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Ottawa County, OH


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Toledo, OH
Designated Market Area: Toledo, OH-MI
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 39,692   ( 669 from 2020)
Land area: 254.7 square miles
Population density: 155.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:36,253 91.34% 2.5%
Black:4271.08% 16.7%
Indian:870.22% 4.8%
Asian:1930.49% 27.0%
2+ races:5751.45% 17.8%
Hispanic:2,1575.43% 4.2%
Total non-White:3,4398.66% 8.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,186 7.3
Deaths:2,51815.6
Net Migration: 5803.6
Net Immigration: 810.5
Change in White population:-948 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:279 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Ottawa County, OH



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 74% Donald Trump (R) 14,872 61.9% Kamala Harris (D) 8,866 36.9% 304 [+] 1.3% 24,042 7 12 0.41%
2020 74% Donald Trump* (R) 14,628 60.8% Joe Biden (D) 9,008 37.5% 410 [+] 1.7% 24,046 8 14 0.41%
2016 68% Donald Trump (R) 12,653 56.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 8,285 37.0% 1,447 [+] 6.5% 22,385 5 11 0.40%
2012 69% Barack Obama* (D) 11,503 51.1% Mitt Romney (R) 10,538 46.8% 464 [+] 2.1% 22,505 -1 0 0.40%
2008 71% Barack Obama (D) 12,064 52.2% John McCain (R) 10,624 46.0% 402 [+] 1.7% 23,090 -1 0 0.40%
2004 73% George W. Bush* (R) 12,073 51.9% John Kerry (D) 11,118 47.8% 68 [+] 0.3% 23,259 1 1 0.41%
2000 63% George W. Bush (R) 9,917 49.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 9,485 47.5% 566 [+] 2.8% 19,968 0 2 0.42%
1996 61% Bill Clinton* (D) 9,321 49.3% Robert Dole (R) 6,991 37.0% 2,576 [+] 13.6% 18,888 -4 -4 0.42%
1992 65% Bill Clinton (D) 8,128 41.1% George Bush* (R) 6,782 34.3% 4,885 [+] 24.7% 19,795 -4 -3 0.40%
1988 59% George Bush (R) 9,352 53.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 8,038 45.9% 127 [+] 0.7% 17,517 -2 0 0.40%
1984 62% Ronald Reagan* (R) 10,920 60.4% Walter Mondale (D) 7,053 39.0% 102 0.6% 18,075 2 2 0.40%
1980 59% Ronald Reagan (R) 8,641 51.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 6,753 40.0% 1,489 [+] 8.8% 16,883 0 0 0.39%
1976 71% Jimmy Carter (D) 9,646 52.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 8,241 45.0% 412 [+] 2.3% 18,299 -4 -3 0.45%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 9,772 57.9% George McGovern (D) 6,465 38.3% 652 [+] 3.9% 16,889 -2 -3 0.41%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 7,149 47.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 6,319 41.8% 1,647 [+] 10.9% 15,115 2 4 0.38%
1964 71% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 9,618 63.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,639 37.0% 0 0.0% 15,257 0 -2 0.38%
1960 75% Richard Nixon (R) 9,260 58.3% John Kennedy (D) 6,612 41.7% 0 0.0% 15,872 5 9 0.38%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 8,806 63.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,176 37.0% 0 0.0% 13,982 2 6 0.38%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 8,708 60.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,808 40.0% 0 0.0% 14,516 3 5 0.39%
1948 63% Harry Truman* (D) 6,157 52.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,591 47.4% 35 [+] 0.3% 11,783 -2 2 0.40%
1944 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,922 58.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,941 41.7% 0 0.0% 11,863 8 12 0.38%
1940 78% Wendell Willkie (R) 6,872 55.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,556 44.7% 0 0.0% 12,428 7 10 0.37%
1936 74% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,335 56.9% Alf Landon (R) 4,006 36.0% 798 [+] 7.2% 11,139 -1 -1 0.37%
1932 71% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,817 64.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,600 34.2% 115 [+] 1.1% 10,532 -13 -5 0.40%
1928 64% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,772 62.5% Al Smith (D) 3,435 37.2% 22 [+] 0.2% 9,229 -2 4 0.37%
1924 57% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,137 51.8% John Davis (D) 2,571 32.2% 1,283 [+] 16.1% 7,991 -7 -2 0.40%
1920 54% Warren Harding (R) 4,336 59.4% James Cox (D) 2,867 39.3% 96 [+] 1.3% 7,299 1 -1 0.36%
1916 39% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,347 64.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,793 34.5% 54 [+] 1.0% 5,194 -10 -12 0.45%
1912 34% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,728 59.2% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 957 20.8% 926 [+] 20.1% 4,611 -10 -6 0.44%
1908 44% William J. Bryan (D) 3,329 59.7% William Taft (R) 2,202 39.5% 46 [+] 0.8% 5,577 -12 -12 0.50%
1904 41% Alton Parker (D) 2,706 52.1% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,437 46.9% 51 [+] 1.0% 5,194 -13 -9 0.52%
1900 42% William J. Bryan (D) 3,185 59.6% William McKinley* (R) 2,131 39.9% 29 [+] 0.5% 5,345 -12 -12 0.51%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottawa County, OH

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 73% Bernie Moreno (R) 13,317 56.2% Sherrod Brown* (D) 9,460 39.9% 921 [+] 3.9% 23,698 6 0.42%
2022 S3 57% J.D. Vance (R) 10,653 57.9% Tim Ryan (D) 7,750 42.1% 2 [+] 0.0% 18,405 5 0.45%
2022 G 57% Mike DeWine* (R) 13,312 71.9% Nan Whaley (D) 5,171 27.9% 26 [+] 0.1% 18,509 10 0.45%
2018 S1 56% Sherrod Brown* (D) 9,477 51.8% Jim Renacci (R) 8,799 48.1% 3 [+] 0.0% 18,279 2 0.41%
2018 G 56% Mike DeWine (R) 9,880 54.1% Richard Cordray (D) 7,695 42.1% 687 [+] 3.8% 18,262 4 0.41%
2016 S3 67% Rob Portman* (R) 14,097 64.7% Ted Strickland (D) 6,608 30.3% 1,068 [+] 4.9% 21,773 7 0.41%
2014 G 45% John Kasich* (R) 9,432 63.4% Edward FitzGerald (D) 4,938 33.2% 497 [+] 3.3% 14,867 0 0.49%
2012 S1 68% Sherrod Brown* (D) 11,291 50.7% Josh Mandel (R) 9,872 44.3% 1,115 [+] 5.0% 22,278 0 0.41%
2010 S3 49% Rob Portman (R) 9,299 58.1% Lee Fisher (D) 6,193 38.7% 505 [+] 3.2% 15,997 1 0.42%
2010 G 48% Ted Strickland* (D) 7,945 50.0% John Kasich (R) 7,350 46.3% 595 [+] 3.7% 15,890 -3 0.41%
2006 S1 54% Sherrod Brown (D) 10,548 60.2% Mike DeWine* (R) 6,972 39.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 17,521 -4 0.44%
2006 G 53% Ted Strickland (D) 10,858 63.1% Kenneth Blackwell (R) 5,809 33.8% 540 [+] 3.1% 17,207 -3 0.43%
2004 S3 71% George Voinovich* (R) 15,425 68.1% Eric Fingerhut (D) 7,224 31.9% 2 [+] 0.0% 22,651 4 0.42%
2002 G 47% Bob Taft III* (R) 9,428 63.0% Tim Hagan (D) 5,073 33.9% 470 [+] 3.1% 14,971 5 0.46%
2000 S1 62% Mike DeWine* (R) 11,641 59.5% Ted Celeste (D) 7,336 37.5% 600 [+] 3.1% 19,577 0 0.44%
1998 S3 48% George Voinovich (R) 8,593 57.5% Mary Boyle (D) 6,341 42.5% 2 [+] 0.0% 14,936 1 0.44%
1998 G 47% Bob Taft III (R) 6,921 47.3% Lee Fisher (D) 6,833 46.7% 872 [+] 6.0% 14,626 -3 0.44%
1994 S1 47% Mike DeWine (R) 6,905 47.9% Joel Hyatt (D) 6,233 43.2% 1,275 [+] 8.8% 14,413 -6 0.42%
1994 G 46% George Voinovich* (R) 10,114 71.9% Robert Burch (D) 3,590 25.5% 361 [+] 2.6% 14,065 0 0.42%
1992 S3 65% John Glenn* (D) 11,230 57.2% Mike DeWine (R) 6,729 34.3% 1,675 [+] 8.5% 19,634 -8 0.41%
1990 G 46% George Voinovich (R) 7,516 54.5% Anthony Celebrezze (D) 6,269 45.5% 0 0.0% 13,785 -1 0.40%
1988 S1 59% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 10,979 62.5% George Voinovich (R) 6,586 37.5% 0 0.0% 17,565 -6 0.40%
1986 S3 42% John Glenn* (D) 8,380 67.6% Thomas Kindness (R) 4,014 32.4% 0 0.0% 12,394 -5 0.40%
1986 G 41% Richard Celeste* (D) 7,560 62.9% James Rhodes (R) 4,466 37.1% 2 [+] 0.0% 12,028 -2 0.39%
1982 S1 47% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 7,386 55.0% Paul Pfeifer (R) 5,793 43.1% 260 [+] 1.9% 13,439 2 0.40%
1982 G 46% Richard Celeste (D) 8,076 60.7% Clarence Brown, Jr. (R) 4,993 37.5% 232 [+] 1.7% 13,301 -1 0.40%
1980 S3 58% John Glenn* (D) 10,674 64.4% James Betts (R) 5,619 33.9% 281 [+] 1.7% 16,574 6 0.41%
1978 G 45% Richard Celeste (D) 5,871 50.0% James Rhodes* (R) 5,621 47.9% 243 [+] 2.1% 11,735 -1 0.41%
1976 S1 69% Robert Taft, Jr.* (R) 8,674 48.7% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 8,611 48.4% 514 [+] 2.9% 17,799 2 0.45%
1974 S3 51% John Glenn (D) 8,795 68.0% Ralph Perk (R) 3,459 26.7% 684 [+] 5.3% 12,938 -4 0.43%
1974 G 52% James Rhodes (R) 6,653 50.6% John Gilligan* (D) 5,810 44.2% 682 [+] 5.2% 13,145 2 0.43%
1970 S1 57% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 6,923 53.5% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 5,761 44.5% 258 [+] 2.0% 12,942 4 0.41%
1970 G 57% John Gilligan (D) 6,935 53.3% Roger Cloud (R) 5,799 44.6% 275 [+] 2.1% 13,009 1 0.41%
1968 S3 67% John Gilligan (D) 7,554 50.9% William Saxbe (R) 7,293 49.1% 0 0.0% 14,847 -2 0.40%
1966 G 47% James Rhodes* (R) 6,145 59.6% Frazier Reams, Jr. (D) 4,164 40.4% 0 0.0% 10,309 -3 0.36%
1964 S1 69% Stephen Young* (D) 7,803 52.1% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 7,167 47.9% 0 0.0% 14,970 -2 0.39%
1962 S3 54% Frank Lausche* (D) 6,351 55.5% John Briley (R) 5,090 44.5% 0 0.0% 11,441 6 0.38%
1962 G 55% James Rhodes (R) 7,475 63.8% Michael DiSalle* (D) 4,244 36.2% 0 0.0% 11,719 5 0.38%
*: 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 Ottawa County, OH

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 OH09Derek Merrin (R) 13,385 56.5% Marcy Kaptur* (D) 9,451 39.9% 858 3.6% 23,694
County Total for 2024-11-05:   23,694
2022-11-08 OH09J.R. Majewski (R) 9,400 51.3% Marcy Kaptur* (D) 8,906 48.7% 0 0.0% 18,306
County Total for 2022-11-08:   18,306
2020-11-03 OH05Bob Latta* (R) 7,546 69.2% Nick Rubando (D) 3,363 30.8% 0 0.0% 10,909
2020-11-03 OH09McKenzie Levindofske (R) 7,169 55.8% Marcy Kaptur* (D) 5,669 44.2% 2 0.0% 12,840
County Total for 2020-11-03:   23,749
2018-11-06 OH05Bob Latta* (R) 5,181 61.6% Michael Galbraith (D) 2,960 35.2% 264 3.1% 8,405
2018-11-06 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 4,996 50.2% Steven Kraus (R) 4,962 49.8% 4 0.0% 9,962
County Total for 2018-11-06:   18,367
2016-11-08 OH05Bob Latta* (R) 6,906 68.2% James Neu (D) 3,222 31.8% 0 0.0% 10,128
2016-11-08 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 6,314 53.7% Donald Larson (R) 5,444 46.3% 0 0.0% 11,758
County Total for 2016-11-08:   21,886
2014-11-04 OH05Bob Latta* (R) 4,235 61.0% Robert Fry (D) 2,369 34.1% 338 4.9% 6,942
2014-11-04 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 4,456 55.3% Richard May (R) 3,601 44.7% 6 0.1% 8,063
County Total for 2014-11-04:   15,005
2012-11-06 OH05Bob Latta* (R) 5,096 49.2% Angela Zimmann (D) 4,946 47.7% 317 3.1% 10,359
2012-11-06 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 6,954 59.1% Samuel Wurzelbacher (R) 4,421 37.6% 388 3.3% 11,763
County Total for 2012-11-06:   22,122
2010-11-02 OH09Rich Iott (R) 8,123 51.0% Marcy Kaptur* (D) 7,802 49.0% 0 0.0% 15,925
County Total for 2010-11-02:   15,925
2008-11-04 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 15,357 67.7% Bradley Leavitt (R) 7,338 32.3% 0 0.0% 22,695
County Total for 2008-11-04:   22,695
2006-11-07 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 11,845 67.8% Bradley Leavitt (R) 5,620 32.2% 0 0.0% 17,465
County Total for 2006-11-07:   17,465
2004-11-02 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 13,684 59.9% Larry Kaczala (R) 9,157 40.1% 0 0.0% 22,841
County Total for 2004-11-02:   22,841
2002-11-05 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 9,670 65.9% Ed Emery (R) 5,002 34.1% 0 0.0% 14,672
County Total for 2002-11-05:   14,672
2000-11-07 OH05Paul Gillmor* (R) 8,460 68.5% Dannie Edmon (D) 3,530 28.6% 360 2.9% 12,350
2000-11-07 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 5,234 72.8% Dwight Bryan (R) 1,720 23.9% 233 3.2% 7,187
County Total for 2000-11-07:   19,537
1996-11-05 OH05Paul Gillmor* (R) 7,475 62.1% Annie Saunders (D) 4,157 34.5% 405 3.4% 12,037
1996-11-05 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 5,228 79.0% Randy Whitman (R) 1,266 19.1% 124 1.9% 6,618
County Total for 1996-11-05:   18,655
1994-11-08 OH05Paul Gillmor* (R) 7,033 74.2% Jarrod Tudor (D) 2,451 25.8% 0 0.0% 9,484
1994-11-08 OH09Marcy Kaptur* (D) 3,747 75.5% Randy Whitman (R) 1,216 24.5% 0 0.0% 4,963
County Total for 1994-11-08:   14,447
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Ottawa County, OH

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Ottawa County, OH were estimated to be 36% Republican and 25% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 30,694 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,694 100.0% n/a n/a 95%
2022 30,533 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,533 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2020 30,442 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,442 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2018 30,288 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,288 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2016 29,606 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 29,606 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2014 29,390 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 29,390 100.0% n/a n/a 90%
2012 30,642 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,642 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2010 30,395 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,395 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2008 30,429 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,429 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2006 28,824 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 28,824 100.0% n/a n/a 89%
2004 30,334 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,334 100.0% n/a n/a 95%
2002 26,933 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26,933 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2000 28,726 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 28,726 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
1998 27,965 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 27,965 100.0% n/a n/a 90%
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.