† 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
9 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
GroupBluefield-Beckley-Oak HillUnited States
English21.6%9.5%
American14.0%5.3%
Irish10.1%9.4%
German8.6%12.5%
Italian2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.1%—
French0.4%1.6%
African American†4.0%9.9%
Mexican0.5%11.3%
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
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
United States
Median age
44.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
United States
Median household income
$49,735
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
United States
Catholic
2.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
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.
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.4%
1896
−10.8%
1900
−17.0%
1904
−21.1%
1908
−18.5%
1912
+14.5%
1916
−6.1%
1920
−13.4%
1924
−5.8%
1928
−10.8%
1932
+11.8%
1936
+35.7%
1940
+27.1%
1944
+24.5%
1948
+30.0%
1952
+22.4%
1956
+5.1%
1960
+27.7%
1964
+49.4%
1968
+23.6%
1972
−25.2%
1976
+27.7%
1980
+16.3%
1984
−0.7%
1988
+16.3%
1992
+20.3%
1996
+20.6%
2000
−1.0%
2004
−12.3%
2008
−20.1%
2012
−41.1%
2016
−52.8%
2020
−52.8%
2024
−55.8%
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
21.3%Harris27,677
77.1%Trump99,987
0.9%Kennedy1,231 +5
R+55.8
R+2.9
R+54.3
129,693
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%99,987
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.3%27,677
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%1,231
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%367
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%341
OtherAll other candidates0.0%48
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%22
Cornel R WestIndependent0.0%20
R
23.0%Biden31,744
75.8%Trump104,789
1.3%
R+52.8
±0.0
R+57.3
138,297
R
21.3%Clinton26,898
74.2%Trump93,607
4.5%
R+52.8
R+11.7
R+54.9
126,228
R
28.4%Obama33,729
69.5%Romney82,512
2.0%
R+41.1
R+21.0
R+45.0
118,647
R
39.0%Obama46,875
59.1%McCain71,011
1.9%
R+20.1
R+7.8
R+27.4
120,109
R
43.5%Kerry56,242
55.8%Bush72,169
0.8%
R+12.3
R+11.3
R+9.9
129,396
R
48.5%Gore54,146
49.5%Bush55,276
2.1%
R+1.0
R+21.6
R+1.5
111,740
D
54.9%Clinton60,843
34.2%Dole37,971
10.9%
D+20.6
D+0.3
D+12.1
110,926
D
53.7%Clinton64,495
33.4%Bush40,121
12.9%
D+20.3
D+4.0
D+14.7
120,045
D
57.9%Dukakis68,493
41.6%Bush49,248
0.4%
D+16.3
D+17.0
D+24.0
118,271
R
49.4%Mondale68,109
50.1%Reagan69,073
0.5%
R+0.7
R+17.0
D+17.5
137,824
D
56.4%Carter78,502
40.2%Reagan55,866
3.4%
D+16.3
R+11.4
D+26.0
139,099
D
63.7%Carter91,453
36.0%Ford51,711
0.2%
D+27.7
D+52.9
D+25.6
143,473
R
37.4%McGovern49,700
62.6%Nixon83,245
0.0%
R+25.2
R+48.8
R+2.1
133,007
D
56.1%Humphrey81,497
32.5%Nixon47,196
11.5%
D+23.6
R+25.8
D+24.3
145,350
D
74.7%Johnson108,775
25.3%Goldwater36,869
0.0%
D+49.4
D+21.7
D+26.8
145,649
D
63.8%Kennedy104,241
36.2%Nixon59,030
0.0%
D+27.7
D+22.6
D+27.5
163,290
D
52.5%Stevenson86,718
47.4%Eisenhower78,251
0.0%
D+5.1
R+17.3
D+20.5
165,049
D
61.2%Stevenson113,323
38.8%Eisenhower71,798
0.0%
D+22.4
R+7.5
D+33.2
185,151
D
64.7%Truman101,993
34.8%Dewey54,766
0.5%
D+30.0
D+5.5
D+25.5
157,573
D
62.2%Roosevelt93,503
37.8%Dewey56,723
0.0%
D+24.5
R+2.6
D+17.0
150,251
D
63.5%Roosevelt117,771
36.5%Willkie67,592
0.0%
D+27.1
R+8.6
D+17.1
185,371
D
67.8%Roosevelt120,222
32.1%Landon56,932
0.2%
D+35.7
D+23.9
D+11.4
177,443
D
55.6%Roosevelt86,415
43.8%Hoover68,089
0.5%
D+11.8
D+22.6
R+6.0
155,300
R
44.5%Smith58,549
55.3%Hoover72,809
0.2%
R+10.8
R+5.1
D+6.6
131,637
R
43.3%Davis50,616
49.0%Coolidge57,342
7.7%
R+5.8
D+7.6
D+19.4
116,948
R
43.0%Cox42,628
56.4%Harding55,860
0.6%
R+13.4
R+7.3
D+12.8
99,092
R
46.3%Wilson26,699
52.4%Hughes30,217
1.3%
R+6.1
R+20.6
R+9.2
57,649
D
39.0%Wilson20,342
24.6%Taft12,808
36.4%
D+14.5
D+33.0
R+5.1
52,114
R
39.4%Bryan18,594
57.9%Taft27,336
2.6%
R+18.5
D+2.6
R+9.0
47,176
R
38.4%Parker16,299
59.6%Roosevelt25,261
2.0%
R+21.1
R+4.1
R+1.5
42,416
R
41.3%Bryan15,571
58.3%McKinley21,987
0.5%
R+17.0
R+6.2
R+9.5
37,743
R
44.3%Bryan14,929
55.1%McKinley18,559
0.5%
R+10.8
R+13.2
R+4.7
33,669
D
49.9%Cleveland13,085
47.5%Harrison12,460
2.7%
D+2.4
—
D+0.7
26,243
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+55.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 41 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
180,117
49,909
76,612
45,635
7,961
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+272 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −19,147 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+359
2012
−563
2013
−1,585
2014
−2,449
2015
−2,694
2016
−3,167
2017
−3,872
2018
−2,334
2019
−1,860
2021
−151
2022
−794
2023
−175
2024
−134
2025
+272
Spanning the southern West Virginia coalfields, this market has shifted from a union-Democrat stronghold to one of the state's most reliably Republican regions over the past two decades, with presidential margins often exceeding 40 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.8 points.
A population of 305,974, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,735 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charleston-Huntington and Clarksburg-Weston.
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How did Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia voted Republican by 55.8 points (R+55.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 129,693 votes cast, 27,677 went Democratic and 99,987 went Republican.
When did Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia?
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia has a population of 305,974 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia?
Median household income in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia is $49,735 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
