Mercer County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
44 precincts · 23,584 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -6565 | 195 | 867 | 13 | 1,075 | 18.1% | 80.7% | R+62.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -7171 | 144 | 891 | 13 | 1,048 | 13.7% | 85.0% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -7575 | 237 | 732 | 18 | 987 | 24.0% | 74.2% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -8888 | 174 | 743 | 10 | 927 | 18.8% | 80.2% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -8282 | 271 | 625 | 16 | 912 | 29.7% | 68.5% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -3636 | 237 | 634 | 15 | 886 | 26.7% | 71.6% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -6262 | 128 | 722 | 10 | 860 | 14.9% | 84.0% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -5656 | 282 | 556 | 17 | 855 | 33.0% | 65.0% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -7373 | 126 | 613 | 8 | 747 | 16.9% | 82.1% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -44 | 111 | 611 | 8 | 730 | 15.2% | 83.7% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -7474 | 138 | 570 | 21 | 729 | 18.9% | 78.2% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -9595 | 138 | 577 | 11 | 726 | 19.0% | 79.5% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -9898 | 102 | 562 | 11 | 675 | 15.1% | 83.3% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -22 | 81 | 547 | 10 | 638 | 12.7% | 85.7% | R+73.0 |
| Precinct -4949 | 69 | 558 | 8 | 635 | 10.9% | 87.9% | R+77.0 |
| Precinct -4444 | 69 | 534 | 10 | 613 | 11.3% | 87.1% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -7272 | 93 | 497 | 4 | 594 | 15.7% | 83.7% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -33 | 82 | 490 | 6 | 578 | 14.2% | 84.8% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -3232 | 199 | 341 | 10 | 550 | 36.2% | 62.0% | R+25.8 |
| Precinct -4747 | 66 | 432 | 7 | 505 | 13.1% | 85.5% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -6969 | 64 | 422 | 9 | 495 | 12.9% | 85.3% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -2828 | 183 | 296 | 11 | 490 | 37.3% | 60.4% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -7878 | 143 | 327 | 9 | 479 | 29.9% | 68.3% | R+38.4 |
| Precinct -5454 | 45 | 422 | 2 | 469 | 9.6% | 90.0% | R+80.4 |
| Precinct -5858 | 41 | 423 | 5 | 469 | 8.7% | 90.2% | R+81.4 |
| Precinct -8686 | 123 | 335 | 8 | 466 | 26.4% | 71.9% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -3131 | 169 | 284 | 6 | 459 | 36.8% | 61.9% | R+25.1 |
| Precinct -5959 | 47 | 373 | 6 | 426 | 11.0% | 87.6% | R+76.5 |
| Precinct -5353 | 34 | 386 | 4 | 424 | 8.0% | 91.0% | R+83.0 |
| Precinct -2727 | 144 | 257 | 10 | 411 | 35.0% | 62.5% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -8989 | 72 | 319 | 6 | 397 | 18.1% | 80.4% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -6464 | 46 | 295 | 6 | 347 | 13.3% | 85.0% | R+71.8 |
| Precinct -7979 | 51 | 261 | 7 | 319 | 16.0% | 81.8% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -8080 | 117 | 194 | 6 | 317 | 36.9% | 61.2% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -8383 | 58 | 252 | 3 | 313 | 18.5% | 80.5% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -11 | 36 | 252 | 3 | 291 | 12.4% | 86.6% | R+74.2 |
| Precinct -1414 | 208 | 54 | 7 | 269 | 77.3% | 20.1% | D+57.2 |
| Precinct -1515 | 84 | 166 | 6 | 256 | 32.8% | 64.8% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -5252 | 33 | 217 | 6 | 256 | 12.9% | 84.8% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -2020 | 106 | 115 | 4 | 225 | 47.1% | 51.1% | R+4.0 |
| Precinct -6767 | 45 | 166 | 5 | 216 | 20.8% | 76.9% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -9696 | 24 | 183 | 2 | 209 | 11.5% | 87.6% | R+76.1 |
| Precinct -6666 | 18 | 155 | 2 | 175 | 10.3% | 88.6% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -6060 | 18 | 116 | 2 | 136 | 13.2% | 85.3% | R+72.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +5.0% |
| 1896 | −5.9% |
| 1900 | −12.1% |
| 1904 | −21.7% |
| 1908 | −16.8% |
| 1912 | +24.5% |
| 1916 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | −3.8% |
| 1924 | +4.2% |
| 1928 | −11.3% |
| 1932 | +17.8% |
| 1936 | +26.1% |
| 1940 | +22.9% |
| 1944 | +19.4% |
| 1948 | +20.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | −5.1% |
| 1960 | +19.2% |
| 1964 | +34.5% |
| 1968 | +10.6% |
| 1972 | −39.0% |
| 1976 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1984 | −20.5% |
| 1988 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | −9.8% |
| 2004 | −17.3% |
| 2008 | −27.6% |
| 2012 | −47.0% |
| 2016 | −54.7% |
| 2020 | −54.4% |
| 2024 | −57.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 38 points more Democratic.
38,438 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
+362 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,823 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,630 in average income, against $57,575 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+61.2 on average — 3.9 points more Republican-leaning than Mercer County, WV itself (R+57.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tazewell County, VA122R+68.7
- McDowell County, WV64R+60.4
- Raleigh County, WV57R+54.3
- Giles County, VA34R+54.3
- Summers County, WV24R+51.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tazewell County, VA123
- McDowell County, WV63
- Raleigh County, WV59
- Monroe County, WV35
- Kanawha County, WV34
- Summers County, WV34
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 | +282 |
| 2012 | +19 |
| 2013 | −323 |
| 2014 | +18 |
| 2015 | −497 |
| 2016 | −355 |
| 2017 | −562 |
| 2018 | −392 |
| 2019 | −202 |
| 2021 | +116 |
| 2022 | +47 |
| 2023 | −194 |
| 2024 | −142 |
| 2025 | +362 |
Mercer County, anchored by Bluefield in the state's southern coalfields, has moved from competitive terrain to a reliably wide Republican margin, reflecting the broader realignment of Appalachian working-class voters over the past generation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.3 points.
A population of 58,563, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,210 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Claiborne County and Harlan County.
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Mercer County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.