Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia: Appalachian Realigners market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,078,5642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,9882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Charleston-Huntington
TrumpR+47
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.9% | 336,495 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.6% | 118,040 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 7,161 |
D+60R+60
32 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 | −2.5% |
| 1896 | −9.2% |
| 1900 | −8.1% |
| 1904 | −18.6% |
| 1908 | −14.4% |
| 1912 | +15.3% |
| 1916 | −2.7% |
| 1920 | −11.7% |
| 1924 | −8.4% |
| 1928 | −20.7% |
| 1932 | +7.8% |
| 1936 | +14.1% |
| 1940 | +9.9% |
| 1944 | +4.3% |
| 1948 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | −0.4% |
| 1956 | −11.0% |
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +29.8% |
| 1968 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | −1.5% |
| 2004 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | −11.5% |
| 2012 | −23.3% |
| 2016 | −43.8% |
| 2020 | −42.9% |
| 2024 | −47.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 118,040 | 336,495 | 461,696 | ||
| R | 136,157 | 346,313 | 489,682 | ||
| R | 116,691 | 317,139 | 457,269 | ||
| R | 161,724 | 263,465 | 436,886 | ||
| R | 198,576 | 251,258 | 458,787 | ||
| R | 233,173 | 265,394 | 501,775 | ||
| R | 212,024 | 218,685 | 439,921 | ||
| D | 225,627 | 154,426 | 429,540 | ||
| D | 232,102 | 163,590 | 465,676 | ||
| D | 229,900 | 207,573 | 439,532 | ||
| R | 219,791 | 254,985 | 476,975 | ||
| D | 235,848 | 218,926 | 473,419 | ||
| D | 267,384 | 193,342 | 462,670 | ||
| R | 173,108 | 287,312 | 462,791 | ||
| D | 211,028 | 195,557 | 453,491 | ||
| D | 308,574 | 166,638 | 475,521 | ||
| R | 247,708 | 262,358 | 510,066 | ||
| R | 221,897 | 276,593 | 498,667 | ||
| R | 252,264 | 254,408 | 506,826 | ||
| D | 239,868 | 192,583 | 433,984 | ||
| D | 217,999 | 199,847 | 417,980 | ||
| D | 274,751 | 225,271 | 500,190 | ||
| D | 269,897 | 203,080 | 474,104 | ||
| D | 233,415 | 199,369 | 436,434 | ||
| R | 145,004 | 221,243 | 367,565 | ||
| R | 135,082 | 161,776 | 316,831 | ||
| R | 129,055 | 163,682 | 295,933 | ||
| R | 81,116 | 85,765 | 170,435 | ||
| D | 61,388 | 38,118 | 152,396 | ||
| R | 65,137 | 87,882 | 157,629 | ||
| R | 55,735 | 82,069 | 141,840 | ||
| R | 63,633 | 74,979 | 139,901 | ||
| R | 60,240 | 72,603 | 134,027 | ||
| R | 51,925 | 54,642 | 110,826 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.2%
Irish
11.3%
American
11.1%
German
10.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
0.7%
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: 42.9 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
$54,988
Charleston-Huntington ranks near the middle of US counties.
Charleston-Huntington$54,988
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
19.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.8%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Charleston-Huntington market spans a swath of southern West Virginia that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, with presidential margins now running 40-plus points in many counties despite a historically strong union-labor tradition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 1,078,564, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,988 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 461,696 votes cast, 118,040 went Democratic and 336,495 went Republican.
What is Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Charleston-Huntington, 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 market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia has a population of 1,078,564 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia is $54,988 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The market's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.