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Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH·West Virginia

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+44.1 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WV
2024 presidential election
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
TrumpR+44.1
2024 presidential margin by county for Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, WVA map of the constituent counties of Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, WV, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Washington County, OH · R+43.6Wirt County, WV · R+66.3Wood County, WV · R+43.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.3%50,661
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.2%19,326
OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,030
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −44.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−44.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−1.9%
1896−5.9%
1900+0.2%
1904−14.9%
1908−1.8%
1912+16.3%
1916+4.3%
1920−12.8%
1924−9.3%
1928−41.0%
1932+5.0%
1936+7.0%
1940−7.6%
1944−11.7%
1948−5.8%
1952−21.9%
1956−27.9%
1960−21.6%
1964+15.9%
1968−16.7%
1972−41.8%
1976−6.4%
1980−21.0%
1984−35.6%
1988−19.3%
1992−5.5%
1996−5.4%
2000−21.4%
2004−23.2%
2008−23.0%
2012−26.2%
2016−45.0%
2020−42.2%
2024−44.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−44.1%
19,32650,66171,017
R
−42.2%
20,63551,64373,449
R
−45.0%
16,81247,85969,060
R
−26.2%
23,55740,89466,242
R
−23.0%
25,72341,41168,246
R
−23.2%
27,45944,20772,097
R
−21.4%
23,86537,28862,754
R
−5.4%
25,11228,39560,780
R
−5.5%
24,95228,58466,516
R
−19.3%
23,85535,34259,545
R
−35.6%
20,14542,80063,594
R
−21.0%
22,61635,56661,776
R
−6.4%
27,17130,92658,766
R
−41.8%
17,39142,78060,768
R
−16.7%
22,03531,89959,051
D
+15.9%
34,03924,71958,758
R
−21.6%
24,29737,67561,972
R
−27.9%
20,57236,46757,039
R
−21.9%
22,58035,23257,812
R
−5.8%
22,99925,83848,961
R
−11.7%
21,86927,66049,529
R
−7.6%
26,10030,38156,481
D
+7.0%
28,81525,01254,181
D
+5.0%
25,44622,98249,025
R
−41.0%
12,26629,51242,037
R
−9.3%
16,69220,28138,398
R
−12.8%
16,50121,42238,483
D
+4.3%
11,15610,21721,959
D
+16.3%
9,3746,04820,441
R
−1.8%
10,87611,27222,595
R
−14.9%
9,27512,62522,500
D
+0.2%
11,44211,39923,044
R
−5.9%
9,82511,06021,052
R
−1.9%
8,6198,97218,125
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorParkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OHCombined statistical areaUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White94.2%61.0%
Black1.0%12.2%
Asian0.4%6.0%
Two or more races3.6%12.6%
Other race0.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$59,855$84,427
Poverty rate14.4%12.5%
Median age4439.1
Age 18–247.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older22.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home1.6%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 18.4%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.7%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 13.2%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic6.4%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant19.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed56.3%51.5%
Mainline Protestant16.6%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
15.7%
Irish
13.2%
American
8.9%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
French
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
3.0%
75–84
3.8%
6.2%
65–74
6.6%
7.2%
55–64
7.3%
6.2%
45–54
6.3%
5.8%
35–44
5.9%
5.7%
25–34
5.6%
4.0%
18–24
3.7%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
2.6%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,855
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH$59,855
West Virginia$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
19.0%
Mainline Protestant
16.6%
Catholic
6.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Other Christian
0.5%
Muslim
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted56.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.

A population of 147,438, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,855 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.1 points (R+44.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,017 votes cast, 19,326 went Democratic and 50,661 went Republican.
What is Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 147,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia is $59,855 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.