West Virginia — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentCoolidgeR+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican | 49.5% | 288,635 |
|---|---|---|
| John W. DavisDemocratic | 44.1% | 257,232 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.5% | 37,795 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Marion County, WV | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+11.3 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Putnam County, WV | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+15.9 |
West Virginia results by county
55 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Calvin Coolidge+159 | 3,34745.4% | 3,18843.3% | 83611.3% | 7,371 |
| Berkeley County | Calvin Coolidge+1,061 | 5,42753.2% | 4,36642.8% | 4124.0% | 10,205 |
| Boone County | John W. Davis+316 | 3,01041.3% | 3,32645.7% | 94813.0% | 7,284 |
| Braxton County | John W. Davis+976 | 4,19244.2% | 5,16854.5% | 1301.4% | 9,490 |
| Brooke County | Calvin Coolidge+1,821 | 3,85859.3% | 2,03731.3% | 6069.3% | 6,501 |
| Cabell County | John W. Davis+630 | 15,58147.3% | 16,21149.2% | 1,1773.6% | 32,969 |
| Calhoun County | John W. Davis+832 | 1,39938.5% | 2,23161.4% | 30.1% | 3,633 |
| Clay County | John W. Davis+194 | 1,84347.0% | 2,03752.0% | 401.0% | 3,920 |
| Doddridge County | Calvin Coolidge+1,183 | 2,77762.7% | 1,59436.0% | 581.3% | 4,429 |
| Fayette County | Calvin Coolidge+992 | 10,55546.8% | 9,56342.4% | 2,44010.8% | 22,558 |
| Gilmer County | John W. Davis+1,180 | 1,57036.1% | 2,75063.2% | 300.7% | 4,350 |
| Grant County | Calvin Coolidge+1,686 | 2,34475.5% | 65821.2% | 1033.3% | 3,105 |
| Greenbrier County | John W. Davis+1,280 | 4,76842.2% | 6,04853.6% | 4724.2% | 11,288 |
| Hampshire County | John W. Davis+1,821 | 1,17227.9% | 2,99371.2% | 390.9% | 4,204 |
| Hancock County | Calvin Coolidge+2,588 | 3,77571.1% | 1,18722.3% | 3496.6% | 5,311 |
| Hardy County | John W. Davis+1,170 | 1,27233.9% | 2,44265.1% | 361.0% | 3,750 |
| Harrison County | Calvin Coolidge+1,695 | 15,16549.4% | 13,47043.9% | 2,0756.8% | 30,710 |
| Jackson County | Calvin Coolidge+803 | 3,73955.5% | 2,93643.6% | 590.9% | 6,734 |
| Jefferson County | John W. Davis+2,498 | 1,87029.1% | 4,36867.9% | 1953.0% | 6,433 |
| Kanawha County | Calvin Coolidge+3,292 | 26,01849.1% | 22,72642.9% | 4,2077.9% | 52,951 |
| Lewis County | Calvin Coolidge+429 | 4,83951.1% | 4,41046.6% | 2212.3% | 9,470 |
| Lincoln County | John W. Davis+191 | 3,16447.3% | 3,35550.1% | 1712.6% | 6,690 |
| Logan County | John W. Davis+315 | 7,06246.9% | 7,37749.0% | 6124.1% | 15,051 |
| Marion County | Calvin Coolidge+2,781 | 12,16750.6% | 9,38639.0% | 2,51310.4% | 24,066 |
| Marshall County | Calvin Coolidge+2,703 | 7,41355.6% | 4,71035.3% | 1,2199.1% | 13,342 |
| Mason County | Calvin Coolidge+917 | 4,22552.2% | 3,30840.9% | 5576.9% | 8,090 |
| McDowell County | Calvin Coolidge+6,861 | 12,42263.0% | 5,56128.2% | 1,7498.9% | 19,732 |
| Mercer County | John W. Davis+899 | 9,15942.9% | 10,05847.1% | 2,15310.1% | 21,370 |
| Mineral County | Calvin Coolidge+691 | 3,55149.6% | 2,86040.0% | 74610.4% | 7,157 |
| Mingo County | John W. Davis+657 | 4,65642.1% | 5,31348.0% | 1,1019.9% | 11,070 |
| Monongalia County | Calvin Coolidge+2,017 | 6,99449.6% | 4,97735.3% | 2,13915.2% | 14,110 |
| Monroe County | Calvin Coolidge+27 | 2,71350.0% | 2,68649.5% | 310.6% | 5,430 |
| Morgan County | Calvin Coolidge+964 | 1,88363.1% | 91930.8% | 1826.1% | 2,984 |
| Nicholas County | John W. Davis+609 | 3,34745.0% | 3,95653.2% | 1311.8% | 7,434 |
| Ohio County | Calvin Coolidge+5,649 | 14,40254.1% | 8,75332.9% | 3,47113.0% | 26,626 |
| Pendleton County | John W. Davis+575 | 1,46241.7% | 2,03758.1% | 90.3% | 3,508 |
| Pleasants County | John W. Davis+56 | 1,61948.7% | 1,67550.4% | 290.9% | 3,323 |
| Pocahontas County | Calvin Coolidge+5 | 2,78249.1% | 2,77749.1% | 1021.8% | 5,661 |
| Preston County | Calvin Coolidge+3,951 | 6,39668.2% | 2,44526.1% | 5345.7% | 9,375 |
| Putnam County | John W. Davis+84 | 2,86246.7% | 2,94648.1% | 3155.1% | 6,123 |
| Raleigh County | Calvin Coolidge+867 | 8,64349.4% | 7,77644.5% | 1,0676.1% | 17,486 |
| Randolph County | John W. Davis+1,788 | 3,52636.6% | 5,31455.1% | 7978.3% | 9,637 |
| Ritchie County | Calvin Coolidge+1,749 | 4,15262.6% | 2,40336.2% | 771.2% | 6,632 |
| Roane County | Calvin Coolidge+593 | 4,09753.9% | 3,50446.1% | 00.0% | 7,601 |
| Summers County | John W. Davis+874 | 3,12441.5% | 3,99853.1% | 4025.3% | 7,524 |
| Taylor County | Calvin Coolidge+1,184 | 3,68353.5% | 2,49936.3% | 70810.3% | 6,890 |
| Tucker County | Calvin Coolidge+150 | 2,27745.6% | 2,12742.6% | 58811.8% | 4,992 |
| Tyler County | Calvin Coolidge+1,288 | 3,42560.4% | 2,13737.7% | 1101.9% | 5,672 |
| Upshur County | Calvin Coolidge+2,978 | 4,93070.2% | 1,95227.8% | 1372.0% | 7,019 |
| Wayne County | John W. Davis+1,871 | 3,99939.0% | 5,87057.3% | 3783.7% | 10,247 |
| Webster County | John W. Davis+906 | 1,61738.7% | 2,52360.4% | 401.0% | 4,180 |
| Wetzel County | John W. Davis+1,540 | 3,45839.6% | 4,99857.2% | 2763.2% | 8,732 |
| Wirt County | John W. Davis+96 | 1,49148.0% | 1,58751.1% | 260.8% | 3,104 |
| Wood County | Calvin Coolidge+708 | 10,08650.3% | 9,37846.8% | 5912.9% | 20,055 |
| Wyoming County | Calvin Coolidge+969 | 3,32754.7% | 2,35838.8% | 3986.5% | 6,083 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.