West Virginia 2008 vs 2012: county swing
55 of 55 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 7 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County flipped | D+10.7 | R+31.5 | R+42.2 | 8,370 | 8,500 |
| McDowell County flipped | D+8.5 | R+29.9 | R+38.4 | 6,430 | 6,188 |
| Webster County flipped | D+5.5 | R+27.7 | R+33.2 | 3,057 | 2,755 |
| Nicholas County | R+4.8 | R+36.8 | R+32.0 | 9,361 | 8,785 |
| Mingo County | R+12.0 | R+42.6 | R+30.6 | 8,338 | 8,830 |
| Wyoming County | R+25.1 | R+55.7 | R+30.6 | 7,530 | 7,523 |
| Logan County | R+10.8 | R+39.8 | R+29.0 | 13,465 | 11,946 |
| Clay County | R+10.3 | R+34.5 | R+24.2 | 3,265 | 3,012 |
| Lincoln County | R+8.9 | R+31.6 | R+22.7 | 6,835 | 6,818 |
| Mercer County | R+27.6 | R+47.1 | R+19.5 | 21,022 | 21,276 |
| Raleigh County | R+25.9 | R+44.7 | R+18.8 | 28,259 | 28,829 |
| Fayette County | R+2.7 | R+20.8 | R+18.1 | 15,194 | 14,070 |
| Preston County | R+26.5 | R+44.4 | R+17.9 | 11,796 | 11,155 |
| Summers County | R+11.3 | R+28.8 | R+17.5 | 5,316 | 4,735 |
| Tucker County | R+23.8 | R+41.3 | R+17.5 | 3,507 | 3,138 |
| Monroe County | R+24.8 | R+41.5 | R+16.7 | 5,575 | 5,212 |
| Braxton County flipped | D+1.4 | R+15.1 | R+16.5 | 5,409 | 4,804 |
| Marshall County | R+12.6 | R+28.3 | R+15.7 | 14,001 | 12,916 |
| Barbour County | R+20.3 | R+35.7 | R+15.4 | 6,232 | 5,761 |
| Grant County | R+51.5 | R+66.8 | R+15.3 | 4,218 | 4,586 |
| Wetzel County | R+6.2 | R+21.4 | R+15.2 | 6,454 | 5,856 |
| Marion County flipped | D+0.5 | R+14.4 | R+14.9 | 23,607 | 21,542 |
| Randolph County | R+14.0 | R+28.8 | R+14.8 | 10,833 | 9,756 |
| Taylor County | R+18.4 | R+32.1 | R+13.7 | 6,203 | 5,908 |
| Hampshire County | R+26.9 | R+40.4 | R+13.5 | 8,347 | 7,986 |
| Putnam County | R+23.5 | R+37.0 | R+13.5 | 24,780 | 23,673 |
| Monongalia County flipped | D+3.8 | R+9.6 | R+13.4 | 33,379 | 31,475 |
| Roane County | R+7.8 | R+20.7 | R+12.9 | 5,563 | 5,047 |
| Gilmer County | R+17.5 | R+30.1 | R+12.6 | 2,521 | 2,509 |
| Greenbrier County | R+12.3 | R+24.9 | R+12.6 | 13,732 | 12,963 |
| Hardy County | R+27.2 | R+39.7 | R+12.5 | 5,407 | 5,168 |
| Upshur County | R+33.3 | R+45.7 | R+12.4 | 8,971 | 8,273 |
| Jackson County | R+18.7 | R+30.8 | R+12.1 | 12,236 | 11,544 |
| Tyler County | R+31.4 | R+43.5 | R+12.1 | 3,741 | 3,279 |
| Pocahontas County | R+12.7 | R+24.6 | R+11.9 | 3,642 | 3,576 |
| Mineral County | R+33.5 | R+45.0 | R+11.5 | 11,547 | 10,979 |
| Ohio County | R+10.7 | R+22.2 | R+11.5 | 19,540 | 17,911 |
| Kanawha County | R+0.4 | R+11.8 | R+11.4 | 82,484 | 75,077 |
| Ritchie County | R+46.4 | R+56.8 | R+10.4 | 3,846 | 3,788 |
| Harrison County | R+13.3 | R+23.5 | R+10.2 | 31,872 | 26,147 |
| Pendleton County | R+21.3 | R+31.5 | R+10.2 | 3,395 | 3,239 |
| Pleasants County | R+21.2 | R+30.7 | R+9.5 | 2,975 | 2,840 |
| Brooke County | R+2.4 | R+11.3 | R+8.9 | 9,857 | 9,294 |
| Wayne County | R+18.2 | R+27.0 | R+8.8 | 15,430 | 13,955 |
| Jefferson County flipped | D+4.8 | R+3.9 | R+8.7 | 22,545 | 22,138 |
| Lewis County | R+33.7 | R+42.0 | R+8.3 | 6,606 | 6,287 |
| Berkeley County | R+13.0 | R+21.2 | R+8.2 | 37,292 | 37,172 |
| Calhoun County | R+15.3 | R+22.7 | R+7.4 | 2,429 | 2,207 |
| Mason County | R+12.9 | R+20.0 | R+7.1 | 10,603 | 9,789 |
| Morgan County | R+23.5 | R+30.6 | R+7.1 | 7,276 | 7,044 |
| Doddridge County | R+49.1 | R+56.1 | R+7.0 | 3,018 | 2,769 |
| Hancock County | R+15.3 | R+21.4 | R+6.1 | 13,220 | 12,118 |
| Wirt County | R+30.7 | R+34.6 | R+3.9 | 2,326 | 2,171 |
| Cabell County | R+10.1 | R+13.8 | R+3.7 | 34,592 | 32,144 |
| Wood County | R+28.7 | R+32.2 | R+3.5 | 36,002 | 33,977 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data