Grant County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 5,568 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1212 | 50 | 619 | 5 | 674 | 7.4% | 91.8% | R+84.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 | 79 | 444 | 8 | 531 | 14.9% | 83.6% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -22 | 110 | 406 | 10 | 526 | 20.9% | 77.2% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -77 | 43 | 447 | 6 | 496 | 8.7% | 90.1% | R+81.5 |
| Precinct -1111 | 14 | 462 | 2 | 478 | 2.9% | 96.7% | R+93.7 |
| Precinct -66 | 60 | 412 | 5 | 477 | 12.6% | 86.4% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -1515 | 48 | 419 | 7 | 474 | 10.1% | 88.4% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -44 | 24 | 417 | 4 | 445 | 5.4% | 93.7% | R+88.3 |
| Precinct -1313 | 32 | 288 | 3 | 323 | 9.9% | 89.2% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -11A11A | 21 | 283 | 4 | 308 | 6.8% | 91.9% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -88 | 12 | 244 | 5 | 261 | 4.6% | 93.5% | R+88.9 |
| Precinct -1414 | 29 | 192 | 5 | 226 | 12.8% | 85.0% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -1010 | 21 | 154 | 1 | 176 | 11.9% | 87.5% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -55 | 9 | 162 | 2 | 173 | 5.2% | 93.6% | R+88.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Democratic.
7,413 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
+125 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +75 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,869 in average income, against $65,943 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+57.7 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Grant County, WV itself (R+79.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hardy County, WV51R+57.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hardy County, WV44
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 | −9 |
| 2012 | −73 |
| 2013 | −31 |
| 2014 | −105 |
| 2015 | +40 |
| 2016 | −26 |
| 2017 | +27 |
| 2018 | −13 |
| 2019 | −58 |
| 2021 | +84 |
| 2022 | +35 |
| 2023 | +59 |
| 2024 | +20 |
| 2025 | +125 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 79.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 79.0 points.
A population of 10,983, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,361 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Juniata County.
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Grant County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.