Fairfax County vs McDowell County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

Fairfax County

Latest

D+35

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

1,147,837

2024 ACS

Most similar

Fairfax city

VA · similarity 0.99

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+34.7%	386,438	181,895	589,427
2020	D	+41.9%	419,943	168,401	600,823
2016	D	+35.8%	355,133	157,710	551,183
2012	D	+20.5%	315,273	206,773	529,287
2008	D	+21.2%	310,359	200,994	516,254
2004	D	+7.3%	245,671	211,980	461,379
2000	R	−1.4%	196,501	202,181	413,775
1996	R	−1.6%	170,150	176,033	365,263
1992	R	−2.7%	160,186	170,488	385,218
1988	R	−22.8%	125,711	200,641	328,365
1984	R	−26.1%	107,295	183,181	291,298
1980	R	−26.7%	73,734	137,620	239,705
1976	R	−8.9%	92,037	110,424	205,957
1972	R	−33.9%	54,844	112,135	169,246
1968	R	−10.8%	44,796	57,462	117,319
1964	D	+22.5%	48,680	30,755	79,517
1960	R	−3.6%	26,064	28,006	54,219
1956	R	−13.8%	15,633	20,761	37,267
1952	R	−21.9%	8,329	13,020	21,379
1948	R	−12.8%	3,719	4,930	9,489
1944	R	−6.1%	3,582	4,046	7,662
1940	D	+15.8%	3,263	2,371	5,660
1936	D	+29.4%	2,913	1,584	4,527
1932	D	+32.4%	2,714	1,368	4,154
1928	R	−34.2%	1,229	2,507	3,736
1924	D	+32.2%	1,586	765	2,550
1920	D	+23.3%	1,598	987	2,617
1916	D	+42.4%	1,179	472	1,666
1912	D	+60.2%	992	187	1,338
1908	D	+47.4%	1,143	404	1,560
1904	D	+29.1%	774	422	1,211
1900	D	+17.2%	2,135	1,507	3,656
1896	D	+5.8%	2,109	1,877	4,016
1892	D	+16.9%	2,168	1,537	3,730
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Latest

R+60

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

17,943

2024 ACS

County seat

Welch

Most similar

Boone County

WV · similarity 1.00

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−60.4%	1,036	4,310	5,425
2020	R	−58.4%	1,333	5,148	6,527
2016	R	−51.1%	1,438	4,629	6,246
2012	R	−29.9%	2,109	3,959	6,188
2008	D	+8.5%	3,430	2,882	6,430
2004	D	+23.8%	4,501	2,762	7,299
2000	D	+34.2%	4,845	2,348	7,303
1996	D	+54.1%	5,989	1,550	8,208
1992	D	+51.9%	7,019	1,941	9,781
1988	D	+48.8%	7,204	2,463	9,714
1984	D	+33.1%	8,546	4,284	12,883
1980	D	+42.7%	9,822	3,862	13,943
1976	D	+44.0%	10,557	4,107	14,664
1972	R	−13.5%	6,811	8,942	15,753
1968	D	+46.6%	12,842	4,020	18,937
1964	D	+66.1%	18,046	3,684	21,730
1960	D	+49.7%	19,501	6,555	26,056
1956	D	+20.5%	16,865	11,138	28,003
1952	D	+39.6%	24,657	10,663	35,320
1948	D	+37.7%	21,545	9,687	31,472
1944	D	+27.3%	19,300	11,023	30,323
1940	D	+27.5%	24,449	13,906	38,355
1936	D	+43.7%	25,471	9,975	35,481
1932	R	−13.0%	12,365	16,069	28,514
1928	R	−28.2%	8,294	14,810	23,135
1924	R	−34.8%	5,561	12,422	19,732
1920	R	−41.3%	5,068	12,198	17,282
1916	R	−31.4%	3,692	7,086	10,798
1912	R	−19.8%	2,497	4,341	9,327
1908	R	−52.4%	1,916	6,176	8,137
1904	R	−51.2%	1,676	5,225	6,937
1900	D	+51.0%	3,761	1,218	4,990
1896	R	−45.5%	986	2,635	3,627
1892	R	−35.1%	607	1,265	1,872
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—