† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupHuntingtonWest VirginiaUnited States
English19.2%15.7%9.5%
German11.3%14.7%12.5%
Irish10.5%12.3%9.4%
American8.8%9.5%5.3%
Scottish3.2%2.1%1.3%
Italian2.7%4.1%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.6%1.3%—
French1.0%—1.6%
African American†6.2%2.6%9.9%
Mexican0.9%0.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Asian Indian0.3%—1.4%
Chinese0.2%—1.3%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
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
West Virginia
United States
Median age
34.7
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
19.9%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Huntington
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$45,100
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.7%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.3%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Huntington
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
2.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
1.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Huntington
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
62.3%
51.5%
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, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.0%
2008
+4.5%
2012
+5.4%
2016
−1.8%
2020
+7.7%
2024
+4.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
51.0%Harris7,751
46.8%Trump7,124
2.2%
D+4.1
R+3.6
D+5.6
15,212
D
52.8%Biden8,775
45.1%Trump7,498
2.0%
D+7.7
D+9.5
D+3.2
16,613
R
45.8%Clinton6,942
47.7%Trump7,219
6.5%
R+1.8
R+7.2
R+3.9
15,147
D
51.7%Obama7,834
46.3%Romney7,018
2.0%
D+5.4
D+0.9
D+1.5
15,150
D
51.3%Obama8,836
46.8%McCain8,059
1.9%
D+4.5
D+0.5
R+2.8
17,230
D
51.3%Kerry9,801
47.3%Bush9,038
1.4%
D+4.0
—
D+6.4
19,116
Once a Democratic stronghold in the Tri-State region, Huntington has shifted sharply in presidential elections over the past two decades, reflecting the broader realignment of working-class Appalachian communities away from their historic partisan roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 1.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.1 points.
A population of 45,787, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,100 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Albany and Frankfort.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Huntington, West Virginia voted Democratic by 4.1 points (D+4.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,212 votes cast, 7,751 went Democratic and 7,124 went Republican.
When did Huntington, West Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntington, West Virginia voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Huntington, West Virginia?
Huntington, West Virginia has a population of 45,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntington, West Virginia?
Median household income in Huntington, West Virginia is $45,100 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Huntington, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Huntington, West Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
