Monongalia County, West Virginia

2024 results by precinct

42 precincts · 41,452 votes cast

Trump · R+4

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−4.4%	19,265	21,084	41,452
2020	R	−1.2%	20,282	20,803	42,079
2016	R	−10.2%	14,699	18,432	36,772
2012	R	−9.5%	13,826	16,831	31,591
2008	D	+3.8%	17,060	15,775	33,377
2004	R	−4.0%	16,313	17,670	34,306
2000	R	−3.6%	12,603	13,595	27,367
1996	D	+12.0%	13,406	10,189	26,820
1992	D	+15.1%	14,142	9,831	28,623
1988	D	+7.9%	14,178	12,091	26,338
1984	R	−6.1%	13,236	14,972	28,274
1980	D	+3.3%	12,883	11,972	27,826
1976	D	+15.5%	16,163	11,827	27,990
1972	R	−22.0%	10,721	16,758	27,479
1968	D	+16.1%	13,128	9,261	23,945
1964	D	+45.7%	17,358	6,473	23,831
1960	D	+6.4%	13,103	11,523	24,626
1956	R	−12.1%	11,016	14,046	25,062
1952	D	+0.2%	13,152	13,111	26,263
1948	D	+13.0%	12,138	9,329	21,683
1944	D	+3.9%	10,429	9,647	20,076
1940	D	+11.0%	12,940	10,367	23,307
1936	D	+21.5%	13,677	8,811	22,582
1932	D	+9.9%	10,319	8,417	19,221
1928	R	−29.2%	6,182	11,364	17,734
1924	R	−14.3%	4,977	6,994	14,110
1920	R	−31.5%	3,442	6,773	10,584
1916	R	−20.0%	2,227	3,412	5,936
1912	D	+8.7%	1,673	1,216	5,241
1908	R	−26.2%	1,758	3,131	5,250
1904	R	−32.3%	1,596	3,188	4,927
1900	D	+30.2%	2,978	1,577	4,642
1896	R	−28.5%	1,482	2,684	4,216
1892	R	−19.6%	1,505	2,255	3,822
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

2.6%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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: 32.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.6%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.1%

65–74

4.2%

5.0%

55–64

5.2%

5.3%

45–54

4.9%

6.9%

35–44

5.9%

8.2%

25–34

7.2%

11.5%

18–24

10.3%

6.1%

5–17

5.5%

2.3%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,346

Monongalia County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Monongalia County$65,346

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

19.7%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

9.1%

Other Christian

7.9%

Methodist

5.6%

Baptist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to West Virginia University, Monongalia is one of the state's most competitive counties, but even its college-town demographics couldn't hold off a 4.4-point Republican margin in 2024 as the broader state shifted decisively rightward.

The Democratic margin in Monongalia County has rarely exceeded forty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-two points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by four points.

Monongalia County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,346 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wasco County and Anoka County.

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