Mason County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 10,547 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -3030 | 193 | 708 | 18 | 919 | 21.0% | 77.0% | R+56.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2525 | 142 | 522 | 11 | 675 | 21.0% | 77.3% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -1616 | 108 | 484 | 7 | 599 | 18.0% | 80.8% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -1919 | 61 | 415 | 11 | 487 | 12.5% | 85.2% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -1313 | 75 | 400 | 9 | 484 | 15.5% | 82.6% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -2222 | 65 | 390 | 7 | 462 | 14.1% | 84.4% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 77 | 355 | 13 | 445 | 17.3% | 79.8% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -2424 | 79 | 338 | 16 | 433 | 18.2% | 78.1% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -2828 | 84 | 342 | 3 | 429 | 19.6% | 79.7% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 63 | 349 | 8 | 420 | 15.0% | 83.1% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -99 | 81 | 314 | 10 | 405 | 20.0% | 77.5% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -1010 | 83 | 308 | 2 | 393 | 21.1% | 78.4% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -1515 | 88 | 284 | 6 | 378 | 23.3% | 75.1% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -2121 | 59 | 308 | 7 | 374 | 15.8% | 82.4% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -2929 | 75 | 269 | 12 | 356 | 21.1% | 75.6% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -2727 | 67 | 275 | 4 | 346 | 19.4% | 79.5% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -2323 | 63 | 247 | 8 | 318 | 19.8% | 77.7% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -88 | 93 | 195 | 7 | 295 | 31.5% | 66.1% | R+34.6 |
| Precinct -1212 | 36 | 250 | 3 | 289 | 12.5% | 86.5% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -1818 | 49 | 219 | 3 | 271 | 18.1% | 80.8% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -2020 | 46 | 207 | 5 | 258 | 17.8% | 80.2% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -66 | 65 | 180 | 6 | 251 | 25.9% | 71.7% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -44 | 87 | 155 | 5 | 247 | 35.2% | 62.8% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -77 | 73 | 159 | 5 | 237 | 30.8% | 67.1% | R+36.3 |
| Precinct -33 | 54 | 117 | 5 | 176 | 30.7% | 66.5% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -55 | 54 | 119 | 0 | 173 | 31.2% | 68.8% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -2626 | 32 | 131 | 8 | 171 | 18.7% | 76.6% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -11 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 112 | 17.0% | 82.1% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -22 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 102 | 34.3% | 63.7% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -1111 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 42 | 11.9% | 83.3% | R+71.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.8% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −12.4% |
| 1904 | −16.6% |
| 1908 | −23.2% |
| 1912 | +16.5% |
| 1916 | −2.4% |
| 1920 | −21.2% |
| 1924 | −11.3% |
| 1928 | −28.9% |
| 1932 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | −9.7% |
| 1940 | −16.0% |
| 1944 | −21.0% |
| 1948 | −14.9% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −25.2% |
| 1960 | −17.4% |
| 1964 | +18.6% |
| 1968 | −6.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −2.9% |
| 1984 | −7.6% |
| 1988 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | −9.0% |
| 2004 | −9.0% |
| 2008 | −12.9% |
| 2012 | −20.1% |
| 2016 | −54.3% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −58.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 34 points more Democratic.
15,481 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
+52 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −64 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,814 in average income, against $60,236 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.8 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Mason County, WV itself (R+58.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cabell County, WV61R+21.9
- Gallia County, OH55R+59.4
- Putnam County, WV41R+46.3
- Meigs County, OH36R+57.0
- Jackson County, WV31R+56.2
- Kanawha County, WV28R+17.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Gallia County, OH63
- Cabell County, WV58
- Putnam County, WV44
- Meigs County, OH38
- Kanawha County, WV32
- Jackson County, WV22
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 | −72 |
| 2013 | +6 |
| 2014 | +89 |
| 2015 | −10 |
| 2016 | −44 |
| 2017 | −31 |
| 2018 | +18 |
| 2019 | −126 |
| 2021 | +28 |
| 2022 | −105 |
| 2023 | +22 |
| 2024 | +100 |
| 2025 | +52 |
Mason County, hugging the Ohio River in the state's western panhandle, recorded an R+58 presidential margin in 2024—a result consistent with the steep partisan realignment that has reshaped rural Appalachian counties over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.0 points.
A population of 25,043, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,761 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vinton County and Jackson County.
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Mason County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.