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Fayette County, OH


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Washington Court House, OH
Designated Market Area: Columbus, OH
USDA County Type (2025): Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 28,782   ( 166 from 2020)
Land area: 406.4 square miles
Population density: 70.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:26,248 91.20% 1.4%
Black:6782.36% 3.4%
Indian:690.24% 1.4%
Asian:3501.22% 12.9%
2+ races:6852.38% 10.7%
Hispanic:7522.61% 11.2%
Total non-White:2,5348.80% 8.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,439 12.4
Deaths:1,78415.4
Net Migration: 1321.1
Net Immigration: 490.4
Change in White population:-369 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:203 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette County, OH



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 57% Donald Trump (R) 9,706 76.9% Kamala Harris (D) 2,773 22.0% 136 [+] 1.1% 12,615 22 27 0.22%
2020 57% Donald Trump* (R) 9,473 75.0% Joe Biden (D) 2,975 23.6% 178 [+] 1.4% 12,626 22 28 0.21%
2016 51% Donald Trump (R) 7,995 71.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 2,739 24.4% 498 [+] 4.4% 11,232 20 25 0.20%
2012 50% Mitt Romney (R) 6,620 60.0% Barack Obama* (D) 4,249 38.5% 169 [+] 1.5% 11,038 12 13 0.20%
2008 54% John McCain (R) 7,102 60.6% Barack Obama (D) 4,401 37.6% 215 [+] 1.8% 11,718 14 15 0.20%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 7,376 62.7% John Kerry (D) 4,334 36.9% 47 [+] 0.4% 11,757 12 12 0.21%
2000 44% George W. Bush (R) 5,685 61.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 3,363 36.2% 230 [+] 2.5% 9,278 11 13 0.20%
1996 46% Robert Dole (R) 4,831 50.3% Bill Clinton* (D) 3,665 38.1% 1,111 [+] 11.6% 9,607 9 10 0.21%
1992 49% George Bush* (R) 4,916 48.7% Bill Clinton (D) 2,976 29.5% 2,194 [+] 21.8% 10,086 10 11 0.20%
1988 44% George Bush (R) 6,186 69.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,623 29.6% 64 [+] 0.7% 8,873 15 16 0.20%
1984 46% Ronald Reagan* (R) 6,838 75.8% Walter Mondale (D) 2,126 23.6% 57 0.6% 9,021 17 17 0.20%
1980 47% Ronald Reagan (R) 5,827 64.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,810 31.0% 431 [+] 4.8% 9,068 13 14 0.21%
1976 59% Gerald Ford* (R) 5,719 55.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 4,477 43.2% 168 [+] 1.6% 10,364 7 7 0.25%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 6,970 73.3% George McGovern (D) 2,344 24.6% 201 [+] 2.1% 9,515 14 13 0.23%
1968 68% Richard Nixon (R) 5,339 52.0% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,966 28.9% 1,964 [+] 19.1% 10,269 7 9 0.26%
1964 71% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 6,128 57.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 4,567 42.7% 0 0.0% 10,695 6 4 0.27%
1960 75% Richard Nixon (R) 7,085 64.1% John Kennedy (D) 3,966 35.9% 0 0.0% 11,051 11 15 0.27%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 6,696 66.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,449 34.0% 0 0.0% 10,145 5 9 0.27%
1952 71% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,800 63.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,882 36.3% 0 0.0% 10,682 7 8 0.29%
1948 58% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,865 58.0% Harry Truman* (D) 3,513 41.8% 17 [+] 0.2% 8,395 9 13 0.29%
1944 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,933 60.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,945 39.9% 0 0.0% 9,878 10 14 0.31%
1940 80% Wendell Willkie (R) 5,984 53.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,249 46.7% 0 0.0% 11,233 5 8 0.34%
1936 82% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,807 54.3% Alf Landon (R) 4,841 45.3% 41 [+] 0.4% 10,689 8 9 0.35%
1932 74% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,157 54.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,254 44.7% 97 [+] 1.0% 9,508 -2 5 0.36%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,251 65.2% Al Smith (D) 2,752 34.2% 47 [+] 0.6% 8,050 0 7 0.32%
1924 58% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,542 60.3% John Davis (D) 2,696 35.8% 298 [+] 4.0% 7,536 2 6 0.37%
1920 71% Warren Harding (R) 5,446 58.6% James Cox (D) 3,812 41.0% 43 [+] 0.5% 9,301 0 -2 0.46%
1916 42% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,772 50.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,616 47.7% 98 [+] 1.8% 5,486 6 4 0.47%
1912 42% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,261 41.1% William Taft* (R) 2,186 39.7% 1,057 [+] 19.2% 5,504 13 17 0.53%
1908 47% William Taft (R) 3,343 56.8% William J. Bryan (D) 2,451 41.7% 87 [+] 1.5% 5,881 6 5 0.52%
1904 43% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,331 62.5% Alton Parker (D) 1,880 35.3% 121 [+] 2.3% 5,332 3 6 0.53%
1900 48% William McKinley* (R) 3,380 57.2% William J. Bryan (D) 2,438 41.3% 86 [+] 1.5% 5,904 5 6 0.57%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette County, OH

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 56% Bernie Moreno (R) 8,712 70.3% Sherrod Brown* (D) 3,207 25.9% 474 [+] 3.8% 12,393 20 0.22%
2022 S3 38% J.D. Vance (R) 6,287 74.9% Tim Ryan (D) 2,102 25.1% 0 0.0% 8,389 22 0.20%
2022 G 38% Mike DeWine* (R) 6,913 82.2% Nan Whaley (D) 1,476 17.6% 16 [+] 0.2% 8,405 20 0.20%
2018 S1 39% Jim Renacci (R) 5,566 65.6% Sherrod Brown* (D) 2,914 34.4% 1 [+] 0.0% 8,481 19 0.19%
2018 G 39% Mike DeWine (R) 5,955 69.7% Richard Cordray (D) 2,381 27.9% 205 [+] 2.4% 8,541 19 0.19%
2016 S3 50% Rob Portman* (R) 8,097 73.6% Ted Strickland (D) 2,442 22.2% 464 [+] 4.2% 11,003 16 0.20%
2014 G 29% John Kasich* (R) 4,821 76.5% Edward FitzGerald (D) 1,339 21.2% 144 [+] 2.3% 6,304 13 0.21%
2012 S1 49% Josh Mandel (R) 6,121 57.4% Sherrod Brown* (D) 4,000 37.5% 537 [+] 5.0% 10,658 13 0.20%
2010 S3 35% Rob Portman (R) 5,422 70.5% Lee Fisher (D) 1,908 24.8% 358 [+] 4.7% 7,688 14 0.20%
2010 G 35% John Kasich (R) 4,614 59.8% Ted Strickland* (D) 2,827 36.6% 278 [+] 3.6% 7,719 11 0.20%
2006 S1 39% Mike DeWine* (R) 4,651 55.1% Sherrod Brown (D) 3,793 44.9% 2 [+] 0.0% 8,446 11 0.21%
2006 G 39% Ted Strickland (D) 4,384 52.2% Kenneth Blackwell (R) 3,845 45.8% 173 [+] 2.1% 8,402 9 0.21%
2004 S3 53% George Voinovich* (R) 8,724 76.6% Eric Fingerhut (D) 2,668 23.4% 0 0.0% 11,392 13 0.21%
2002 G 31% Bob Taft III* (R) 4,385 67.3% Tim Hagan (D) 1,807 27.7% 324 [+] 5.0% 6,516 10 0.20%
2000 S1 43% Mike DeWine* (R) 6,468 71.1% Ted Celeste (D) 2,267 24.9% 364 [+] 4.0% 9,099 11 0.20%
1998 S3 34% George Voinovich (R) 4,576 64.2% Mary Boyle (D) 2,550 35.8% 0 0.0% 7,126 8 0.21%
1998 G 33% Bob Taft III (R) 4,045 58.0% Lee Fisher (D) 2,498 35.8% 426 [+] 6.1% 6,969 8 0.21%
1994 S1 31% Mike DeWine (R) 4,299 66.4% Joel Hyatt (D) 1,896 29.3% 276 [+] 4.3% 6,471 13 0.19%
1994 G 30% George Voinovich* (R) 4,816 76.9% Robert Burch (D) 1,202 19.2% 243 [+] 3.9% 6,261 5 0.19%
1992 S3 49% Mike DeWine (R) 5,878 58.7% John Glenn* (D) 3,649 36.4% 486 [+] 4.9% 10,013 16 0.21%
1990 G 33% George Voinovich (R) 4,286 64.8% Anthony Celebrezze (D) 2,327 35.2% 0 0.0% 6,613 9 0.19%
1988 S1 44% George Voinovich (R) 4,732 53.4% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 4,128 46.6% 0 0.0% 8,860 10 0.20%
1986 S3 37% John Glenn* (D) 3,883 52.1% Thomas Kindness (R) 3,566 47.9% 0 0.0% 7,449 10 0.24%
1986 G 37% James Rhodes (R) 3,988 54.5% Richard Celeste* (D) 3,335 45.5% 1 [+] 0.0% 7,324 15 0.24%
1982 S1 35% Paul Pfeifer (R) 3,755 54.5% Howard Metzenbaum* (D) 3,060 44.4% 72 [+] 1.0% 6,887 13 0.20%
1982 G 34% Clarence Brown, Jr. (R) 3,512 52.7% Richard Celeste (D) 3,092 46.4% 66 [+] 1.0% 6,670 14 0.20%
1980 S3 45% John Glenn* (D) 5,428 61.9% James Betts (R) 3,239 36.9% 109 [+] 1.2% 8,776 9 0.22%
1978 G 32% James Rhodes* (R) 3,790 65.1% Richard Celeste (D) 1,975 33.9% 60 [+] 1.0% 5,825 16 0.20%
1976 S1 56% Robert Taft, Jr.* (R) 5,579 56.0% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 4,128 41.4% 254 [+] 2.5% 9,961 9 0.25%
1974 S3 45% John Glenn (D) 4,445 56.6% Ralph Perk (R) 3,187 40.6% 215 [+] 2.7% 7,847 10 0.26%
1974 G 46% James Rhodes (R) 5,192 64.8% John Gilligan* (D) 2,633 32.8% 193 [+] 2.4% 8,018 16 0.26%
1970 S1 47% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 4,486 61.6% Howard Metzenbaum (D) 2,603 35.7% 194 [+] 2.7% 7,283 12 0.23%
1970 G 47% Roger Cloud (R) 4,578 61.7% John Gilligan (D) 2,686 36.2% 152 [+] 2.0% 7,416 18 0.23%
1968 S3 64% William Saxbe (R) 6,327 65.5% John Gilligan (D) 3,328 34.5% 0 0.0% 9,655 14 0.26%
1966 G 50% James Rhodes* (R) 5,571 73.4% Frazier Reams, Jr. (D) 2,015 26.6% 0 0.0% 7,586 11 0.26%
1964 S1 69% Robert Taft, Jr. (R) 5,543 54.0% Stephen Young* (D) 4,731 46.0% 0 0.0% 10,274 4 0.27%
1962 S3 53% Frank Lausche* (D) 4,344 55.1% John Briley (R) 3,537 44.9% 0 0.0% 7,881 6 0.26%
1962 G 54% James Rhodes (R) 5,458 67.5% Michael DiSalle* (D) 2,630 32.5% 0 0.0% 8,088 9 0.26%
*: 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 Fayette County, OH

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 OH02David Taylor (R) 656 86.7% Samantha Meadows (D) 101 13.3% 0 0.0% 757
2024-11-05 OH15Mike Carey* (R) 9,010 79.2% Adam Miller (D) 2,360 20.8% 0 0.0% 11,370
County Total for 2024-11-05:   12,127
2022-11-08 OH02Brad Wenstrup* (R) 497 86.9% Samantha Meadows (D) 75 13.1% 0 0.0% 572
2022-11-08 OH15Mike Carey* (R) 6,236 79.3% Gary Josephson (D) 1,626 20.7% 0 0.0% 7,862
County Total for 2022-11-08:   8,434
2021-11-02 sp OH15Mike Carey (R) 918 84.5% Allison Russo (D) 168 15.5% 0 0.0% 1,086
County Total for 2021-11-02:   1,086
2020-11-03 OH10Mike Turner* (R) 7,610 76.9% Desiree Tims (D) 2,292 23.1% 0 0.0% 9,902
2020-11-03 OH15Steve Stivers* (R) 1,949 86.3% Joel Newby (D) 309 13.7% 0 0.0% 2,258
County Total for 2020-11-03:   12,160
2018-11-06 OH10Mike Turner* (R) 4,795 71.4% Theresa Gasper (D) 1,796 26.7% 124 1.8% 6,715
2018-11-06 OH15Steve Stivers* (R) 1,446 82.6% Rick Neal (D) 273 15.6% 32 1.8% 1,751
County Total for 2018-11-06:   8,466
2016-11-08 OH10Mike Turner* (R) 6,271 73.5% Robert Klepinger (D) 2,018 23.7% 239 2.8% 8,528
2016-11-08 OH15Steve Stivers* (R) 1,812 84.8% Scott Wharton (D) 324 15.2% 0 0.0% 2,136
County Total for 2016-11-08:   10,664
2014-11-04 OH10Mike Turner* (R) 3,517 72.9% Robert Klepinger (D) 1,114 23.1% 192 4.0% 4,823
2014-11-04 OH15Steve Stivers* (R) 1,137 84.1% Scott Wharton (D) 215 15.9% 0 0.0% 1,352
County Total for 2014-11-04:   6,175
2012-11-06 OH10Mike Turner* (R) 5,037 61.5% Sharen Neuhardt (D) 2,806 34.3% 341 4.2% 8,184
2012-11-06 OH15Steve Stivers* (R) 1,602 76.9% Pat Lang (D) 482 23.1% 0 0.0% 2,084
County Total for 2012-11-06:   10,268
2010-11-02 OH07Steve Austria* (R) 5,393 70.0% Bill Conner (D) 1,940 25.2% 366 4.8% 7,699
County Total for 2010-11-02:   7,699
2008-11-04 OH07Steve Austria (R) 7,047 64.6% Sharen Neuhardt (D) 3,857 35.4% 0 0.0% 10,904
County Total for 2008-11-04:   10,904
2006-11-07 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 5,573 66.4% Bill Conner (D) 2,818 33.6% 0 0.0% 8,391
County Total for 2006-11-07:   8,391
2004-11-02 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 7,840 71.4% Kara Anastasio (D) 3,140 28.6% 0 0.0% 10,980
County Total for 2004-11-02:   10,980
2002-11-05 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 4,979 76.1% Kara Anastasio (D) 1,292 19.8% 270 4.1% 6,541
County Total for 2002-11-05:   6,541
2000-11-07 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 6,500 68.9% Donald Minor (D) 1,811 19.2% 1,126 11.9% 9,437
County Total for 2000-11-07:   9,437
1996-11-05 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 6,880 73.9% Richard Blain (D) 2,043 21.9% 389 4.2% 9,312
County Total for 1996-11-05:   9,312
1994-11-08 OH07Dave Hobson* (R) 5,254 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,254
County Total for 1994-11-08:   5,254
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, OH

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Fayette County, OH were estimated to be 42% Republican and 14% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 17,450 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,450 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2022 17,035 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,035 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
2020 17,180 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,180 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
2018 16,737 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,737 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2016 16,247 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,247 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2014 15,908 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15,908 100.0% n/a n/a 73%
2012 16,372 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,372 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2010 16,312 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,312 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2008 16,431 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,431 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2006 15,476 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15,476 100.0% n/a n/a 72%
2004 16,094 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,094 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2002 13,676 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13,676 100.0% n/a n/a 64%
2000 14,713 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14,713 100.0% n/a n/a 69%
1998 14,643 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14,643 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
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.