Beckley, WV, West Virginia
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 74.2% | 34,554 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 24.0% | 11,203 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 1.8% | 829 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24.0%Harris11,203 | 74.2%Trump34,554 | 1.8%Kennedy829 | 46,586 | ||
| R | 26.1%Biden13,045 | 72.5%Trump36,253 | 1.4%Jorgensen686 | 49,984 | ||
| R | 23.7%Clinton10,733 | 71.4%Trump32,405 | 4.9%Johnson2,232 | 45,370 | ||
| R | 30.7%Obama13,158 | 67.5%Romney28,964 | 1.8%Johnson785 | 42,907 | ||
| R | 40.2%Obama17,479 | 58.0%McCain25,206 | 1.8%Nader764 | 43,449 | ||
| R | 43.8%Kerry20,786 | 55.6%Bush26,400 | 0.6%Nader306 | 47,492 | ||
| D | 50.2%Gore19,418 | 47.8%Bush18,484 | 2.0%Nader778 | 38,680 | ||
| D | 57.4%Clinton22,018 | 32.0%Dole12,297 | 10.6%Perot4,065 | 38,380 | ||
| D | 55.7%Clinton22,745 | 31.1%Bush12,691 | 13.2%Perot5,386 | 40,822 | ||
| D | 61.8%Dukakis25,311 | 37.9%Bush15,538 | 0.3%Fulani138 | 40,987 | ||
| D | 54.1%Mondale26,092 | 45.5%Reagan21,931 | 0.4%Richards185 | 48,208 | ||
| D | 62.0%Carter30,130 | 33.9%Reagan16,497 | 4.1%Anderson1,978 | 48,605 | ||
| D | 68.7%Carter35,264 | 31.3%Ford16,096 | 0.0% | 51,360 | ||
| R | 39.8%McGovern20,552 | 60.2%Nixon31,026 | 0.0% | 51,578 | ||
| D | 63.0%Humphrey32,290 | 27.4%Nixon14,021 | 9.6%Wallace4,918 | 51,229 | ||
| D | 79.8%Johnson43,596 | 20.2%Goldwater11,003 | 0.0% | 54,599 | ||
| D | 66.3%Kennedy38,557 | 33.7%Nixon19,625 | 0.0% | 58,182 | ||
| D | 55.1%Stevenson32,550 | 44.9%Eisenhower26,536 | 0.0% | 59,086 | ||
| D | 66.0%Stevenson45,011 | 34.0%Eisenhower23,195 | 0.0% | 68,206 | ||
| D | 69.5%Truman41,404 | 30.0%Dewey17,865 | 0.5%Thurmond268 | 59,537 | ||
| D | 66.1%Roosevelt35,517 | 33.9%Dewey18,255 | 0.0% | 53,772 | ||
| D | 67.3%Roosevelt45,361 | 32.7%Willkie22,059 | 0.0% | 67,420 | ||
| D | 72.1%Roosevelt46,704 | 27.7%Landon17,943 | 0.2%Lemke124 | 64,771 | ||
| D | 57.6%Roosevelt32,583 | 41.7%Hoover23,611 | 0.7%Thomas393 | 56,587 | ||
| R | 48.0%Smith22,717 | 51.8%Hoover24,542 | 0.2%Thomas104 | 47,363 | ||
| R | 43.3%Davis17,339 | 47.9%Coolidge19,198 | 8.8%La Follette3,507 | 40,044 | ||
| R | 44.4%Cox14,919 | 54.3%Harding18,229 | 1.3%Debs432 | 33,580 | ||
| R | 47.0%Wilson8,696 | 50.3%Hughes9,302 | 2.8%Benson512 | 18,510 | ||
| O | 34.8%Wilson6,100 | 20.5%Taft3,594 | 44.8%Roosevelt7,856 | 17,550 | ||
| R | 38.0%Bryan5,710 | 55.9%Taft8,404 | 6.1%Debs912 | 15,026 | ||
| R | 34.3%Parker4,689 | 61.2%Roosevelt8,358 | 4.5%Debs608 | 13,655 | ||
| R | 38.8%Bryan4,356 | 60.4%McKinley6,789 | 0.8%Woolley87 | 11,232 | ||
| R | 40.3%Bryan3,886 | 59.0%McKinley5,693 | 0.7%Palmer70 | 9,649 | ||
| R | 45.4%Cleveland3,197 | 50.2%Harrison3,536 | 4.4%Weaver309 | 7,042 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.8% |
| 1896 | −18.7% |
| 1900 | −21.7% |
| 1904 | −26.9% |
| 1908 | −17.9% |
| 1912 | +14.3% |
| 1916 | −3.3% |
| 1920 | −9.9% |
| 1924 | −4.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +15.9% |
| 1936 | +44.4% |
| 1940 | +34.6% |
| 1944 | +32.1% |
| 1948 | +39.5% |
| 1952 | +32.0% |
| 1956 | +10.2% |
| 1960 | +32.5% |
| 1964 | +59.7% |
| 1968 | +35.7% |
| 1972 | −20.3% |
| 1976 | +37.3% |
| 1980 | +28.0% |
| 1984 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | +23.8% |
| 1992 | +24.6% |
| 1996 | +25.3% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | −17.8% |
| 2012 | −36.8% |
| 2016 | −47.8% |
| 2020 | −46.4% |
| 2024 | −50.1% |
Beckley anchors Raleigh County in the heart of West Virginia's southern coalfields, a region that swung sharply toward Republicans over roughly two decades as coal employment declined and cultural realignment accelerated across Appalachian communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 50.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.1 points.
A population of 112,714, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,516 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH and Palatka, FL.
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