Lewis County, West Virginia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,7402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,4772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Massac County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lewis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lewis County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,372 | 5,550 | 7,048 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 5,782 | 7,459 | ||
| R | 1,347 | 5,274 | 6,936 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 4,375 | 6,294 | ||
| R | 2,109 | 4,335 | 6,603 | ||
| R | 2,475 | 4,445 | 6,999 | ||
| R | 2,355 | 3,606 | 6,134 | ||
| D | 2,868 | 2,285 | 6,173 | ||
| D | 2,931 | 2,413 | 6,563 | ||
| R | 3,272 | 3,602 | 6,908 | ||
| R | 2,693 | 5,297 | 8,031 | ||
| R | 3,455 | 3,747 | 7,611 | ||
| D | 3,960 | 3,736 | 7,696 | ||
| R | 2,062 | 5,778 | 7,840 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 4,027 | 7,835 | ||
| D | 5,248 | 2,979 | 8,227 | ||
| R | 3,649 | 5,157 | 8,806 | ||
| R | 3,194 | 6,203 | 9,397 | ||
| R | 3,280 | 6,254 | 9,534 | ||
| R | 3,477 | 4,829 | 8,341 | ||
| R | 3,350 | 4,984 | 8,334 | ||
| R | 4,566 | 5,935 | 10,501 | ||
| D | 5,531 | 5,499 | 11,084 | ||
| D | 5,546 | 4,704 | 10,381 | ||
| R | 3,825 | 5,290 | 9,221 | ||
| R | 4,410 | 4,839 | 9,470 | ||
| R | 3,310 | 4,618 | 8,082 | ||
| R | 2,248 | 2,263 | 4,613 | ||
| D | 1,929 | 1,029 | 4,250 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 2,239 | 4,241 | ||
| R | 1,621 | 2,131 | 3,969 | ||
| D | 1,973 | 1,702 | 3,743 | ||
| R | 1,718 | 1,813 | 3,603 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 1,550 | 3,349 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.5%
Irish
11.6%
English
11.4%
American
9.7%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
1.0%
French
0.9%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 43.0 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
$56,477
Lewis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lewis County$56,477
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Lewis 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $56,477, a 16% poverty rate, and a 90% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Massac County and Carroll County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lewis County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewis County, West Virginia voted Republican by 59.3 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,048 votes cast, 1,372 went Democratic and 5,550 went Republican.
What is Lewis County, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Lewis County, West Virginia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lewis County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewis County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lewis County, West Virginia?
Lewis County, West Virginia has a population of 16,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewis County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Lewis County, West Virginia is $56,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Lewis County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewis County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.