Barbour County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 6,395 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 121 | 642 | 14 | 777 | 15.6% | 82.6% | R+67.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1313 | 155 | 601 | 15 | 771 | 20.1% | 78.0% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -88 | 106 | 502 | 13 | 621 | 17.1% | 80.8% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -55 | 109 | 448 | 14 | 571 | 19.1% | 78.5% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -33 | 106 | 430 | 10 | 546 | 19.4% | 78.8% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -77 | 141 | 367 | 14 | 522 | 27.0% | 70.3% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -11 | 71 | 401 | 3 | 475 | 14.9% | 84.4% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -1212 | 76 | 388 | 9 | 473 | 16.1% | 82.0% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -1111 | 103 | 346 | 12 | 461 | 22.3% | 75.1% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -44 | 58 | 320 | 9 | 387 | 15.0% | 82.7% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -1010 | 46 | 239 | 3 | 288 | 16.0% | 83.0% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -99 | 52 | 208 | 7 | 267 | 19.5% | 77.9% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -66 | 55 | 179 | 2 | 236 | 23.3% | 75.8% | R+52.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | +2.2% |
| 1900 | −7.6% |
| 1904 | −7.9% |
| 1908 | −11.5% |
| 1912 | +25.8% |
| 1916 | −5.9% |
| 1920 | −14.8% |
| 1924 | −2.2% |
| 1928 | −7.1% |
| 1932 | +7.2% |
| 1936 | +15.3% |
| 1940 | +4.7% |
| 1944 | −3.6% |
| 1948 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | −0.2% |
| 1956 | −9.2% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +30.5% |
| 1968 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | −32.5% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | −11.0% |
| 1988 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | +16.5% |
| 1996 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | −15.0% |
| 2004 | −20.9% |
| 2008 | −20.3% |
| 2012 | −35.6% |
| 2016 | −54.0% |
| 2020 | −54.8% |
| 2024 | −60.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
9,557 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+154 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +440 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,708 in average income, against $59,410 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+47.7 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Barbour County, WV itself (R+60.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Randolph County, WV67R+46.1
- Harrison County, WV33R+40.9
- Upshur County, WV28R+56.8
- Taylor County, WV20R+51.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Randolph County, WV50
- Harrison County, WV40
- Upshur County, WV33
- Taylor County, WV32
- Monongalia County, WV22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +11 |
| 2012 | +242 |
| 2013 | +46 |
| 2014 | +75 |
| 2015 | +103 |
| 2016 | −200 |
| 2017 | −211 |
| 2018 | +15 |
| 2019 | −3 |
| 2021 | +72 |
| 2022 | +91 |
| 2023 | +94 |
| 2024 | −49 |
| 2025 | +154 |
Barbour County's 2024 margin of R+60.5 reflects a transformation common to rural Appalachian counties, where a once-competitive Democratic coalfield electorate has shifted decisively over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.5 points.
A population of 15,424, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,394 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vernon County and Wayne County.
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Barbour County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.