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Beckley, WV·West Virginia

Beckley, WV has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+50 in 2024.

Southern coalfields hub where economic shifts reshaped the electoral map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
LatestR+50in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population112,7142024 ACS

Beckley, WV, West Virginia: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
112,7142024 5-year
Median household income
$52,5162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.9%2024 5-year
Black
6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+60 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Beckley, WV
TrumpR+50
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2024 presidential margin by county for Beckley, WV, WVA map of the constituent counties of Beckley, WV, WV, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Fayette County, WV · R+42Raleigh County, WV · R+54
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.2%34,554
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.0%11,203
OtherAll other candidates1.8%829
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −50.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−50.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−4.8%
1896−18.7%
1900+21.7%
1904−26.9%
1908−17.9%
1912+14.3%
1916−3.3%
1920−9.9%
1924−4.6%
1928−3.9%
1932+15.9%
1936+44.4%
1940+34.6%
1944+32.1%
1948+39.5%
1952+32.0%
1956+10.2%
1960+32.5%
1964+59.7%
1968+35.7%
1972−20.3%
1976+37.3%
1980+28.0%
1984+8.6%
1988+23.8%
1992+24.6%
1996+25.3%
2000+2.4%
2004−11.8%
2008−17.8%
2012−36.8%
2016−47.8%
2020−46.4%
2024−50.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−50.1%
11,20334,55446,586
R
−46.4%
13,04536,25349,984
R
−47.8%
10,73332,40545,370
R
−36.8%
13,15828,96442,907
R
−17.8%
17,47925,20643,449
R
−11.8%
20,78626,40047,492
D
+2.4%
19,41818,48438,680
D
+25.3%
22,01812,29738,380
D
+24.6%
22,74512,69140,822
D
+23.8%
25,31115,53840,987
D
+8.6%
26,09221,93148,208
D
+28.0%
30,13016,49748,605
D
+37.3%
35,26416,09651,360
R
−20.3%
20,55231,02651,578
D
+35.7%
32,29014,02151,229
D
+59.7%
43,59611,00354,599
D
+32.5%
38,55719,62558,182
D
+10.2%
32,55026,53659,086
D
+32.0%
45,01123,19568,206
D
+39.5%
41,40417,86559,537
D
+32.1%
35,51718,25553,772
D
+34.6%
45,36122,05967,420
D
+44.4%
46,70417,94364,771
D
+15.9%
32,58323,61156,587
R
−3.9%
22,71724,54247,363
R
−4.6%
17,33919,19840,044
R
−9.9%
14,91918,22933,580
R
−3.3%
8,6969,30218,510
O
+14.3%
6,1003,59417,550
R
−17.9%
5,7108,40415,026
R
−26.9%
4,6898,35813,655
D
+21.7%
6,7894,35611,232
R
−18.7%
3,8865,6939,649
R
−4.8%
3,1973,5367,042
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
30.6%
Irish
9.6%
German
8.8%
American
8.4%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.3%
French
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
3.0%
75–84
3.8%
6.5%
65–74
7.0%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
6.7%
45–54
6.3%
6.3%
35–44
6.1%
6.1%
25–34
5.3%
4.0%
18–24
3.4%
8.4%
5–17
7.6%
2.4%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,516
Beckley, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beckley, WV$52,516
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.8%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
11.6%
Other Christian
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.7%
Methodist
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Beckley anchors Raleigh County in the heart of West Virginia's southern coalfields, a region that swung sharply toward Republicans over roughly two decades as coal employment declined and cultural realignment accelerated across Appalachian communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.

A population of 112,714, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,516 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Beckley, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beckley, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 50.1 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,586 votes cast, 11,203 went Democratic and 34,554 went Republican.
What is Beckley, WV, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Beckley, WV, West Virginia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Beckley, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beckley, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Beckley, WV, West Virginia?
Beckley, WV, West Virginia has a population of 112,714 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beckley, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Beckley, WV, West Virginia is $52,516 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Beckley, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beckley, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.