2024 presidential election
Charles Town
TrumpR+7.6
Constituent county margins for Charles Town, WVOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.6% | 1,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.0% | 1,517 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 79 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | −2.1% |
| 2020 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | −7.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,517 | 1,774 | 3,370 | ||
| D | 1,427 | 1,398 | 2,883 | ||
| R | 1,182 | 1,237 | 2,590 | ||
| D | 980 | 906 | 1,886 | ||
| D | 1,249 | 982 | 2,274 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Charles TownCity | West VirginiaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 68.7% | 90.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 13.9% | 3.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 0.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 14.3% | 4.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 1.2% | 0.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.9% | 2.1% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $89,263 | $59,608 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 6.5% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 42.9 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.7% | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.3% | 21.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 36.1% | 24.1% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 11.6% | 2.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 8.7% | 1.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 20.7% | English 15.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 14.5% | German 14.7% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 13.3% | Irish 12.3% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 12.5%County context | 5.6% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7.3%County context | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 66.5%County context | 62.3% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 10.7%County context | 12.5% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
Irish
14.5%
English
13.3%
Italian
6.4%
American
5.2%
Polish
2.9%
Scottish
2.4%
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: 38.5 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
$89,263
Charles Town$89,263
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
6.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%
Other languages0.6%
Vietnamese0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted66.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Charles Town sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 7.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.6 points.
A population of 7,337, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,263 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charles Town, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charles Town, West Virginia voted Republican by 7.6 points (R+7.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,370 votes cast, 1,517 went Democratic and 1,774 went Republican.
What is Charles Town, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Charles Town, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charles Town, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charles Town, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Charles Town, West Virginia?
Charles Town, West Virginia has a population of 7,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charles Town, West Virginia?
Median household income in Charles Town, West Virginia is $89,263 — above the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Charles Town, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Charles Town, West Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.