Elkins, WV, West Virginia: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,5762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,7572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Elkins, WV
TrumpR+46
Constituent county margins for Elkins, WV, WVOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.1% | 8,356 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.9% | 3,008 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 230 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +31.5% |
| 1896 | +15.8% |
| 1900 | −9.8% |
| 1904 | +13.1% |
| 1908 | +5.4% |
| 1912 | +35.4% |
| 1916 | +15.8% |
| 1920 | +5.7% |
| 1924 | +18.6% |
| 1928 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | +36.4% |
| 1936 | +37.1% |
| 1940 | +33.7% |
| 1944 | +26.2% |
| 1948 | +26.7% |
| 1952 | +12.3% |
| 1956 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | +16.4% |
| 1964 | +45.7% |
| 1968 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | −29.0% |
| 1976 | +20.2% |
| 1980 | +14.3% |
| 1984 | −11.5% |
| 1988 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | +21.0% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −14.1% |
| 2008 | −14.0% |
| 2012 | −28.8% |
| 2016 | −44.6% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −46.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,008 | 8,356 | 11,594 | ||
| R | 3,362 | 8,673 | 12,200 | ||
| R | 2,735 | 7,629 | 10,969 | ||
| R | 3,342 | 6,160 | 9,778 | ||
| R | 4,539 | 6,060 | 10,831 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 6,512 | 11,490 | ||
| R | 4,028 | 5,248 | 9,542 | ||
| D | 5,469 | 3,348 | 10,089 | ||
| D | 5,097 | 3,496 | 10,222 | ||
| D | 5,233 | 4,746 | 10,017 | ||
| R | 4,839 | 6,100 | 10,964 | ||
| D | 5,937 | 4,374 | 10,921 | ||
| D | 7,265 | 4,822 | 12,087 | ||
| R | 3,809 | 6,923 | 10,732 | ||
| D | 5,562 | 4,508 | 10,967 | ||
| D | 8,012 | 2,984 | 10,996 | ||
| D | 6,989 | 5,018 | 12,007 | ||
| D | 5,697 | 5,448 | 11,145 | ||
| D | 6,976 | 5,452 | 12,428 | ||
| D | 6,586 | 3,802 | 10,412 | ||
| D | 6,299 | 3,681 | 9,980 | ||
| D | 8,465 | 4,196 | 12,661 | ||
| D | 8,109 | 3,711 | 11,842 | ||
| D | 7,397 | 3,418 | 10,923 | ||
| D | 5,085 | 4,436 | 9,597 | ||
| D | 5,314 | 3,526 | 9,637 | ||
| D | 4,676 | 4,158 | 9,018 | ||
| D | 3,024 | 2,165 | 5,442 | ||
| D | 2,563 | 756 | 5,101 | ||
| D | 2,645 | 2,363 | 5,260 | ||
| D | 2,474 | 1,892 | 4,453 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 2,154 | 3,928 | ||
| D | 1,969 | 1,427 | 3,420 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 839 | 2,489 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
15.6%
English
10.6%
American
8.3%
Italian
5.7%
Scottish
2.4%
French
0.5%
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: 44.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,757
Elkins, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elkins, WV$52,757
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
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elkins anchors one of West Virginia's smaller metro areas, where a declining timber economy and outmigration have steadily compressed the electorate, producing lopsided Republican margins in recent cycles as the region's demographics have shifted older and whiter.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-six points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 27,576, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,757 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elkins, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elkins, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,594 votes cast, 3,008 went Democratic and 8,356 went Republican.
What is Elkins, WV, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Elkins, 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Elkins, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elkins, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Elkins, WV, West Virginia has a population of 27,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Elkins, WV, West Virginia is $52,757 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elkins, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.