HarrisDemocratic53.3%3,070TrumpRepublican42.9%2,469OtherAll other candidates3.8%221
D+10.4- Lead
- 601
- Total
- 5,760
- vs nation
- D+11.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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West Virginia 80th State House District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic55.3%3,325TrumpRepublican42.2%2,540OtherAll other candidates2.4%147
D+13.1- Lead
- 785
- Total
- 6,012
- vs nation
- D+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.9%2,580TrumpRepublican44.0%2,472OtherAll other candidates10.0%564
D+1.9- Lead
- 108
- Total
- 5,616
- vs nation
- R+0.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic50.0%2,435RomneyRepublican46.4%2,261OtherAll other candidates3.6%175
D+3.6- Lead
- 174
- Total
- 4,871
- vs nation
- R+0.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic57.6%3,007McCainRepublican40.5%2,115OtherAll other candidates1.9%97
D+17.1- Lead
- 892
- Total
- 5,219
- vs nation
- D+9.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic54.1%2,866BushRepublican45.0%2,383OtherAll other candidates0.9%48
D+9.1- Lead
- 483
- Total
- 5,297
- vs nation
- D+11.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic52.2%2,205BushRepublican43.4%1,833OtherAll other candidates4.5%190
D+8.8- Lead
- 372
- Total
- 4,228
- vs nation
- D+8.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic55.3%2,350DoleRepublican32.6%1,386OtherAll other candidates12.1%514
D+22.7- Lead
- 964
- Total
- 4,250
- vs nation
- D+14.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 17,1852024 5-year
- Population density
- 2,322 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 7.4 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,6632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+20.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Delegate District 81, WV · twin score 90.7
presidential history
Party record book
West Virginia 80th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
77.9%
3,055 votes · D+55.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 67.1%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
58.9%
435 votes · R+20.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · 58.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
3,325votes
55.3% of the vote · D+13.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 3,070 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
2,540votes
42.2% of the vote · D+13.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 2,472 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+33.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+55.8 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · +28.9 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+11.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+17.7 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +11.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJohn WilliamsState House · 80
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
West Virginia 80th State House District sits in southern Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 20.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 17,185, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,663 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delegate District 81 and Delegate District 79.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Delegate District 81
West Virginia
90.7twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian agecollege share≠ elasticity
Delegate District 79
West Virginia
90.5twin score
median age% unaffiliated12-yr trend
State House District 13
Wyoming
89.4twin score
median age% unaffiliatedcollege share≠ Polish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did West Virginia 80th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Virginia 80th State House District voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,760 votes cast, 3,070 went Democratic and 2,469 went Republican.
When did West Virginia 80th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which West Virginia 80th State House District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in West Virginia 80th State House District?
West Virginia 80th State House District has a population of 17,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Virginia 80th State House District?
Median household income in West Virginia 80th State House District is $64,663 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of West Virginia 80th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Virginia 80th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.