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Parkersburg-Vienna, WV·West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+45 in 2024.

Mid-Ohio Valley's largest metro anchors a heavily Republican corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
LatestR+45in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population88,4602024 ACS

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
88,4602024 5-year
Median household income
$57,3562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
TrumpR+45
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2024 presidential margin by county for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, WVA map of the constituent counties of Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, WV, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Wirt County, WV · R+66Wood County, WV · R+43
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.4%28,500
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.9%10,726
OtherAll other candidates1.7%668
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: −44.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−44.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−0.4%
1896−4.8%
1900+10.9%
1904−11.3%
1908−4.7%
1912+19.2%
1916+3.6%
1920−8.6%
1924−2.6%
1928−36.8%
1932+5.5%
1936+13.5%
1940+2.0%
1944−3.7%
1948−0.1%
1952−16.9%
1956−21.7%
1960−17.6%
1964+18.1%
1968−12.7%
1972−42.6%
1976−3.1%
1980−17.4%
1984−36.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−4.7%
1996−6.5%
2000−23.4%
2004−28.1%
2008−28.8%
2012−32.3%
2016−48.2%
2020−43.3%
2024−44.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−44.6%
10,72628,50039,894
R
−43.3%
11,39229,33641,418
R
−48.2%
8,78627,34538,493
R
−32.3%
11,90623,61036,247
R
−28.8%
13,35524,39238,314
R
−28.1%
14,92126,67541,881
R
−23.4%
13,48221,94636,239
R
−6.5%
14,16716,43034,803
R
−4.7%
14,57216,38038,443
R
−19.3%
13,88820,57534,629
R
−36.4%
12,22526,27138,601
R
−17.4%
14,68021,25637,805
R
−3.1%
18,25719,41337,670
R
−42.6%
11,57728,75740,334
R
−12.7%
15,11320,01138,643
D
+18.1%
22,84615,84638,692
R
−17.6%
16,44123,47839,919
R
−21.7%
14,50422,54037,044
R
−16.9%
15,20421,39136,595
R
−0.1%
15,45715,48931,025
R
−3.7%
14,84615,98430,830
D
+2.0%
17,51616,82334,339
D
+13.5%
18,61214,18632,827
D
+5.5%
15,23813,63029,149
R
−36.8%
7,68416,74524,590
R
−2.6%
10,96511,57723,159
R
−8.6%
10,21512,14322,539
D
+3.6%
5,8895,47211,515
D
+19.2%
4,7372,72210,500
R
−4.7%
5,1055,62410,988
R
−11.3%
4,8396,10311,168
D
+10.9%
6,0434,85710,908
R
−4.8%
4,6435,1119,826
R
−0.4%
4,0954,1278,450
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.0%
German
15.6%
Irish
12.9%
American
10.8%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.0%
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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
3.1%
75–84
3.9%
6.0%
65–74
6.7%
7.0%
55–64
7.2%
6.4%
45–54
6.4%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
5.7%
25–34
5.6%
3.8%
18–24
3.5%
7.9%
5–17
7.8%
2.7%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,356
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$57,356
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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.3%
Baptist
12.9%
Methodist
7.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Parkersburg-Vienna straddles the Ohio River in Wood County, one of West Virginia's more economically diversified corners, yet the metro has shifted decisively toward Republican margins exceeding 40 points in recent federal cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.

A population of 88,460, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,356 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,894 votes cast, 10,726 went Democratic and 28,500 went Republican.
What is Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia has a population of 88,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia is $57,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.