† 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
8 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
GroupHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHUnited States
English19.4%9.5%
Irish11.5%9.4%
American11.3%5.3%
German10.5%12.5%
Scottish2.4%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%—
Italian1.9%4.8%
French0.7%1.6%
African American†1.5%9.9%
Mexican0.6%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
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
United States
Median age
41.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
United States
Median household income
$60,617
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
United States
Catholic
2.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
59.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.5%
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.
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.5%
1896
−11.7%
1900
−12.6%
1904
−19.9%
1908
−14.9%
1912
+14.5%
1916
−2.5%
1920
−9.2%
1924
−6.9%
1928
−24.3%
1932
+11.6%
1936
+14.4%
1940
+10.6%
1944
+3.1%
1948
+11.8%
1952
−5.5%
1956
−16.7%
1960
−10.7%
1964
+25.8%
1968
−1.0%
1972
−30.2%
1976
+9.8%
1980
−2.7%
1984
−11.9%
1988
−1.8%
1992
+8.8%
1996
+9.5%
2000
−5.7%
2004
−11.6%
2008
−15.2%
2012
−21.5%
2016
−41.4%
2020
−39.0%
2024
−43.5%
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
27.5%Harris44,465
71.0%Trump114,813
1.5%
R+43.5
R+4.5
R+42.0
161,717
R
29.7%Biden50,285
68.7%Trump116,413
1.6%
R+39.0
D+2.3
R+43.5
169,403
R
26.6%Clinton41,150
68.0%Trump105,019
5.4%
R+41.4
R+19.9
R+43.4
154,439
R
38.1%Obama55,205
59.6%Romney86,369
2.4%
R+21.5
R+6.3
R+25.3
145,002
R
41.5%Obama63,884
56.7%McCain87,351
1.9%
R+15.2
R+3.6
R+22.5
154,115
R
43.8%Kerry72,459
55.5%Bush91,650
0.7%
R+11.6
R+5.9
R+9.2
165,262
R
46.1%Gore65,179
51.8%Bush73,203
2.2%
R+5.7
R+15.2
R+6.2
141,446
D
49.1%Clinton66,675
39.6%Dole53,782
11.4%
D+9.5
D+0.7
D+1.0
135,894
D
46.6%Clinton66,979
37.8%Bush54,380
15.5%
D+8.8
D+10.6
D+3.2
143,691
R
48.9%Dukakis65,533
50.7%Bush67,977
0.4%
R+1.8
D+10.1
D+5.9
134,044
R
43.8%Mondale63,262
55.7%Reagan80,402
0.5%
R+11.9
R+9.2
D+6.3
144,327
R
46.7%Carter68,166
49.4%Reagan72,105
3.9%
R+2.7
R+12.5
D+7.0
145,976
D
54.7%Carter75,414
44.9%Ford61,846
0.4%
D+9.8
D+40.0
D+7.8
137,866
R
34.6%McGovern47,491
64.8%Nixon88,861
0.5%
R+30.2
R+29.2
R+7.0
137,079
R
43.6%Humphrey57,697
44.5%Nixon58,966
11.9%
R+1.0
R+26.8
R+0.3
132,461
D
62.9%Johnson84,515
37.0%Goldwater49,771
0.1%
D+25.8
D+36.6
D+3.3
134,422
R
44.6%Kennedy64,003
55.4%Nixon79,369
0.0%
R+10.7
D+5.9
R+10.9
143,372
R
41.6%Stevenson57,507
58.3%Eisenhower80,503
0.1%
R+16.7
R+11.2
R+1.2
138,103
R
47.2%Stevenson65,553
52.7%Eisenhower73,123
0.1%
R+5.5
R+17.3
D+5.3
138,764
D
55.7%Truman63,865
43.9%Dewey50,292
0.4%
D+11.8
D+8.8
D+7.4
114,637
D
51.5%Roosevelt58,623
48.4%Dewey55,132
0.1%
D+3.1
R+7.5
R+4.4
113,822
D
55.2%Roosevelt74,491
44.7%Willkie60,226
0.1%
D+10.6
R+3.8
D+0.6
134,858
D
57.1%Roosevelt73,526
42.7%Landon54,981
0.3%
D+14.4
D+2.8
R+9.9
128,872
D
55.3%Roosevelt65,945
43.7%Hoover52,107
1.0%
D+11.6
D+35.9
R+6.2
119,224
R
37.7%Smith38,048
62.0%Hoover62,560
0.4%
R+24.3
R+17.4
R+6.8
100,963
R
43.8%Davis38,764
50.6%Coolidge44,831
5.6%
R+6.9
D+2.4
D+18.3
88,535
R
44.9%Cox37,040
54.1%Harding44,652
1.0%
R+9.2
R+6.8
D+17.0
82,517
R
47.8%Wilson22,515
50.2%Hughes23,681
2.0%
R+2.5
R+16.9
R+5.6
47,134
D
41.1%Wilson17,107
26.7%Taft11,092
32.2%
D+14.5
D+29.3
R+5.1
41,602
R
41.4%Bryan18,301
56.3%Taft24,870
2.3%
R+14.9
D+5.0
R+5.3
44,205
R
38.9%Parker15,135
58.8%Roosevelt22,870
2.3%
R+19.9
R+7.3
R+0.2
38,907
R
43.3%Bryan17,067
55.9%McKinley22,029
0.7%
R+12.6
R+0.9
R+5.1
39,375
R
43.6%Bryan16,366
55.3%McKinley20,737
1.1%
R+11.7
R+11.1
R+5.6
37,502
R
48.5%Cleveland14,923
49.0%Harrison15,080
2.5%
R+0.5
—
R+2.2
30,762
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+15.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+43.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 28 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
120,130
35,252
53,317
26,702
4,859
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+816 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −12,088 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+17
2012
−447
2013
−743
2014
−1,404
2015
−1,391
2016
−1,812
2017
−2,222
2018
−2,037
2019
−2,528
2021
−927
2022
−215
2023
+263
2024
+542
2025
+816
Huntington-Ashland spans three states along the upper Ohio River valley, a region whose deindustrialization and opioid crisis have accelerated a sharp rightward shift in presidential margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 43.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.5 points.
A population of 370,729, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,617 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cookeville, TN and Beckley, WV.
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How did Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky voted Republican by 43.5 points (R+43.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 161,717 votes cast, 44,465 went Democratic and 114,813 went Republican.
When did Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky?
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky has a population of 370,729 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky?
Median household income in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky is $60,617 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
