Obama vs. Romney: How did each Montgomery County community vote?
In both 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama won Montgomery County despite winning only five of its 28 jurisdictions. Obama won by carrying the county's biggest city, Dayton, and because his huge margins of victory in a few communities overcame smaller deficits elsewhere.
Related: Montgomery least Democratic of Ohio's six largest counties
| Presidential votes in Montgomery County, 2008 and 2012 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Total votes 2008 | % Obama 2008 | % McCain | Obama vote margin 2008 | Obama %-point margin 2008 | Total voters 2012 | % Obama 2012 | % Romney | Obama vote margin 2012 | Obama %-point margin 2012 | Obama %-point margin change 2008-12 |
| Trotwood | 13,461 | 84.1% | 14.8% | 9,320 | 69.2% | 13,060 | 85.5% | 13.7% | 9,377 | 71.8% | 2.6% |
| Jefferson Twp. | 3,427 | 79.0% | 19.8% | 2,030 | 59.2% | 3,261 | 79.3% | 19.6% | 1,947 | 59.7% | 0.5% |
| Dayton | 65,857 | 73.7% | 24.7% | 32,311 | 49.1% | 60,309 | 74.8% | 23.5% | 30,906 | 51.2% | 2.2% |
| Harrison Twp. | 10,997 | 70.4% | 28.0% | 4,663 | 42.4% | 10,206 | 72.0% | 26.2% | 4,676 | 45.8% | 3.4% |
| Moraine | 2,816 | 49.4% | 47.8% | 46 | 1.6% | 2,684 | 50.2% | 47.7% | 68 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| Clayton | 8,025 | 49.0% | 49.4% | -35 | -0.4% | 7,825 | 48.7% | 49.5% | -61 | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| Huber Heights | 18,782 | 46.5% | 51.8% | -1,003 | -5.3% | 17,878 | 47.1% | 51.1% | -714 | -4.0% | 1.3% |
| West Carrollton | 6,252 | 44.6% | 53.6% | -562 | -9.0% | 5,893 | 44.8% | 52.7% | -467 | -7.9% | 1.1% |
| Oakwood | 5,658 | 48.8% | 50.2% | -81 | -1.4% | 5,725 | 45.1% | 53.3% | -471 | -8.2% | -6.8% |
| Riverside | 10,484 | 44.5% | 53.2% | -911 | -8.7% | 9,887 | 44.6% | 53.0% | -830 | -8.4% | 0.3% |
| Englewood | 7,518 | 43.6% | 54.7% | -836 | -11.1% | 7,450 | 43.0% | 55.3% | -919 | -12.3% | -1.2% |
| Kettering | 31,763 | 43.5% | 54.9% | -3,609 | -11.4% | 30,332 | 41.9% | 56.0% | -4,265 | -14.1% | -2.7% |
| Miami Twp. | 14,631 | 40.8% | 57.7% | -2,470 | -16.9% | 14,486 | 39.6% | 58.5% | -2,745 | -18.9% | -2.1% |
| New Lebanon | 1,757 | 36.3% | 61.4% | -441 | -25.1% | 1,628 | 36.4% | 61.4% | -406 | -24.9% | 0.2% |
| Centerville | 15,287 | 38.1% | 60.8% | -3,465 | -22.7% | 14,735 | 35.6% | 62.9% | -4,016 | -27.3% | -4.6% |
| Miamisburg | 10,316 | 37.6% | 60.9% | -2,407 | -23.3% | 10,278 | 35.3% | 63.0% | -2,849 | -27.7% | -4.4% |
| Vandalia | 8,371 | 36.4% | 61.8% | -2,126 | -25.4% | 8,217 | 35.0% | 63.3% | -2,326 | -28.3% | -2.9% |
| Union Twp. | 3,440 | 36.3% | 61.9% | -880 | -25.6% | 3,251 | 34.3% | 63.5% | -950 | -29.2% | -3.6% |
| Washington Twp. | 20,324 | 37.2% | 61.7% | -4,974 | -24.5% | 20,403 | 34.2% | 64.3% | -6,139 | -30.1% | -5.6% |
| Germantown | 2,796 | 34.8% | 63.6% | -803 | -28.7% | 2,626 | 32.4% | 65.7% | -875 | -33.3% | -4.6% |
| Butler Twp. | 5,407 | 32.9% | 65.8% | -1,776 | -32.8% | 5,407 | 31.9% | 66.7% | -1,880 | -34.8% | -1.9% |
| Farmersville | 565 | 32.0% | 65.7% | -190 | -33.6% | 499 | 30.5% | 66.5% | -180 | -36.1% | -2.4% |
| Phillipsburg | 283 | 29.7% | 68.2% | -109 | -38.5% | 263 | 29.7% | 66.9% | -98 | -37.3% | 1.3% |
| Brookville | 3,200 | 30.4% | 67.4% | -1,186 | -37.1% | 3,051 | 29.1% | 68.5% | -1,203 | -39.4% | -2.4% |
| Perry Twp. | 2,005 | 29.1% | 69.1% | -801 | -40.0% | 1,890 | 27.8% | 70.2% | -802 | -42.4% | -2.5% |
| Clay Twp. | 2,193 | 28.4% | 69.6% | -903 | -41.2% | 2,150 | 27.0% | 70.7% | -940 | -43.7% | -2.5% |
| German Twp. | 1,777 | 29.7% | 68.3% | -686 | -38.6% | 1,766 | 26.9% | 70.9% | -777 | -44.0% | -5.4% |
| Jackson Twp. | 1,644 | 24.8% | 73.2% | -797 | -48.5% | 1,547 | 24.4% | 73.8% | -763 | -49.3% | -0.8% |
| County total | 279,036 | 52.3% | 46.1% | 17,319 | 6.2% | 266,707 | 51.4% | 46.8% | 12,298 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| Source: Montgomery County Board of Elections Official Final results, Dayton Daily News analysis | |||||||||||
| Minority and presidential voting change in Ohio's largest counties | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | %-point minority change 2000-10 | Democratic margin change 2000-12 |
| Franklin | 7.1% | 21.8% |
| Hamilton | 4.8% | 17.7% |
| Lucas | 4.4% | 13.0% |
| Cuyahoga | 4.5% | 10.6% |
| Summit | 3.3% | 5.4% |
| Montgomery | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Secretary of State and county boards of elections | ||
| COUNTY | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | Trend compared to state totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | D+32.7 | D+35.8 | D+34.3 | D+37.4 | Stable to slightly more Democratic |
| Franklin | D+4.5 | D+11.3 | D+16.1 | D+20.4 | Moved clearly toward Democrats |
| Hamilton | R+7.8 | R+3.3 | D+2.4 | D+4.0 | Moved clearly toward Democrats |
| Summit | D+13.7 | D+15.9 | D+12.5 | D+13.2 | Stable |
| Montgomery | D+5.6 | D+3.7 | D+1.6 | D+2.2 | Moved slightly toward Republicans |
| Lucas | D+22.2 | D+22.8 | D+26.9 | D+29.3 | Moved steadily toward Democrats |