† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFairmont-Clarksburg, WVWest VirginiaUnited States
German18.5%14.7%12.5%
Irish16.7%12.3%9.4%
English14.9%15.7%9.5%
American8.8%9.5%5.3%
Italian8.3%4.1%4.8%
Scottish2.2%2.1%1.3%
Polish2.0%1.4%2.2%
Dutch0.9%——
African American†1.4%2.6%9.9%
Mexican0.5%0.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median age
42
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.4%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$62,620
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.7%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
8.6%
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.8%
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.7%
62.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.9%
12.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.0%
1896
−9.2%
1900
−15.5%
1904
−19.3%
1908
−10.7%
1912
+24.2%
1916
−1.1%
1920
−17.3%
1924
−10.4%
1928
−22.2%
1932
+8.4%
1936
+23.4%
1940
+13.0%
1944
+10.8%
1948
+17.7%
1952
+1.8%
1956
−9.1%
1960
+5.2%
1964
+42.7%
1968
+15.2%
1972
−24.1%
1976
+19.0%
1980
+10.1%
1984
−9.1%
1988
+12.7%
1992
+21.3%
1996
+22.7%
2000
+1.0%
2004
−9.3%
2008
−10.4%
2012
−22.5%
2016
−39.2%
2020
−37.1%
2024
−39.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.0%Harris18,655
68.9%Trump44,324
1.4%Kennedy883 +2
R+39.9
R+2.8
R+38.4
64,350
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%44,324
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.0%18,655
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%883
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%296
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%192
R
30.5%Biden20,347
67.5%Trump45,079
2.0%
R+37.1
D+2.2
R+41.5
66,748
R
27.0%Clinton16,511
66.2%Trump40,509
6.8%
R+39.2
R+16.8
R+41.3
61,174
R
37.5%Obama21,207
60.0%Romney33,900
2.5%
R+22.5
R+12.0
R+26.3
56,519
R
43.9%Obama28,397
54.3%McCain35,148
1.8%
R+10.4
R+1.1
R+17.7
64,694
R
44.9%Kerry29,426
54.2%Bush35,516
0.9%
R+9.3
R+10.3
R+6.8
65,512
D
49.3%Gore28,570
48.3%Bush27,999
2.4%
D+1.0
R+21.7
D+0.5
57,979
D
54.8%Clinton31,297
32.1%Dole18,329
13.1%
D+22.7
D+1.5
D+14.2
57,078
D
51.6%Clinton33,333
30.3%Bush19,589
18.1%
D+21.3
D+8.6
D+15.7
64,642
D
56.2%Dukakis35,253
43.5%Bush27,289
0.3%
D+12.7
D+21.8
D+20.4
62,701
R
45.4%Mondale32,392
54.4%Reagan38,856
0.2%
R+9.1
R+19.2
D+9.2
71,417
D
52.8%Carter37,261
42.6%Reagan30,101
4.6%
D+10.1
R+8.8
D+19.9
70,611
D
59.5%Carter44,417
40.5%Ford30,258
0.0%
D+19.0
D+43.1
D+16.9
74,675
R
38.0%McGovern27,504
62.0%Nixon44,960
0.0%
R+24.1
R+39.3
R+0.9
72,464
D
54.4%Humphrey39,915
39.2%Nixon28,753
6.4%
D+15.2
R+27.5
D+15.9
73,352
D
71.4%Johnson53,759
28.6%Goldwater21,566
0.0%
D+42.7
D+37.5
D+20.2
75,325
D
52.6%Kennedy43,172
47.4%Nixon38,910
0.0%
D+5.2
D+14.3
D+5.0
82,082
R
45.4%Stevenson37,747
54.6%Eisenhower45,309
0.0%
R+9.1
R+10.9
D+6.3
83,056
D
50.9%Stevenson45,209
49.1%Eisenhower43,624
0.0%
D+1.8
R+15.9
D+12.5
88,833
D
58.6%Truman46,029
40.9%Dewey32,116
0.6%
D+17.7
D+7.0
D+13.2
78,584
D
55.4%Roosevelt40,321
44.6%Dewey32,493
0.0%
D+10.8
R+2.2
D+3.3
72,814
D
56.5%Roosevelt50,068
43.5%Willkie38,570
0.0%
D+13.0
R+10.4
D+3.0
88,638
D
61.5%Roosevelt52,731
38.1%Landon32,667
0.4%
D+23.4
D+15.0
R+0.9
85,763
D
53.1%Roosevelt40,292
44.7%Hoover33,915
2.1%
D+8.4
D+30.6
R+9.4
75,826
R
38.3%Smith26,366
60.5%Hoover41,610
1.2%
R+22.2
R+11.8
R+4.7
68,820
R
40.8%Davis26,949
51.1%Coolidge33,792
8.1%
R+10.4
D+6.9
D+14.8
66,095
R
40.0%Cox22,388
57.3%Harding32,062
2.7%
R+17.3
R+16.2
D+8.9
55,947
R
47.5%Wilson14,196
48.6%Hughes14,510
3.9%
R+1.1
R+25.3
R+4.2
29,861
D
42.3%Wilson11,224
18.1%Taft4,792
39.6%
D+24.2
D+35.0
D+4.7
26,536
R
42.0%Bryan10,507
52.7%Taft13,193
5.3%
R+10.7
D+8.6
R+1.2
25,014
R
38.5%Parker9,225
57.8%Roosevelt13,862
3.7%
R+19.3
R+3.9
D+0.3
23,977
R
41.6%Bryan8,928
57.0%McKinley12,254
1.4%
R+15.5
R+6.3
R+7.9
21,487
R
44.8%Bryan8,327
54.0%McKinley10,032
1.2%
R+9.2
R+4.2
R+3.1
18,578
R
45.5%Cleveland7,213
50.5%Harrison8,005
4.0%
R+5.0
—
R+6.7
15,853
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
27.2%17,239
68.6%43,520
63,465
2020
R
26.5%17,430
69.8%45,825
65,663
2018
D
51.6%25,502
42.1%20,786
49,376
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+12.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+39.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 28 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+369
2012
+64
2013
+104
2014
−139
2015
+71
2016
−375
2017
−409
2018
−330
2019
−106
2021
−253
2022
−86
2023
+460
2024
+354
2025
+125
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 39.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.9 points.
A population of 145,091, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,620 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH and Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY.
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How did Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+39.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,350 votes cast, 18,655 went Democratic and 44,324 went Republican.
When did Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia has a population of 145,091 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia is $62,620 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
