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Elections / 1904 · President · WV

Theodore Roosevelt carried West Virginia R+13.2.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in West Virginia, 1904. The state ran 6.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

West Virginia result
240,028 votes counted
Parker (D)
100,881
42.0%
Roosevelt (R)
132,628
55.3%
All others
6,519
2.7%
Margin
R+13.2
1904 presidential election
West Virginia, 1904
RooseveltR+13.2
1904 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1904 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 1904 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1904 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barbour County, WV · R+7.9Berkeley County, WV · R+1.2Boone County, WV · D+7.5Braxton County, WV · D+3.2Brooke County, WV · R+20.1Cabell County, WV · R+8.1Calhoun County, WV · D+8.5Clay County, WV · D+1.5Doddridge County, WV · R+24.0Fayette County, WV · R+31.2Gilmer County, WV · D+13.8Grant County, WV · R+60.4Greenbrier County, WV · D+5.6Hampshire County, WV · D+44.5Hancock County, WV · R+31.5Hardy County, WV · D+31.6Harrison County, WV · R+25.5Jackson County, WV · R+10.0Jefferson County, WV · D+31.9Kanawha County, WV · R+20.5Lewis County, WV · R+12.8Lincoln County, WV · R+13.3Logan County, WV · D+32.1Marion County, WV · R+11.5Marshall County, WV · R+28.0Mason County, WV · R+16.6McDowell County, WV · R+51.2Mercer County, WV · R+21.7Mineral County, WV · R+12.4Mingo County, WV · D+1.4Monongalia County, WV · R+32.3Monroe County, WV · D+0.6Morgan County, WV · R+30.5Nicholas County, WV · R+0.6Ohio County, WV · R+19.7Pendleton County, WV · D+11.5Pleasants County, WV · R+8.8Pocahontas County, WV · R+1.6Preston County, WV · R+50.5Putnam County, WV · R+15.7Raleigh County, WV · R+13.6Randolph County, WV · D+13.1Ritchie County, WV · R+29.0Roane County, WV · R+10.1Summers County, WV · D+6.4Taylor County, WV · R+20.3Tucker County, WV · R+21.9Tyler County, WV · R+25.2Upshur County, WV · R+47.3Wayne County, WV · D+1.8Webster County, WV · D+15.5Wetzel County, WV · D+6.2Wirt County, WV · R+1.6Wood County, WV · R+13.8Wyoming County, WV · R+15.9
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Republican55.3%132,628
Alton B. ParkerDemocratic42.0%100,881
OtherAll other candidates2.7%6,519
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1904
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−7.9%
1,5851,8633,508
Berkeley CountyR
−1.2%
2,4882,5485,129
Boone CountyD
+7.5%
9127841,713
Braxton CountyD
+3.2%
2,3242,1774,575
Brooke CountyR
−20.1%
7421,1301,933
Cabell CountyR
−8.1%
3,1933,7787,189
Calhoun CountyD
+8.5%
1,3371,1252,484
Clay CountyD
+1.5%
1,0581,0252,142
Doddridge CountyR
−24.0%
1,0761,7742,907
Fayette CountyR
−31.2%
3,2956,50910,299
Gilmer CountyD
+13.8%
1,4351,0802,573
Grant CountyR
−60.4%
3121,2981,632
Greenbrier CountyD
+5.6%
2,5732,2964,917
Hampshire CountyD
+44.5%
1,8787002,648
Hancock CountyR
−31.5%
5081,0101,595
Hardy CountyD
+31.6%
1,2346381,885
Harrison CountyR
−25.5%
2,9215,0758,452
Jackson CountyR
−10.0%
2,1222,5964,763
Jefferson CountyD
+31.9%
2,5561,3083,915
Kanawha CountyR
−20.5%
5,7568,85715,108
Lewis CountyR
−12.8%
1,6212,1313,969
Lincoln CountyR
−13.3%
1,5862,0803,719
Logan CountyD
+32.1%
1,1235701,724
Marion CountyR
−11.5%
3,7624,7768,815
Marshall CountyR
−28.0%
2,1153,9246,458
Mason CountyR
−16.6%
2,1252,9835,163
McDowell CountyR
−51.2%
1,6765,2256,937
Mercer CountyR
−21.7%
2,3273,6406,052
Mineral CountyR
−12.4%
1,3971,8023,279
Mingo CountyD
+1.4%
1,6521,6073,274
Monongalia CountyR
−32.3%
1,5963,1884,927
Monroe CountyD
+0.6%
1,5031,4853,013
Morgan CountyR
−30.5%
5761,0971,708
Nicholas CountyR
−0.6%
1,3981,4163,000
Ohio CountyR
−19.7%
5,1287,77113,410
Pendleton CountyD
+11.5%
1,1699262,112
Pleasants CountyR
−8.8%
9451,1302,106
Pocahontas CountyR
−1.6%
1,1301,1672,348
Preston CountyR
−50.5%
1,2423,9355,328
Putnam CountyR
−15.7%
1,5662,1613,788
Raleigh CountyR
−13.6%
1,3941,8493,356
Randolph CountyD
+13.1%
2,4741,8924,453
Ritchie CountyR
−29.0%
1,3932,6224,233
Roane CountyR
−10.1%
1,8632,2944,259
Summers CountyD
+6.4%
1,9371,7023,672
Taylor CountyR
−20.3%
1,4662,2373,803
Tucker CountyR
−21.9%
1,1341,8003,036
Tyler CountyR
−25.2%
1,3322,3083,868
Upshur CountyR
−47.3%
8262,4053,338
Wayne CountyD
+1.8%
2,4492,3624,860
Webster CountyD
+15.5%
1,2088832,091
Wetzel CountyD
+6.2%
2,8332,4935,497
Wirt CountyR
−1.6%
1,0981,1342,264
Wood CountyR
−13.8%
3,7414,9698,904
Wyoming CountyR
−15.9%
7911,0931,897