2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 8,185 | 15,881 | 24,634 | |
| 2020 | R | 8,901 | 16,300 | 25,799 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,964 | 14,668 | 23,367 | |
| 2012 | R | 8,959 | 12,054 | 21,553 | |
| 2008 | D | 11,618 | 11,501 | 23,603 | |
| 2004 | D | 12,771 | 12,150 | 25,194 | |
| 2000 | D | 12,315 | 9,972 | 22,873 | |
| 1996 | D | 12,994 | 6,160 | 22,107 | |
| 1992 | D | 14,042 | 6,380 | 25,194 | |
| 1988 | D | 14,441 | 9,229 | 23,742 | |
| 1984 | D | 13,833 | 13,106 | 27,020 | |
| 1980 | D | 14,189 | 10,952 | 26,471 | |
| 1976 | D | 17,800 | 10,391 | 28,191 | |
| 1972 | R | 11,864 | 16,095 | 27,959 | |
| 1968 | D | 17,246 | 10,177 | 29,261 | |
| 1964 | D | 22,047 | 7,707 | 29,754 | |
| 1960 | D | 17,903 | 14,138 | 32,041 | |
| 1956 | D | 16,192 | 16,112 | 32,304 | |
| 1952 | D | 19,890 | 14,979 | 34,869 | |
| 1948 | D | 19,866 | 11,201 | 31,357 | |
| 1944 | D | 17,640 | 11,584 | 29,224 | |
| 1940 | D | 21,035 | 13,349 | 34,384 | |
| 1936 | D | 20,859 | 11,403 | 32,443 | |
| 1932 | D | 15,975 | 12,638 | 29,464 | |
| 1928 | R | 10,133 | 16,088 | 26,663 | |
| 1924 | R | 9,386 | 12,167 | 24,066 | |
| 1920 | R | 8,734 | 11,494 | 20,811 | |
| 1916 | D | 5,493 | 4,443 | 10,379 | |
| 1912 | D | 4,535 | 1,625 | 9,433 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,961 | 4,368 | 8,901 | |
| 1904 | R | 3,762 | 4,776 | 8,815 | |
| 1900 | D | 4,351 | 3,612 | 8,101 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,304 | 3,420 | 6,855 | |
| 1892 | D | 2,662 | 2,584 | 5,456 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,370
Marion County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion County$67,370
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marion County's coal and industrial heritage once made it a Democratic stronghold, but the 2024 presidential margin of R+31.2 reflects a realignment driven by demographic change and the long decline of unionized extraction industries.
The 2012 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by fourteen points. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, in line with the county's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 55,909, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,370 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayette County and Logan County.
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