† 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
3 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
GroupParkersburgUnited States
German18.7%12.5%
English15.6%9.5%
Irish13.4%9.4%
American8.7%5.3%
Italian2.6%4.8%
Scottish2.4%1.3%
Polish1.2%2.2%
Scotch-Irish1.1%—
Mexican0.8%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
Parkersburg
United States
Median age
43.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Parkersburg
United States
Median household income
$60,246
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Parkersburg
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Parkersburg
United States
Catholic
6.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.0%
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.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.2%
1896
−6.3%
1900
−10.3%
1904
−15.7%
1908
−2.1%
1912
+14.3%
1916
+3.9%
1920
−12.5%
1924
−9.4%
1928
−41.6%
1932
+4.8%
1936
+6.8%
1940
−7.3%
1944
−11.3%
1948
−5.6%
1952
−21.2%
1956
−27.9%
1960
−21.0%
1964
+16.4%
1968
−16.0%
1972
−41.1%
1976
−6.4%
1980
−21.0%
1984
−35.2%
1988
−19.2%
1992
−5.3%
1996
−4.9%
2000
−21.0%
2004
−22.8%
2008
−22.6%
2012
−26.1%
2016
−44.8%
2020
−42.2%
2024
−44.1%
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
27.3%Harris19,573
71.4%Trump51,173
0.6%Kennedy450 +4
R+44.1
R+1.9
R+42.6
71,661
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%51,173
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.3%19,573
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%450
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%261
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%89
Richard DuncanNonpartisan0.1%76
Peter SonskiNonpartisan0.1%39
R
28.1%Biden20,868
70.3%Trump52,251
1.6%
R+42.2
D+2.5
R+46.7
74,287
R
24.4%Clinton17,047
69.2%Trump48,306
6.4%
R+44.8
R+18.7
R+46.9
69,817
R
35.6%Obama23,836
61.7%Romney41,292
2.7%
R+26.1
R+3.4
R+29.9
66,912
R
37.9%Obama26,083
60.5%McCain41,687
1.6%
R+22.6
D+0.2
R+29.9
68,896
R
38.3%Kerry27,912
61.1%Bush44,541
0.6%
R+22.8
R+1.8
R+20.4
72,878
R
38.2%Gore24,314
59.2%Bush37,654
2.5%
R+21.0
R+16.1
R+21.5
63,580
R
41.5%Clinton25,684
46.5%Dole28,732
12.0%
R+4.9
D+0.4
R+13.5
61,820
R
37.5%Clinton25,296
42.8%Bush28,893
19.7%
R+5.3
D+13.8
R+10.9
67,510
R
40.1%Dukakis24,347
59.3%Bush35,978
0.6%
R+19.2
D+16.0
R+11.4
60,666
R
31.9%Mondale20,735
67.1%Reagan43,605
1.0%
R+35.2
R+14.2
R+17.0
64,997
R
36.6%Carter23,052
57.6%Reagan36,242
5.8%
R+21.0
R+14.6
R+11.2
62,930
R
46.3%Carter27,688
52.6%Ford31,503
1.1%
R+6.4
D+34.8
R+8.4
59,860
R
28.9%McGovern17,907
70.1%Nixon43,363
1.0%
R+41.1
R+25.2
R+18.0
61,867
R
37.7%Humphrey22,737
53.7%Nixon32,382
8.6%
R+16.0
R+32.4
R+15.3
60,300
D
58.2%Johnson35,040
41.8%Goldwater25,159
0.0%
D+16.4
D+37.4
R+6.2
60,199
R
39.5%Kennedy24,994
60.5%Nixon38,310
0.0%
R+21.0
D+6.8
R+21.2
63,304
R
36.1%Stevenson20,969
63.9%Eisenhower37,167
0.0%
R+27.9
R+6.6
R+12.5
58,136
R
39.4%Stevenson23,162
60.6%Eisenhower35,658
0.0%
R+21.2
R+15.6
R+10.5
58,820
R
47.0%Truman23,302
52.7%Dewey26,095
0.3%
R+5.6
D+5.7
R+10.1
49,528
R
44.3%Roosevelt22,206
55.7%Dewey27,864
0.0%
R+11.3
R+4.0
R+18.8
50,070
R
46.4%Roosevelt26,325
53.6%Willkie30,459
0.0%
R+7.3
R+14.1
R+17.2
56,784
D
53.1%Roosevelt28,939
46.3%Landon25,220
0.6%
D+6.8
D+2.0
R+17.4
54,503
D
51.8%Roosevelt25,423
47.0%Hoover23,076
1.2%
D+4.8
D+46.4
R+13.0
49,074
R
28.9%Smith12,204
70.5%Hoover29,772
0.5%
R+41.6
R+32.2
R+24.2
42,200
R
43.5%Davis16,780
52.8%Coolidge20,409
3.7%
R+9.4
D+3.1
D+15.8
38,617
R
43.0%Cox16,574
55.5%Harding21,399
1.5%
R+12.5
R+16.4
D+13.7
38,554
D
50.6%Wilson10,983
46.7%Hughes10,142
2.7%
D+3.9
R+10.5
D+0.7
21,706
D
45.7%Wilson9,217
31.4%Taft6,328
22.9%
D+14.3
D+16.5
R+5.2
20,160
R
47.9%Bryan10,755
50.0%Taft11,231
2.0%
R+2.1
D+13.5
D+7.4
22,442
R
40.8%Parker9,122
56.5%Roosevelt12,621
2.7%
R+15.7
R+5.3
D+4.0
22,342
R
44.4%Bryan10,184
54.7%McKinley12,553
0.9%
R+10.3
R+4.1
R+2.8
22,940
R
46.5%Bryan9,587
52.7%McKinley10,879
0.8%
R+6.3
R+4.0
R+0.2
20,626
R
47.4%Cleveland8,364
49.6%Harrison8,759
3.0%
R+2.2
—
R+3.9
17,650
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+24.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+44.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Parkersburg
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
60,066
13,279
28,254
16,744
1,789
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+148 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,723 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Parkersburg in Parkersburg: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+31
2012
−192
2013
−47
2014
−92
2015
−15
2016
−774
2017
−464
2018
−832
2019
−542
2021
+79
2022
−23
2023
−149
2024
+149
2025
+148
The Parkersburg-Marietta media market straddles the Ohio River, blending West Virginia's heavily Republican rural precincts with Ohio's more competitive Washington County, making it a useful lens on Appalachian political realignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.
A population of 149,906, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,246 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clarksburg-Weston and Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill.
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In 2024, Parkersburg, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.1 points (R+44.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,661 votes cast, 19,573 went Democratic and 51,173 went Republican.
When did Parkersburg, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Parkersburg, West Virginia has a population of 149,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg, West Virginia is $60,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Parkersburg, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
