Grant County, West Virginia: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+79%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+79MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,9832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,3612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Putnam County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grant CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grant County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −48.2% |
| 1896 | −55.3% |
| 1900 | +57.1% |
| 1904 | −60.4% |
| 1908 | −58.0% |
| 1912 | +0.4% |
| 1916 | −57.1% |
| 1920 | −65.4% |
| 1924 | −54.3% |
| 1928 | −65.9% |
| 1932 | −45.4% |
| 1936 | −49.1% |
| 1940 | −57.7% |
| 1944 | −68.0% |
| 1948 | −61.8% |
| 1952 | −65.9% |
| 1956 | −68.6% |
| 1960 | −57.2% |
| 1964 | −24.5% |
| 1968 | −54.0% |
| 1972 | −70.6% |
| 1976 | −38.5% |
| 1980 | −52.5% |
| 1984 | −63.4% |
| 1988 | −56.2% |
| 1992 | −40.7% |
| 1996 | −32.4% |
| 2000 | −59.1% |
| 2004 | −61.4% |
| 2008 | −51.4% |
| 2012 | −66.8% |
| 2016 | −77.2% |
| 2020 | −77.4% |
| 2024 | −79.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 552 | 4,949 | 5,568 | ||
| R | 607 | 4,871 | 5,510 | ||
| R | 512 | 4,346 | 4,965 | ||
| R | 718 | 3,783 | 4,588 | ||
| R | 997 | 3,166 | 4,218 | ||
| R | 963 | 4,063 | 5,047 | ||
| R | 891 | 3,571 | 4,534 | ||
| R | 1,206 | 2,599 | 4,297 | ||
| R | 1,011 | 2,762 | 4,298 | ||
| R | 893 | 3,215 | 4,130 | ||
| R | 828 | 3,715 | 4,554 | ||
| R | 1,041 | 3,452 | 4,591 | ||
| R | 1,323 | 2,976 | 4,299 | ||
| R | 614 | 3,556 | 4,170 | ||
| R | 786 | 2,936 | 3,978 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 2,464 | 3,958 | ||
| R | 908 | 3,333 | 4,241 | ||
| R | 634 | 3,408 | 4,042 | ||
| R | 674 | 3,282 | 3,956 | ||
| R | 664 | 2,816 | 3,484 | ||
| R | 570 | 2,996 | 3,566 | ||
| R | 857 | 3,195 | 4,052 | ||
| R | 995 | 2,923 | 3,923 | ||
| R | 920 | 2,477 | 3,433 | ||
| R | 542 | 2,648 | 3,197 | ||
| R | 658 | 2,344 | 3,105 | ||
| R | 492 | 2,417 | 2,942 | ||
| R | 391 | 1,438 | 1,834 | ||
| O | 356 | 349 | 1,743 | ||
| R | 336 | 1,305 | 1,670 | ||
| R | 312 | 1,298 | 1,632 | ||
| D | 1,355 | 367 | 1,730 | ||
| R | 372 | 1,306 | 1,689 | ||
| R | 400 | 1,155 | 1,566 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.8%
American
12.3%
Irish
7.0%
English
6.0%
Italian
3.1%
Polish
1.0%
French
0.7%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,361
Grant County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grant County$62,361
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Grant County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Spanish0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grant County's R+79 margin in 2024 places it among the most heavily Republican-leaning jurisdictions in the country, reflecting a broader Appalachian realignment that has reshaped mountain West Virginia over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-nine points.
A population of 10,983, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,361 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and McMullen County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grant County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grant County, West Virginia voted Republican by 79.0 points (R+79), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,568 votes cast, 552 went Democratic and 4,949 went Republican.
What is Grant County, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Grant County, West Virginia in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grant County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1900.
How many people live in Grant County, West Virginia?
Grant County, West Virginia has a population of 10,983 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grant County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Grant County, West Virginia is $62,361 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Grant County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.