Webster County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 2,998 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 67 | 347 | 9 | 423 | 15.8% | 82.0% | R+66.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2323 | 63 | 349 | 3 | 415 | 15.2% | 84.1% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -1515 | 56 | 281 | 4 | 341 | 16.4% | 82.4% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -2222 | 35 | 229 | 3 | 267 | 13.1% | 85.8% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -2424 | 47 | 207 | 8 | 262 | 17.9% | 79.0% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -33 | 30 | 195 | 3 | 228 | 13.2% | 85.5% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -2727 | 29 | 191 | 0 | 220 | 13.2% | 86.8% | R+73.6 |
| Precinct -44 | 54 | 151 | 5 | 210 | 25.7% | 71.9% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -2121 | 29 | 174 | 2 | 205 | 14.1% | 84.9% | R+70.7 |
| Precinct -55 | 36 | 137 | 2 | 175 | 20.6% | 78.3% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -88 | 23 | 117 | 2 | 142 | 16.2% | 82.4% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -1818 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 110 | 9.1% | 90.9% | R+81.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +35.1% |
| 1896 | +15.6% |
| 1900 | +18.0% |
| 1904 | +15.5% |
| 1908 | +12.2% |
| 1912 | +46.8% |
| 1916 | +27.7% |
| 1920 | +10.8% |
| 1924 | +21.7% |
| 1928 | +8.7% |
| 1932 | +34.4% |
| 1936 | +39.7% |
| 1940 | +37.8% |
| 1944 | +34.6% |
| 1948 | +41.8% |
| 1952 | +25.7% |
| 1956 | +11.1% |
| 1960 | +34.6% |
| 1964 | +60.1% |
| 1968 | +32.7% |
| 1972 | −1.1% |
| 1976 | +50.2% |
| 1980 | +33.1% |
| 1984 | +20.1% |
| 1988 | +36.3% |
| 1992 | +42.2% |
| 1996 | +49.2% |
| 2000 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | −27.5% |
| 2016 | −58.0% |
| 2020 | −63.2% |
| 2024 | −66.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 65 points more Democratic.
5,097 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
−85 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −961 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $35,524 in average income, against $63,959 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+60.2 on average — 6.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Webster County, WV itself (R+66.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Nicholas County, WV37R+60.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nicholas County, WV34
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 | −41 |
| 2012 | −127 |
| 2013 | −104 |
| 2014 | −65 |
| 2015 | −78 |
| 2016 | −30 |
| 2017 | −162 |
| 2018 | −30 |
| 2019 | −113 |
| 2021 | −25 |
| 2022 | −54 |
| 2023 | −28 |
| 2024 | −19 |
| 2025 | −85 |
Webster County's R+66.7 margin in 2024 reflects a rural, coal-country electorate that has shifted sharply over the past two decades, making it among the most Republican-leaning counties in the nation by raw margin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 66.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.7 points.
A population of 8,144, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,839 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Braxton County and Lincoln County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Webster County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.