Taylor County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 7,265 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 144 | 534 | 17 | 695 | 20.7% | 76.8% | R+56.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1010 | 154 | 513 | 18 | 685 | 22.5% | 74.9% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -22 | 155 | 507 | 16 | 678 | 22.9% | 74.8% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -55 | 142 | 448 | 13 | 603 | 23.5% | 74.3% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -3636 | 122 | 426 | 10 | 558 | 21.9% | 76.3% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -33 | 143 | 361 | 7 | 511 | 28.0% | 70.6% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -1212 | 121 | 329 | 8 | 458 | 26.4% | 71.8% | R+45.4 |
| Precinct -1919 | 91 | 349 | 12 | 452 | 20.1% | 77.2% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -2626 | 102 | 280 | 8 | 390 | 26.2% | 71.8% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -1717 | 79 | 292 | 8 | 379 | 20.8% | 77.0% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -3131 | 108 | 260 | 5 | 373 | 29.0% | 69.7% | R+40.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 68 | 220 | 7 | 295 | 23.1% | 74.6% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -99 | 68 | 218 | 2 | 288 | 23.6% | 75.7% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -44 | 69 | 182 | 6 | 257 | 26.8% | 70.8% | R+44.0 |
| Precinct -66 | 39 | 201 | 3 | 243 | 16.0% | 82.7% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -2929 | 60 | 149 | 6 | 215 | 27.9% | 69.3% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -1111 | 29 | 153 | 3 | 185 | 15.7% | 82.7% | R+67.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −16.7% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −20.3% |
| 1908 | −14.4% |
| 1912 | +17.5% |
| 1916 | −8.8% |
| 1920 | −22.0% |
| 1924 | −17.2% |
| 1928 | −33.1% |
| 1932 | +5.3% |
| 1936 | +17.5% |
| 1940 | +1.3% |
| 1944 | −3.1% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −11.3% |
| 1956 | −21.3% |
| 1960 | −6.7% |
| 1964 | +31.9% |
| 1968 | −0.9% |
| 1972 | −35.5% |
| 1976 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | −18.5% |
| 1988 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | −11.4% |
| 2004 | −19.5% |
| 2008 | −18.4% |
| 2012 | −32.1% |
| 2016 | −49.2% |
| 2020 | −49.9% |
| 2024 | −51.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 26 points more Democratic.
10,529 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
−142 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +50 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,730 in average income, against $72,443 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.5 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Taylor County, WV itself (R+51.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Harrison County, WV95R+40.9
- Marion County, WV68R+31.2
- Barbour County, WV32R+60.5
- Monongalia County, WV26R+4.4
- Preston County, WV24R+57.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Harrison County, WV99
- Marion County, WV62
- Monongalia County, WV43
- Barbour 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 | +74 |
| 2012 | +57 |
| 2013 | +18 |
| 2014 | +114 |
| 2015 | −134 |
| 2016 | +29 |
| 2017 | −7 |
| 2018 | −9 |
| 2019 | −60 |
| 2021 | −94 |
| 2022 | +10 |
| 2023 | +77 |
| 2024 | +117 |
| 2025 | −142 |
Taylor County's R+51.1 margin in 2024 reflects the broader coalitional realignment that has made rural north-central West Virginia among the most lopsided presidential territory in the country over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.
A population of 16,487, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,795 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Caldwell County.
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Taylor County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.