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The States · 2026 outlook

Ohio

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentR+11.2
SenateR+1.7
U.S. HouseD 5R 10
GovernorR+3.0
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Franklin291,555 (68.4%)128,869 (30.3%)D+38.2425,962
Cuyahoga286,008 (69.7%)119,190 (29.0%)D+40.6410,535
Hamilton178,975 (61.3%)109,329 (37.4%)D+23.8292,101
Summit113,166 (58.1%)79,208 (40.6%)D+17.4194,908
Montgomery99,063 (54.6%)80,155 (44.1%)D+10.4181,579
Lucas83,407 (61.4%)50,647 (37.3%)D+24.1135,820
Stark57,552 (43.8%)72,022 (54.9%)R+11.0131,281
Butler53,730 (41.2%)75,130 (57.5%)R+16.4130,557
Lorain58,986 (52.1%)52,858 (46.6%)D+5.4113,317
Warren37,592 (37.8%)60,626 (60.9%)R+23.199,512
Delaware47,775 (50.3%)46,055 (48.4%)D+1.895,066
Lake42,812 (46.7%)47,626 (52.0%)R+5.391,629
Clermont28,376 (34.9%)51,915 (63.8%)R+28.981,349
Mahoning41,639 (51.8%)37,642 (46.9%)D+5.080,325
Medina31,719 (41.6%)43,578 (57.1%)R+15.576,289
Trumbull32,743 (47.6%)35,165 (51.1%)R+3.568,802
Licking26,435 (39.0%)40,439 (59.7%)R+20.767,755
Greene28,050 (43.7%)35,296 (55.0%)R+11.364,180
Fairfield25,061 (41.6%)34,345 (57.1%)R+15.460,188
Portage27,875 (47.0%)30,651 (51.7%)R+4.759,297
Wood23,857 (49.5%)23,682 (49.2%)D+0.448,165
Clark18,339 (40.9%)25,872 (57.8%)R+16.844,793
Miami12,852 (30.5%)28,785 (68.2%)R+37.842,185
Richland13,614 (32.7%)27,447 (66.0%)R+33.341,602
Geauga16,360 (41.8%)22,258 (56.9%)R+15.139,127
Wayne12,962 (34.2%)24,428 (64.5%)R+30.337,882
Columbiana10,159 (29.7%)23,647 (69.0%)R+39.434,251
Allen10,745 (32.5%)21,874 (66.2%)R+33.733,049
Ashtabula12,678 (41.0%)17,836 (57.7%)R+16.730,916
Tuscarawas9,966 (32.5%)20,302 (66.2%)R+33.730,667
Erie13,460 (47.5%)14,499 (51.2%)R+3.728,327
Muskingum9,149 (32.6%)18,522 (66.1%)R+33.428,035
Hancock9,222 (34.1%)17,470 (64.6%)R+30.527,044
Union10,030 (37.7%)16,206 (61.0%)R+23.226,582
Ross8,202 (34.9%)14,968 (63.8%)R+28.823,475
Knox7,031 (30.7%)15,548 (68.0%)R+37.222,876
Jefferson7,343 (33.0%)14,649 (65.7%)R+32.822,282
Scioto6,877 (30.9%)15,061 (67.8%)R+36.822,227
Belmont6,749 (30.5%)15,085 (68.2%)R+37.722,122
Washington7,092 (32.1%)14,720 (66.6%)R+34.522,099
Sandusky8,274 (39.1%)12,633 (59.6%)R+20.621,182
Pickaway6,039 (28.9%)14,559 (69.8%)R+40.820,869
Marion6,478 (33.2%)12,769 (65.5%)R+32.319,501
Huron6,177 (31.8%)12,970 (66.9%)R+35.019,399
Darke3,768 (19.6%)15,230 (79.1%)R+59.619,248
Lawrence5,562 (29.2%)13,232 (69.5%)R+40.319,042
Ashland5,315 (28.0%)13,445 (70.7%)R+42.819,007
Athens11,103 (60.5%)6,998 (38.2%)D+22.418,339
Auglaize3,681 (20.2%)14,348 (78.6%)R+58.418,266
Shelby3,579 (19.9%)14,214 (78.8%)R+59.018,027
Seneca6,403 (35.6%)11,372 (63.1%)R+27.618,009
Ottawa7,093 (41.5%)9,763 (57.2%)R+15.617,078
Mercer3,202 (18.9%)13,509 (79.8%)R+60.916,931
Logan4,078 (24.4%)12,388 (74.3%)R+49.816,683
Fulton5,225 (32.6%)10,572 (66.1%)R+33.416,005
Preble3,569 (23.1%)11,666 (75.6%)R+52.515,436
Brown3,486 (22.8%)11,600 (75.9%)R+53.115,285
Clinton3,809 (25.7%)10,811 (73.0%)R+47.314,813
Madison4,713 (32.0%)9,829 (66.7%)R+34.714,734
Champaign4,122 (28.3%)10,279 (70.4%)R+42.214,591
Crawford3,849 (26.7%)10,392 (72.0%)R+45.414,429
Highland3,040 (21.3%)11,021 (77.4%)R+56.014,246
Putnam2,513 (17.8%)11,386 (80.9%)R+63.014,082
Defiance4,686 (34.3%)8,790 (64.4%)R+30.113,654
Morrow3,335 (24.8%)9,931 (73.9%)R+49.113,441
Williams3,804 (29.2%)9,054 (69.5%)R+40.313,027
Guernsey3,489 (27.8%)8,890 (70.9%)R+43.112,542
Perry3,268 (27.0%)8,687 (71.7%)R+44.712,112
Coshocton3,201 (27.5%)8,291 (71.2%)R+43.711,643
Henry3,249 (30.6%)7,243 (68.1%)R+37.610,630
Van Wert2,436 (23.2%)7,928 (75.5%)R+52.310,500
Jackson2,512 (24.7%)7,539 (74.0%)R+49.410,183
Carroll2,528 (25.7%)7,194 (73.0%)R+47.49,850
Hocking3,019 (31.4%)6,472 (67.3%)R+35.99,616
Gallia2,212 (23.9%)6,935 (74.8%)R+51.09,267
Hardin2,380 (25.9%)6,692 (72.8%)R+46.99,191
Fayette2,340 (26.1%)6,505 (72.6%)R+46.58,961
Adams1,746 (19.7%)6,999 (79.0%)R+59.38,860
Holmes1,517 (17.3%)7,162 (81.5%)R+64.28,793
Pike2,393 (27.5%)6,204 (71.2%)R+43.78,710
Wyandot2,205 (27.2%)5,808 (71.5%)R+44.48,119
Meigs1,865 (25.2%)5,453 (73.6%)R+48.47,414
Paulding1,708 (25.8%)4,819 (72.9%)R+47.06,613
Harrison1,302 (25.7%)3,700 (73.0%)R+47.35,068
Monroe1,181 (24.4%)3,599 (74.3%)R+49.94,843
Morgan1,337 (27.7%)3,435 (71.0%)R+43.44,835
Noble895 (20.4%)3,440 (78.3%)R+58.04,392
Vinton995 (24.3%)3,042 (74.4%)R+50.14,090

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowRepublican trifecta

ChamberNowProjected
SenateRR
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State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
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