Jackson County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 12,822 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1717 | 194 | 753 | 19 | 966 | 20.1% | 78.0% | R+57.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1616 | 187 | 680 | 19 | 886 | 21.1% | 76.7% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -1818 | 147 | 709 | 8 | 864 | 17.0% | 82.1% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -2828 | 131 | 659 | 9 | 799 | 16.4% | 82.5% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 138 | 566 | 11 | 715 | 19.3% | 79.2% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -2222 | 188 | 412 | 10 | 610 | 30.8% | 67.5% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -1212 | 127 | 454 | 14 | 595 | 21.3% | 76.3% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -3030 | 104 | 452 | 7 | 563 | 18.5% | 80.3% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -1919 | 102 | 445 | 8 | 555 | 18.4% | 80.2% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -77 | 159 | 333 | 10 | 502 | 31.7% | 66.3% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -33 | 58 | 412 | 3 | 473 | 12.3% | 87.1% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -66 | 166 | 267 | 10 | 443 | 37.5% | 60.3% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 72 | 309 | 7 | 388 | 18.6% | 79.6% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -1515 | 52 | 303 | 7 | 362 | 14.4% | 83.7% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -55 | 94 | 244 | 7 | 345 | 27.2% | 70.7% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -1313 | 63 | 265 | 6 | 334 | 18.9% | 79.3% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -88 | 116 | 189 | 3 | 308 | 37.7% | 61.4% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -1010 | 54 | 239 | 6 | 299 | 18.1% | 79.9% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -99 | 72 | 215 | 7 | 294 | 24.5% | 73.1% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -2929 | 29 | 257 | 1 | 287 | 10.1% | 89.5% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -2020 | 66 | 209 | 9 | 284 | 23.2% | 73.6% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -22 | 55 | 220 | 7 | 282 | 19.5% | 78.0% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -2323 | 68 | 183 | 4 | 255 | 26.7% | 71.8% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -11 | 72 | 176 | 5 | 253 | 28.5% | 69.6% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -2525 | 38 | 211 | 3 | 252 | 15.1% | 83.7% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -2727 | 36 | 192 | 6 | 234 | 15.4% | 82.1% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -2626 | 26 | 162 | 2 | 190 | 13.7% | 85.3% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -44 | 28 | 150 | 2 | 180 | 15.6% | 83.3% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct -2121 | 38 | 116 | 3 | 157 | 24.2% | 73.9% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -2424 | 19 | 125 | 3 | 147 | 12.9% | 85.0% | R+72.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.8% |
| 1896 | −5.0% |
| 1900 | −12.7% |
| 1904 | −10.0% |
| 1908 | −14.4% |
| 1912 | +16.2% |
| 1916 | −9.7% |
| 1920 | −20.9% |
| 1924 | −11.9% |
| 1928 | −25.7% |
| 1932 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | −15.4% |
| 1940 | −21.5% |
| 1944 | −30.3% |
| 1948 | −23.7% |
| 1952 | −30.2% |
| 1956 | −31.5% |
| 1960 | −21.0% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −17.9% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −18.2% |
| 1984 | −26.3% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −17.5% |
| 2008 | −18.7% |
| 2012 | −30.7% |
| 2016 | −51.7% |
| 2020 | −51.0% |
| 2024 | −56.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 25 points more Democratic.
18,410 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
+68 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −40 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,224 in average income, against $66,225 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.3 on average — 22 points more Democratic-leaning than Jackson County, WV itself (R+56.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kanawha County, WV99R+17.4
- Wood County, WV44R+43.0
- Roane County, WV39R+53.8
- Mason County, WV22R+58.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kanawha County, WV87
- Wood County, WV60
- Mason County, WV31
- Putnam County, WV22
- Roane County, WV21
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 | +74 |
| 2012 | −23 |
| 2013 | −85 |
| 2014 | −37 |
| 2015 | +32 |
| 2016 | +20 |
| 2017 | −191 |
| 2018 | −122 |
| 2019 | −31 |
| 2021 | +128 |
| 2022 | +75 |
| 2023 | +53 |
| 2024 | −1 |
| 2025 | +68 |
Jackson County, with roughly 28,000 residents along the mid-Ohio River valley, delivered an R+56 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of rural Appalachian communities that has accelerated steadily over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.2 points.
A population of 27,705, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,845 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Giles County and Caldwell County.
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Jackson County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.