Editing Mercer County, Ohio (section)

==Politics==
Prior to 1940, Mercer County was primarily Democratic, only voting Republican once from 1856 to 1936 for Ohioan [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1920.
From 1940 to 1968, the county was a Republican-leaning swing county, voting for Republican candidates four times and Democratic candidates three times, although [[John F. Kennedy]] came within 5 votes of carrying it in 1960. The 1972 election began the county's streak of being a Republican stronghold presidentially, with the party's margins of victory increasing to well over 50 percent in recent elections.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|19,710|3,865|251|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|19,452|4,030|302|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,506|3,384|926|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|16,561|4,745|370|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|15,100|5,853|346|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,650|5,118|122|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,485|5,212|597|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|8,832|6,300|2,521|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,683|4,883|4,979|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|11,162|4,978|146|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,542|4,422|180|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|8,673|5,506|1,160|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,678|6,724|447|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,587|5,798|522|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|6,313|6,801|1,095|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,373|10,081|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,735|7,730|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|9,456|4,272|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,058|4,725|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|5,266|5,928|8|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,712|4,522|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,905|5,114|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,602|7,217|2,385|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,314|8,462|153|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|5,129|6,155|42|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,215|5,135|1,084|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,692|4,404|44|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,065|3,803|239|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,324|3,591|768|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,148|4,456|125|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,173|3,286|156|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,015|4,460|91|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,991|4,790|46|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,526|3,688|686|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,841|4,146|148|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,384|3,728|24|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|1,473|3,367|16|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|1,128|2,840|5|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1872|Democratic|1,026|2,090|26|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|884|2,394|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1864|Democratic|834|1,927|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1860|Democratic|832|1,606|8|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|629|1,159|114|Ohio}}
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{{U.S. SenHead|place=Mercer County, Ohio|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/ohio-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|18,432|4,337|1,057|Ohio}}
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