† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBluefield, WV-VAUnited States
American17.0%5.3%
English13.5%9.5%
Irish10.8%9.4%
German8.8%12.5%
Italian2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.4%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%—
Dutch0.7%—
African American†3.5%9.9%
Mexican0.7%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bluefield, WV-VA
United States
Median age
44.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bluefield, WV-VA
United States
Median household income
$50,830
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bluefield, WV-VA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bluefield, WV-VA
United States
Catholic
1.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bluefield, WV-VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.5%
1896
−14.0%
1900
−22.0%
1904
−23.7%
1908
−19.0%
1912
+22.5%
1916
−3.5%
1920
−6.1%
1924
+3.1%
1928
−13.1%
1932
+17.3%
1936
+25.3%
1940
+21.5%
1944
+17.9%
1948
+17.0%
1952
+4.7%
1956
−5.3%
1960
+18.7%
1964
+32.4%
1968
+8.2%
1972
−36.3%
1976
+15.3%
1980
−1.2%
1984
−15.5%
1988
+2.4%
1992
+10.3%
1996
+6.8%
2000
−9.3%
2004
−16.9%
2008
−29.9%
2012
−51.7%
2016
−59.8%
2020
−60.1%
2024
−62.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
18.1%Harris7,881
80.7%Trump35,083
0.6%Kennedy246 +5
R+62.5
R+2.4
R+61.1
43,490
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.7%35,083
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.1%7,881
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%246
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%95
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%95
OtherAll other candidates0.1%48
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%22
Cornel R WestIndependent0.0%20
R
19.4%Biden8,761
79.5%Trump35,968
1.2%
R+60.1
R+0.3
R+64.6
45,269
R
18.2%Clinton7,599
78.0%Trump32,572
3.8%
R+59.8
R+8.1
R+61.9
41,763
R
23.3%Obama9,093
75.0%Romney29,293
1.7%
R+51.7
R+21.8
R+55.6
39,045
R
34.3%Obama13,046
64.2%McCain24,447
1.5%
R+29.9
R+13.0
R+37.2
38,083
R
41.0%Kerry16,362
57.9%Bush23,096
1.0%
R+16.9
R+7.6
R+14.4
39,859
R
44.2%Gore15,574
53.6%Bush18,861
2.2%
R+9.3
R+16.1
R+9.9
35,219
D
47.5%Clinton16,221
40.7%Dole13,899
11.8%
D+6.8
R+3.5
R+1.7
34,140
D
48.5%Clinton18,097
38.2%Bush14,263
13.4%
D+10.3
D+7.9
D+4.7
37,346
D
50.9%Dukakis18,250
48.5%Bush17,386
0.7%
D+2.4
D+17.9
D+10.1
35,883
R
41.8%Mondale17,178
57.4%Reagan23,555
0.8%
R+15.5
R+14.3
D+2.7
41,051
R
48.0%Carter18,807
49.3%Reagan19,294
2.7%
R+1.2
R+16.6
D+8.5
39,166
D
57.3%Carter22,326
41.9%Ford16,356
0.8%
D+15.3
D+51.7
D+13.2
38,991
R
31.7%McGovern8,814
68.1%Nixon18,913
0.2%
R+36.3
R+44.5
R+13.2
27,789
D
46.7%Humphrey17,473
38.5%Nixon14,419
14.8%
D+8.2
R+24.3
D+8.9
37,425
D
66.2%Johnson19,429
33.8%Goldwater9,909
0.0%
D+32.4
D+13.7
D+9.9
29,343
D
59.3%Kennedy21,705
40.6%Nixon14,858
0.1%
D+18.7
D+24.0
D+18.6
36,582
R
47.2%Stevenson16,731
52.5%Eisenhower18,608
0.2%
R+5.3
R+10.0
D+10.1
35,419
D
52.3%Stevenson19,221
47.6%Eisenhower17,499
0.1%
D+4.7
R+12.3
D+15.4
36,750
D
58.1%Truman17,459
41.1%Dewey12,343
0.8%
D+17.0
R+0.9
D+12.5
30,054
D
58.9%Roosevelt17,693
41.0%Dewey12,305
0.1%
D+17.9
R+3.5
D+10.5
30,023
D
60.7%Roosevelt21,271
39.3%Willkie13,751
0.0%
D+21.5
R+3.8
D+11.5
35,030
D
62.6%Roosevelt21,383
37.3%Landon12,743
0.2%
D+25.3
D+8.0
D+1.0
34,178
D
58.4%Roosevelt18,613
41.1%Hoover13,093
0.5%
D+17.3
D+30.4
R+0.5
31,855
R
43.4%Smith12,252
56.5%Hoover15,959
0.2%
R+13.1
R+16.2
D+4.3
28,261
D
47.0%Davis12,626
43.9%Coolidge11,790
9.1%
D+3.1
D+9.2
D+28.3
26,847
R
46.8%Cox9,751
52.9%Harding11,021
0.3%
R+6.1
R+2.6
D+20.1
20,837
R
47.9%Wilson5,944
51.4%Hughes6,379
0.6%
R+3.5
R+26.0
R+6.7
12,399
D
42.3%Wilson4,476
19.8%Taft2,093
37.9%
D+22.5
D+41.6
D+3.0
10,582
R
40.1%Bryan3,815
59.1%Taft5,627
0.8%
R+19.0
D+4.7
R+9.5
9,520
R
37.6%Parker3,130
61.3%Roosevelt5,102
1.1%
R+23.7
R+1.7
R+4.0
8,325
R
38.8%Bryan3,424
60.8%McKinley5,362
0.4%
R+22.0
R+8.0
R+14.4
8,825
R
42.8%Bryan3,705
56.8%McKinley4,913
0.4%
R+14.0
R+13.5
R+7.9
8,652
R
48.6%Cleveland3,400
49.1%Harrison3,435
2.4%
R+0.5
—
R+2.2
7,002
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+19.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+62.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 43 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Bluefield, WV-VA
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
38,438
9,345
16,880
10,653
1,560
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+397 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,540 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bluefield, WV-VA in Bluefield, WV-VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+127
2012
−229
2013
−379
2014
−481
2015
−870
2016
−1,020
2017
−1,291
2018
−436
2019
−442
2021
+116
2022
+186
2023
−164
2024
−54
2025
+397
Straddling the West Virginia–Virginia border in the heart of Appalachian coal country, the Bluefield metro has moved toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades as energy-sector employment declined and cultural realignment accelerated.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.5 points.
A population of 98,187, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,830 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tullahoma-Manchester, TN and Newport, TN.
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In 2024, Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia voted Republican by 62.5 points (R+62.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,490 votes cast, 7,881 went Democratic and 35,083 went Republican.
When did Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia?
Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia has a population of 98,187 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia is $50,830 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bluefield, WV-VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
