Putnam County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
39 precincts · 27,507 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -4343 | 586 | 1,156 | 25 | 1,767 | 33.2% | 65.4% | R+32.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2727 | 506 | 1,163 | 48 | 1,717 | 29.5% | 67.7% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -1212 | 331 | 1,073 | 22 | 1,426 | 23.2% | 75.2% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -4242 | 388 | 896 | 22 | 1,306 | 29.7% | 68.6% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -4040 | 339 | 915 | 31 | 1,285 | 26.4% | 71.2% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 311 | 910 | 19 | 1,240 | 25.1% | 73.4% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -2323 | 337 | 794 | 5 | 1,136 | 29.7% | 69.9% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -4141 | 357 | 724 | 19 | 1,100 | 32.5% | 65.8% | R+33.4 |
| Precinct -4747 | 330 | 714 | 19 | 1,063 | 31.0% | 67.2% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -2828 | 254 | 699 | 14 | 967 | 26.3% | 72.3% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -1414 | 252 | 657 | 20 | 929 | 27.1% | 70.7% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -1717 | 151 | 749 | 19 | 919 | 16.4% | 81.5% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -3131 | 244 | 643 | 25 | 912 | 26.8% | 70.5% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -99 | 275 | 585 | 22 | 882 | 31.2% | 66.3% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -33 | 160 | 668 | 5 | 833 | 19.2% | 80.2% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -3232 | 202 | 618 | 9 | 829 | 24.4% | 74.5% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -22 | 143 | 646 | 19 | 808 | 17.7% | 80.0% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -3030 | 168 | 607 | 14 | 789 | 21.3% | 76.9% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -11 | 122 | 633 | 11 | 766 | 15.9% | 82.6% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -2424 | 213 | 511 | 27 | 751 | 28.4% | 68.0% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -44 | 184 | 519 | 28 | 731 | 25.2% | 71.0% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -3838 | 138 | 552 | 11 | 701 | 19.7% | 78.7% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -1515 | 109 | 574 | 16 | 699 | 15.6% | 82.1% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -77 | 220 | 449 | 12 | 681 | 32.3% | 65.9% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -1616 | 145 | 516 | 11 | 672 | 21.6% | 76.8% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -2222 | 186 | 449 | 11 | 646 | 28.8% | 69.5% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -3434 | 134 | 391 | 16 | 541 | 24.8% | 72.3% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -2121 | 80 | 303 | 2 | 385 | 20.8% | 78.7% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -3737 | 96 | 281 | 3 | 380 | 25.3% | 73.9% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -3535 | 42 | 188 | 0 | 230 | 18.3% | 81.7% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -1818 | 67 | 133 | 8 | 208 | 32.2% | 63.9% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -1919 | 54 | 152 | 2 | 208 | 26.0% | 73.1% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -1010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -2525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -2929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -3333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.5% |
| 1896 | −4.9% |
| 1900 | −11.6% |
| 1904 | −15.7% |
| 1908 | −9.5% |
| 1912 | +26.6% |
| 1916 | −2.3% |
| 1920 | −10.9% |
| 1924 | +1.4% |
| 1928 | −16.2% |
| 1932 | +9.1% |
| 1936 | +9.4% |
| 1940 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | −1.3% |
| 1948 | +8.6% |
| 1952 | −1.5% |
| 1956 | −7.8% |
| 1960 | −6.9% |
| 1964 | +24.8% |
| 1968 | −2.1% |
| 1972 | −26.8% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −7.8% |
| 1984 | −27.8% |
| 1988 | −10.3% |
| 1992 | −4.8% |
| 1996 | −4.1% |
| 2000 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −25.5% |
| 2008 | −23.5% |
| 2012 | −36.9% |
| 2016 | −47.2% |
| 2020 | −42.7% |
| 2024 | −46.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
38,666 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
+130 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,106 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,903 in average income, against $86,099 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+22.4 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Putnam County, WV itself (R+46.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kanawha County, WV557R+17.4
- Cabell County, WV177R+21.9
- Mason County, WV44R+58.0
- Lincoln County, WV23R+62.5
- Jackson County, WV22R+56.2
- Monongalia County, WV21R+4.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kanawha County, WV515
- Cabell County, WV228
- Mason County, WV41
- Monongalia County, WV28
- Lincoln County, WV22
- Wayne County, WV20
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 | +313 |
| 2012 | +312 |
| 2013 | +21 |
| 2014 | +59 |
| 2015 | −80 |
| 2016 | +67 |
| 2017 | +95 |
| 2018 | +95 |
| 2019 | −98 |
| 2021 | +107 |
| 2022 | −104 |
| 2023 | −7 |
| 2024 | +196 |
| 2025 | +130 |
Putnam County sits between Charleston and Huntington along the I-64 corridor, and its steady suburbanization has coincided with a sharp rightward shift — the 2024 presidential margin of R+46 points is roughly double what it was two decades ago.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.3 points.
A population of 57,177, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,527 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bullitt County and Currituck County.
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Putnam County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54079/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.