Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+42 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 136,9202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,5102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Wheeling, WV-OH
TrumpR+42
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 70.1% | 44,159 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 28.6% | 17,993 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 819 |
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 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | −13.9% |
| 1900 | +4.1% |
| 1904 | −22.8% |
| 1908 | −6.4% |
| 1912 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | −4.2% |
| 1920 | −13.5% |
| 1924 | −23.8% |
| 1928 | −23.8% |
| 1932 | +9.9% |
| 1936 | +26.6% |
| 1940 | +13.5% |
| 1944 | +10.5% |
| 1948 | +14.3% |
| 1952 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | −13.1% |
| 1960 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | +37.4% |
| 1968 | +16.4% |
| 1972 | −19.4% |
| 1976 | +11.9% |
| 1980 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | +21.7% |
| 2000 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | −4.5% |
| 2012 | −16.2% |
| 2016 | −39.0% |
| 2020 | −39.6% |
| 2024 | −41.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,993 | 44,159 | 62,971 | ||
| R | 19,816 | 46,349 | 67,068 | ||
| R | 17,196 | 41,913 | 63,415 | ||
| R | 25,426 | 35,661 | 63,100 | ||
| R | 30,891 | 33,875 | 66,076 | ||
| R | 32,554 | 35,799 | 68,786 | ||
| D | 29,633 | 29,091 | 61,603 | ||
| D | 33,531 | 19,940 | 62,630 | ||
| D | 35,347 | 20,498 | 69,273 | ||
| D | 37,539 | 29,348 | 67,330 | ||
| D | 37,568 | 37,232 | 75,134 | ||
| D | 35,458 | 32,267 | 71,813 | ||
| D | 41,620 | 32,731 | 74,858 | ||
| R | 31,669 | 47,029 | 79,148 | ||
| D | 45,531 | 31,837 | 83,389 | ||
| D | 61,115 | 27,874 | 88,989 | ||
| D | 51,425 | 44,660 | 96,085 | ||
| R | 39,645 | 51,618 | 91,263 | ||
| D | 49,994 | 47,539 | 97,533 | ||
| D | 48,201 | 36,026 | 85,412 | ||
| D | 48,712 | 39,450 | 88,162 | ||
| D | 59,231 | 45,102 | 104,333 | ||
| D | 62,642 | 36,221 | 99,480 | ||
| D | 46,910 | 38,281 | 87,525 | ||
| R | 30,724 | 50,237 | 81,995 | ||
| R | 21,537 | 38,193 | 70,003 | ||
| R | 28,439 | 37,704 | 68,423 | ||
| R | 16,982 | 18,574 | 37,903 | ||
| D | 13,588 | 10,833 | 35,841 | ||
| R | 16,745 | 19,185 | 38,105 | ||
| R | 12,044 | 19,865 | 34,264 | ||
| D | 17,134 | 15,743 | 33,710 | ||
| R | 13,537 | 17,981 | 32,028 | ||
| R | 13,151 | 13,957 | 28,450 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
Irish
15.0%
English
11.6%
Italian
7.6%
Polish
6.0%
American
5.3%
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: 44.2 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
$57,510
Wheeling, WV-OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wheeling, WV-OH$57,510
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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a Democratic stronghold anchored by steel and glass manufacturing, the Wheeling metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades as union-household share fell and working-class realignment accelerated across the Upper Ohio Valley.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 136,920, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,510 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,971 votes cast, 17,993 went Democratic and 44,159 went Republican.
What is Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia in the "Farm Belt" 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 Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 136,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia is $57,510 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.