Lewis County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 7,048 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1313 | 132 | 664 | 12 | 808 | 16.3% | 82.2% | R+65.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2323 | 106 | 463 | 7 | 576 | 18.4% | 80.4% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -2020 | 105 | 410 | 9 | 524 | 20.0% | 78.2% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -1515 | 85 | 414 | 10 | 509 | 16.7% | 81.3% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -88 | 79 | 360 | 12 | 451 | 17.5% | 79.8% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -77 | 92 | 337 | 13 | 442 | 20.8% | 76.2% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 84 | 305 | 4 | 393 | 21.4% | 77.6% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -1414 | 31 | 325 | 4 | 360 | 8.6% | 90.3% | R+81.7 |
| Precinct -1818 | 67 | 219 | 2 | 288 | 23.3% | 76.0% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -22 | 37 | 235 | 6 | 278 | 13.3% | 84.5% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -1010 | 83 | 159 | 5 | 247 | 33.6% | 64.4% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -2121 | 39 | 207 | 0 | 246 | 15.9% | 84.1% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -1111 | 38 | 173 | 4 | 215 | 17.7% | 80.5% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -33 | 48 | 157 | 5 | 210 | 22.9% | 74.8% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -44 | 26 | 170 | 4 | 200 | 13.0% | 85.0% | R+72.0 |
| Precinct -1717 | 47 | 137 | 4 | 188 | 25.0% | 72.9% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -11 | 33 | 146 | 5 | 184 | 17.9% | 79.3% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -55 | 52 | 121 | 10 | 183 | 28.4% | 66.1% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct -66 | 51 | 128 | 3 | 182 | 28.0% | 70.3% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -1212 | 35 | 122 | 3 | 160 | 21.9% | 76.3% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -2222 | 32 | 109 | 1 | 142 | 22.5% | 76.8% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -99 | 30 | 103 | 1 | 134 | 22.4% | 76.9% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -1616 | 40 | 86 | 2 | 128 | 31.3% | 67.2% | R+35.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.8% |
| 1896 | −2.6% |
| 1900 | −7.2% |
| 1904 | −12.8% |
| 1908 | −9.6% |
| 1912 | +21.2% |
| 1916 | −0.3% |
| 1920 | −16.2% |
| 1924 | −4.5% |
| 1928 | −15.9% |
| 1932 | +8.1% |
| 1936 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | −13.0% |
| 1944 | −19.6% |
| 1948 | −16.2% |
| 1952 | −31.2% |
| 1956 | −32.0% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | +27.6% |
| 1968 | −11.0% |
| 1972 | −47.4% |
| 1976 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | −3.8% |
| 1984 | −32.4% |
| 1988 | −4.8% |
| 1992 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | −20.4% |
| 2004 | −28.1% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −41.9% |
| 2016 | −56.6% |
| 2020 | −56.9% |
| 2024 | −59.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 32 points more Democratic.
10,277 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
+24 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −193 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,713 in average income, against $64,232 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+48.8 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Lewis County, WV itself (R+59.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Harrison County, WV53R+40.9
- Upshur County, WV52R+56.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Harrison County, WV93
- Upshur County, WV48
- Monongalia County, WV26
- Marion County, WV24
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 | +42 |
| 2012 | +35 |
| 2013 | +64 |
| 2014 | −38 |
| 2015 | +14 |
| 2016 | −116 |
| 2017 | −43 |
| 2018 | −99 |
| 2019 | −29 |
| 2021 | −17 |
| 2022 | +16 |
| 2023 | −11 |
| 2024 | −35 |
| 2025 | +24 |
Lewis County, anchored by the small city of Weston, has swung decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 59-point margin in 2024 — a pattern consistent with broader rural Appalachian realignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.3 points.
A population of 16,740, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,477 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Linn County and Preble County.
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Lewis County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.