Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia: Appalachian Realigners metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
- Population
- 114,7542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,7522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
TrumpR+45
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 71.5% | 38,765 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 26.9% | 14,573 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 891 |
D+60R+60
3 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −11.4% |
| 1896 | −21.0% |
| 1900 | −17.0% |
| 1904 | −39.8% |
| 1908 | −18.4% |
| 1912 | −11.0% |
| 1916 | −11.9% |
| 1920 | −23.0% |
| 1924 | −45.9% |
| 1928 | −39.0% |
| 1932 | +6.1% |
| 1936 | +33.3% |
| 1940 | +26.9% |
| 1944 | +23.7% |
| 1948 | +26.1% |
| 1952 | +18.0% |
| 1956 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | +47.7% |
| 1968 | +23.1% |
| 1972 | −16.9% |
| 1976 | +21.6% |
| 1980 | +12.9% |
| 1984 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | +20.7% |
| 1992 | +26.9% |
| 1996 | +25.9% |
| 2000 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | −3.7% |
| 2012 | −9.6% |
| 2016 | −38.2% |
| 2020 | −40.5% |
| 2024 | −44.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,573 | 38,765 | 54,229 | ||
| R | 16,755 | 40,179 | 57,820 | ||
| R | 15,505 | 36,651 | 55,402 | ||
| R | 24,017 | 29,320 | 55,109 | ||
| R | 27,856 | 30,038 | 59,146 | ||
| D | 31,423 | 29,672 | 61,466 | ||
| D | 28,415 | 25,691 | 57,513 | ||
| D | 32,261 | 17,221 | 58,143 | ||
| D | 34,501 | 17,243 | 64,251 | ||
| D | 36,691 | 24,029 | 61,095 | ||
| D | 38,176 | 29,250 | 67,899 | ||
| D | 35,596 | 27,009 | 66,761 | ||
| D | 41,142 | 26,402 | 68,212 | ||
| R | 28,151 | 39,709 | 68,405 | ||
| D | 39,597 | 23,321 | 70,587 | ||
| D | 56,874 | 20,157 | 77,031 | ||
| D | 45,969 | 34,971 | 80,940 | ||
| D | 38,299 | 36,856 | 75,155 | ||
| D | 44,862 | 31,162 | 76,024 | ||
| D | 38,647 | 22,509 | 61,894 | ||
| D | 37,887 | 23,369 | 61,256 | ||
| D | 44,445 | 25,579 | 70,024 | ||
| D | 41,183 | 20,486 | 62,201 | ||
| D | 25,588 | 22,517 | 49,970 | ||
| R | 13,014 | 29,913 | 43,279 | ||
| R | 7,064 | 22,562 | 33,775 | ||
| R | 11,628 | 18,866 | 31,515 | ||
| R | 7,402 | 9,514 | 17,762 | ||
| R | 4,655 | 6,413 | 15,914 | ||
| R | 6,675 | 9,869 | 17,324 | ||
| R | 3,850 | 9,477 | 14,145 | ||
| R | 5,438 | 7,751 | 13,615 | ||
| R | 5,156 | 7,963 | 13,377 | ||
| R | 4,856 | 6,226 | 11,980 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
Irish
15.8%
Italian
13.0%
English
10.4%
Polish
5.5%
American
4.4%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 45.4 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
$58,752
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$58,752
West Virginia$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.4%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.8%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a union stronghold anchored by steel mills on both banks of the Ohio, the Weirton-Steubenville metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins since 2000 as manufacturing employment collapsed and the white working-class electorate realigned.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 114,754, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,752 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,229 votes cast, 14,573 went Democratic and 38,765 went Republican.
What is Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia in the "Appalachian Realigners" 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 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 114,754 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia is $58,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.