The early voting in Ohio was record-breaking, as it was in many parts of the US. More than 100.5 million people voted early, which includes absentee ballots and in-person voting. In Ohio, 3,411,463 people voted early, far outpacing 2016’s 1,798,277. The 2020 total represents nearly 62% of the ALL votes in 2016, a huge turnout. The state is now expecting full turnout to exceed 75% of registered voters, something that hasn’t happened since 1992’s record 77% turnout. Could this election exceed even that record? It’s certainly possible.
All data provided here is from the Secretary of State.
Total Early Votes by County Ranked and % of 2016’s Total Vote
1. Cuyahoga: 356,917 58.62%
2. Franklin: 347,877 59.21%
3. Hamilton: 243,992 59.64%
4. Montgomery: 152,310 58.61%
5. Summit: 148,180 56.92%
6. Butler: 108,884 62.22%
7. Stark: 101,725 57.74%
8. Lorain: 96,278 68.50%
9. Lucas: 93,770 47.16%
10. Warren: 88,405 74.72%
11. Delaware: 85,863 81.28%
12. Lake: 81,876 69.87%
13. Mahoning: 66,991 57.77%
14. Medina: 63,844 69.27%
15. Licking: 60,736 72.63%
16. Trumbull: 58,015 60.01%
17. Fairfield: 54,178 73.66%
18. Clermont: 52,831 52.85%
19. Greene: 51,731 62.37%
20. Portage: 46,399 60.45%
21. Clark: 40,124 64.83%
22. Wood: 39,793 61.38%
23. Richland: 37,681 67.99%
24. Miami: 35,955 67.72%
25. Geauga: 33,540 66.20%
26. Wayne: 29,577 58.90%
27. Tuscarawas: 26,234 63.05%
28. Union: 23,871 86.19%
29. Allen: 23,838 51.56%
30. Muskingum: 23,824 63.97%
31. Ashtabula: 23,069 56.02%
32. Hancock: 22,909 59.64%
33. Erie: 22,714 59.99%
34. Columbiana: 22,018 47.36%
35. Washington: 20,797 69.01%
36. Ross: 20,755 67.90%
37. Knox: 19,634 67.87%
38. Belmont: 19,486 62.19%
39. Marion: 18,629 70.36%
40. Scioto: 18,599 59.99%
41. Jefferson: 18,078 55.78%
42. Logan: 16,522 76.10%
43. Sandusky: 16,490 58.30%
44. Ashland: 16,254 65.71%
45. Darke: 15,949 62.30%
46. Huron: 15,794 63.17%
47. Athens: 15,562 52.38%
48. Pickaway: 15,420 61.90%
49. Mercer: 15,350 70.36%
50. Shelby: 14,320 60.09%
51. Lawrence: 14,237 53.14%
52. Auglaize: 13,951 58.63%
53. Seneca: 13,906 57.50%
54. Defiance: 13,169 71.77%
55. Crawford: 13,053 67.53%
56. Ottawa: 12,639 56.46%
57. Fulton: 12,635 59.17%
58. Madison: 12,037 69.09%
59. Putnam: 12,011 63.70%
60. Clinton: 12,002 63.96%
61. Brown: 11,781 59.86%
62. Champaign: 11,645 63.83%
63. Preble: 11,371 54.98%
64. Carroll: 11,334 86.20%
65. Williams: 11,163 64.50%
66. Coshocton: 11,034 70.46%
67. Van Wert: 10,593 76.93%
68. Jackson: 10,513 76.31%
69. Guernsey: 10,363 62.25%
70. Morrow: 10,280 61.60%
71. Highland: 9,887 53.19%
72. Hocking: 9,508 73.54%
73. Perry: 9,371 62.06%
74. Meigs: 9,150 91.13%
75. Henry: 9,019 64.18%
76. Pike: 8,902 74.49%
77. Holmes: 8,105 72.98%
78. Gallia: 8,104 62.32%
79. Hardin: 7,515 60.83%
80. Adams: 7,162 62.76%
81. Fayette: 7,132 63.50%
82. Wyandot: 6,782 63.75%
83. Paulding: 5,744 63.16%
84. Harrison: 5,368 75.55%
85. Morgan: 4,490 69.32%
86. Noble: 4,339 71.85%
87. Monroe: 4,157 60.66%
88. Vinton: 3,423 61.79%
County early voting average versus 2016’s Total: 61.62%
Early reports suggest very heavy turnout so far for Election Day.
To follow the results, here are some useful links:
Columbus Dispatch Results Map
US Election Atlas
Hamilton County Voting Live