Monongalia County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
42 precincts · 41,452 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -6161 | 1,163 | 1,530 | 72 | 2,765 | 42.1% | 55.3% | R+13.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -3232 | 1,560 | 1,015 | 112 | 2,687 | 58.1% | 37.8% | D+20.3 |
| Precinct -3838 | 1,143 | 1,247 | 53 | 2,443 | 46.8% | 51.0% | R+4.3 |
| Precinct -8181 | 1,169 | 957 | 55 | 2,181 | 53.6% | 43.9% | D+9.7 |
| Precinct -7979 | 813 | 1,067 | 64 | 1,944 | 41.8% | 54.9% | R+13.1 |
| Precinct -7878 | 905 | 860 | 47 | 1,812 | 49.9% | 47.5% | D+2.5 |
| Precinct -7171 | 918 | 843 | 46 | 1,807 | 50.8% | 46.7% | D+4.2 |
| Precinct -7777 | 801 | 900 | 52 | 1,753 | 45.7% | 51.3% | R+5.6 |
| Precinct -2323 | 997 | 563 | 64 | 1,624 | 61.4% | 34.7% | D+26.7 |
| Precinct -8383 | 699 | 812 | 42 | 1,553 | 45.0% | 52.3% | R+7.3 |
| Precinct -3333 | 478 | 727 | 31 | 1,236 | 38.7% | 58.8% | R+20.1 |
| Precinct -6262 | 426 | 691 | 23 | 1,140 | 37.4% | 60.6% | R+23.2 |
| Precinct -5252 | 224 | 878 | 30 | 1,132 | 19.8% | 77.6% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -3434 | 610 | 462 | 31 | 1,103 | 55.3% | 41.9% | D+13.4 |
| Precinct -6363 | 290 | 782 | 26 | 1,098 | 26.4% | 71.2% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -1010 | 754 | 309 | 33 | 1,096 | 68.8% | 28.2% | D+40.6 |
| Precinct -8686 | 695 | 363 | 31 | 1,089 | 63.8% | 33.3% | D+30.5 |
| Precinct -5858 | 312 | 725 | 21 | 1,058 | 29.5% | 68.5% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -8282 | 421 | 620 | 13 | 1,054 | 39.9% | 58.8% | R+18.9 |
| Precinct -4747 | 392 | 636 | 19 | 1,047 | 37.4% | 60.7% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -5959 | 440 | 539 | 15 | 994 | 44.3% | 54.2% | R+10.0 |
| Precinct -4444 | 318 | 629 | 17 | 964 | 33.0% | 65.2% | R+32.3 |
| Precinct -2626 | 531 | 312 | 28 | 871 | 61.0% | 35.8% | D+25.1 |
| Precinct -6767 | 212 | 591 | 13 | 816 | 26.0% | 72.4% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -1616 | 530 | 207 | 28 | 765 | 69.3% | 27.1% | D+42.2 |
| Precinct -2525 | 396 | 335 | 17 | 748 | 52.9% | 44.8% | D+8.2 |
| Precinct -3535 | 387 | 295 | 11 | 693 | 55.8% | 42.6% | D+13.3 |
| Precinct -3636 | 385 | 217 | 20 | 622 | 61.9% | 34.9% | D+27.0 |
| Precinct -4040 | 110 | 484 | 9 | 603 | 18.2% | 80.3% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -5151 | 92 | 351 | 9 | 452 | 20.4% | 77.7% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -3030 | 208 | 204 | 8 | 420 | 49.5% | 48.6% | D+1.0 |
| Precinct -7474 | 180 | 201 | 9 | 390 | 46.2% | 51.5% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -1313 | 211 | 143 | 15 | 369 | 57.2% | 38.8% | D+18.4 |
| Precinct -6464 | 144 | 148 | 9 | 301 | 47.8% | 49.2% | R+1.3 |
| Precinct -6868 | 97 | 189 | 8 | 294 | 33.0% | 64.3% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -7575 | 90 | 108 | 13 | 211 | 42.7% | 51.2% | R+8.5 |
| Precinct -11 | 87 | 36 | 4 | 127 | 68.5% | 28.3% | D+40.2 |
| Precinct -7373 | 55 | 68 | 3 | 126 | 43.7% | 54.0% | R+10.3 |
| Precinct -51M51M | 21 | 37 | 2 | 60 | 35.0% | 61.7% | R+26.7 |
| Precinct -7272 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -3131 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.6% |
| 1896 | −28.5% |
| 1900 | −30.2% |
| 1904 | −32.3% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +8.7% |
| 1916 | −20.0% |
| 1920 | −31.5% |
| 1924 | −14.3% |
| 1928 | −29.2% |
| 1932 | +9.9% |
| 1936 | +21.5% |
| 1940 | +11.0% |
| 1944 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | +13.0% |
| 1952 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | −12.1% |
| 1960 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | +45.7% |
| 1968 | +16.1% |
| 1972 | −22.0% |
| 1976 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | −6.1% |
| 1988 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | −3.6% |
| 2004 | −4.0% |
| 2008 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | −9.5% |
| 2016 | −10.2% |
| 2020 | −1.2% |
| 2024 | −4.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 4.7 points more Democratic.
65,625 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
−254 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,888 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,290 in average income, against $95,781 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.9 on average — 30 points more Republican-leaning than Monongalia County, WV itself (R+4.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Marion County, WV226R+31.2
- Preston County, WV175R+57.0
- Kanawha County, WV102R+17.4
- Harrison County, WV98R+40.9
- Fayette County, PA88R+37.9
- Allegheny County, PA82D+20.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marion County, WV250
- Preston County, WV170
- Allegheny County, PA146
- Harrison County, WV110
- Fayette County, PA94
- Kanawha County, WV62
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 | +1,198 |
| 2012 | +1,117 |
| 2013 | +693 |
| 2014 | +236 |
| 2015 | +85 |
| 2016 | +49 |
| 2017 | −412 |
| 2018 | −505 |
| 2019 | −362 |
| 2021 | +107 |
| 2022 | −215 |
| 2023 | +97 |
| 2024 | +54 |
| 2025 | −254 |
Home to West Virginia University, Monongalia is one of the state's most competitive counties, but even its college-town demographics couldn't hold off a 4.4-point Republican margin in 2024 as the broader state shifted decisively rightward.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 32.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.
A population of 107,163, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,346 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Centre County and Montgomery County.
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Monongalia County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54061/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.