Taylor County, West Virginia: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,4872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,7952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Barbour County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Taylor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Taylor County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,694 | 5,422 | 7,265 | ||
| R | 1,796 | 5,477 | 7,383 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 4,733 | 6,593 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 3,840 | 5,921 | ||
| R | 2,462 | 3,605 | 6,203 | ||
| R | 2,617 | 3,893 | 6,551 | ||
| R | 2,473 | 3,124 | 5,712 | ||
| D | 2,692 | 1,977 | 5,533 | ||
| D | 2,843 | 2,022 | 6,115 | ||
| D | 2,852 | 2,816 | 5,694 | ||
| R | 2,754 | 4,007 | 6,765 | ||
| D | 3,216 | 3,010 | 6,487 | ||
| D | 3,905 | 2,891 | 6,796 | ||
| R | 2,085 | 4,385 | 6,470 | ||
| R | 2,953 | 3,012 | 6,431 | ||
| D | 4,442 | 2,292 | 6,734 | ||
| R | 3,489 | 3,992 | 7,481 | ||
| R | 3,079 | 4,743 | 7,822 | ||
| R | 3,752 | 4,711 | 8,463 | ||
| R | 3,888 | 3,948 | 7,871 | ||
| R | 3,653 | 3,890 | 7,543 | ||
| D | 4,968 | 4,841 | 9,809 | ||
| D | 5,795 | 4,061 | 9,898 | ||
| D | 4,293 | 3,856 | 8,285 | ||
| R | 2,548 | 5,101 | 7,705 | ||
| R | 2,499 | 3,683 | 6,890 | ||
| R | 2,311 | 3,649 | 6,080 | ||
| R | 1,672 | 2,002 | 3,761 | ||
| O | 1,445 | 791 | 3,727 | ||
| R | 1,552 | 2,106 | 3,837 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 2,237 | 3,803 | ||
| D | 2,092 | 1,416 | 3,522 | ||
| R | 1,307 | 1,838 | 3,173 | ||
| R | 1,158 | 1,522 | 2,846 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.8%
German
18.1%
Irish
13.5%
English
11.0%
Italian
6.9%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,795
Taylor County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taylor County$57,795
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Taylor County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 16,487, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,795 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Barbour County and Graves County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taylor County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taylor County, West Virginia voted Republican by 51.3 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,265 votes cast, 1,694 went Democratic and 5,422 went Republican.
What is Taylor County, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Taylor County, West Virginia in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Taylor County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylor County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Taylor County, West Virginia?
Taylor County, West Virginia has a population of 16,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylor County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Taylor County, West Virginia is $57,795 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Taylor County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taylor County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.