HarrisDemocratic25.6%118,040TrumpRepublican72.9%336,495OtherAll other candidates1.5%6,824
R+47.4- Lead
- 218,455
- Total
- 461,359
- vs nation
- R+45.9
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
32 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic27.8%136,157TrumpRepublican70.7%346,313OtherAll other candidates1.5%7,212
R+42.9- Lead
- 210,156
- Total
- 489,682
- vs nation
- R+47.4
ClintonDemocratic25.5%116,691TrumpRepublican69.4%317,139OtherAll other candidates5.1%23,439
R+43.8- Lead
- 200,448
- Total
- 457,269
- vs nation
- R+45.9
ObamaDemocratic37.0%161,724RomneyRepublican60.3%263,465OtherAll other candidates2.7%11,697
R+23.3- Lead
- 101,741
- Total
- 436,886
- vs nation
- R+27.1
ObamaDemocratic43.3%198,576McCainRepublican54.8%251,258OtherAll other candidates2.0%8,953
R+11.5- Lead
- 52,682
- Total
- 458,787
- vs nation
- R+18.8
KerryDemocratic46.5%233,173BushRepublican52.9%265,394OtherAll other candidates0.6%3,208
R+6.4- Lead
- 32,221
- Total
- 501,775
- vs nation
- R+4.0
GoreDemocratic48.2%212,024BushRepublican49.7%218,685OtherAll other candidates2.1%9,212
R+1.5- Lead
- 6,661
- Total
- 439,921
- vs nation
- R+2.0
ClintonDemocratic52.5%225,627DoleRepublican36.0%154,426OtherAll other candidates11.5%49,487
D+16.6- Lead
- 71,201
- Total
- 429,540
- vs nation
- D+8.1
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 1,078,5642024 5-year
- Population density
- 78 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 13,751 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $54,9882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47.4 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV · twin score 92.0
presidential history
Party record book
Charleston-Huntington · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
64.9%
308,574 votes · D+29.8
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 57.8%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
72.9%
336,495 votes · R+47.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 70.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
308,574votes
64.9% of the vote · D+29.8
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 274,751 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
346,313votes
70.7% of the vote · R+42.9
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 336,495 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+16.8pts D vs U.S.
Place R+8.4 · U.S. R+25.2
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +14.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+47.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+42.9 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +45.9 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+10.0
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 37 points more Republican than the rolls.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | 382,256 | 118,148 | 156,542 | 88,320 | 19,246 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+958 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −64,183 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −2,108 |
| 2012 | −3,759 |
| 2013 | −4,947 |
| 2014 | −6,951 |
| 2015 | −8,028 |
| 2016 | −8,740 |
| 2017 | −9,718 |
| 2018 | −7,102 |
| 2019 | −7,188 |
| 2021 | −3,633 |
| 2022 | −2,295 |
| 2023 | −497 |
| 2024 | −175 |
| 2025 | +958 |
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.