† 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
32 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
GroupCharleston-HuntingtonUnited States
English16.2%9.5%
Irish11.3%9.4%
American11.1%5.3%
German10.2%12.5%
Scottish2.0%1.3%
Italian1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.5%—
French0.6%1.6%
African American†1.6%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
Charleston-Huntington
United States
Median age
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charleston-Huntington
United States
Median household income
$54,988
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charleston-Huntington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charleston-Huntington
United States
Catholic
2.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
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.
Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.5%
1896
−9.2%
1900
−12.2%
1904
−18.6%
1908
−14.4%
1912
+15.3%
1916
−2.7%
1920
−11.7%
1924
−8.4%
1928
−20.7%
1932
+7.8%
1936
+14.1%
1940
+9.9%
1944
+4.3%
1948
+10.9%
1952
−0.4%
1956
−11.0%
1960
−2.9%
1964
+29.8%
1968
+3.4%
1972
−24.7%
1976
+16.0%
1980
+3.6%
1984
−7.4%
1988
+5.1%
1992
+14.7%
1996
+16.6%
2000
−1.5%
2004
−6.4%
2008
−11.5%
2012
−23.3%
2016
−43.8%
2020
−42.9%
2024
−47.4%
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
25.6%Harris118,040
72.9%Trump336,495
1.5%
R+47.4
R+4.4
R+45.9
461,359
R
27.8%Biden136,157
70.7%Trump346,313
1.5%
R+42.9
D+0.9
R+47.4
489,682
R
25.5%Clinton116,691
69.4%Trump317,139
5.1%
R+43.8
R+20.5
R+45.9
457,269
R
37.0%Obama161,724
60.3%Romney263,465
2.7%
R+23.3
R+11.8
R+27.1
436,886
R
43.3%Obama198,576
54.8%McCain251,258
2.0%
R+11.5
R+5.1
R+18.8
458,787
R
46.5%Kerry233,173
52.9%Bush265,394
0.6%
R+6.4
R+4.9
R+4.0
501,775
R
48.2%Gore212,024
49.7%Bush218,685
2.1%
R+1.5
R+18.1
R+2.0
439,921
D
52.5%Clinton225,627
36.0%Dole154,426
11.5%
D+16.6
D+1.9
D+8.1
429,540
D
49.8%Clinton232,102
35.1%Bush163,590
15.0%
D+14.7
D+9.6
D+9.2
465,676
D
52.3%Dukakis229,900
47.2%Bush207,573
0.5%
D+5.1
D+12.5
D+12.8
439,532
R
46.1%Mondale219,791
53.5%Reagan254,985
0.5%
R+7.4
R+11.0
D+10.8
476,975
D
49.8%Carter235,848
46.2%Reagan218,926
3.9%
D+3.6
R+12.4
D+13.3
473,419
D
57.8%Carter267,384
41.8%Ford193,342
0.4%
D+16.0
D+40.7
D+13.9
462,670
R
37.4%McGovern173,108
62.1%Nixon287,312
0.5%
R+24.7
R+28.1
R+1.5
462,791
D
46.5%Humphrey211,028
43.1%Nixon195,557
10.3%
D+3.4
R+26.4
D+4.1
453,491
D
64.9%Johnson308,574
35.0%Goldwater166,638
0.1%
D+29.8
D+32.7
D+7.3
475,521
R
48.6%Kennedy247,708
51.4%Nixon262,358
0.0%
R+2.9
D+8.1
R+3.0
510,066
R
44.5%Stevenson221,897
55.5%Eisenhower276,593
0.0%
R+11.0
R+10.5
D+4.4
498,667
R
49.8%Stevenson252,264
50.2%Eisenhower254,408
0.0%
R+0.4
R+11.3
D+10.3
506,826
D
55.3%Truman239,868
44.4%Dewey192,583
0.4%
D+10.9
D+6.6
D+6.4
433,984
D
52.2%Roosevelt217,999
47.8%Dewey199,847
0.0%
D+4.3
R+5.5
R+3.2
417,980
D
54.9%Roosevelt274,751
45.0%Willkie225,271
0.0%
D+9.9
R+4.2
R+0.1
500,190
D
56.9%Roosevelt269,897
42.8%Landon203,080
0.2%
D+14.1
D+6.3
R+10.2
474,104
D
53.5%Roosevelt233,415
45.7%Hoover199,369
0.8%
D+7.8
D+28.5
R+10.0
436,434
R
39.4%Smith145,004
60.2%Hoover221,243
0.4%
R+20.7
R+12.3
R+3.3
367,565
R
42.6%Davis135,082
51.1%Coolidge161,776
6.3%
R+8.4
D+3.3
D+16.8
316,831
R
43.6%Cox129,055
55.3%Harding163,682
1.1%
R+11.7
R+9.0
D+14.5
295,933
R
47.6%Wilson81,116
50.3%Hughes85,765
2.1%
R+2.7
R+18.0
R+5.9
170,435
D
40.3%Wilson61,388
25.0%Taft38,118
34.7%
D+15.3
D+29.7
R+4.3
152,396
R
41.3%Bryan65,137
55.8%Taft87,882
2.9%
R+14.4
D+4.1
R+4.9
157,629
R
39.3%Parker55,735
57.9%Roosevelt82,069
2.8%
R+18.6
R+6.3
D+1.1
141,840
R
43.4%Bryan60,744
55.7%McKinley77,868
0.9%
R+12.2
R+3.0
R+4.7
139,901
R
44.9%Bryan60,240
54.2%McKinley72,603
0.9%
R+9.2
R+6.8
R+3.1
134,027
R
46.9%Cleveland51,925
49.3%Harrison54,642
3.8%
R+2.5
—
R+4.1
110,826
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+10.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 37 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Charleston-Huntington
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
382,256
118,148
156,542
88,320
19,246
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+958 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −64,183 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Charleston-Huntington in Charleston-Huntington: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,108
2012
−3,759
2013
−4,947
2014
−6,951
2015
−8,028
2016
−8,740
2017
−9,718
2018
−7,102
2019
−7,188
2021
−3,633
2022
−2,295
2023
−497
2024
−175
2025
+958
The Charleston-Huntington market spans a swath of southern West Virginia that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, with presidential margins now running 40-plus points in many counties despite a historically strong union-labor tradition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.
A population of 1,078,564, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,988 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill and Clarksburg-Weston.
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How did Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 461,359 votes cast, 118,040 went Democratic and 336,495 went Republican.
When did Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia has a population of 1,078,564 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Median household income in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia is $54,988 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
