Mineral County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
24 precincts · 12,904 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -77 | 160 | 799 | 11 | 970 | 16.5% | 82.4% | R+65.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1111 | 189 | 717 | 11 | 917 | 20.6% | 78.2% | R+57.6 |
| Precinct -1717 | 186 | 665 | 13 | 864 | 21.5% | 77.0% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -1515 | 139 | 706 | 10 | 855 | 16.3% | 82.6% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -55 | 115 | 581 | 11 | 707 | 16.3% | 82.2% | R+65.9 |
| Precinct -22 | 113 | 532 | 8 | 653 | 17.3% | 81.5% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -1010 | 107 | 531 | 10 | 648 | 16.5% | 81.9% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -2121 | 178 | 383 | 8 | 569 | 31.3% | 67.3% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -33 | 64 | 468 | 7 | 539 | 11.9% | 86.8% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -2020 | 195 | 328 | 8 | 531 | 36.7% | 61.8% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -1919 | 145 | 358 | 15 | 518 | 28.0% | 69.1% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -88 | 47 | 463 | 5 | 515 | 9.1% | 89.9% | R+80.8 |
| Precinct -1212 | 85 | 403 | 8 | 496 | 17.1% | 81.3% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -1818 | 67 | 395 | 6 | 468 | 14.3% | 84.4% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -99 | 72 | 377 | 2 | 451 | 16.0% | 83.6% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -1414 | 81 | 346 | 9 | 436 | 18.6% | 79.4% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -2222 | 92 | 320 | 6 | 418 | 22.0% | 76.6% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -44 | 64 | 346 | 6 | 416 | 15.4% | 83.2% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct -11 | 59 | 344 | 6 | 409 | 14.4% | 84.1% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -2323 | 82 | 275 | 3 | 360 | 22.8% | 76.4% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -1616 | 58 | 243 | 4 | 305 | 19.0% | 79.7% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -2424 | 101 | 193 | 3 | 297 | 34.0% | 65.0% | R+31.0 |
| Precinct -1313 | 57 | 233 | 2 | 292 | 19.5% | 79.8% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -66 | 27 | 241 | 2 | 270 | 10.0% | 89.3% | R+79.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Democratic.
19,418 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
+148 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −292 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,843 in average income, against $65,528 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+45.5 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Mineral County, WV itself (R+60.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Allegany County, MD158R+40.2
- Hampshire County, WV49R+62.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Allegany County, MD164
- Hampshire County, WV38
- Monongalia County, WV25
- Garrett County, MD20
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 | −105 |
| 2012 | −149 |
| 2013 | −171 |
| 2014 | −138 |
| 2015 | −125 |
| 2016 | +14 |
| 2017 | −80 |
| 2018 | −193 |
| 2019 | +15 |
| 2021 | +145 |
| 2022 | +209 |
| 2023 | +69 |
| 2024 | +69 |
| 2025 | +148 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.2 points.
A population of 26,854, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,375 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Franklin County.
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Mineral County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.