† 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
3 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
GroupClarksburg, WVWest VirginiaUnited States
German17.8%14.7%12.5%
Irish16.5%12.3%9.4%
English14.9%15.7%9.5%
American9.9%9.5%5.3%
Italian8.5%4.1%4.8%
Scottish2.3%2.1%1.3%
Polish1.7%1.4%2.2%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.3%1.8%
Mexican0.5%0.7%11.3%
Spanish0.5%——
African American†1.0%2.6%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
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
Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median age
43.1
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.7%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$59,642
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.8%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
8.7%
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.8%
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.8%
62.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
20.5%
12.5%
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.
Clarksburg, WV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−8.4%
1896
−13.6%
1900
−19.3%
1904
−23.9%
1908
−14.1%
1912
+20.6%
1916
−7.0%
1920
−19.7%
1924
−9.7%
1928
−22.0%
1932
+6.6%
1936
+19.9%
1940
+7.0%
1944
+4.1%
1948
+11.1%
1952
−6.2%
1956
−15.1%
1960
+1.0%
1964
+39.2%
1968
+9.3%
1972
−29.7%
1976
+14.5%
1980
+8.9%
1984
−16.2%
1988
+7.1%
1992
+15.4%
1996
+17.5%
2000
−5.0%
2004
−16.6%
2008
−16.7%
2012
−27.4%
2016
−43.1%
2020
−42.3%
2024
−45.3%
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
26.4%Harris10,470
71.6%Trump28,443
1.3%Kennedy523 +2
R+45.3
R+2.9
R+43.8
39,716
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.6%28,443
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.4%10,470
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.3%523
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%171
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%109
R
28.0%Biden11,446
70.3%Trump28,779
1.8%
R+42.3
D+0.8
R+46.8
40,949
R
25.3%Clinton9,547
68.3%Trump25,841
6.4%
R+43.1
R+15.6
R+45.2
37,807
R
35.0%Obama12,248
62.5%Romney21,846
2.5%
R+27.4
R+10.7
R+31.3
34,966
R
40.8%Obama16,779
57.5%McCain23,647
1.6%
R+16.7
R+0.1
R+24.0
41,091
R
41.3%Kerry16,655
58.0%Bush23,366
0.7%
R+16.6
R+11.6
R+14.2
40,318
R
46.3%Gore16,255
51.4%Bush18,027
2.3%
R+5.0
R+22.6
R+5.6
35,106
D
52.3%Clinton18,303
34.8%Dole12,169
12.9%
D+17.5
D+2.1
D+9.0
34,971
D
48.9%Clinton19,291
33.5%Bush13,209
17.6%
D+15.4
D+8.4
D+9.9
39,448
D
53.4%Dukakis20,812
46.4%Bush18,060
0.2%
D+7.1
D+23.3
D+14.8
38,959
R
41.8%Mondale18,559
58.0%Reagan25,750
0.2%
R+16.2
R+25.1
D+2.0
44,397
D
52.3%Carter23,072
43.4%Reagan19,149
4.3%
D+8.9
R+5.6
D+18.6
44,140
D
57.3%Carter26,617
42.7%Ford19,867
0.0%
D+14.5
D+44.2
D+12.5
46,484
R
35.1%McGovern15,640
64.9%Nixon28,865
0.0%
R+29.7
R+39.0
R+6.6
44,505
D
51.4%Humphrey22,669
42.1%Nixon18,576
6.5%
D+9.3
R+29.9
D+10.0
44,091
D
69.6%Johnson31,712
30.4%Goldwater13,859
0.0%
D+39.2
D+38.2
D+16.6
45,571
D
50.5%Kennedy25,269
49.5%Nixon24,772
0.0%
D+1.0
D+16.1
D+0.8
50,041
R
42.5%Stevenson21,555
57.5%Eisenhower29,197
0.0%
R+15.1
R+8.9
D+0.3
50,752
R
46.9%Stevenson25,319
53.1%Eisenhower28,645
0.0%
R+6.2
R+17.3
D+4.6
53,964
D
55.4%Truman26,163
44.3%Dewey20,915
0.3%
D+11.1
D+7.0
D+6.6
47,227
D
52.0%Roosevelt22,681
48.0%Dewey20,909
0.0%
D+4.1
R+3.0
R+3.4
43,590
D
53.5%Roosevelt29,033
46.5%Willkie25,221
0.0%
D+7.0
R+12.9
R+2.9
54,254
D
59.8%Roosevelt31,872
39.9%Landon21,264
0.3%
D+19.9
D+13.3
R+4.4
53,320
D
52.5%Roosevelt24,317
45.9%Hoover21,277
1.7%
D+6.6
D+28.6
R+11.2
46,362
R
38.5%Smith16,233
60.5%Hoover25,522
1.0%
R+22.0
R+12.4
R+4.6
42,157
R
41.8%Davis17,563
51.5%Coolidge21,625
6.8%
R+9.7
D+10.0
D+15.5
42,029
R
38.9%Cox13,654
58.5%Harding20,568
2.6%
R+19.7
R+12.7
D+6.5
35,136
R
44.7%Wilson8,703
51.7%Hughes10,067
3.7%
R+7.0
R+27.6
R+10.1
19,482
O
39.1%Wilson6,689
18.5%Taft3,167
42.4%
Roosevelt +3.3
D+34.7
D+1.0
17,103
R
40.6%Bryan6,546
54.8%Taft8,825
4.6%
R+14.1
D+9.8
R+4.6
16,113
R
36.0%Parker5,463
59.9%Roosevelt9,086
4.0%
R+23.9
R+4.6
R+4.2
15,162
R
39.7%Bryan5,316
59.0%McKinley7,903
1.2%
R+19.3
R+5.8
R+11.8
13,386
R
42.8%Bryan5,023
56.4%McKinley6,612
0.8%
R+13.6
R+5.2
R+7.5
11,723
R
43.8%Cleveland4,551
52.1%Harrison5,421
4.1%
R+8.4
—
R+10.0
10,397
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
24.0%9,405
71.8%28,114
39,151
2020
R
24.3%9,804
72.2%29,103
40,330
2018
D
48.7%14,613
45.0%13,506
30,010
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+18.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+45.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 27 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Clarksburg, WV in Clarksburg, WV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+293
2012
−7
2013
+188
2014
−202
2015
+28
2016
−208
2017
−301
2018
−178
2019
−185
2021
−303
2022
−189
2023
+213
2024
+282
2025
+9
Clarksburg anchors the Bridgeport-Clarksburg metro in north-central West Virginia, where decades of Democratic registration legacy collides with a sharp rightward shift in presidential and statewide voting that has widened each cycle since 2008.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.3 points.
A population of 89,182, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,642 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Elkins, WV and Meadville, PA.
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How did Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,716 votes cast, 10,470 went Democratic and 28,443 went Republican.
When did Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia has a population of 89,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia is $59,642 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
