2%);
1976	S1	61%	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	4,859	53.3%	Robert Taft, Jr.* (R)	4,029	44.2%	229 [+]	2.5%	9,117	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: John O'Neill (I) 229 (2.5%);
1974	S3	53%	John Glenn (D)	4,962	65.8%	Ralph Perk (R)	2,328	30.9%	254 [+]	3.4%	7,544	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Kathleen Harloff (I) 254 (3.4%);
1974	G	54%	James Rhodes (R)	4,425	57.3%	John Gilligan* (D)	3,103	40.2%	190 [+]	2.5%	7,718	9	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Nancy Lazar (I) 189 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S1	56%	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	3,438	50.2%	Robert Taft, Jr. (R)	3,233	47.3%	171 [+]	2.5%	6,842	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Richard Kay (American Independent) 171 (2.5%);
1970	G	57%	John Gilligan (D)	3,571	51.1%	Roger Cloud (R)	3,257	46.6%	156 [+]	2.2%	6,984	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Edwin Lawton (American Independent) 142 (2.0%); Joseph Pirincin (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1968	S3	69%	William Saxbe (R)	4,277	51.5%	John Gilligan (D)	4,033	48.5%	0	0.0%	8,310	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	G	58%	James Rhodes* (R)	3,942	56.4%	Frazier Reams, Jr. (D)	3,047	43.6%	0	0.0%	6,989	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	71%	Stephen Young* (D)	4,810	56.4%	Robert Taft, Jr. (R)	3,716	43.6%	0	0.0%	8,526	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	58%	Frank Lausche* (D)	4,071	59.0%	John Briley (R)	2,827	41.0%	0	0.0%	6,898	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	60%	James Rhodes (R)	4,196	58.4%	Michael DiSalle* (D)	2,987	41.6%	0	0.0%	7,183	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Hocking County, OH

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Voter Registration Data for Hocking County, OH

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Hocking County, OH were estimated to be 36% Republican and 22% Democrat.