† 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
GroupWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OHUnited States
German18.3%12.5%
Irish15.8%9.4%
Italian13.0%4.8%
English10.4%9.5%
Polish5.5%2.2%
American4.4%5.3%
Scottish2.0%1.3%
Slovak1.2%—
African American†2.1%9.9%
African1.3%0.5%
Mexican0.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
Spanish0.2%—
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
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
United States
Median age
45.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
United States
Median household income
$58,752
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
United States
Catholic
17.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
59.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.1%
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.
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−11.4%
1896
−21.0%
1900
−25.5%
1904
−39.8%
1908
−18.4%
1912
−11.0%
1916
−11.9%
1920
−23.0%
1924
−45.9%
1928
−39.0%
1932
+6.1%
1936
+33.3%
1940
+26.9%
1944
+23.7%
1948
+26.1%
1952
+18.0%
1956
+1.9%
1960
+13.6%
1964
+47.7%
1968
+23.1%
1972
−16.9%
1976
+21.6%
1980
+12.9%
1984
+13.1%
1988
+20.7%
1992
+26.9%
1996
+25.9%
2000
+4.7%
2004
+2.8%
2008
−3.7%
2012
−9.6%
2016
−38.2%
2020
−40.5%
2024
−44.7%
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%Harris14,573
71.7%Trump38,765
0.5%Kennedy248 +5
R+44.7
R+4.2
R+43.3
54,079
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.7%38,765
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.9%14,573
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%248
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.3%184
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.3%167
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.1%70
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%62
OtherAll other candidates0.0%10
R
29.0%Biden16,755
69.5%Trump40,179
1.5%
R+40.5
R+2.3
R+45.0
57,820
R
28.0%Clinton15,505
66.2%Trump36,651
5.9%
R+38.2
R+28.5
R+40.3
55,402
R
43.6%Obama24,017
53.2%Romney29,320
3.2%
R+9.6
R+5.9
R+13.5
55,109
R
47.1%Obama27,856
50.8%McCain30,038
2.1%
R+3.7
R+6.5
R+11.0
59,146
D
51.1%Kerry31,423
48.3%Bush29,672
0.6%
D+2.8
R+1.9
D+5.3
61,466
D
49.4%Gore28,415
44.7%Bush25,691
5.9%
D+4.7
R+21.1
D+4.2
57,513
D
55.5%Clinton32,261
29.6%Dole17,221
14.9%
D+25.9
R+1.0
D+17.3
58,143
D
53.7%Clinton34,501
26.8%Bush17,243
19.5%
D+26.9
D+6.1
D+21.3
64,251
D
60.1%Dukakis36,691
39.3%Bush24,029
0.6%
D+20.7
D+7.6
D+28.5
61,095
D
56.2%Mondale38,176
43.1%Reagan29,250
0.7%
D+13.1
D+0.3
D+31.4
67,899
D
53.3%Carter35,596
40.5%Reagan27,009
6.2%
D+12.9
R+8.7
D+22.6
66,761
D
60.3%Carter41,142
38.7%Ford26,402
1.0%
D+21.6
D+38.5
D+19.5
68,212
R
41.2%McGovern28,151
58.0%Nixon39,709
0.8%
R+16.9
R+40.0
D+6.3
68,405
D
56.1%Humphrey39,597
33.0%Nixon23,321
10.9%
D+23.1
R+24.6
D+23.8
70,587
D
73.8%Johnson56,874
26.2%Goldwater20,157
0.0%
D+47.7
D+34.1
D+25.1
77,031
D
56.8%Kennedy45,969
43.2%Nixon34,971
0.0%
D+13.6
D+11.7
D+13.4
80,940
D
51.0%Stevenson38,299
49.0%Eisenhower36,856
0.0%
D+1.9
R+16.1
D+17.3
75,155
D
59.0%Stevenson44,862
41.0%Eisenhower31,162
0.0%
D+18.0
R+8.1
D+28.8
76,024
D
62.4%Truman38,647
36.4%Dewey22,509
1.2%
D+26.1
D+2.4
D+21.6
61,894
D
61.9%Roosevelt37,887
38.1%Dewey23,369
0.0%
D+23.7
R+3.2
D+16.2
61,256
D
63.5%Roosevelt44,445
36.5%Willkie25,579
0.0%
D+26.9
R+6.3
D+17.0
70,024
D
66.2%Roosevelt41,183
32.9%Landon20,486
0.9%
D+33.3
D+27.1
D+9.0
62,201
D
51.2%Roosevelt25,588
45.1%Hoover22,517
3.7%
D+6.1
D+45.2
R+11.6
49,970
R
30.1%Smith13,014
69.1%Hoover29,913
0.8%
R+39.0
D+6.8
R+21.6
43,279
R
20.9%Davis7,064
66.8%Coolidge22,562
12.3%
R+45.9
R+22.9
R+20.7
33,775
R
36.9%Cox11,628
59.9%Harding18,866
3.2%
R+23.0
R+11.1
D+3.2
31,515
R
41.7%Wilson7,402
53.6%Hughes9,514
4.8%
R+11.9
R+0.8
R+15.0
17,762
R
29.3%Wilson4,655
40.3%Taft6,413
30.5%
R+11.0
D+7.4
R+30.6
15,914
R
38.5%Bryan6,675
57.0%Taft9,869
4.5%
R+18.4
D+21.3
R+8.9
17,324
R
27.2%Parker3,850
67.0%Roosevelt9,477
5.8%
R+39.8
R+14.2
R+20.1
14,145
R
35.7%Bryan4,856
61.2%McKinley8,333
3.1%
R+25.5
R+4.6
R+18.0
13,615
R
38.5%Bryan5,156
59.5%McKinley7,963
1.9%
R+21.0
R+9.5
R+14.9
13,377
R
40.5%Cleveland4,856
52.0%Harrison6,226
7.5%
R+11.4
—
R+13.1
11,980
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+11.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+44.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
33,739
10,447
14,284
7,702
1,306
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+152 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,502 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−212
2012
−176
2013
−10
2014
−121
2015
−226
2016
−837
2017
−437
2018
−521
2019
−272
2021
+137
2022
−477
2023
+257
2024
+241
2025
+152
Once a union stronghold anchored by steel mills on both banks of the Ohio, the Weirton-Steubenville metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins since 2000 as manufacturing employment collapsed and the white working-class electorate realigned.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.7 points.
A population of 114,754, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,752 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wheeling, WV-OH and Hermitage, PA.
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How did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+44.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,079 votes cast, 14,573 went Democratic and 38,765 went Republican.
When did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 114,754 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia is $58,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
