† 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
GroupKeyserWest VirginiaUnited States
German25.5%14.7%12.5%
English11.6%15.7%9.5%
Irish11.0%12.3%9.4%
American8.4%9.5%5.3%
Scottish3.2%2.1%1.3%
Italian2.9%4.1%4.8%
French1.2%—1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.9%1.3%—
African American†3.8%2.6%9.9%
Blackfeet0.6%——
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
Keyser
West Virginia
United States
Median age
38.3
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
12.7%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Keyser
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$46,955
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.8%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.0%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Keyser
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.3%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Keyser
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.
Keyser, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.5%
2008
−14.5%
2012
−23.5%
2016
−37.8%
2020
−30.4%
2024
−34.1%
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
R
32.0%Harris517
66.1%Trump1,067
1.9%
R+34.1
R+3.6
R+32.6
1,615
R
33.9%Biden604
64.3%Trump1,147
1.8%
R+30.4
D+7.4
R+34.9
1,784
R
28.9%Clinton479
66.7%Trump1,107
4.5%
R+37.8
R+14.3
R+39.9
1,660
R
37.0%Obama569
60.5%Romney931
2.5%
R+23.5
R+9.1
R+27.4
1,538
R
41.7%Obama754
56.2%McCain1,015
2.0%
R+14.5
D+5.0
R+21.7
1,806
R
40.2%Kerry697
59.7%Bush1,035
0.2%
R+19.5
—
R+17.0
1,735
Keyser anchors Mineral County's small-city vote in a region that has shifted heavily toward Republican margins over the past two decades, with manufacturing and rail heritage shaping a working-class electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.
A population of 4,857, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,955 describe the city.
In 2024, Keyser, West Virginia voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,615 votes cast, 517 went Democratic and 1,067 went Republican.
How many people live in Keyser, West Virginia?
Keyser, West Virginia has a population of 4,857 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Keyser, West Virginia?
Median household income in Keyser, West Virginia is $46,955 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Keyser, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Keyser, West Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
