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Parkersburg·West Virginia

Parkersburg has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+44 in 2024.

A mid-Ohio Valley market where West Virginia and Ohio results arrive together on election night

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
LatestR+44in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population149,9062024 ACS

Parkersburg, West Virginia: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+44MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
149,9062024 5-year
Median household income
$60,2462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.2%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Parkersburg
TrumpR+44
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2024 presidential margin by county for Parkersburg, WVA map of the constituent counties of Parkersburg, WV, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Pleasants County, WV · R+59Washington County, OH · R+44Wood County, WV · R+43
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.3%51,173
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.3%19,573
OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,038
D+60
R+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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −44.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−44.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−2.2%
1896−6.3%
1900+0.4%
1904−15.7%
1908−2.1%
1912+14.3%
1916+3.9%
1920−12.5%
1924−9.4%
1928−41.6%
1932+4.8%
1936+6.8%
1940−7.3%
1944−11.3%
1948−5.6%
1952−21.2%
1956−27.9%
1960−21.0%
1964+16.4%
1968−16.0%
1972−41.1%
1976−6.4%
1980−21.0%
1984−35.2%
1988−19.2%
1992−5.3%
1996−4.9%
2000−21.0%
2004−22.8%
2008−22.6%
2012−26.1%
2016−44.8%
2020−42.2%
2024−44.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−44.0%
19,57351,17371,784
R
−42.2%
20,86852,25174,287
R
−44.8%
17,04748,30669,817
R
−26.1%
23,83641,29266,912
R
−22.6%
26,08341,68768,896
R
−22.8%
27,91244,54172,878
R
−21.0%
24,31437,65463,580
R
−4.9%
25,68428,73261,820
R
−5.3%
25,29628,89367,510
R
−19.2%
24,34735,97860,666
R
−35.2%
20,73543,60564,997
R
−21.0%
23,05236,24262,930
R
−6.4%
27,68831,50359,860
R
−41.1%
17,90743,36361,867
R
−16.0%
22,73732,38260,300
D
+16.4%
35,04025,15960,199
R
−21.0%
24,99438,31063,304
R
−27.9%
20,96937,16758,136
R
−21.2%
23,16235,65858,820
R
−5.6%
23,30226,09549,528
R
−11.3%
22,20627,86450,070
R
−7.3%
26,32530,45956,784
D
+6.8%
28,93925,22054,503
D
+4.8%
25,42323,07649,074
R
−41.6%
12,20429,77242,200
R
−9.4%
16,78020,40938,617
R
−12.5%
16,57421,39938,554
D
+3.9%
10,98310,14221,706
D
+14.3%
9,2176,32820,160
R
−2.1%
10,75511,23122,442
R
−15.7%
9,12212,62122,342
D
+0.4%
11,41011,32722,940
R
−6.3%
9,58710,87920,626
R
−2.2%
8,3648,75917,650
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
English
15.6%
Irish
13.4%
American
8.7%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
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: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
3.0%
75–84
3.8%
6.1%
65–74
6.6%
7.2%
55–64
7.2%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
5.8%
25–34
5.6%
4.1%
18–24
3.7%
7.9%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,246
Parkersburg ranks near the middle of US counties.
Parkersburg$60,246
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.4%
Baptist
9.3%
Methodist
6.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Parkersburg-Marietta media market straddles the Ohio River, blending West Virginia's deep-red rural precincts with Ohio's more competitive Washington County, making it a useful lens on Appalachian political realignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.

A population of 149,906, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,246 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Parkersburg, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parkersburg, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.0 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,784 votes cast, 19,573 went Democratic and 51,173 went Republican.
What is Parkersburg, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Parkersburg, 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 market has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Parkersburg, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Parkersburg, West Virginia has a population of 149,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg, West Virginia is $60,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.