Mineral County, West Virginia: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,8542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lawrence County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mineral CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mineral County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | −8.3% |
| 1900 | +14.3% |
| 1904 | −12.4% |
| 1908 | −13.2% |
| 1912 | +24.5% |
| 1916 | −5.8% |
| 1920 | −17.9% |
| 1924 | −9.7% |
| 1928 | −43.2% |
| 1932 | −4.7% |
| 1936 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | +0.6% |
| 1944 | −7.5% |
| 1948 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | −10.4% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | −20.4% |
| 1964 | +25.1% |
| 1968 | −3.2% |
| 1972 | −37.2% |
| 1976 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | −12.9% |
| 1984 | −31.1% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −7.9% |
| 1996 | −9.8% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −37.8% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −45.0% |
| 2016 | −60.1% |
| 2020 | −57.3% |
| 2024 | −60.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,483 | 10,247 | 12,904 | ||
| R | 2,660 | 10,040 | 12,876 | ||
| R | 2,050 | 9,070 | 11,671 | ||
| R | 2,885 | 7,833 | 10,988 | ||
| R | 3,750 | 7,616 | 11,547 | ||
| R | 3,518 | 7,854 | 11,461 | ||
| R | 3,341 | 6,180 | 9,782 | ||
| R | 3,487 | 4,380 | 9,076 | ||
| R | 3,992 | 4,837 | 10,728 | ||
| R | 4,059 | 6,015 | 10,111 | ||
| R | 3,832 | 7,291 | 11,138 | ||
| R | 4,671 | 6,125 | 11,274 | ||
| D | 5,898 | 5,130 | 11,028 | ||
| R | 3,276 | 7,157 | 10,433 | ||
| R | 4,225 | 4,545 | 10,043 | ||
| D | 6,344 | 3,801 | 10,145 | ||
| R | 4,164 | 6,299 | 10,463 | ||
| R | 3,588 | 6,412 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 4,545 | 5,598 | 10,143 | ||
| D | 4,586 | 4,382 | 8,996 | ||
| R | 3,989 | 4,635 | 8,624 | ||
| D | 5,195 | 5,133 | 10,328 | ||
| D | 5,333 | 4,486 | 9,859 | ||
| R | 4,098 | 4,519 | 8,869 | ||
| R | 2,310 | 5,860 | 8,212 | ||
| R | 2,860 | 3,551 | 7,157 | ||
| R | 2,516 | 3,646 | 6,297 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 1,965 | 3,791 | ||
| O | 1,367 | 513 | 3,491 | ||
| R | 1,512 | 1,986 | 3,585 | ||
| R | 1,397 | 1,802 | 3,279 | ||
| D | 1,661 | 1,241 | 2,945 | ||
| R | 1,307 | 1,547 | 2,904 | ||
| R | 1,279 | 1,356 | 2,729 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.9%
English
12.3%
Irish
11.6%
American
8.9%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
3.1%
French
1.3%
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: 44.6 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
$69,375
Mineral County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mineral County$69,375
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Mineral 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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)16.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mineral County, anchored by the small city of Keyser near the Maryland border, has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 60-point margin in 2024 that reflects the broader realignment of Appalachian working-class voters.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 26,854, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,375 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Bland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mineral County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mineral County, West Virginia voted Republican by 60.2 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,904 votes cast, 2,483 went Democratic and 10,247 went Republican.
What is Mineral County, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Mineral County, West Virginia in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Mineral County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mineral County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Mineral County, West Virginia?
Mineral County, West Virginia has a population of 26,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mineral County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Mineral County, West Virginia is $69,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Mineral County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mineral County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.