† 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
GroupParkersburg-Vienna, WVWest VirginiaUnited States
English16.0%15.7%9.5%
German15.6%14.7%12.5%
Irish12.9%12.3%9.4%
American10.8%9.5%5.3%
Italian2.5%4.1%4.8%
Scottish2.4%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%1.3%—
Polish1.0%1.4%2.2%
Mexican0.8%0.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
African American†0.7%2.6%9.9%
African0.2%—0.5%
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
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median age
44
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.8%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$57,356
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.6%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.1%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
6.0%
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.3%
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.5%
62.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
19.7%
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.
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.4%
1896
−4.8%
1900
−10.9%
1904
−11.3%
1908
−4.7%
1912
+19.2%
1916
+3.6%
1920
−8.6%
1924
−2.6%
1928
−36.8%
1932
+5.5%
1936
+13.5%
1940
+2.0%
1944
−3.7%
1948
−0.1%
1952
−16.9%
1956
−21.7%
1960
−17.6%
1964
+18.1%
1968
−12.7%
1972
−42.6%
1976
−3.1%
1980
−17.4%
1984
−36.4%
1988
−19.3%
1992
−4.7%
1996
−6.5%
2000
−23.4%
2004
−28.1%
2008
−28.8%
2012
−32.3%
2016
−48.2%
2020
−43.3%
2024
−44.6%
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
26.9%Harris10,726
71.4%Trump28,500
1.1%Kennedy441 +2
R+44.6
R+1.2
R+43.1
39,894
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%28,500
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.9%10,726
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%441
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%138
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%89
R
27.5%Biden11,392
70.8%Trump29,336
1.7%
R+43.3
D+4.9
R+47.8
41,418
R
22.8%Clinton8,786
71.0%Trump27,345
6.1%
R+48.2
R+15.9
R+50.3
38,493
R
32.8%Obama11,906
65.1%Romney23,610
2.0%
R+32.3
R+3.5
R+36.1
36,247
R
34.9%Obama13,355
63.7%McCain24,392
1.5%
R+28.8
R+0.7
R+36.1
38,314
R
35.6%Kerry14,921
63.7%Bush26,675
0.7%
R+28.1
R+4.7
R+25.6
41,881
R
37.2%Gore13,482
60.6%Bush21,946
2.2%
R+23.4
R+16.9
R+23.9
36,239
R
40.7%Clinton14,167
47.2%Dole16,430
12.1%
R+6.5
R+1.8
R+15.0
34,803
R
37.9%Clinton14,572
42.6%Bush16,380
19.5%
R+4.7
D+14.6
R+10.3
38,443
R
40.1%Dukakis13,888
59.4%Bush20,575
0.5%
R+19.3
D+17.1
R+11.6
34,629
R
31.7%Mondale12,225
68.1%Reagan26,271
0.3%
R+36.4
R+19.0
R+18.2
38,601
R
38.8%Carter14,680
56.2%Reagan21,256
4.9%
R+17.4
R+14.3
R+7.7
37,805
R
48.5%Carter18,257
51.5%Ford19,413
0.0%
R+3.1
D+39.5
R+5.1
37,670
R
28.7%McGovern11,577
71.3%Nixon28,757
0.0%
R+42.6
R+29.9
R+19.4
40,334
R
39.1%Humphrey15,113
51.8%Nixon20,011
9.1%
R+12.7
R+30.8
R+12.0
38,643
D
59.0%Johnson22,846
41.0%Goldwater15,846
0.0%
D+18.1
D+35.7
R+4.5
38,692
R
41.2%Kennedy16,441
58.8%Nixon23,478
0.0%
R+17.6
D+4.1
R+17.8
39,919
R
39.2%Stevenson14,504
60.8%Eisenhower22,540
0.0%
R+21.7
R+4.8
R+6.3
37,044
R
41.5%Stevenson15,204
58.5%Eisenhower21,391
0.0%
R+16.9
R+16.8
R+6.1
36,595
R
49.8%Truman15,457
49.9%Dewey15,489
0.3%
R+0.1
D+3.6
R+4.6
31,025
R
48.2%Roosevelt14,846
51.8%Dewey15,984
0.0%
R+3.7
R+5.7
R+11.2
30,830
D
51.0%Roosevelt17,516
49.0%Willkie16,823
0.0%
D+2.0
R+11.5
R+7.9
34,339
D
56.7%Roosevelt18,612
43.2%Landon14,186
0.1%
D+13.5
D+8.0
R+10.8
32,827
D
52.3%Roosevelt15,238
46.8%Hoover13,630
1.0%
D+5.5
D+42.4
R+12.3
29,149
R
31.2%Smith7,684
68.1%Hoover16,745
0.7%
R+36.8
R+34.2
R+19.4
24,590
R
47.3%Davis10,965
50.0%Coolidge11,577
2.7%
R+2.6
D+5.9
D+22.5
23,159
R
45.3%Cox10,215
53.9%Harding12,143
0.8%
R+8.6
R+12.2
D+17.6
22,539
D
51.1%Wilson5,889
47.5%Hughes5,472
1.3%
D+3.6
R+15.6
D+0.5
11,515
D
45.1%Wilson4,737
25.9%Taft2,722
29.0%
D+19.2
D+23.9
R+0.4
10,500
R
46.5%Bryan5,105
51.2%Taft5,624
2.4%
R+4.7
D+6.6
D+4.8
10,988
R
43.3%Parker4,839
54.6%Roosevelt6,103
2.0%
R+11.3
R+0.4
D+8.3
11,168
R
44.5%Bryan4,857
55.4%McKinley6,043
0.1%
R+10.9
R+6.1
R+3.3
10,908
R
47.3%Bryan4,643
52.0%McKinley5,111
0.7%
R+4.8
R+4.4
D+1.3
9,826
R
48.5%Cleveland4,095
48.8%Harrison4,127
2.7%
R+0.4
—
R+2.0
8,450
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
25.0%9,800
71.7%28,085
39,163
2020
R
24.0%9,785
73.3%29,849
40,725
2018
D
48.5%14,979
47.6%14,701
30,897
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+25.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+44.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+4
2012
−121
2013
+22
2014
−59
2015
+53
2016
−528
2017
−446
2018
−643
2019
−413
2021
−48
2022
+199
2023
−137
2024
−22
2025
+79
Parkersburg-Vienna straddles the Ohio River in Wood County, one of West Virginia's more economically diversified corners, yet the metro has shifted decisively toward Republican margins exceeding 40 points in recent federal cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 48.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.6 points.
A population of 88,460, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,356 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newport, TN and Greeneville, TN.
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How did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+44.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,894 votes cast, 10,726 went Democratic and 28,500 went Republican.
When did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia has a population of 88,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia is $57,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
