Mercer County, West Virginia

2024 results by precinct

44 precincts · 23,584 votes cast

Trump · R+57

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−57.3%	4,851	18,372	23,584
2020	R	−54.4%	5,556	19,237	25,135
2016	R	−54.7%	4,704	17,404	23,197
2012	R	−47.0%	5,432	15,450	21,313
2008	R	−27.6%	7,450	13,246	21,022
2004	R	−17.3%	9,178	13,057	22,379
2000	R	−9.8%	8,347	10,206	18,875
1996	D	+5.1%	8,721	7,768	18,700
1992	D	+8.0%	9,511	7,888	20,290
1988	R	−0.3%	10,152	10,221	20,430
1984	R	−20.5%	9,164	13,910	23,155
1980	R	−1.9%	11,804	12,273	24,741
1976	D	+15.5%	14,761	10,791	25,552
1972	R	−39.0%	7,826	17,846	25,672
1968	D	+10.6%	12,739	9,985	26,087
1964	D	+34.5%	18,298	8,905	27,203
1960	D	+19.2%	17,289	11,719	29,008
1956	R	−5.1%	13,236	14,648	27,884
1952	D	+7.8%	16,694	14,267	30,961
1948	D	+20.3%	15,201	10,065	25,348
1944	D	+19.4%	14,861	10,034	24,895
1940	D	+22.9%	18,163	11,395	29,558
1936	D	+26.1%	18,391	10,762	29,183
1932	D	+17.8%	15,900	11,088	27,093
1928	R	−11.3%	10,273	12,887	23,210
1924	D	+4.2%	10,058	9,159	21,370
1920	R	−3.8%	7,981	8,613	16,650
1916	D	+0.5%	4,836	4,788	9,679
1912	D	+24.5%	3,497	1,507	8,120
1908	R	−16.8%	3,006	4,229	7,296
1904	R	−21.7%	2,327	3,640	6,052
1900	D	+12.1%	2,699	2,112	4,841
1896	R	−5.9%	2,123	2,388	4,528
1892	D	+5.0%	1,827	1,651	3,549
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

3.3%

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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

2.1%

3.3%

75–84

3.4%

5.9%

65–74

7.3%

6.1%

55–64

6.7%

6.1%

45–54

6.4%

5.1%

35–44

6.1%

5.7%

25–34

5.8%

4.5%

18–24

3.7%

8.1%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$53,210

Mercer County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.

Mercer County$53,210

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

16.5%

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

Other Christian

22.6%

Baptist

9.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

9.1%

Methodist

5.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Mercer County, anchored by Bluefield in the state's southern coalfields, has moved from competitive terrain to a reliably wide Republican margin, reflecting the broader realignment of Appalachian working-class voters over the past generation.

The Republican margin in Mercer County reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Mercer County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $53,210, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,563 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tazewell County and Lawrence County.

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Mercer County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.