Braxton County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 5,313 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -99 | 93 | 518 | 11 | 622 | 15.0% | 83.3% | R+68.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1919 | 182 | 321 | 9 | 512 | 35.5% | 62.7% | R+27.1 |
| Precinct -2323 | 124 | 364 | 8 | 496 | 25.0% | 73.4% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -3636 | 102 | 322 | 11 | 435 | 23.4% | 74.0% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -1515 | 102 | 306 | 1 | 409 | 24.9% | 74.8% | R+49.9 |
| Precinct -1616 | 110 | 281 | 11 | 402 | 27.4% | 69.9% | R+42.5 |
| Precinct -2424 | 87 | 242 | 6 | 335 | 26.0% | 72.2% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -3838 | 86 | 223 | 5 | 314 | 27.4% | 71.0% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -1313 | 64 | 178 | 5 | 247 | 25.9% | 72.1% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -3232 | 63 | 175 | 2 | 240 | 26.3% | 72.9% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -2828 | 44 | 183 | 4 | 231 | 19.0% | 79.2% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -2727 | 26 | 185 | 6 | 217 | 12.0% | 85.3% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -66 | 27 | 161 | 1 | 189 | 14.3% | 85.2% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -4343 | 30 | 128 | 3 | 161 | 18.6% | 79.5% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -33 | 34 | 119 | 1 | 154 | 22.1% | 77.3% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -1414 | 25 | 110 | 4 | 139 | 18.0% | 79.1% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -2525 | 18 | 91 | 1 | 110 | 16.4% | 82.7% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct -3737 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 100 | 16.0% | 84.0% | R+68.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +21.3% |
| 1896 | +20.0% |
| 1900 | +5.2% |
| 1904 | +3.2% |
| 1908 | +4.0% |
| 1912 | +40.2% |
| 1916 | +11.8% |
| 1920 | −0.1% |
| 1924 | +10.3% |
| 1928 | +6.4% |
| 1932 | +25.7% |
| 1936 | +20.8% |
| 1940 | +16.9% |
| 1944 | +17.6% |
| 1948 | +19.9% |
| 1952 | +11.5% |
| 1956 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | +16.9% |
| 1964 | +43.9% |
| 1968 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | −6.5% |
| 1976 | +35.4% |
| 1980 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | +24.9% |
| 1992 | +32.3% |
| 1996 | +31.2% |
| 2000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | −15.1% |
| 2016 | −43.5% |
| 2020 | −47.0% |
| 2024 | −51.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 48 points more Democratic.
7,747 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
−73 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −352 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,808 in average income, against $55,940 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −22 |
| 2012 | −61 |
| 2013 | −44 |
| 2014 | +53 |
| 2015 | −38 |
| 2016 | +2 |
| 2017 | −52 |
| 2018 | −98 |
| 2019 | −67 |
| 2021 | −29 |
| 2022 | −6 |
| 2023 | +80 |
| 2024 | +3 |
| 2025 | −73 |
Braxton County, nestled in the rugged Elk River highlands, recorded an R+51.9 margin in 2024, reflecting a broader realignment that has made rural central West Virginia among the most reliably one-sided terrain in Appalachian politics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.9 points.
A population of 12,208, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,331 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Webster County and Monroe County.
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Braxton County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.