The result of the presidential election in Hamilton County was never in doubt earlier this month, but the unofficial precinct count offers a snapshot of why the country did not re-elect – pending unforeseen changes – President Donald Trump.
The Republican president in 2020 received 13,000-plus more votes in the county than he did in 2016, but Democrat Joe Biden picked up 20,000-plus more votes this year than Hillary Clinton did in 2016.
The count shows Trump won 53.64% of the vote this year, .91% less than he did here four years ago. But Biden’s 43.94% was 5.61% more than the president’s opponent in 2016.
In county precincts with totals of more than 100 votes, Trump increased his vote percentage in a number of historically minority precincts, lending credence to his campaign’s outreach to those communities.
The Hamilton County Election Commission doesn’t offer a breakdown of voters by race, but AP Votecast indicates Trump won 4% more of the Black vote across the country than he did in 2016 and 3% more of the Hispanic vote.