These are some truly astonishing numbers released by the We Are Ohio campaign. It details the number of signatures collected in each county, and with a bit of math, the percentage of registered voters that represents. We've sorted the list to show which counties collected the most signatures as a percentage of voters.
Almost a quarter (in some cases more) of all registered voters in 10 or so counties signed the petition - included two of the largest counties in the state - Cuyahoga and Hamilton. We analyzed what turn out might look like in November, and this data can only confirm the worst fears of SB5 supporters - there is massive and widespread opposition to SB5.
County | Total signatures | Total registered voters | Signatures as % registered voters |
Lucas | 89,610 | 317,046 | 28% |
Monroe | 2,884 | 10,272 | 28% |
Adams | 4,289 | 18,373 | 23% |
Erie | 11,962 | 53,980 | 22% |
Hamilton | 124,879 | 565,418 | 22% |
Cuyahoga | 206,235 | 978,267 | 21% |
Jackson | 4,991 | 23,283 | 21% |
Mahoning | 37,680 | 181,759 | 21% |
Noble | 1,860 | 8,814 | 21% |
Coshocton | 4,277 | 21,234 | 20% |
Meigs | 3,201 | 16,042 | 20% |
Vinton | 1,792 | 9,056 | 20% |
Franklin | 157,489 | 811,831 | 19% |
Trumbull | 27,846 | 149,685 | 19% |
Athens | 8,984 | 49,440 | 18% |
Hocking | 3,351 | 18,634 | 18% |
Belmont | 8,102 | 47,834 | 17% |
Gallia | 3,395 | 21,535 | 16% |
Guernsey | 4,059 | 25,810 | 16% |
Lake | 25,323 | 157,732 | 16% |
Lorain | 32,996 | 206,660 | 16% |
Madison | 3,857 | 24,792 | 16% |
Pickaway | 5,397 | 32,751 | 16% |
Ross | 7,126 | 45,332 | 16% |
Scioto | 7,534 | 47,167 | 16% |
Summit | 60,002 | 371,028 | 16% |
Medina | 19,260 | 125,684 | 15% |
Ottawa | 4,682 | 30,395 | 15% |
Pike | 2,814 | 19,120 | 15% |
Sandusky | 5,740 | 39,531 | 15% |
Stark | 40,772 | 267,350 | 15% |
Tuscarawas | 9,159 | 59,920 | 15% |
Ashtabula | 9,246 | 65,801 | 14% |
Crawford | 3,988 | 29,170 | 14% |
Defiance | 3,731 | 26,347 | 14% |
Delaware | 17,070 | 119,690 | 14% |
Fayette | 2,268 | 16,312 | 14% |
Jefferson | 7,256 | 51,116 | 14% |
Seneca | 5,328 | 37,148 | 14% |
Wayne | 10,613 | 75,097 | 14% |
Fairfield | 13,813 | 102,716 | 13% |
Licking | 14,708 | 113,245 | 13% |
Marion | 5,485 | 41,017 | 13% |
Perry | 3,186 | 23,712 | 13% |
Portage | 14,393 | 110,446 | 13% |
Wood | 13,045 | 103,312 | 13% |
Clark | 10,883 | 92,438 | 12% |
Columbiana | 8,482 | 71,043 | 12% |
Lawrence | 5,514 | 47,438 | 12% |
Morgan | 1,067 | 9,240 | 12% |
Muskingum | 6,296 | 54,477 | 12% |
Richland | 10,274 | 87,138 | 12% |
Allen | 7,865 | 69,931 | 11% |
Butler | 27,648 | 240,541 | 11% |
Clermont | 14,128 | 132,696 | 11% |
Fulton | 3,496 | 30,562 | 11% |
Geauga | 7,014 | 65,507 | 11% |
Harrison | 1,251 | 11,266 | 11% |
Henry | 2,341 | 20,582 | 11% |
Huron | 3,926 | 36,993 | 11% |
Knox | 4,395 | 40,304 | 11% |
Montgomery | 44,016 | 385,652 | 11% |
Warren | 15,457 | 135,490 | 11% |
Washington | 4,663 | 42,740 | 11% |
Ashland | 3,653 | 35,768 | 10% |
Brown | 3,012 | 29,579 | 10% |
Carroll | 2,040 | 19,838 | 10% |
Hardin | 1,884 | 18,224 | 10% |
Morrow | 2,500 | 25,986 | 10% |
Paulding | 1,361 | 13,407 | 10% |
Putnam | 2,110 | 24,328 | 9% |
Williams | 2,391 | 25,542 | 9% |
Wyandot | 1,334 | 15,567 | 9% |
Champaign | 2,081 | 26,707 | 8% |
Greene | 9,891 | 116,552 | 8% |
Hancock | 4,115 | 54,834 | 8% |
Miami | 5,896 | 71,894 | 8% |
Preble | 2,405 | 28,323 | 8% |
Union | 2,683 | 34,147 | 8% |
Van Wert | 1,729 | 20,406 | 8% |
Auglaize | 2,326 | 32,800 | 7% |
Clinton | 1,783 | 26,722 | 7% |
Shelby | 2,294 | 31,973 | 7% |
Highland | 1,725 | 27,608 | 6% |
Logan | 1,760 | 30,865 | 6% |
Mercer | 1,817 | 28,609 | 6% |
Holmes | 802 | 17,807 | 5% |
Darke | 1,579 | 35,378 | 4% |
Total | 1,297,565 | 8,037,806 | 16.1% |