Ondo State has 18 LGA with 203 wards and a voting population of 1,643,350 electorates spreading among the 18 LGA.
1.AKURE SOUTH LGA:
Akure South Local Government Area has the highest voting strength of 261,281 voters and is the landlord of the State Government, housing all the Government apparatus with Akure as the Capital City of Ondo State
The LGA is situated in the Central Senatorial District and is a Cosmopolitan LG having different tribes and clans working in the State Capital.
This is the LGA of Eyitayo Jegede the PDP Candidate but hardly can any Candidate boasts of wining 70% of votes in this LGA because of the diversity of people that populates the LG. The PDP won this LGA during the 2019 Presidential/National Assembly election.
2 ONDO WEST LGA :
This LGA is situated in the Central Senatorial zone with a voting population of 155,346 voters, the second highest in Ondo State.
This is the LGA that produced the immediate past Governor Olusegun Mimiko and the LG is very important to the emergence of a Governor in Ondo State.
3.ILAJE LGA:
Ilaje LGA is situated in the Southern Senatorial District with a voting population of 120,235 voters and very important for the emergence of any Candidate as Governor of Ondo State.
4.OWO LGA :
Owo LGA is situated in the Northern Senatorial zone and has a voting population of 118,131 voters and is the LGA of the incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
- ODIGBO LGA:
Odigbo LGA is situated in the Southern Senatorial Zone and has a voting population of 117,494 voters. It is the 5th largest populated LG that can swings the votes in Ondo State. - OKITIPUPA LGA:
Okitipupa LGA has a voting population of 99,359 voters and is situated in the Southern Senatorial zone of Ondo State. - AKOKO SOUTH WEST LGA:
Akoko South West LGA has a voting strength of 93,314 electorates and the LGA is situated in the Northern Senatorial zone of Ondo state.
The above are the seven major LGA that a Governorship Candidate must have a Strong foothold in order to win the Governorship seat of Ondo State.
Other LGA and their voting strength are as follows.
- AKOKO NORTHEAST LGA
Akoko Northeast LGA has a voting strength of 72,911 Electorates and is situated in the Northern Senatorial zone of Ondo State.
- IDANRE
Idanre has a voting population of 72,344 and is part of the Central Senatorial zone of Ondo state.
- IFEDORE LGA Ifedore LGA has a voting electorates of 70,359 and is situated in the Central Senatorial zone.
- ESE ODO LGA.
ESE Odo LGA has a voting strength of 66,704 Electorates .and is situated in the Southern Senatorial zone of Ondo State.
- ILE OLUJI
Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo has a voting population of 66,090 Electorates and is part of the Southern Senatorial zone of Ondo State.
- AKURE NORTH LGA
Akure North LGA is part of Akure Kingdom in the Central Senatorial zone with a voting strength of 65,268 Voters and the LGA voted for PDP in the 2019 Presidential/National Assembly Election.
14.AKOKO NORTHWEST LGA.
The LGA has voting electorates of 64,735 and is part of the Northern Senatorial zone of Ondo State.
- OSE LGA
Ose LGA was created out of Old Owo LGA and has a voting strength of 63,397 and is part of the Northern Senatorial District.
16.IRELE LGA
Irele LGA is situated in the Southern Senatorial Zone and has a voting strength of 60,264 Electorates.
17.ONDO EAST LGA
Ondo East LGA has a voting strength of 45,050 Electorates and is situated in the Central Senatorial Zone.
- AKOKO SOUTHEAST LGA.
Akoko Southeast LGA is part of the Northern Senatorial zone with a voting strength of 31,068 Electorates.