West Virginia — Elections 1876–2024

West Virginia: state. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+42 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+42MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 1,778,3732024 5-year
Median household income: $59,6082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.3%2024 5-year
Black: 3.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 2016MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

West Virginia

TrumpR+42

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	70.0%	533,556
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	28.1%	214,309
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	14,525

D+60

R+60

55 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+2.4%
1896	−5.4%
1900	+9.5%
1904	−13.2%
1908	−10.2%
1912	+21.3%
1916	−0.9%
1920	−12.0%
1924	−5.4%
1928	−17.4%
1932	+10.0%
1936	+21.4%
1940	+14.2%
1944	+9.8%
1948	+15.1%
1952	+3.8%
1956	−8.2%
1960	+5.5%
1964	+35.9%
1968	+8.8%
1972	−27.2%
1976	+16.1%
1980	+4.5%
1984	−10.5%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+13.0%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−12.9%
2008	−13.1%
2012	−26.7%
2016	−41.7%
2020	−38.9%
2024	−41.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−41.9%	214,309	533,556	762,390
2020	R	−38.9%	235,984	545,382	794,731
2016	R	−41.7%	188,794	489,371	721,261
2012	R	−26.7%	238,269	417,655	672,119
2008	R	−13.1%	303,857	397,466	713,362
2004	R	−12.9%	326,541	423,778	755,887
2000	R	−6.3%	295,497	336,475	648,124
1996	D	+14.7%	327,812	233,946	636,459
1992	D	+13.0%	331,001	241,974	683,711
1988	D	+4.7%	341,016	310,065	653,311
1984	R	−10.5%	328,125	405,483	735,742
1980	D	+4.5%	367,462	334,206	737,715
1976	D	+16.1%	435,914	314,760	750,674
1972	R	−27.2%	277,435	484,964	762,399
1968	D	+8.8%	374,091	307,555	754,206
1964	D	+35.9%	538,087	253,953	792,040
1960	D	+5.5%	441,786	395,995	837,781
1956	R	−8.2%	381,534	449,297	830,831
1952	D	+3.8%	453,578	419,970	873,548
1948	D	+15.1%	429,188	316,251	748,750
1944	D	+9.8%	392,777	322,819	715,596
1940	D	+14.2%	495,662	372,414	868,076
1936	D	+21.4%	502,582	325,358	829,945
1932	D	+10.0%	405,097	330,731	743,747
1928	R	−17.4%	263,784	375,551	642,752
1924	R	−5.4%	257,232	288,635	583,662
1920	R	−12.0%	220,789	282,007	509,940
1916	R	−0.9%	140,403	143,124	289,671
1912	D	+21.3%	113,097	56,754	264,211
1908	R	−10.2%	111,418	137,869	258,153
1904	R	−13.2%	100,881	132,628	240,028
1900	D	+9.5%	119,829	98,807	220,716
1896	R	−5.4%	94,480	105,379	201,757
1892	D	+2.4%	84,467	80,292	171,079
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	27.8%	68.8%	747,717
2020	R	27.0%	70.3%	778,918
2018	D	49.5%	46.3%	582,911
2014	R	34.5%	62.1%	453,689
2012	D	60.6%	36.5%	660,202
2010	D	53.5%	43.4%	529,948
2008	D	63.7%	36.3%	702,308
2006	D	77.0%	23.0%	206,562
2002	D	63.1%	36.9%	436,183
2000	D	77.8%	20.2%	603,477
1996	D	76.6%	23.4%	595,614
1994	D	69.0%	31.0%	420,936
1990	D	68.3%	31.7%	404,305
1988	D	64.8%	35.2%	634,547
1984	D	51.8%	47.7%	722,212
1982	D	68.5%	30.8%	565,314
1978	D	50.5%	49.5%	493,351
1976	D	100.0%	0.0%	566,359

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

15.7%

German

14.7%

Irish

12.3%

American

9.5%

Italian

4.1%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

1.3%

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

0.7%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.4%

6.0%

65–74

6.6%

6.7%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.2%

25–34

5.8%

4.6%

18–24

4.2%

7.8%

5–17

7.3%

2.5%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,608

West Virginia ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

16.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.5%

Working age (18–64)15.9%

Seniors (65+)12.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.5%

speak English only

Spanish1.2%

Other Indo-European0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

12.0%

Baptist

7.7%

Methodist

6.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

West Virginia sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-six points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.

A population of 1,778,373, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,608 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did West Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, West Virginia voted Republican by 41.9 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 762,390 votes cast, 214,309 went Democratic and 533,556 went Republican.

What is West Virginia's political typology?

Akashic places West Virginia in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did West Virginia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in West Virginia?

West Virginia has a population of 1,778,373 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in West Virginia?

Median household income in West Virginia is $59,608 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.

What is the political history of West Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Berkeley County, WV	R +3,423
Harrison County, WV	R +2,244
Jefferson County, WV	R +1,749

West Virginia has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+42 in 2024.

Key facts

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Demographics

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