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1876–2024
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Pendleton County·West Virginia

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

One of West Virginia's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Pendleton County, West Virginia · Skye Marthaler · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+59
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,043
2024 ACS
Most similar
Sibley County
MN · similarity 1.00
9 precincts · 3,425 votes cast
Trump · R+59
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−58.6%
6802,6873,425
2020R
−53.6%
8202,7823,659
2016R
−51.3%
7292,3983,254
2012R
−31.4%
1,0742,0953,256
2008R
−21.4%
1,3102,0353,395
2004R
−21.6%
1,3812,1463,544
2000R
−25.6%
1,1721,9963,221
1996D
+4.8%
1,5911,4313,308
1992D
+1.0%
1,6261,5893,583
1988R
−8.7%
1,5951,9013,503
1984R
−16.6%
1,4642,0473,518
1980D
+1.3%
1,7241,6773,504
1976D
+15.0%
2,1041,5543,658
1972R
−27.8%
1,2482,2073,455
1968R
−1.2%
1,6431,6873,628
1964D
+31.7%
2,4981,2963,794
1960D
+3.2%
2,0571,9303,987
1956D
+1.0%
1,9991,9593,958
1952D
+3.4%
1,9911,8593,850
1948D
+9.9%
1,9441,5923,543
1944D
+8.4%
2,1771,8384,015
1940D
+15.6%
2,7101,9774,687
1936D
+18.8%
2,6371,8004,450
1932D
+25.4%
2,5301,5024,047
1928D
+5.8%
1,9211,7103,631
1924D
+16.4%
2,0371,4623,508
1920D
+6.9%
1,8141,5813,399
1916D
+17.9%
1,2768882,173
1912D
+32.9%
1,1624752,088
1908D
+14.1%
1,1938982,094
1904D
+11.5%
1,1699262,112
1900R
−10.8%
9291,1542,092
1896D
+17.3%
1,1177841,925
1892D
+19.8%
1,0757171,804
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
1.5%
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.
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
Methodist
17.0%
Mainline Protestant
17.0%
Other Christian
14.6%
Baptist
12.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 8,200 residents spread across the Allegheny Highlands, Pendleton County recorded an R+58.6 margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily one-sided counties in a state that has shifted sharply over the past two decades.

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

Pendleton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,931, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,043 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 Sibley County and Ohio County.