Institute, WV
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+78.2 |
| 2012 | D+73.9 |
| 2016 | D+62.0 |
| 2020 | D+63.7 |
| 2024 | D+58.7 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 521 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+58.7 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $42,315 |
| County | Kanawha County |
| State | WV |
Place narrative
This small census-designated place in Kanawha County anchors around West Virginia State University, a historically Black institution whose student and faculty population shapes its demographic profile distinctly from surrounding communities.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +58.7% | 141 | 36 | 2 | 179 |
| 2020 | D | +63.7% | 173 | 38 | 1 | 212 |
| 2016 | D | +62.0% | 171 | 39 | 3 | 213 |
| 2012 | D | +73.9% | 227 | 32 | 5 | 264 |
| 2008 | D | +78.2% | 280 | 33 | 3 | 316 |
| 2004† | D | +79.0% | 297 | 34 | 2 | 333 |
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 | 47.4% |
| Black | 43.2% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.4% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $42,315 |
| Poverty rate | 20.6% |
| Median age | 26.8 |
| Age 18–29 | 47.0% |
| Age 65 and older | 21.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 37.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 9.7% |
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 Kanawha County county page and the WV state page.