Gassaway, WV
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+9.4 |
| 2012 | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | R+40.3 |
| 2020 | R+45.0 |
| 2024 | R+46.9 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 688 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+46.9 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $33,500 |
| County | Braxton County |
| State | WV |
Place narrative
Gassaway serves as the compact county seat of Braxton County, a rural Appalachian enclave where population decline and an older demographic profile have shaped a consistently lopsided presidential vote over the past two decades.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −46.9% | 94 | 265 | 6 | 365 |
| 2020 | R | −45.0% | 97 | 261 | 6 | 364 |
| 2016 | R | −40.3% | 98 | 240 | 14 | 352 |
| 2012 | R | −14.6% | 149 | 201 | 6 | 356 |
| 2008 | R | −9.4% | 183 | 222 | 9 | 414 |
| 2004† | R | −10.4% | 206 | 254 | 2 | 462 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 85.3% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $33,500 |
| Poverty rate | 18.7% |
| Median age | 48.9 |
| Age 18–29 | 3.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 34.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 17.3% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 0.0% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Braxton County county page and the WV state page.