HarrisDemocratic16.0%479TrumpRepublican82.7%2,478KennedyIndependent1.1%33
R+66.7- Lead
- 1,999
- Total
- 2,998
- vs nation
- R+65.2
- Turnout
- 46.8%
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Webster County, WV
Contests in this Place (90 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 46.8% of 6,506 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic17.9%610TrumpRepublican81.1%2,759JorgensenLibertarian0.7%23
R+63.2- Lead
- 2,149
- Total
- 3,402
- vs nation
- R+67.6
- Turnout
- 51.5%
ClintonDemocratic18.5%556TrumpRepublican76.5%2,302JohnsonLibertarian2.7%82
R+58.0- Lead
- 1,746
- Total
- 3,011
- vs nation
- R+60.1
- Turnout
- 44.2%
ObamaDemocratic34.2%947RomneyRepublican61.7%1,710OtherAll other candidates4.2%116
R+27.5- Lead
- 763
- Total
- 2,773
- vs nation
- R+31.4
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic50.9%1,552McCainRepublican45.4%1,386OtherAll other candidates3.7%114
D+5.4- Lead
- 166
- Total
- 3,052
- vs nation
- R+1.8
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic52.9%1,965BushRepublican46.4%1,724OtherAll other candidates0.7%25
D+6.5- Lead
- 241
- Total
- 3,714
- vs nation
- D+8.9
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic53.3%1,764BushRepublican44.9%1,484NaderGreen1.1%35
D+8.5- Lead
- 280
- Total
- 3,308
- vs nation
- D+7.9
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic68.8%2,292DoleRepublican19.6%654PerotReform11.1%369
D+49.2- Lead
- 1,638
- Total
- 3,331
- vs nation
- D+40.7
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 8,1442024 5-year
- Population density
- 15 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 554 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $43,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Braxton County, WV · twin score 89.9
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 46.8%3,043 participants ÷ 6,506 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +21.2 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -0.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 25.6%–31.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,043 | 6,506 ± 64 | 46.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 2,029 | 6,691 ± 74 | 30.3% | Audited | A/A |
| 3,417 | 6,631 ± 18 | 51.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 2,344 | 6,797 ± 46 | 34.5% | Audited | A/A |
| 3,105 | 7,028 ± 46 | 44.2% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2,773 | 7,231 | 38.3% | Derived | — | |
| 3,052 | 7,513 | 40.6% | Derived | — | |
| 3,714 | 7,795 extrapolated | 47.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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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 history
Party record book
Webster County, WV · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
80.0%
3,755 votes · D+60.1
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 75.1%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
82.7%
2,478 votes · R+66.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 81.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
4,613votes
69.7% of the vote · D+39.7
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 4,579 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
2,759votes
81.1% of the vote · R+63.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 2,478 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1976
+48.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+50.2 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +46.9 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+67.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+63.2 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +65.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill HamiltonState Senate · 11
RRobbie MorrisState Senate · 11
RGreg WattState House · 48
Seats representing Webster County, WV. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+2.2
Presidential vote · 2024R+66.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 65 points more Republican than the rolls.
5,097 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
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
20112025
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.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Braxton County
West Virginia
89.9twin score
12-yr trend2000–2008 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
Lincoln County
West Virginia
89.8twin score
% unaffiliated2000–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Scottish ancestry
Boone County
West Virginia
89.4twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ Scottish ancestry
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Webster County, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Webster County, West Virginia voted Republican by 66.7 points (R+66.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,998 votes cast, 479 went Democratic and 2,478 went Republican.
When did Webster County, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Webster County, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Webster County, West Virginia?
Webster County, West Virginia has a population of 8,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Webster County, West Virginia?
Median household income in Webster County, West Virginia is $43,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Webster County, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Webster County, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.