Upshur County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 9,859 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -3737 | 163 | 733 | 11 | 907 | 18.0% | 80.8% | R+62.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -3939 | 129 | 626 | 17 | 772 | 16.7% | 81.1% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -3535 | 107 | 642 | 14 | 763 | 14.0% | 84.1% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 245 | 502 | 15 | 762 | 32.2% | 65.9% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct -4747 | 102 | 548 | 10 | 660 | 15.5% | 83.0% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -2020 | 133 | 495 | 12 | 640 | 20.8% | 77.3% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -2727 | 120 | 475 | 16 | 611 | 19.6% | 77.7% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -2525 | 79 | 443 | 11 | 533 | 14.8% | 83.1% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -4444 | 109 | 413 | 11 | 533 | 20.5% | 77.5% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -1818 | 96 | 393 | 12 | 501 | 19.2% | 78.4% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -66 | 60 | 427 | 11 | 498 | 12.0% | 85.7% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -1616 | 107 | 380 | 8 | 495 | 21.6% | 76.8% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -44 | 58 | 320 | 8 | 386 | 15.0% | 82.9% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -88 | 167 | 189 | 12 | 368 | 45.4% | 51.4% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -99 | 167 | 182 | 6 | 355 | 47.0% | 51.3% | R+4.2 |
| Precinct -4040 | 61 | 248 | 2 | 311 | 19.6% | 79.7% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -1919 | 51 | 209 | 2 | 262 | 19.5% | 79.8% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -1212 | 52 | 162 | 9 | 223 | 23.3% | 72.6% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -3838 | 17 | 147 | 6 | 170 | 10.0% | 86.5% | R+76.5 |
| Precinct -77 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 109 | 9.2% | 90.8% | R+81.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.5% |
| 1896 | −40.6% |
| 1900 | −46.9% |
| 1904 | −47.3% |
| 1908 | −47.9% |
| 1912 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | −42.1% |
| 1920 | −55.0% |
| 1924 | −42.4% |
| 1928 | −51.2% |
| 1932 | −23.3% |
| 1936 | −28.9% |
| 1940 | −36.0% |
| 1944 | −44.9% |
| 1948 | −37.0% |
| 1952 | −45.3% |
| 1956 | −46.6% |
| 1960 | −32.8% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −30.7% |
| 1972 | −56.5% |
| 1976 | −15.4% |
| 1980 | −23.3% |
| 1984 | −41.1% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −4.2% |
| 1996 | −3.7% |
| 2000 | −29.5% |
| 2004 | −34.0% |
| 2008 | −33.3% |
| 2012 | −45.6% |
| 2016 | −56.3% |
| 2020 | −53.9% |
| 2024 | −56.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
14,260 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 +326 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,155 in average income, against $62,382 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+52.8 on average — 4.0 points more Democratic-leaning than Upshur County, WV itself (R+56.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lewis County, WV48R+59.3
- Randolph County, WV35R+46.1
- Barbour County, WV33R+60.5
- Harrison County, WV28R+40.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lewis County, WV52
- Harrison County, WV46
- Randolph County, WV39
- Monongalia County, WV35
- Barbour County, WV28
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 | +44 |
| 2012 | +159 |
| 2013 | +107 |
| 2014 | +68 |
| 2015 | +30 |
| 2016 | −32 |
| 2017 | −103 |
| 2018 | −102 |
| 2019 | −131 |
| 2021 | +90 |
| 2022 | +39 |
| 2023 | −99 |
| 2024 | +114 |
| 2025 | +142 |
Upshur County, anchored by Buckhannon in the Appalachian highlands, recorded an R+56.8 margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with the broad realignment of rural, working-class communities across the Mountain State over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 56.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.8 points.
A population of 23,712, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,338 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Doddridge County and Ritchie County.
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Upshur County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.