Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Clarksburg-Weston
presidential margin
2008R+16.02012R+29.32016R+45.72020R+44.22024R+47.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+47.0
2024
median income$58,119U.S. $80,734 · WV $59,608
median age42.9U.S. 39.1 · WV 42.9
poverty rate15.9%U.S. 12.5% · WV 16.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.2%U.S. 35.6% · WV 24.4%
non-english1.7%U.S. 22.3% · WV 2.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German17.7%
Irish15.5%
English13.0%
African American†1.5%
Mexican0.5%
Spanish0.2%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline16.8%
Latter-day Saints1.2%
Other Christian0.6%
Black Protestant0.5%
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.

Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia

Akashic
Clarksburg-WestonTrumpR+47.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Clarksburg-Weston, WVA map of the constituent counties of Clarksburg-Weston, 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.Harrison County, WV · R+40.9Tucker County, WV · R+48.9Taylor County, WV · R+51.3Marion County, WV · R+31.2Webster County, WV · R+66.7Gilmer County, WV · R+57.0Doddridge County, WV · R+73.3Ritchie County, WV · R+73.0Randolph County, WV · R+46.1Barbour County, WV · R+60.5Lewis County, WV · R+59.3Upshur County, WV · R+56.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.5%81,376
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.5%28,639
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.0%2,259
D+60
R+60
12 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (12 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Clarksburg-Weston, WV — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barbour County, WVRepublicanR+60.5
Doddridge County, WVRepublicanR+73.3
Gilmer County, WVRepublicanR+57.0
Harrison County, WVRepublicanR+40.9
Lewis County, WVRepublicanR+59.3
Marion County, WVRepublicanR+31.2
Randolph County, WVRepublicanR+46.1
Ritchie County, WVRepublicanR+73.0
Taylor County, WVRepublicanR+51.3
Tucker County, WVRepublicanR+48.9
Upshur County, WVRepublicanR+56.8
Webster County, WVRepublicanR+66.7
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.5%Harris28,639
72.5%Trump81,376
2.0%Kennedy2,259
−47.0%
112,274
R
27.0%Biden31,693
71.2%Trump83,682
1.8%Jorgensen2,124
−44.2%
117,499
R
24.1%Clinton25,929
69.7%Trump75,112
6.2%Johnson6,648
−45.7%
107,689
R
34.0%Obama33,646
63.3%Romney62,600
2.7%Johnson2,643
−29.3%
98,889
R
41.0%Obama45,231
57.0%McCain62,874
2.0%Nader2,150
−16.0%
110,255
R
42.0%Kerry48,031
57.1%Bush65,322
0.8%Nader958
−15.1%
114,311
R
45.0%Gore45,425
52.6%Bush53,125
2.5%Nader2,485
−7.6%
101,035
D
52.5%Clinton52,478
34.2%Dole34,152
13.3%Perot13,327
+18.3%
99,957
D
49.5%Clinton55,164
32.9%Bush36,666
17.6%Perot19,575
+16.6%
111,405
D
53.0%Dukakis57,205
46.7%Bush50,449
0.3%Fulani323
+6.3%
107,977
R
43.0%Mondale52,346
56.8%Reagan69,194
0.3%Richards334
−13.8%
121,874
D
50.5%Carter60,715
44.8%Reagan53,877
4.8%Anderson5,742
+5.7%
120,334
D
57.5%Carter72,242
42.5%Ford53,452
0.0%
+14.9%
125,694
R
35.5%McGovern43,303
64.5%Nixon78,510
0.0%
−28.9%
121,813
D
50.4%Humphrey61,377
42.9%Nixon52,318
6.7%Wallace8,127
+7.4%
121,822
D
68.6%Johnson87,046
31.4%Goldwater39,751
0.0%
+37.3%
126,797
D
50.8%Kennedy69,453
49.2%Nixon67,208
0.0%
+1.6%
136,661
R
44.0%Stevenson61,114
56.0%Eisenhower77,824
0.0%
−12.0%
138,938
R
48.7%Stevenson72,488
51.3%Eisenhower76,287
0.0%
−2.6%
148,775
D
55.3%Truman73,003
44.2%Dewey58,318
0.5%Thurmond616
+11.1%
131,937
D
52.4%Roosevelt65,831
47.6%Dewey59,912
0.0%
+4.7%
125,743
D
54.3%Roosevelt84,612
45.7%Willkie71,133
0.0%
+8.7%
155,745
D
58.7%Roosevelt89,490
40.9%Landon62,316
0.4%Lemke579
+17.8%
152,385
D
54.2%Roosevelt74,208
44.1%Hoover60,336
1.7%Thomas2,320
+10.1%
136,864
R
40.4%Smith49,043
58.5%Hoover70,997
1.0%Thomas1,256
−18.1%
121,296
R
43.1%Davis51,616
50.1%Coolidge60,050
6.7%La Follette8,080
−7.0%
119,746
R
40.6%Cox42,376
57.2%Harding59,609
2.2%Debs2,306
−16.5%
104,291
R
48.0%Wilson28,588
48.9%Hughes29,127
3.2%Benson1,905
−0.9%
59,620
D
43.0%Wilson23,486
18.8%Taft10,280
38.2%Roosevelt20,842
+24.2%
54,608
R
42.4%Bryan22,783
53.0%Taft28,487
4.7%Debs2,520
−10.6%
53,790
R
40.8%Parker20,901
55.8%Roosevelt28,538
3.4%Debs1,739
−14.9%
51,178
R
43.3%Bryan20,555
55.5%McKinley26,358
1.2%Woolley587
−12.2%
47,500
R
46.3%Bryan19,646
52.6%McKinley22,305
1.0%Palmer439
−6.3%
42,390
R
47.5%Cleveland17,111
48.6%Harrison17,512
3.9%Weaver1,416
−1.1%
36,039
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: −47.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−47.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−1.1%
1896−6.3%
1900−12.2%
1904−14.9%
1908−10.6%
1912+24.2%
1916−0.9%
1920−16.5%
1924−7.0%
1928−18.1%
1932+10.1%
1936+17.8%
1940+8.7%
1944+4.7%
1948+11.1%
1952−2.6%
1956−12.0%
1960+1.6%
1964+37.3%
1968+7.4%
1972−28.9%
1976+14.9%
1980+5.7%
1984−13.8%
1988+6.3%
1992+16.6%
1996+18.3%
2000−7.6%
2004−15.1%
2008−16.0%
2012−29.3%
2016−45.7%
2020−44.2%
2024−47.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Centered on Harrison and Doddridge counties in north-central West Virginia, this media market has tracked some of the state's sharpest swings toward Republican presidential margins as coal and natural-gas employment contracted over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.0 points.

A population of 258,915, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,119 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Parkersburg and Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill.

Political twins — media markets

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

Parkersburg
West Virginia
93.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Italian ancestry
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
West Virginia
89.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White≠ English ancestry
Charleston-Huntington
West Virginia
87.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White≠ population scale

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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Places within Clarksburg-Weston

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Frequently asked questions

How did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,274 votes cast, 28,639 went Democratic and 81,376 went Republican.
When did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia has a population of 258,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia is $58,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.