Wayne County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
38 precincts · 15,747 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1717 | 202 | 631 | 13 | 846 | 23.9% | 74.6% | R+50.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5757 | 187 | 615 | 24 | 826 | 22.6% | 74.5% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 180 | 623 | 15 | 818 | 22.0% | 76.2% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -5656 | 193 | 454 | 13 | 660 | 29.2% | 68.8% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -1919 | 106 | 505 | 8 | 619 | 17.1% | 81.6% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -5151 | 109 | 446 | 9 | 564 | 19.3% | 79.1% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -4949 | 119 | 419 | 9 | 547 | 21.8% | 76.6% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -2222 | 135 | 393 | 6 | 534 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -4848 | 137 | 382 | 11 | 530 | 25.8% | 72.1% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -1212 | 160 | 342 | 10 | 512 | 31.3% | 66.8% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -6060 | 201 | 295 | 6 | 502 | 40.0% | 58.8% | R+18.7 |
| Precinct -11 | 55 | 429 | 9 | 493 | 11.2% | 87.0% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -5050 | 110 | 367 | 5 | 482 | 22.8% | 76.1% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -5353 | 83 | 389 | 9 | 481 | 17.3% | 80.9% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -5454 | 91 | 377 | 9 | 477 | 19.1% | 79.0% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -3131 | 54 | 383 | 2 | 439 | 12.3% | 87.2% | R+74.9 |
| Precinct -5959 | 125 | 299 | 6 | 430 | 29.1% | 69.5% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct -3030 | 43 | 370 | 7 | 420 | 10.2% | 88.1% | R+77.9 |
| Precinct -1313 | 120 | 287 | 7 | 414 | 29.0% | 69.3% | R+40.3 |
| Precinct -4141 | 79 | 326 | 8 | 413 | 19.1% | 78.9% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -3737 | 47 | 347 | 5 | 399 | 11.8% | 87.0% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -55 | 53 | 311 | 5 | 369 | 14.4% | 84.3% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -2020 | 125 | 234 | 9 | 368 | 34.0% | 63.6% | R+29.6 |
| Precinct -6161 | 115 | 230 | 14 | 359 | 32.0% | 64.1% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -6262 | 91 | 247 | 6 | 344 | 26.5% | 71.8% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -2121 | 88 | 202 | 9 | 299 | 29.4% | 67.6% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -1616 | 81 | 203 | 5 | 289 | 28.0% | 70.2% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -3838 | 38 | 247 | 3 | 288 | 13.2% | 85.8% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -4545 | 55 | 221 | 6 | 282 | 19.5% | 78.4% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -1818 | 53 | 218 | 5 | 276 | 19.2% | 79.0% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -6363 | 91 | 169 | 11 | 271 | 33.6% | 62.4% | R+28.8 |
| Precinct -3434 | 34 | 214 | 1 | 249 | 13.7% | 85.9% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -3636 | 38 | 185 | 3 | 226 | 16.8% | 81.9% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -66 | 33 | 161 | 3 | 197 | 16.8% | 81.7% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -5252 | 29 | 144 | 5 | 178 | 16.3% | 80.9% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -4242 | 43 | 131 | 3 | 177 | 24.3% | 74.0% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -33 | 19 | 76 | 1 | 96 | 19.8% | 79.2% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -22 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 73 | 13.7% | 84.9% | R+71.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +15.8% |
| 1896 | +9.2% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | +3.6% |
| 1912 | +23.5% |
| 1916 | +14.8% |
| 1920 | +8.9% |
| 1924 | +18.3% |
| 1928 | −4.2% |
| 1932 | +29.6% |
| 1936 | +23.0% |
| 1940 | +25.6% |
| 1944 | +18.9% |
| 1948 | +26.8% |
| 1952 | +10.3% |
| 1956 | −4.8% |
| 1960 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | −22.0% |
| 1976 | +24.7% |
| 1980 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | −2.5% |
| 1988 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | −0.3% |
| 2004 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | −18.2% |
| 2012 | −26.8% |
| 2016 | −50.8% |
| 2020 | −50.1% |
| 2024 | −53.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 45 points more Democratic.
26,028 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
+2 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,524 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,253 in average income, against $61,276 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.5 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Wayne County, WV itself (R+53.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cabell County, WV299R+21.9
- Lawrence County, OH52R+50.5
- Boyd County, KY50R+38.5
- Lawrence County, KY30R+67.2
- Kanawha County, WV21R+17.4
- Putnam County, WV20R+46.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cabell County, WV281
- Boyd County, KY62
- Lawrence County, OH56
- Lawrence County, KY37
- Kanawha County, WV23
- Mingo 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 | −168 |
| 2012 | −253 |
| 2013 | −39 |
| 2014 | −297 |
| 2015 | −183 |
| 2016 | −394 |
| 2017 | −388 |
| 2018 | −53 |
| 2019 | −342 |
| 2021 | −74 |
| 2022 | −248 |
| 2023 | −57 |
| 2024 | −30 |
| 2025 | +2 |
Wayne County sits along the Tug Fork on the Kentucky border, where a once reliably Democratic working-class electorate has shifted toward Republicans by double-digit margins each cycle since 2008, culminating in a 53-point gap in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.4 points.
A population of 38,164, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,878 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenup County and Carter County.
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Wayne County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54099/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.