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Muskingum County, OH


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Zanesville, OH
Designated Market Area: Zanesville, OH
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 86,582   ( 169 from 2020)
Land area: 664.5 square miles
Population density: 130.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:78,457 90.62% 0.5%
Black:3,2933.80% 2.8%
Indian:1990.23% 3.6%
Asian:5010.58% 0.8%
2+ races:2,8953.34% 12.5%
Hispanic:1,2371.43% 15.0%
Total non-White:8,1259.38% 7.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,197 12.1
Deaths:4,70313.6
Net Migration: 5541.6
Net Immigration: 800.2
Change in White population:-414 -0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:583 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Muskingum County, OH

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +280 R +1,377 R + 4.4%
D -1,097
2024 vs. 2016 R +4,091 R +4,340 R + 7.5%
D -249
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,811 R +2,963 R + 3.1%
D +848
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,883 R +15,011 R + 38.0%
D -6,128
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,507 R +10,114 R + 29.4%
D -6,607
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 59% Donald Trump (R) 28,147 71.4% Kamala Harris (D) 10,874 27.6% 373 [+] 0.9% 39,394 17 22 0.68%
2020 61% Donald Trump* (R) 27,867 68.9% Joe Biden (D) 11,971 29.6% 629 [+] 1.6% 40,467 16 22 0.68%
2016 56% Donald Trump (R) 24,056 64.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,123 29.9% 2,066 [+] 5.5% 37,245 13 19 0.67%
2012 57% Mitt Romney (R) 19,264 51.8% Barack Obama* (D) 17,002 45.7% 913 [+] 2.5% 37,179 4 5 0.66%
2008 60% John McCain (R) 20,549 52.4% Barack Obama (D) 17,730 45.2% 946 [+] 2.4% 39,225 6 7 0.69%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 22,254 57.3% John Kerry (D) 16,421 42.3% 191 [+] 0.5% 38,866 6 7 0.69%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 17,995 55.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,415 41.1% 1,214 [+] 3.7% 32,624 5 7 0.69%
1996 53% Robert Dole (R) 13,861 42.0% Bill Clinton* (D) 13,813 41.9% 5,298 [+] 16.1% 32,972 1 1 0.73%
1992 57% George Bush* (R) 14,168 40.8% Bill Clinton (D) 11,670 33.6% 8,882 [+] 25.6% 34,720 2 3 0.70%
1988 53% George Bush (R) 19,736 62.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 11,691 36.9% 247 [+] 0.8% 31,674 7 9 0.72%
1984 54% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,821 68.0% Walter Mondale (D) 10,037 31.3% 243 0.8% 32,101 9 9 0.71%
1980 56% Ronald Reagan (R) 17,921 54.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 12,584 38.5% 2,183 [+] 6.7% 32,688 3 4 0.76%
1976 57% Gerald Ford* (R) 15,358 51.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,178 47.1% 534 [+] 1.8% 30,070 2 3 0.73%
1972 60% Richard Nixon* (R) 19,897 64.0% George McGovern (D) 10,313 33.2% 884 [+] 2.8% 31,094 4 3 0.76%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 15,260 48.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 13,089 41.3% 3,356 [+] 10.6% 31,705 3 5 0.80%
1964 70% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,792 64.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 11,635 35.9% 0 0.0% 32,427 -1 -3 0.82%
1960 74% Richard Nixon (R) 21,518 61.9% John Kennedy (D) 13,254 38.1% 0 0.0% 34,772 9 12 0.84%
1956 66% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 22,788 69.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,110 30.7% 0 0.0% 32,898 8 12 0.89%
1952 69% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,244 63.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,490 37.0% 0 0.0% 33,734 6 8 0.91%
1948 61% Thomas Dewey (R) 16,049 55.5% Harry Truman* (D) 12,765 44.2% 81 [+] 0.3% 28,895 6 10 0.98%
1944 65% Thomas Dewey (R) 17,577 58.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,729 42.0% 0 0.0% 30,306 8 12 0.96%
1940 78% Wendell Willkie (R) 19,395 55.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,753 44.8% 0 0.0% 35,148 7 10 1.06%
1936 78% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,265 49.9% Alf Landon (R) 15,454 47.4% 854 [+] 2.6% 32,573 10 11 1.08%
1932 74% Herbert Hoover* (R) 16,366 54.0% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,378 44.2% 541 [+] 1.8% 30,285 7 14 1.16%
1928 73% Herbert Hoover (R) 22,120 76.8% Al Smith (D) 6,507 22.6% 171 [+] 0.6% 28,798 12 19 1.15%
1924 64% Calvin Coolidge (R) 15,571 65.7% John Davis (D) 6,709 28.3% 1,417 [+] 6.0% 23,697 7 12 1.18%
1920 68% Warren Harding (R) 13,862 58.6% James Cox (D) 9,437 39.9% 372 [+] 1.6% 23,671 0 -2 1.17%
1916 42% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,597 52.4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,328 43.6% 577 [+] 4.0% 14,502 8 6 1.25%
1912 41% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,376 38.5% William Taft* (R) 4,134 29.6% 4,463 [+] 31.9% 13,973 3 6 1.35%
1908 48% William Taft (R) 8,080 52.4% William J. Bryan (D) 6,576 42.6% 775 [+] 5.0% 15,431 1 1 1.38%
1904 45% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,597 54.5% Alton Parker (D) 5,511 39.6% 820 [+] 5.9% 13,928 -5 -2 1.39%
1900 48% William McKinley* (R) 7,365 51.1% William J. Bryan (D) 6,667 46.3% 382 [+] 2.7% 14,414 -1 -1 1.39%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Muskingum County, OH

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 58% Bernie Moreno (R) 25,408 65.2% Sherrod Brown* (D) 11,852 30.4% 1,680 [+] 4.3% 38,940 15 0.68%
2022 S3 41% J.D. Vance (R) 18,664 68.3% Tim Ryan (D) 8,638 31.6% 5 [+] 0.0% 27,307 15 0.66%
2022 G 41% Mike DeWine* (R) 21,064 77.0% Nan Whaley (D) 6,230 22.8% 50 [+] 0.2% 27,344 15 0.66%
2018 S1 44% Jim Renacci (R) 16,504 57.1% Sherrod Brown* (D) 12,395 42.9% 4 [+] 0.0% 28,903 11 0.66%
2018 G 44% Mike DeWine (R) 18,622 63.9% Richard Cordray (D) 9,653 33.1% 860 [+] 3.0% 29,135 14 0.66%
2016 S3 55% Rob Portman* (R) 25,944 71.1% Ted Strickland (D) 8,871 24.3% 1,654 [+] 4.5% 36,469 13 0.68%
2014 G 32% John Kasich* (R) 14,658 70.6% Edward FitzGerald (D) 5,482 26.4% 628 [+] 3.0% 20,768 7 0.68%
2012 S1 56% Josh Mandel (R) 18,748 51.2% Sherrod Brown* (D) 15,592 42.6% 2,257 [+] 6.2% 36,597 7 0.67%
2010 S3 40% Rob Portman (R) 16,261 62.6% Lee Fisher (D) 8,528 32.8% 1,192 [+] 4.6% 25,981 6 0.68%
2010 G 40% John Kasich (R) 13,506 51.8% Ted Strickland* (D) 11,202 42.9% 1,374 [+] 5.3% 26,082 3 0.68%
2006 S1 44% Sherrod Brown (D) 15,664 55.5% Mike DeWine* (R) 12,534 44.4% 2 [+] 0.0% 28,200 1 0.70%
2006 G 45% Ted Strickland (D) 16,733 58.3% Kenneth Blackwell (R) 11,073 38.6% 913 [+] 3.2% 28,719 2 0.71%
2004 S3 59% George Voinovich* (R) 26,367 70.2% Eric Fingerhut (D) 11,180 29.8% 0 0.0% 37,547 6 0.69%
2002 G 36% Bob Taft III* (R) 14,990 66.8% Tim Hagan (D) 6,279 28.0% 1,164 [+] 5.2% 22,433 9 0.69%
2000 S1 51% Mike DeWine* (R) 19,930 62.8% Ted Celeste (D) 10,441 32.9% 1,365 [+] 4.3% 31,736 3 0.71%
1998 S3 40% George Voinovich (R) 15,198 60.6% Mary Boyle (D) 9,879 39.4% 0 0.0% 25,077 4 0.74%
1998 G 39% Bob Taft III (R) 13,586 55.5% Lee Fisher (D) 9,576 39.1% 1,312 [+] 5.4% 24,474 5 0.73%
1994 S1 43% Mike DeWine (R) 14,068 53.8% Joel Hyatt (D) 8,686 33.2% 3,383 [+] 12.9% 26,137 0 0.76%
1994 G 41% George Voinovich* (R) 18,632 73.5% Robert Burch (D) 5,498 21.7% 1,236 [+] 4.9% 25,366 2 0.76%
1992 S3 56% Mike DeWine (R) 18,072 52.8% John Glenn* (D) 13,688 40.0% 2,491 [+] 7.3% 34,251 11 0.71%
1990 G 43% George Voinovich (R) 13,279 51.7% Anthony Celebrezze (D) 12,404 48.3% 1 [+] 0.0% 25,684 -4 0.74%
1988 S1 52% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 16,236 52.2% George Voinovich (R) 14,869 47.8% 0 0.0% 31,105 5 0.71%
1986 S3 40% John Glenn* (D) 12,511 52.6% Thomas Kindness (R) 11,259 47.4% 1 [+] 0.0% 23,771 10 0.76%
1986 G 39% James Rhodes (R) 12,188 53.3% Richard Celeste* (D) 10,683 46.7% 1 [+] 0.0% 22,872 14 0.75%
1982 S1 40% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 12,472 52.5% Paul Pfeifer (R) 11,009 46.4% 253 [+] 1.1% 23,734 5 0.70%
1982 G 40% Clarence Brown, Jr. (R) 11,648 49.5% Richard Celeste (D) 11,497 48.9% 367 [+] 1.6% 23,512 11 0.70%
1980 S3 55% John Glenn* (D) 20,466 64.3% James Betts (R) 10,644 33.5% 701 [+] 2.2% 31,811 5 0.79%
1978 G 39% James Rhodes* (R) 12,836 60.3% Richard Celeste (D) 7,960 37.4% 498 [+] 2.3% 21,294 11 0.75%
1976 S1 56% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 14,437 48.8% Robert Taft, Jr.* (R) 14,329 48.5% 789 [+] 2.7% 29,555 2 0.75%
1974 S3 45% John Glenn (D) 14,224 61.0% Ralph Perk (R) 8,285 35.5% 803 [+] 3.4% 23,312 5 0.78%
1974 G 45% James Rhodes (R) 14,017 59.3% John Gilligan* (D) 8,798 37.2% 832 [+] 3.5% 23,647 11 0.77%
1970 S1 53% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 12,685 50.7% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 11,605 46.4% 714 [+] 2.9% 25,004 1 0.79%
1970 G 53% Roger Cloud (R) 12,430 49.2% John Gilligan (D) 12,177 48.2% 666 [+] 2.6% 25,273 6 0.79%
1968 S3 66% William Saxbe (R) 16,040 52.4% John Gilligan (D) 14,585 47.6% 0 0.0% 30,625 1 0.82%
1966 G 57% James Rhodes* (R) 17,049 64.5% Frazier Reams, Jr. (D) 9,369 35.5% 0 0.0% 26,418 2 0.91%
1964 S1 68% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 16,192 51.3% Stephen Young* (D) 15,363 48.7% 0 0.0% 31,555 2 0.82%
1962 S3 58% Frank Lausche* (D) 13,653 50.6% John Briley (R) 13,321 49.4% 0 0.0% 26,974 11 0.90%
1962 G 59% James Rhodes (R) 17,685 64.0% Michael DiSalle* (D) 9,952 36.0% 0 0.0% 27,637 5 0.89%
*: 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 Muskingum County, OH

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 OH12Troy Balderson* (R) 29,938 76.9% Jerrad Christian (D) 8,976 23.1% 0 0.0% 38,914
County Total for 2024-11-05:   38,914
2022-11-08 OH12Troy Balderson* (R) 21,255 77.0% Amy Rippel-Elton (D) 6,333 23.0% 0 0.0% 27,588
County Total for 2022-11-08:   27,588
2020-11-03 OH06Bill Johnson* (R) 10,634 77.3% Shawna Roberts (D) 3,123 22.7% 0 0.0% 13,757
2020-11-03 OH12Troy Balderson* (R) 18,486 70.4% Alaina Shearer (D) 7,094 27.0% 683 2.6% 26,263
County Total for 2020-11-03:   40,020
2018-11-06 OH06Bill Johnson* (R) 7,240 73.4% Shawna Roberts (D) 2,619 26.6% 0 0.0% 9,859
2018-11-06 OH12Troy Balderson* (R) 12,000 62.1% Danny O'Connor (D) 6,995 36.2% 315 1.6% 19,310
County Total for 2018-11-06:   29,169
2018-08-07 sp OH12Troy Balderson (R) 7,928 66.4% Danny O'Connor (D) 3,902 32.7% 112 0.9% 11,942
County Total for 2018-08-07:   11,942
2016-11-08 OH06Bill Johnson* (R) 8,991 77.1% Michael Lorentz (D) 2,663 22.9% 0 0.0% 11,654
2016-11-08 OH12Pat Tiberi* (R) 16,040 69.3% Ed Albertson (D) 6,144 26.6% 957 4.1% 23,141
County Total for 2016-11-08:   34,795
2014-11-04 OH06Bill Johnson* (R) 4,786 69.0% Jennifer Garrison (D) 1,964 28.3% 188 2.7% 6,938
2014-11-04 OH12Pat Tiberi* (R) 9,190 67.2% David Tibbs (D) 3,945 28.9% 537 3.9% 13,672
County Total for 2014-11-04:   20,610
2012-11-06 OH06Bill Johnson* (R) 7,445 63.2% Charlie Wilson (D) 4,329 36.8% 0 0.0% 11,774
2012-11-06 OH12Pat Tiberi* (R) 13,850 57.8% Jim Reese (D) 10,097 42.2% 0 0.0% 23,947
County Total for 2012-11-06:   35,721
2010-11-02 OH18Bob Gibbs (R) 13,797 52.9% Zack Space* (D) 10,802 41.4% 1,484 5.7% 26,083
County Total for 2010-11-02:   26,083
2008-11-04 OH18Zack Space* (D) 23,747 62.7% Fred Dailey (R) 14,132 37.3% 0 0.0% 37,879
County Total for 2008-11-04:   37,879
2006-11-07 OH18Zack Space (D) 17,224 60.9% Joy Padgett (R) 11,062 39.1% 0 0.0% 28,286
County Total for 2006-11-07:   28,286
2004-11-02 OH18Bob Ney* (R) 25,532 69.5% Brian Thomas (D) 11,229 30.5% 0 0.0% 36,761
County Total for 2004-11-02:   36,761
2002-11-05 OH18Bob Ney* (R) 18,631 100.0% 0 0.0% 18,631
County Total for 2002-11-05:   18,631
2000-11-07 OH18Bob Ney* (R) 21,194 66.3% Marc Guthrie (D) 10,049 31.4% 715 2.2% 31,958
County Total for 2000-11-07:   31,958
1996-11-05 OH18Bob Ney* (R) 18,706 57.6% Robert Burch (D) 12,601 38.8% 1,178 3.6% 32,485
County Total for 1996-11-05:   32,485
1994-11-08 OH18Bob Ney (R) 16,245 62.5% Greg DiDonato (D) 9,758 37.5% 0 0.0% 26,003
County Total for 1994-11-08:   26,003
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Muskingum County, OH

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Muskingum County, OH were estimated to be 38% Republican and 20% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 54,637 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 54,637 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2022 54,697 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 54,697 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2020 55,078 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 55,078 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2018 55,015 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 55,015 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2016 53,925 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 53,925 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2014 53,353 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 53,353 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2012 53,963 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 53,963 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2010 54,477 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 54,477 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
2008 54,458 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 54,458 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
2006 51,914 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 51,914 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2004 51,552 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 51,552 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2002 48,175 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 48,175 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2000 54,355 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 54,355 100.0% n/a n/a 87%
1998 51,551 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 51,551 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.