2024 presidential election
Wheeling
TrumpR+17.0
Constituent county margins for Wheeling, 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 | 57.4% | 6,689 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.5% | 4,712 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 243 |
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 | −6.0% |
| 2012 | −16.7% |
| 2016 | −23.7% |
| 2020 | −16.6% |
| 2024 | −17.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,712 | 6,689 | 11,644 | ||
| R | 5,117 | 7,195 | 12,516 | ||
| R | 3,974 | 6,702 | 11,516 | ||
| R | 4,859 | 6,809 | 11,668 | ||
| R | 5,815 | 6,567 | 12,605 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | WheelingCity | West VirginiaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 89.5% | 90.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 4.5% | 3.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% | 4.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 0.4% | 0.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.4% | 2.1% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $48,590 | $59,608 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 20.5% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 45.4 | 42.9 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 10.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 22.7% | 21.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 34.1% | 24.1% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 3.3% | 2.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.2% | 1.2% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 25.8% | English 15.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 16.1% | German 14.7% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 12.8% | Irish 12.3% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 19.8%County context | 5.6% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14.0%County context | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 46.8%County context | 62.3% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 16.4%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
25.8%
Irish
16.1%
English
12.8%
Italian
7.9%
Polish
5.8%
American
4.2%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 45.4 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
$48,590
Wheeling$48,590
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
20.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)20.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted46.8%
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.
Wheeling sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.7 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 17.0 points.
A population of 26,350, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,590 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wheeling, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wheeling, West Virginia voted Republican by 17.0 points (R+17.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,644 votes cast, 4,712 went Democratic and 6,689 went Republican.
What is Wheeling, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Wheeling, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Wheeling, West Virginia?
Wheeling, West Virginia has a population of 26,350 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wheeling, West Virginia?
Median household income in Wheeling, West Virginia is $48,590 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Wheeling, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wheeling, West Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.