HarrisDemocratic31.2%17,500TrumpRepublican67.0%37,580KennedyIndependent1.0%544
R+35.8- Lead
- 20,080
- Total
- 56,102
- vs nation
- R+34.3
- Turnout
- 58.2%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 58.2% of 97,444 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic33.3%17,186TrumpRepublican64.6%33,279JorgensenLibertarian1.7%889
R+31.2- Lead
- 16,093
- Total
- 51,539
- vs nation
- R+35.7
- Turnout
- 58.7%
ClintonDemocratic28.4%12,321TrumpRepublican65.1%28,244JohnsonLibertarian3.7%1,623
R+36.7- Lead
- 15,923
- Total
- 43,364
- vs nation
- R+38.8
- Turnout
- 53.3%
ObamaDemocratic38.3%14,275RomneyRepublican59.4%22,156OtherAll other candidates2.3%876
R+21.1- Lead
- 7,881
- Total
- 37,307
- vs nation
- R+25.0
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic42.9%15,994McCainRepublican55.9%20,841OtherAll other candidates1.2%456
R+13.0- Lead
- 4,847
- Total
- 37,291
- vs nation
- R+20.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic36.2%12,244BushRepublican63.0%21,293OtherAll other candidates0.7%248
R+26.8- Lead
- 9,049
- Total
- 33,785
- vs nation
- R+24.3
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic38.2%8,797BushRepublican59.2%13,619NaderGreen1.8%414
R+21.0- Lead
- 4,822
- Total
- 23,010
- vs nation
- R+21.5
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic40.4%8,321DoleRepublican47.9%9,859PerotReform11.1%2,291
R+7.5- Lead
- 1,538
- Total
- 20,576
- vs nation
- R+16.0
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 129,5142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,8152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Warren County, VA · twin score 85.4
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 58.2%56,696 participants ÷ 97,444 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +26.2 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off versus state
- +4.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 32.0%–38.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 43,675 | 81,953 | 53.3% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 34,450 | 84,864 | 40.6% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 51,845 | 88,275 | 58.7% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 30,274 | 93,098 | 32.5% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 56,696 | 97,444 | 58.2% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
80 precincts · 56,102 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -6666 | 471 | 1,084 | 31 | 1,586 | 29.7% | 68.3% | R+38.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -99 | 648 | 818 | 31 | 1,497 | 43.3% | 54.6% | R+11.4 |
| Precinct -4949 | 349 | 1,062 | 32 | 1,443 | 24.2% | 73.6% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -2525 | 277 | 1,126 | 12 | 1,415 | 19.6% | 79.6% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -3535 | 385 | 996 | 18 | 1,399 | 27.5% | 71.2% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -4848 | 369 | 934 | 19 | 1,322 | 27.9% | 70.7% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -1818 | 404 | 893 | 20 | 1,317 | 30.7% | 67.8% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -3232 | 448 | 787 | 25 | 1,260 | 35.6% | 62.5% | R+26.9 |
| Precinct -1616 | 253 | 980 | 18 | 1,251 | 20.2% | 78.3% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -7171 | 413 | 789 | 16 | 1,218 | 33.9% | 64.8% | R+30.9 |
| Precinct -4646 | 319 | 839 | 29 | 1,187 | 26.9% | 70.7% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -3030 | 543 | 574 | 14 | 1,131 | 48.0% | 50.8% | R+2.7 |
| Precinct -1717 | 300 | 794 | 15 | 1,109 | 27.1% | 71.6% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -5454 | 307 | 773 | 23 | 1,103 | 27.8% | 70.1% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -2121 | 404 | 654 | 31 | 1,089 | 37.1% | 60.1% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -2727 | 267 | 797 | 10 | 1,074 | 24.9% | 74.2% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -3636 | 369 | 672 | 21 | 1,062 | 34.7% | 63.3% | R+28.5 |
| Precinct -5050 | 346 | 683 | 18 | 1,047 | 33.0% | 65.2% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -5252 | 345 | 676 | 25 | 1,046 | 33.0% | 64.6% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -4040 | 375 | 647 | 21 | 1,043 | 36.0% | 62.0% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 228 | 790 | 24 | 1,042 | 21.9% | 75.8% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -4242 | 445 | 577 | 19 | 1,041 | 42.7% | 55.4% | R+12.7 |
| Precinct -2424 | 299 | 713 | 27 | 1,039 | 28.8% | 68.6% | R+39.8 |
| Precinct -5757 | 297 | 701 | 23 | 1,021 | 29.1% | 68.7% | R+39.6 |
| Precinct -2323 | 337 | 618 | 13 | 968 | 34.8% | 63.8% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -1313 | 186 | 701 | 12 | 899 | 20.7% | 78.0% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -3838 | 322 | 561 | 12 | 895 | 36.0% | 62.7% | R+26.7 |
| Precinct -4747 | 222 | 657 | 16 | 895 | 24.8% | 73.4% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -7676 | 242 | 638 | 15 | 895 | 27.0% | 71.3% | R+44.2 |
| Precinct -66 | 394 | 483 | 16 | 893 | 44.1% | 54.1% | R+10.0 |
| Precinct -6767 | 212 | 657 | 6 | 875 | 24.2% | 75.1% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -4545 | 362 | 479 | 16 | 857 | 42.2% | 55.9% | R+13.7 |
| Precinct -3333 | 302 | 537 | 16 | 855 | 35.3% | 62.8% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -2828 | 287 | 533 | 17 | 837 | 34.3% | 63.7% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -8080 | 193 | 580 | 14 | 787 | 24.5% | 73.7% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -4444 | 300 | 465 | 21 | 786 | 38.2% | 59.2% | R+21.0 |
| Precinct -3434 | 203 | 560 | 17 | 780 | 26.0% | 71.8% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -6868 | 165 | 595 | 9 | 769 | 21.5% | 77.4% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -1111 | 323 | 431 | 9 | 763 | 42.3% | 56.5% | R+14.2 |
| Precinct -1515 | 194 | 553 | 14 | 761 | 25.5% | 72.7% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -5959 | 94 | 654 | 7 | 755 | 12.5% | 86.6% | R+74.2 |
| Precinct -2222 | 150 | 505 | 10 | 665 | 22.6% | 75.9% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -6565 | 147 | 509 | 5 | 661 | 22.2% | 77.0% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -5656 | 240 | 410 | 7 | 657 | 36.5% | 62.4% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -33 | 318 | 322 | 16 | 656 | 48.5% | 49.1% | R+0.6 |
| Precinct -2929 | 158 | 474 | 8 | 640 | 24.7% | 74.1% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -7070 | 232 | 383 | 19 | 634 | 36.6% | 60.4% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -6969 | 161 | 427 | 6 | 594 | 27.1% | 71.9% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -3131 | 123 | 440 | 18 | 581 | 21.2% | 75.7% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -3737 | 194 | 369 | 13 | 576 | 33.7% | 64.1% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -44 | 265 | 287 | 14 | 566 | 46.8% | 50.7% | R+3.9 |
| Precinct -5353 | 197 | 360 | 7 | 564 | 34.9% | 63.8% | R+28.9 |
| Precinct -7878 | 103 | 433 | 18 | 554 | 18.6% | 78.2% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -3939 | 140 | 362 | 9 | 511 | 27.4% | 70.8% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -6262 | 88 | 405 | 8 | 501 | 17.6% | 80.8% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -5858 | 171 | 224 | 7 | 402 | 42.5% | 55.7% | R+13.2 |
| Precinct -22 | 185 | 207 | 5 | 397 | 46.6% | 52.1% | R+5.5 |
| Precinct -11 | 152 | 238 | 6 | 396 | 38.4% | 60.1% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -7575 | 76 | 290 | 6 | 372 | 20.4% | 78.0% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -55 | 148 | 208 | 10 | 366 | 40.4% | 56.8% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct -7777 | 180 | 168 | 11 | 359 | 50.1% | 46.8% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -7272 | 111 | 208 | 15 | 334 | 33.2% | 62.3% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -7373 | 164 | 138 | 15 | 317 | 51.7% | 43.5% | D+8.2 |
| Precinct -7474 | 40 | 264 | 0 | 304 | 13.2% | 86.8% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -5151 | 135 | 149 | 5 | 289 | 46.7% | 51.6% | R+4.8 |
| Precinct -2020 | 89 | 159 | 3 | 251 | 35.5% | 63.3% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -6363 | 43 | 148 | 6 | 197 | 21.8% | 75.1% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -77 | 78 | 80 | 7 | 165 | 47.3% | 48.5% | R+1.2 |
| Precinct -1919 | 73 | 69 | 3 | 145 | 50.3% | 47.6% | D+2.8 |
| Precinct -6161 | 21 | 75 | 3 | 99 | 21.2% | 75.8% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -1212 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 58 | 29.3% | 69.0% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -4141 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 55 | 49.1% | 49.1% | Exact tie |
| Precinct -2626 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 47 | 63.8% | 29.8% | D+34.0 |
| Precinct -7979 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 37 | 32.4% | 67.6% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -5555 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 36 | 19.4% | 75.0% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -6464 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 36 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -1010 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 35.3% | 61.8% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -4343 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 26.7% | 73.3% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -6060 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.3% | 78.6% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -88 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 40.0% | 40.0% | Exact tie |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | −8.9% |
| 1900 | −4.5% |
| 1904 | −1.2% |
| 1908 | −2.1% |
| 1912 | +25.1% |
| 1916 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | −8.8% |
| 1924 | −10.4% |
| 1928 | −40.9% |
| 1932 | +4.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | +13.8% |
| 1944 | −2.8% |
| 1948 | +5.9% |
| 1952 | −6.8% |
| 1956 | −23.2% |
| 1960 | −8.4% |
| 1964 | +22.5% |
| 1968 | −15.9% |
| 1972 | −41.6% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −18.2% |
| 1984 | −35.1% |
| 1988 | −26.0% |
| 1992 | −9.9% |
| 1996 | −7.5% |
| 2000 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −26.8% |
| 2008 | −13.0% |
| 2012 | −21.1% |
| 2016 | −36.7% |
| 2020 | −31.2% |
| 2024 | −35.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor
U.S. House
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+20.8
Presidential vote · 2024R+35.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
100,504 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+3,186 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +26,208 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,259 in average income, against $71,625 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.5 on average — 28 points more Democratic-leaning than Berkeley County, WV itself (R+35.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jefferson County, WV566R+15.8
- Washington County, MD521R+22.9
- Frederick County, VA343R+28.3
- Frederick County, MD195D+8.7
- Loudoun County, VA173D+16.2
- Winchester city, VA123D+9.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jefferson County, WV389
- Washington County, MD309
- Frederick County, VA167
- Morgan County, WV135
- Frederick County, MD96
- Franklin County, PA79
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +523 |
| 2012 | +781 |
| 2013 | +1,011 |
| 2014 | +1,219 |
| 2015 | +1,091 |
| 2016 | +1,434 |
| 2017 | +1,281 |
| 2018 | +1,879 |
| 2019 | +1,709 |
| 2021 | +3,566 |
| 2022 | +3,022 |
| 2023 | +2,784 |
| 2024 | +2,722 |
| 2025 | +3,186 |
Berkeley has added residents faster than almost any other West Virginia county over the past two decades, driven by Washington D.C. commuter sprawl, yet its presidential margins have moved sharply rightward even as its population diversified.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 41.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.8 points.
A population of 129,514, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,815 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warren County and Washington County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Warren County
Virginia
85.4twin score
elasticitymedian income% Evangelical
Washington County
Maryland
81.1twin score
elasticitypopulation scale% Catholic
Cecil County
Maryland
80.1twin score
% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% Evangelical≠ Polish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Berkeley County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Berkeley County, West Virginia voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+35.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,102 votes cast, 17,500 went Democratic and 37,580 went Republican.
When did Berkeley County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Berkeley County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Berkeley County, West Virginia?
Berkeley County, West Virginia has a population of 129,514 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berkeley County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Berkeley County, West Virginia is $80,815 — above the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Berkeley County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Berkeley County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.