Roane County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 5,521 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1111 | 75 | 377 | 7 | 459 | 16.3% | 82.1% | R+65.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2525 | 96 | 335 | 9 | 440 | 21.8% | 76.1% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -2323 | 131 | 285 | 11 | 427 | 30.7% | 66.7% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -11 | 85 | 300 | 9 | 394 | 21.6% | 76.1% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -3030 | 64 | 320 | 4 | 388 | 16.5% | 82.5% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -55 | 73 | 288 | 13 | 374 | 19.5% | 77.0% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -2828 | 69 | 255 | 7 | 331 | 20.8% | 77.0% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -2929 | 74 | 247 | 5 | 326 | 22.7% | 75.8% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -1818 | 96 | 199 | 10 | 305 | 31.5% | 65.2% | R+33.8 |
| Precinct -44 | 66 | 215 | 7 | 288 | 22.9% | 74.7% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -66 | 47 | 224 | 6 | 277 | 17.0% | 80.9% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -2222 | 71 | 198 | 3 | 272 | 26.1% | 72.8% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -1010 | 49 | 213 | 8 | 270 | 18.1% | 78.9% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -3232 | 49 | 205 | 6 | 260 | 18.8% | 78.8% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -2020 | 58 | 157 | 6 | 221 | 26.2% | 71.0% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -1515 | 40 | 163 | 0 | 203 | 19.7% | 80.3% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -1616 | 43 | 135 | 3 | 181 | 23.8% | 74.6% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -1919 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 105 | 30.5% | 69.5% | R+39.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.8% |
| 1896 | +6.9% |
| 1900 | −2.1% |
| 1904 | −10.1% |
| 1908 | −11.0% |
| 1912 | +29.9% |
| 1916 | −4.8% |
| 1920 | −15.7% |
| 1924 | −7.8% |
| 1928 | −19.5% |
| 1932 | +7.8% |
| 1936 | −2.3% |
| 1940 | −1.5% |
| 1944 | −10.2% |
| 1948 | −6.7% |
| 1952 | −15.5% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −15.1% |
| 1964 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | −17.5% |
| 1972 | −28.1% |
| 1976 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | −12.1% |
| 1984 | −20.6% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −13.6% |
| 2008 | −7.8% |
| 2012 | −20.6% |
| 2016 | −48.1% |
| 2020 | −47.9% |
| 2024 | −53.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 27 points more Democratic.
8,457 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
−46 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −833 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,311 in average income, against $56,026 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.5 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Roane County, WV itself (R+53.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kanawha County, WV51R+17.4
- Calhoun County, WV23R+64.8
- Jackson County, WV21R+56.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kanawha County, WV67
- Jackson County, WV39
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 | −79 |
| 2012 | −133 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | +20 |
| 2015 | −157 |
| 2016 | −201 |
| 2017 | −31 |
| 2018 | −13 |
| 2019 | −163 |
| 2021 | −6 |
| 2022 | +12 |
| 2023 | +3 |
| 2024 | −30 |
| 2025 | −46 |
Roane County, a rural enclave in the state's central hill country, recorded an R+53.8 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most lopsided counties in a state that itself shifted dramatically over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.8 points.
A population of 13,786, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,778 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Calhoun County.
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Roane County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54087/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.