| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 409 | 2,120 | 2,581 | |
| 2020 | R | 466 | 2,134 | 2,653 | |
| 2016 | R | 386 | 1,911 | 2,422 | |
| 2012 | R | 676 | 1,427 | 2,171 | |
| 2008 | R | 782 | 1,496 | 2,324 | |
| 2004 | R | 896 | 1,727 | 2,654 | |
| 2000 | R | 818 | 1,518 | 2,382 | |
| 1996 | R | 906 | 928 | 2,131 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,043 | 939 | 2,382 | |
| 1988 | R | 929 | 1,125 | 2,066 | |
| 1984 | R | 868 | 1,450 | 2,322 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,058 | 1,176 | 2,293 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,182 | 1,031 | 2,213 | |
| 1972 | R | 691 | 1,442 | 2,133 | |
| 1968 | R | 820 | 1,051 | 2,011 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,286 | 899 | 2,185 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,045 | 1,347 | 2,392 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,184 | 1,444 | 2,628 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,050 | 1,474 | 2,524 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,233 | 1,291 | 2,532 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,170 | 1,418 | 2,588 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,554 | 1,818 | 3,372 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,783 | 1,612 | 3,413 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,944 | 1,486 | 3,476 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,272 | 1,561 | 2,869 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,587 | 1,491 | 3,104 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,376 | 1,680 | 3,061 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,072 | 951 | 2,035 | |
| 1912 | D | 953 | 213 | 1,956 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,042 | 1,028 | 2,106 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,098 | 1,134 | 2,264 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,235 | 1,157 | 2,392 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,159 | 1,068 | 2,241 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,110 | 926 | 2,069 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wirt County, tucked along the Little Kanawha River, has fewer than 6,000 residents and delivered one of West Virginia's widest 2024 presidential margins, reflecting the broader rural realignment that has reshaped the state over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Wirt County peaked at thirty-eight points in 1912. By 1996 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Wirt County's median household income of $49,867 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sibley County and Harrison County.