HarrisDemocratic25.9%3,008TrumpRepublican72.1%8,356KennedyIndependent1.3%156
R+46.1- Lead
- 5,348
- Total
- 11,594
- vs nation
- R+44.7
- Turnout
- 51.9%
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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 51.9% of 22,491 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic27.6%3,362TrumpRepublican71.1%8,673JorgensenLibertarian1.0%125
R+43.5- Lead
- 5,311
- Total
- 12,200
- vs nation
- R+48.0
- Turnout
- 53.1%
ClintonDemocratic24.9%2,735TrumpRepublican69.6%7,629JohnsonLibertarian3.1%339
R+44.6- Lead
- 4,894
- Total
- 10,969
- vs nation
- R+46.7
- Turnout
- 47.2%
ObamaDemocratic34.2%3,342RomneyRepublican63.0%6,160OtherAll other candidates2.8%276
R+28.8- Lead
- 2,818
- Total
- 9,778
- vs nation
- R+32.7
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic41.9%4,539McCainRepublican56.0%6,060OtherAll other candidates2.1%232
R+14.0- Lead
- 1,521
- Total
- 10,831
- vs nation
- R+21.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic42.6%4,892BushRepublican56.7%6,512OtherAll other candidates0.7%86
R+14.1- Lead
- 1,620
- Total
- 11,490
- vs nation
- R+11.6
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic42.2%4,028BushRepublican55.0%5,248NaderGreen2.1%199
R+12.8- Lead
- 1,220
- Total
- 9,542
- vs nation
- R+13.3
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic54.2%5,469DoleRepublican33.2%3,348PerotReform11.7%1,184
D+21.0- Lead
- 2,121
- Total
- 10,089
- vs nation
- D+12.5
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 27,5762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,7572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cherokee County, KS · twin score 80.8
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
- 51.9%11,682 participants ÷ 22,491 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +18.5 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -2.9 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 33.5%–38.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 11,123 | 23,556 | 47.2% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 9,058 | 23,396 | 38.7% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 12,261 | 23,106 | 53.1% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 7,894 | 22,823 | 34.6% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 11,682 | 22,491 | 51.9% | 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
27 precincts · 11,594 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -205205 | 245 | 947 | 24 | 1,216 | 20.1% | 77.9% | R+57.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2323 | 279 | 467 | 26 | 772 | 36.1% | 60.5% | R+24.4 |
| Precinct -150150 | 180 | 558 | 18 | 756 | 23.8% | 73.8% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -8585 | 158 | 510 | 14 | 682 | 23.2% | 74.8% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -165165 | 113 | 551 | 14 | 678 | 16.7% | 81.3% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -200200 | 139 | 485 | 8 | 632 | 22.0% | 76.7% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -180180 | 167 | 437 | 16 | 620 | 26.9% | 70.5% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -160160 | 149 | 411 | 10 | 570 | 26.1% | 72.1% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -155155 | 167 | 340 | 7 | 514 | 32.5% | 66.1% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct -2525 | 249 | 182 | 5 | 436 | 57.1% | 41.7% | D+15.4 |
| Precinct -170170 | 86 | 342 | 5 | 433 | 19.9% | 79.0% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -185185 | 45 | 331 | 5 | 381 | 11.8% | 86.9% | R+75.1 |
| Precinct -210210 | 68 | 292 | 14 | 374 | 18.2% | 78.1% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -7575 | 114 | 238 | 5 | 357 | 31.9% | 66.7% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -3030 | 156 | 189 | 6 | 351 | 44.4% | 53.8% | R+9.4 |
| Precinct -225225 | 48 | 276 | 3 | 327 | 14.7% | 84.4% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -2727 | 104 | 214 | 8 | 326 | 31.9% | 65.6% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct -215215 | 52 | 254 | 6 | 312 | 16.7% | 81.4% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -2828 | 101 | 192 | 3 | 296 | 34.1% | 64.9% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -227227 | 32 | 209 | 3 | 244 | 13.1% | 85.7% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -202202 | 58 | 173 | 2 | 233 | 24.9% | 74.2% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -3131 | 86 | 131 | 4 | 221 | 38.9% | 59.3% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 78 | 127 | 8 | 213 | 36.6% | 59.6% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -28A28A | 59 | 139 | 9 | 207 | 28.5% | 67.1% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -8080 | 35 | 142 | 4 | 181 | 19.3% | 78.5% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -190190 | 22 | 110 | 1 | 133 | 16.5% | 82.7% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -220220 | 18 | 109 | 2 | 129 | 14.0% | 84.5% | R+70.5 |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +31.5% |
| 1896 | +15.8% |
| 1900 | +9.8% |
| 1904 | +13.1% |
| 1908 | +5.4% |
| 1912 | +35.4% |
| 1916 | +15.8% |
| 1920 | +5.7% |
| 1924 | +18.6% |
| 1928 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | +36.4% |
| 1936 | +37.1% |
| 1940 | +33.7% |
| 1944 | +26.2% |
| 1948 | +26.7% |
| 1952 | +12.3% |
| 1956 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | +16.4% |
| 1964 | +45.7% |
| 1968 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | −29.0% |
| 1976 | +20.2% |
| 1980 | +14.3% |
| 1984 | −11.5% |
| 1988 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | +21.0% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −14.1% |
| 2008 | −14.0% |
| 2012 | −28.8% |
| 2016 | −44.6% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −46.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate special elections
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+9.2
Presidential vote · 2024R+46.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 37 points more Democratic.
17,307 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
−40 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −325 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,056 in average income, against $62,400 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+56.6 on average — 10 points more Republican-leaning than Randolph County, WV itself (R+46.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Barbour County, WV50R+60.5
- Upshur County, WV39R+56.8
- Tucker County, WV27R+48.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Barbour County, WV67
- Upshur County, WV35
- Monongalia County, WV29
- Tucker County, WV25
- Harrison County, WV22
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 | +109 |
| 2012 | +10 |
| 2013 | +148 |
| 2014 | −122 |
| 2015 | −125 |
| 2016 | −89 |
| 2017 | −93 |
| 2018 | −14 |
| 2019 | −49 |
| 2021 | +127 |
| 2022 | −119 |
| 2023 | −21 |
| 2024 | −47 |
| 2025 | −40 |
Randolph County sits in the rugged Allegheny Mountains of central West Virginia, where a shrinking population and a decades-long shift away from Democratic voting produced a 46-point Republican margin in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 46.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.
A population of 27,576, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,757 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cherokee County and Taylor County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Cherokee County
Kansas
80.8twin score
% unaffiliated2016 margin% Catholic
Taylor County
West Virginia
78.4twin score
% White% Latino2016 margin≠ American ancestry
Marshall County
West Virginia
77.0twin score
% unaffiliated% White% Latino≠ 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 Randolph County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Randolph County, West Virginia voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,594 votes cast, 3,008 went Democratic and 8,356 went Republican.
When did Randolph County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Randolph County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Randolph County, West Virginia?
Randolph County, West Virginia has a population of 27,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Randolph County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Randolph County, West Virginia is $52,757 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Randolph County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Randolph County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.