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Elections / 1924 · President · WV

Calvin Coolidge carried West Virginia R+5.4.

John W. Davis (D) vs Calvin Coolidge (R) in West Virginia, 1924. The state ran 19.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+25.1 nationally).

Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)

West Virginia result
583,662 votes counted
Davis (D)
257,232
44.1%
Coolidge (R)
288,635
49.5%
Follette + others
37,795
6.5%
Margin
R+5.4
1924 presidential election
West Virginia, 1924
CoolidgeR+5.4
1924 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1924 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 1924 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1924 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+2.2Berkeley County, WV · R+10.4Boone County, WV · D+4.3Braxton County, WV · D+10.3Brooke County, WV · R+28.0Cabell County, WV · D+1.9Calhoun County, WV · D+22.9Clay County, WV · D+4.9Doddridge County, WV · R+26.7Fayette County, WV · R+4.4Gilmer County, WV · D+27.1Grant County, WV · R+54.3Greenbrier County, WV · D+11.3Hampshire County, WV · D+43.3Hancock County, WV · R+48.7Hardy County, WV · D+31.2Harrison County, WV · R+5.5Jackson County, WV · R+11.9Jefferson County, WV · D+38.8Kanawha County, WV · R+6.2Lewis County, WV · R+4.5Lincoln County, WV · D+2.9Logan County, WV · D+2.1Marion County, WV · R+11.6Marshall County, WV · R+20.3Mason County, WV · R+11.3McDowell County, WV · R+34.8Mercer County, WV · D+4.2Mineral County, WV · R+9.7Mingo County, WV · D+5.9Monongalia County, WV · R+14.3Monroe County, WV · TiedMorgan County, WV · R+32.3Nicholas County, WV · D+8.2Ohio County, WV · R+21.2Pendleton County, WV · D+16.4Pleasants County, WV · D+1.7Pocahontas County, WV · TiedPreston County, WV · R+42.1Putnam County, WV · D+1.4Raleigh County, WV · R+5.0Randolph County, WV · D+18.6Ritchie County, WV · R+26.4Roane County, WV · R+7.8Summers County, WV · D+11.6Taylor County, WV · R+17.2Tucker County, WV · R+3.0Tyler County, WV · R+22.7Upshur County, WV · R+42.4Wayne County, WV · D+18.3Webster County, WV · D+21.7Wetzel County, WV · D+17.6Wirt County, WV · D+3.1Wood County, WV · R+3.5Wyoming County, WV · R+15.9
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican49.5%288,635
John W. DavisDemocratic44.1%257,232
Robert La FolletteProgressive6.5%37,795
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−2.2%
3,1883,3477,371
Berkeley CountyR
−10.4%
4,3665,42710,205
Boone CountyD
+4.3%
3,3263,0107,284
Braxton CountyD
+10.3%
5,1684,1929,490
Brooke CountyR
−28.0%
2,0373,8586,501
Cabell CountyD
+1.9%
16,21115,58132,969
Calhoun CountyD
+22.9%
2,2311,3993,633
Clay CountyD
+4.9%
2,0371,8433,920
Doddridge CountyR
−26.7%
1,5942,7774,429
Fayette CountyR
−4.4%
9,56310,55522,558
Gilmer CountyD
+27.1%
2,7501,5704,350
Grant CountyR
−54.3%
6582,3443,105
Greenbrier CountyD
+11.3%
6,0484,76811,288
Hampshire CountyD
+43.3%
2,9931,1724,204
Hancock CountyR
−48.7%
1,1873,7755,311
Hardy CountyD
+31.2%
2,4421,2723,750
Harrison CountyR
−5.5%
13,47015,16530,710
Jackson CountyR
−11.9%
2,9363,7396,734
Jefferson CountyD
+38.8%
4,3681,8706,433
Kanawha CountyR
−6.2%
22,72626,01852,951
Lewis CountyR
−4.5%
4,4104,8399,470
Lincoln CountyD
+2.9%
3,3553,1646,690
Logan CountyD
+2.1%
7,3777,06215,051
Marion CountyR
−11.6%
9,38612,16724,066
Marshall CountyR
−20.3%
4,7107,41313,342
Mason CountyR
−11.3%
3,3084,2258,090
McDowell CountyR
−34.8%
5,56112,42219,732
Mercer CountyD
+4.2%
10,0589,15921,370
Mineral CountyR
−9.7%
2,8603,5517,157
Mingo CountyD
+5.9%
5,3134,65611,070
Monongalia CountyR
−14.3%
4,9776,99414,110
Monroe CountyR
−0.5%
2,6862,7135,430
Morgan CountyR
−32.3%
9191,8832,984
Nicholas CountyD
+8.2%
3,9563,3477,434
Ohio CountyR
−21.2%
8,75314,40226,626
Pendleton CountyD
+16.4%
2,0371,4623,508
Pleasants CountyD
+1.7%
1,6751,6193,323
Pocahontas CountyR
−0.1%
2,7772,7825,661
Preston CountyR
−42.1%
2,4456,3969,375
Putnam CountyD
+1.4%
2,9462,8626,123
Raleigh CountyR
−5.0%
7,7768,64317,486
Randolph CountyD
+18.6%
5,3143,5269,637
Ritchie CountyR
−26.4%
2,4034,1526,632
Roane CountyR
−7.8%
3,5044,0977,601
Summers CountyD
+11.6%
3,9983,1247,524
Taylor CountyR
−17.2%
2,4993,6836,890
Tucker CountyR
−3.0%
2,1272,2774,992
Tyler CountyR
−22.7%
2,1373,4255,672
Upshur CountyR
−42.4%
1,9524,9307,019
Wayne CountyD
+18.3%
5,8703,99910,247
Webster CountyD
+21.7%
2,5231,6174,180
Wetzel CountyD
+17.6%
4,9983,4588,732
Wirt CountyD
+3.1%
1,5871,4913,104
Wood CountyR
−3.5%
9,37810,08620,055
Wyoming CountyR
−15.9%
2,3583,3276,083