† 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
12 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
GroupClarksburg-WestonWest VirginiaUnited States
German17.7%14.7%12.5%
Irish15.5%12.3%9.4%
English13.0%15.7%9.5%
American8.8%9.5%5.3%
Italian6.5%4.1%4.8%
Scottish2.2%2.1%1.3%
Polish1.3%1.4%2.2%
Dutch0.8%——
African American†1.5%2.6%9.9%
Mexican0.5%0.7%11.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
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
Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
United States
Median age
42.9
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$58,119
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.9%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.2%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
6.5%
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.3%
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.1%
62.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.8%
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.
Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.1%
1896
−6.3%
1900
−12.2%
1904
−14.9%
1908
−10.6%
1912
+24.2%
1916
−0.9%
1920
−16.5%
1924
−7.0%
1928
−18.1%
1932
+10.1%
1936
+17.8%
1940
+8.7%
1944
+4.7%
1948
+11.1%
1952
−2.6%
1956
−12.0%
1960
+1.6%
1964
+37.3%
1968
+7.4%
1972
−28.9%
1976
+14.9%
1980
+5.7%
1984
−13.8%
1988
+6.3%
1992
+16.6%
1996
+18.3%
2000
−7.6%
2004
−15.1%
2008
−16.0%
2012
−29.3%
2016
−45.7%
2020
−44.2%
2024
−47.0%
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
25.5%Harris28,639
72.5%Trump81,376
1.3%Kennedy1,459 +2
R+47.0
R+2.7
R+45.5
112,274
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.5%81,376
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.5%28,639
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.3%1,459
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%477
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%323
R
27.0%Biden31,693
71.2%Trump83,682
1.8%
R+44.2
D+1.4
R+48.7
117,499
R
24.1%Clinton25,929
69.7%Trump75,112
6.2%
R+45.7
R+16.4
R+47.8
107,689
R
34.0%Obama33,646
63.3%Romney62,600
2.7%
R+29.3
R+13.3
R+33.1
98,889
R
41.0%Obama45,231
57.0%McCain62,874
2.0%
R+16.0
R+0.9
R+23.3
110,255
R
42.0%Kerry48,031
57.1%Bush65,322
0.8%
R+15.1
R+7.5
R+12.7
114,311
R
45.0%Gore45,425
52.6%Bush53,125
2.5%
R+7.6
R+26.0
R+8.1
101,035
D
52.5%Clinton52,478
34.2%Dole34,152
13.3%
D+18.3
D+1.7
D+9.8
99,957
D
49.5%Clinton55,164
32.9%Bush36,666
17.6%
D+16.6
D+10.3
D+11.0
111,405
D
53.0%Dukakis57,205
46.7%Bush50,449
0.3%
D+6.3
D+20.1
D+14.0
107,977
R
43.0%Mondale52,346
56.8%Reagan69,194
0.3%
R+13.8
R+19.5
D+4.4
121,874
D
50.5%Carter60,715
44.8%Reagan53,877
4.8%
D+5.7
R+9.3
D+15.4
120,334
D
57.5%Carter72,242
42.5%Ford53,452
0.0%
D+14.9
D+43.9
D+12.9
125,694
R
35.5%McGovern43,303
64.5%Nixon78,510
0.0%
R+28.9
R+36.3
R+5.7
121,813
D
50.4%Humphrey61,377
42.9%Nixon52,318
6.7%
D+7.4
R+29.9
D+8.1
121,822
D
68.6%Johnson87,046
31.4%Goldwater39,751
0.0%
D+37.3
D+35.7
D+14.7
126,797
D
50.8%Kennedy69,453
49.2%Nixon67,208
0.0%
D+1.6
D+13.7
D+1.5
136,661
R
44.0%Stevenson61,114
56.0%Eisenhower77,824
0.0%
R+12.0
R+9.5
D+3.4
138,938
R
48.7%Stevenson72,488
51.3%Eisenhower76,287
0.0%
R+2.6
R+13.7
D+8.2
148,775
D
55.3%Truman73,003
44.2%Dewey58,318
0.5%
D+11.1
D+6.4
D+6.6
131,937
D
52.4%Roosevelt65,831
47.6%Dewey59,912
0.0%
D+4.7
R+3.9
R+2.8
125,743
D
54.3%Roosevelt84,612
45.7%Willkie71,133
0.0%
D+8.7
R+9.2
R+1.3
155,745
D
58.7%Roosevelt89,490
40.9%Landon62,316
0.4%
D+17.8
D+7.7
R+6.4
152,385
D
54.2%Roosevelt74,208
44.1%Hoover60,336
1.7%
D+10.1
D+28.2
R+7.7
136,864
R
40.4%Smith49,043
58.5%Hoover70,997
1.0%
R+18.1
R+11.1
R+0.6
121,296
R
43.1%Davis51,616
50.1%Coolidge60,050
6.7%
R+7.0
D+9.5
D+18.1
119,746
R
40.6%Cox42,376
57.2%Harding59,609
2.2%
R+16.5
R+15.6
D+9.7
104,291
R
48.0%Wilson28,588
48.9%Hughes29,127
3.2%
R+0.9
R+25.1
R+4.0
59,620
D
43.0%Wilson23,486
18.8%Taft10,280
38.2%
D+24.2
D+34.8
D+4.6
54,608
R
42.4%Bryan22,783
53.0%Taft28,487
4.7%
R+10.6
D+4.3
R+1.1
53,790
R
40.8%Parker20,901
55.8%Roosevelt28,538
3.4%
R+14.9
R+2.7
D+4.7
51,178
R
43.3%Bryan20,555
55.5%McKinley26,358
1.2%
R+12.2
R+5.9
R+4.7
47,500
R
46.3%Bryan19,646
52.6%McKinley22,305
1.0%
R+6.3
R+5.2
R+0.2
42,390
R
47.5%Cleveland17,111
48.6%Harrison17,512
3.9%
R+1.1
—
R+2.8
36,039
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+16.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 30 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Clarksburg-Weston in Clarksburg-Weston: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+485
2012
+360
2013
+183
2014
−387
2015
−86
2016
−1,113
2017
−1,267
2018
−725
2019
−620
2021
+48
2022
−254
2023
+382
2024
+275
2025
+357
Centered on Harrison and Doddridge counties in north-central West Virginia, this media market has tracked some of the state's sharpest swings toward Republican presidential margins as coal and natural-gas employment contracted over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.0 points.
A population of 258,915, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,119 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Parkersburg and Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill.
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How did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,274 votes cast, 28,639 went Democratic and 81,376 went Republican.
When did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia has a population of 258,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia is $58,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
