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1892–2024
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Charleston-Huntington
presidential margin
2008R+11.52012R+23.32016R+43.82020R+42.92024R+47.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+47.4
2024
median income$54,988U.S. $80,734 · WV $59,608
median age42.9U.S. 39.1
poverty rate19.1%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)20.7%U.S. 35.6%
non-english1.7%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.2%
Irish11.3%
American11.1%
African American†1.6%
Mexican0.5%
religion
other traditions
Mainline9.0%
Black Protestant1.7%
Latter-day Saints0.7%
Other Christian0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia

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Charleston-HuntingtonTrumpR+47.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Charleston-Huntington, WVA map of the constituent counties of Charleston-Huntington, 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.Jackson County, WV · R+56.2Lewis County, KY · R+75.7Gallia County, OH · R+59.4Meigs County, OH · R+57.0Jackson County, OH · R+58.1Braxton County, WV · R+51.9Calhoun County, WV · R+64.8Wirt County, WV · R+66.3Kanawha County, WV · R+17.4Johnson County, KY · R+70.7Floyd County, KY · R+59.2Martin County, KY · R+83.6Vinton County, OH · R+58.6Clay County, WV · R+62.3Greenup County, KY · R+50.5Roane County, WV · R+53.8Wayne County, WV · R+53.4Mingo County, WV · R+73.8Cabell County, WV · R+21.9Putnam County, WV · R+46.3Lincoln County, WV · R+62.5Logan County, WV · R+66.7Boyd County, KY · R+38.5Nicholas County, WV · R+60.2Carter County, KY · R+58.4Mason County, WV · R+58.0Lawrence County, OH · R+50.5Elliott County, KY · R+61.9Pike County, KY · R+65.4Boone County, WV · R+57.4Scioto County, OH · R+48.0Lawrence County, KY · R+67.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.9%336,495
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.6%118,040
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.5%6,824
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (32 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Charleston-Huntington, WV — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Boone County, WVRepublicanR+57.4
Boyd County, KYRepublicanR+38.5
Braxton County, WVRepublicanR+51.9
Cabell County, WVRepublicanR+21.9
Calhoun County, WVRepublicanR+64.8
Carter County, KYRepublicanR+58.4
Clay County, WVRepublicanR+62.3
Elliott County, KYRepublicanR+61.9
Floyd County, KYRepublicanR+59.2
Gallia County, OHRepublicanR+59.4
Greenup County, KYRepublicanR+50.5
Jackson County, WVRepublicanR+56.2
Jackson County, OHRepublicanR+58.1
Johnson County, KYRepublicanR+70.7
Kanawha County, WVRepublicanR+17.4
Lawrence County, OHRepublicanR+50.5
Lawrence County, KYRepublicanR+67.2
Lewis County, KYRepublicanR+75.7
Lincoln County, WVRepublicanR+62.5
Logan County, WVRepublicanR+66.7
Martin County, KYRepublicanR+83.6
Mason County, WVRepublicanR+58.0
Meigs County, OHRepublicanR+57.0
Mingo County, WVRepublicanR+73.8
Nicholas County, WVRepublicanR+60.2
Pike County, KYRepublicanR+65.4
Putnam County, WVRepublicanR+46.3
Roane County, WVRepublicanR+53.8
Scioto County, OHRepublicanR+48.0
Vinton County, OHRepublicanR+58.6
Wayne County, WVRepublicanR+53.4
Wirt County, WVRepublicanR+66.3
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.6%Harris118,040
72.9%Trump336,495
1.5%Kennedy6,824
−47.4%
461,359
R
27.8%Biden136,157
70.7%Trump346,313
1.5%Jorgensen7,212
−42.9%
489,682
R
25.5%Clinton116,691
69.4%Trump317,139
5.1%Johnson23,439
−43.8%
457,269
R
37.0%Obama161,724
60.3%Romney263,465
2.7%Johnson11,697
−23.3%
436,886
R
43.3%Obama198,576
54.8%McCain251,258
2.0%Nader8,953
−11.5%
458,787
R
46.5%Kerry233,173
52.9%Bush265,394
0.6%Nader3,208
−6.4%
501,775
R
48.2%Gore212,024
49.7%Bush218,685
2.1%Nader9,212
−1.5%
439,921
D
52.5%Clinton225,627
36.0%Dole154,426
11.5%Perot49,487
+16.6%
429,540
D
49.8%Clinton232,102
35.1%Bush163,590
15.0%Perot69,984
+14.7%
465,676
D
52.3%Dukakis229,900
47.2%Bush207,573
0.5%Fulani2,059
+5.1%
439,532
R
46.1%Mondale219,791
53.5%Reagan254,985
0.5%Richards2,199
−7.4%
476,975
D
49.8%Carter235,848
46.2%Reagan218,926
3.9%Anderson18,645
+3.6%
473,419
D
57.8%Carter267,384
41.8%Ford193,342
0.4%McCarthy1,944
+16.0%
462,670
R
37.4%McGovern173,108
62.1%Nixon287,312
0.5%Schmitz2,371
−24.7%
462,791
D
46.5%Humphrey211,028
43.1%Nixon195,557
10.3%Wallace46,906
+3.4%
453,491
D
64.9%Johnson308,574
35.0%Goldwater166,638
0.1%Hass309
+29.8%
475,521
R
48.6%Kennedy247,708
51.4%Nixon262,358
0.0%
−2.9%
510,066
R
44.5%Stevenson221,897
55.5%Eisenhower276,593
0.0%Andrews177
−11.0%
498,667
R
49.8%Stevenson252,264
50.2%Eisenhower254,408
0.0%Hallinan154
−0.4%
506,826
D
55.3%Truman239,868
44.4%Dewey192,583
0.4%Thurmond1,533
+10.9%
433,984
D
52.2%Roosevelt217,999
47.8%Dewey199,847
0.0%Thomas134
+4.3%
417,980
D
54.9%Roosevelt274,751
45.0%Willkie225,271
0.0%Thomas168
+9.9%
500,190
D
56.9%Roosevelt269,897
42.8%Landon203,080
0.2%Lemke1,127
+14.1%
474,104
D
53.5%Roosevelt233,415
45.7%Hoover199,369
0.8%Thomas3,650
+7.8%
436,434
R
39.4%Smith145,004
60.2%Hoover221,243
0.4%Thomas1,318
−20.7%
367,565
R
42.6%Davis135,082
51.1%Coolidge161,776
6.3%La Follette19,973
−8.4%
316,831
R
43.6%Cox129,055
55.3%Harding163,682
1.1%Debs3,196
−11.7%
295,933
R
47.6%Wilson81,116
50.3%Hughes85,765
2.1%Benson3,554
−2.7%
170,435
D
40.3%Wilson61,388
25.0%Taft38,118
34.7%Roosevelt52,890
+15.3%
152,396
R
41.3%Bryan65,137
55.8%Taft87,882
2.9%Debs4,610
−14.4%
157,629
R
39.3%Parker55,735
57.9%Roosevelt82,069
2.8%Debs4,036
−18.6%
141,840
R
43.4%Bryan60,744
55.7%McKinley77,868
0.9%Woolley1,289
−12.2%
139,901
R
44.9%Bryan60,240
54.2%McKinley72,603
0.9%Palmer1,184
−9.2%
134,027
R
46.9%Cleveland51,925
49.3%Harrison54,642
3.8%Weaver4,259
−2.5%
110,826
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −47.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−47.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.5%
1896−9.2%
1900−12.2%
1904−18.6%
1908−14.4%
1912+15.3%
1916−2.7%
1920−11.7%
1924−8.4%
1928−20.7%
1932+7.8%
1936+14.1%
1940+9.9%
1944+4.3%
1948+10.9%
1952−0.4%
1956−11.0%
1960−2.9%
1964+29.8%
1968+3.4%
1972−24.7%
1976+16.0%
1980+3.6%
1984−7.4%
1988+5.1%
1992+14.7%
1996+16.6%
2000−1.5%
2004−6.4%
2008−11.5%
2012−23.3%
2016−43.8%
2020−42.9%
2024−47.4%
DemocraticRepublican

The Charleston-Huntington market spans a swath of southern West Virginia that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, with presidential margins now running 40-plus points in many counties despite a historically strong union-labor tradition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.

A population of 1,078,564, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,988 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill and Clarksburg-Weston.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
West Virginia
92.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ population scale
Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
87.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White≠ population scale
Parkersburg
West Virginia
83.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ 2000 margin

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 Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 461,359 votes cast, 118,040 went Democratic and 336,495 went Republican.
When did Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia has a population of 1,078,564 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia is $54,988 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.