Terra Alta, WV
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+36.4 |
| 2012 | R+50.7 |
| 2016 | R+67.9 |
| 2020 | R+62.1 |
| 2024 | R+64.1 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,841 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+64.1 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $50,536 |
| County | Preston County |
| State | WV |
Place narrative
Terra Alta's elevation shapes both its climate and its identity as a small Appalachian community; Preston County has shifted toward wide Republican margins in recent cycles, mirroring the broader rural West Virginia realignment.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −64.1% | 99 | 465 | 7 | 571 |
| 2020 | R | −62.1% | 114 | 497 | 6 | 617 |
| 2016 | R | −67.9% | 78 | 482 | 35 | 595 |
| 2012 | R | −50.7% | 122 | 390 | 17 | 529 |
| 2008 | R | −36.4% | 137 | 304 | 18 | 459 |
| 2004† | R | −42.5% | 129 | 322 | 3 | 454 |
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 | 84.2% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.9% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $50,536 |
| Poverty rate | 29.1% |
| Median age | 29.9 |
| Age 18–29 | 21.8% |
| Age 65 and older | 14.0% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 8.8% |
| 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 Preston County county page and the WV state page.