† 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
GroupWheeling, WV-OHUnited States
German20.7%12.5%
Irish15.0%9.4%
English11.6%9.5%
Italian7.6%4.8%
Polish6.0%2.2%
American5.3%5.3%
Scottish2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.4%—
African American†1.4%9.9%
African0.9%0.5%
Mexican0.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
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
Wheeling, WV-OH
United States
Median age
44.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wheeling, WV-OH
United States
Median household income
$57,510
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wheeling, WV-OH
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wheeling, WV-OH
United States
Catholic
13.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.6%
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.
Wheeling, WV-OH
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.8%
1896
−13.9%
1900
−15.8%
1904
−22.8%
1908
−6.4%
1912
+7.7%
1916
−4.2%
1920
−13.5%
1924
−23.8%
1928
−23.8%
1932
+9.9%
1936
+26.6%
1940
+13.5%
1944
+10.5%
1948
+14.3%
1952
+2.5%
1956
−13.1%
1960
+7.0%
1964
+37.4%
1968
+16.4%
1972
−19.4%
1976
+11.9%
1980
+4.4%
1984
+0.4%
1988
+12.2%
1992
+21.4%
1996
+21.7%
2000
+0.9%
2004
−4.7%
2008
−4.5%
2012
−16.2%
2016
−39.0%
2020
−39.6%
2024
−41.6%
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
28.6%Harris17,993
70.1%Trump44,159
0.6%Kennedy351 +5
R+41.6
R+2.0
R+40.1
62,959
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.1%44,159
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.6%17,993
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%351
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.3%199
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%139
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.1%66
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%47
OtherAll other candidates0.0%5
R
29.5%Biden19,816
69.1%Trump46,349
1.3%
R+39.6
R+0.6
R+44.0
67,068
R
27.1%Clinton17,196
66.1%Trump41,913
6.8%
R+39.0
R+22.8
R+41.1
63,415
R
40.3%Obama25,426
56.5%Romney35,661
3.2%
R+16.2
R+11.7
R+20.1
63,100
R
46.8%Obama30,891
51.3%McCain33,875
2.0%
R+4.5
D+0.2
R+11.8
66,076
R
47.3%Kerry32,554
52.0%Bush35,799
0.6%
R+4.7
R+5.6
R+2.3
68,786
D
48.1%Gore29,633
47.2%Bush29,091
4.7%
D+0.9
R+20.8
D+0.4
61,603
D
53.5%Clinton33,531
31.8%Dole19,940
14.6%
D+21.7
D+0.3
D+13.2
62,630
D
51.0%Clinton35,347
29.6%Bush20,498
19.4%
D+21.4
D+9.3
D+15.9
69,273
D
55.8%Dukakis37,539
43.6%Bush29,348
0.7%
D+12.2
D+11.7
D+19.9
67,330
D
50.0%Mondale37,568
49.6%Reagan37,232
0.4%
D+0.4
R+4.0
D+18.7
75,134
D
49.4%Carter35,458
44.9%Reagan32,267
5.7%
D+4.4
R+7.4
D+14.2
71,813
D
55.6%Carter41,620
43.7%Ford32,731
0.7%
D+11.9
D+31.3
D+9.8
74,858
R
40.0%McGovern31,669
59.4%Nixon47,029
0.6%
R+19.4
R+35.8
D+3.7
79,148
D
54.6%Humphrey45,531
38.2%Nixon31,837
7.2%
D+16.4
R+20.9
D+17.1
83,389
D
68.7%Johnson61,115
31.3%Goldwater27,874
0.0%
D+37.4
D+30.3
D+14.8
88,989
D
53.5%Kennedy51,425
46.5%Nixon44,660
0.0%
D+7.0
D+20.2
D+6.9
96,085
R
43.4%Stevenson39,645
56.6%Eisenhower51,618
0.0%
R+13.1
R+15.6
D+2.3
91,263
D
51.3%Stevenson49,994
48.7%Eisenhower47,539
0.0%
D+2.5
R+11.7
D+13.3
97,533
D
56.4%Truman48,201
42.2%Dewey36,026
1.4%
D+14.3
D+3.7
D+9.8
85,412
D
55.3%Roosevelt48,712
44.7%Dewey39,450
0.0%
D+10.5
R+3.0
D+3.0
88,162
D
56.8%Roosevelt59,231
43.2%Willkie45,102
0.0%
D+13.5
R+13.0
D+3.6
104,333
D
63.0%Roosevelt62,642
36.4%Landon36,221
0.6%
D+26.6
D+16.7
D+2.3
99,480
D
53.6%Roosevelt46,910
43.7%Hoover38,281
2.7%
D+9.9
D+33.7
R+7.9
87,525
R
37.5%Smith30,724
61.3%Hoover50,237
1.3%
R+23.8
±0.0
R+6.3
81,995
R
30.8%Davis21,537
54.6%Coolidge38,193
14.7%
R+23.8
R+10.3
D+1.4
70,003
R
41.6%Cox28,439
55.1%Harding37,704
3.3%
R+13.5
R+9.3
D+12.6
68,423
R
44.8%Wilson16,982
49.0%Hughes18,574
6.2%
R+4.2
R+11.9
R+7.3
37,903
D
37.9%Wilson13,588
30.2%Taft10,833
31.9%
D+7.7
D+14.1
R+11.9
35,841
R
43.9%Bryan16,745
50.3%Taft19,185
5.7%
R+6.4
D+16.4
D+3.2
38,105
R
35.2%Parker12,044
58.0%Roosevelt19,865
6.9%
R+22.8
R+7.0
R+3.2
34,264
R
40.9%Bryan13,777
56.7%McKinley19,100
2.5%
R+15.8
R+1.9
R+8.2
33,710
R
42.3%Bryan13,537
56.1%McKinley17,981
1.6%
R+13.9
R+11.0
R+7.8
32,028
R
46.2%Cleveland13,151
49.1%Harrison13,957
4.7%
R+2.8
—
R+4.5
28,450
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+11.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+41.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 30 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Wheeling, WV-OH
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
46,865
13,909
19,365
11,142
2,449
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−18 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,249 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wheeling, WV-OH in Wheeling, WV-OH: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−256
2012
−274
2013
−151
2014
−625
2015
−432
2016
−764
2017
−1,145
2018
−582
2019
−533
2021
−235
2022
−204
2023
−177
2024
+147
2025
−18
Once a Democratic stronghold anchored by steel and glass manufacturing, the Wheeling metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades as union-household share fell and working-class realignment accelerated across the Upper Ohio Valley.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.6 points.
A population of 136,920, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,510 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH and Hermitage, PA.
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How did Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+41.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,959 votes cast, 17,993 went Democratic and 44,159 went Republican.
When did Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 136,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia is $57,510 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wheeling, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
