Boone County, West Virginia
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(11) | 97.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 0.7% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.4% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11.0% | 46.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.7% | 37.0% |
| Black Protestant | 3.3% | 14.2% |
| Catholic | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| Non-religious | 76.5% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+57.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+53.0 |
| 2016 | Trump+53.7 |
| 2012 | Romney+31.5 |
| 2008 | Obama+10.7 |
| 2004 | Kerry+16.9 |
| 2000 | Gore+25.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+46.3 |
| 1992 | Clinton+47.2 |
Boone, West Virginia is a county that has a population of 21,026. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+57.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.2% | 77.5% | R+57.4 | R+4.4 |
| 2020 | 22.6% | 75.6% | R+53.0 | D+0.7 |
| 2016 | 20.4% | 74.1% | R+53.7 | R+22.2 |
| 2012 | 32.8% | 64.3% | R+31.5 | R+42.2 |
| 2008 | 54.1% | 43.4% | D+10.7 | R+6.2 |
| 2004 | 58.2% | 41.3% | D+16.9 | R+8.3 |
| 2000 | 61.9% | 36.7% | D+25.2 | R+21.1 |
| 1996 | 67.8% | 21.5% | D+46.3 | R+0.9 |
| 1992 | 68.1% | 20.9% | D+47.2 | D+7.0 |
| 1988 | 70.0% | 29.8% | D+40.2 | D+19.3 |
| 1984 | 60.2% | 39.4% | D+20.9 | R+7.1 |
| 1980 | 62.6% | 34.7% | D+27.9 | R+19.1 |
| 1976 | 73.5% | 26.5% | D+47.0 | D+52.7 |
| 1972 | 47.2% | 52.8% | R+5.7 | R+38.9 |
| 1968 | 62.1% | 28.9% | D+33.3 | R+22.2 |
| 1964 | 77.7% | 22.3% | D+55.5 | D+22.9 |
| 1960 | 66.3% | 33.7% | D+32.5 | D+16.8 |
| 1956 | 57.8% | 42.2% | D+15.7 | R+17.7 |
| 1952 | 66.7% | 33.3% | D+33.4 | R+6.4 |
| 1948 | 69.8% | 30.0% | D+39.8 | — |
What defines Boone?
Boone has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (2D, 4R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a working-class, predominantly white electorate — strong Republican base territory. Voter engagement runs low — in the bottom 15% of peers for turnout in 2024.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 57.4% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 68.1 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
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