Preston County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 14,426 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 200 | 660 | 12 | 872 | 22.9% | 75.7% | R+52.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2020 | 181 | 677 | 12 | 870 | 20.8% | 77.8% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -55 | 153 | 701 | 16 | 870 | 17.6% | 80.6% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -33 | 166 | 592 | 13 | 771 | 21.5% | 76.8% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -13T13T | 209 | 526 | 20 | 755 | 27.7% | 69.7% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -1616 | 141 | 576 | 22 | 739 | 19.1% | 77.9% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -11 | 155 | 488 | 13 | 656 | 23.6% | 74.4% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -44 | 122 | 522 | 11 | 655 | 18.6% | 79.7% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -1818 | 111 | 524 | 7 | 642 | 17.3% | 81.6% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -15T15T | 159 | 419 | 20 | 598 | 26.6% | 70.1% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -1111 | 157 | 418 | 12 | 587 | 26.7% | 71.2% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -1212 | 140 | 402 | 24 | 566 | 24.7% | 71.0% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 114 | 429 | 17 | 560 | 20.4% | 76.6% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -88 | 81 | 444 | 14 | 539 | 15.0% | 82.4% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -2222 | 77 | 443 | 8 | 528 | 14.6% | 83.9% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -2424 | 100 | 401 | 10 | 511 | 19.6% | 78.5% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -2323 | 78 | 394 | 5 | 477 | 16.4% | 82.6% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -2727 | 109 | 361 | 5 | 475 | 22.9% | 76.0% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -2121 | 92 | 355 | 6 | 453 | 20.3% | 78.4% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -1919 | 78 | 299 | 3 | 380 | 20.5% | 78.7% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -66 | 55 | 300 | 6 | 361 | 15.2% | 83.1% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -2626 | 32 | 309 | 4 | 345 | 9.3% | 89.6% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -2525 | 57 | 267 | 7 | 331 | 17.2% | 80.7% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -1717 | 71 | 212 | 8 | 291 | 24.4% | 72.9% | R+48.5 |
| Precinct -99 | 52 | 137 | 10 | 199 | 26.1% | 68.8% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -77 | 30 | 116 | 5 | 151 | 19.9% | 76.8% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -2828 | 17 | 111 | 3 | 131 | 13.0% | 84.7% | R+71.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 16 | 93 | 4 | 113 | 14.2% | 82.3% | R+68.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −35.3% |
| 1896 | −44.9% |
| 1900 | −47.9% |
| 1904 | −50.5% |
| 1908 | −44.1% |
| 1912 | +6.5% |
| 1916 | −38.0% |
| 1920 | −50.9% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −53.1% |
| 1932 | −13.1% |
| 1936 | −16.5% |
| 1940 | −26.9% |
| 1944 | −38.7% |
| 1948 | −26.0% |
| 1952 | −30.6% |
| 1956 | −40.5% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | +21.9% |
| 1968 | −15.8% |
| 1972 | −44.8% |
| 1976 | −1.1% |
| 1980 | −14.1% |
| 1984 | −26.3% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | −4.7% |
| 1996 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | −29.6% |
| 2004 | −32.6% |
| 2008 | −26.5% |
| 2012 | −44.3% |
| 2016 | −55.4% |
| 2020 | −55.1% |
| 2024 | −57.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 21 points more Democratic.
19,760 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
+178 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +543 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $67,297 in average income, against $61,836 for residents who stayed — 9% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+15.3 on average — 42 points more Democratic-leaning than Preston County, WV itself (R+57.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Monongalia County, WV170R+4.4
- Garrett County, MD38R+53.8
- Marion County, WV24R+31.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Monongalia County, WV175
- Garrett County, MD31
- Taylor County, WV24
- Marion County, WV21
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 | +128 |
| 2012 | +214 |
| 2013 | −182 |
| 2014 | +246 |
| 2015 | −105 |
| 2016 | −63 |
| 2017 | +39 |
| 2018 | −292 |
| 2019 | −52 |
| 2021 | +251 |
| 2022 | +119 |
| 2023 | −24 |
| 2024 | +86 |
| 2025 | +178 |
Preston County, nestled along the Maryland border in the Allegheny Highlands, recorded an R+56.8 margin in 2024—reflecting the broad rural realignment that has reshaped Mountain State politics over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 34,160, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,880 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tioga County and Juniata County.
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Preston County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54077/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.