West Virginia · 2016 presidential election
West Virginia presidential election results 2016
Donald J. Trump carried West Virginia by 42.15 points (300,577 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 713,051
- WV result
- R+42.2
- Compared with the nation
- 44.2 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2012
- 15.4 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 489,371 | 68.60% | 5 | |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 188,794 | 26.50% | — | |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 23,004 | 3.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 713,051 | ||||
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Hillary Clinton | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 1,222 | 4,527 | 305 | 6,054 | 54.6 |
| Berkeley | 12,321 | 28,244 | 2,285 | 42,850 | 37.2 |
| Boone | 1,790 | 6,504 | 389 | 8,683 | 54.3 |
| Braxton | 1,321 | 3,537 | 232 | 5,090 | 43.5 |
| Brooke | 2,568 | 6,625 | 420 | 9,613 | 42.2 |
| Cabell | 11,447 | 19,850 | 1,788 | 33,085 | 25.4 |
| Calhoun | 456 | 2,035 | 126 | 2,617 | 60.3 |
| Clay | 568 | 2,300 | 104 | 2,972 | 58.3 |
| Doddridge | 362 | 2,358 | 120 | 2,840 | 70.3 |
| Fayette | 4,290 | 10,357 | 690 | 15,337 | 39.6 |
| Gilmer | 545 | 1,896 | 102 | 2,543 | 53.1 |
| Grant | 512 | 4,346 | 98 | 4,956 | 77.4 |
| Greenbrier | 3,765 | 9,556 | 745 | 14,066 | 41.2 |
| Hampshire | 1,580 | 6,692 | 336 | 8,608 | 59.4 |
| Hancock | 3,262 | 8,909 | 531 | 12,702 | 44.5 |
| Hardy | 1,155 | 4,274 | 214 | 5,643 | 55.3 |
| Harrison | 7,694 | 18,750 | 1,516 | 27,960 | 39.5 |
| Jackson | 2,663 | 9,020 | 504 | 12,187 | 52.2 |
| Jefferson | 9,518 | 13,204 | 1,425 | 24,147 | 15.3 |
| Kanawha | 28,263 | 43,850 | 3,577 | 75,690 | 20.6 |
| Lewis | 1,347 | 5,274 | 307 | 6,928 | 56.7 |
| Lincoln | 1,459 | 5,307 | 300 | 7,066 | 54.5 |
| Logan | 2,092 | 9,897 | 370 | 12,359 | 63.2 |
| Marion | 6,964 | 14,668 | 1,397 | 23,029 | 33.5 |
| Marshall | 2,918 | 9,666 | 632 | 13,216 | 51.1 |
| Mason | 2,081 | 7,654 | 451 | 10,186 | 54.7 |
| McDowell | 1,438 | 4,629 | 136 | 6,203 | 51.4 |
| Mercer | 4,704 | 17,404 | 874 | 22,982 | 55.3 |
| Mineral | 2,050 | 9,070 | 444 | 11,564 | 60.7 |
| Mingo | 1,370 | 7,911 | 229 | 9,510 | 68.8 |
| Monongalia | 14,699 | 18,432 | 2,917 | 36,048 | 10.4 |
| Monroe | 1,111 | 4,443 | 251 | 5,805 | 57.4 |
| Morgan | 1,573 | 5,732 | 349 | 7,654 | 54.3 |
| Nicholas | 1,840 | 7,251 | 400 | 9,491 | 57.0 |
| Ohio | 5,493 | 11,139 | 1,306 | 17,938 | 31.5 |
| Pendleton | 729 | 2,398 | 98 | 3,225 | 51.8 |
| Pleasants | 621 | 2,358 | 171 | 3,150 | 55.1 |
| Pocahontas | 928 | 2,496 | 222 | 3,646 | 43.0 |
| Preston | 2,470 | 9,538 | 651 | 12,659 | 55.8 |
| Putnam | 5,884 | 17,788 | 1,221 | 24,893 | 47.8 |
| Raleigh | 6,443 | 22,048 | 1,127 | 29,618 | 52.7 |
| Randolph | 2,735 | 7,629 | 512 | 10,876 | 45.0 |
| Ritchie | 496 | 3,405 | 174 | 4,075 | 71.4 |
| Roane | 1,222 | 3,781 | 244 | 5,247 | 48.8 |
| Summers | 1,190 | 3,455 | 217 | 4,862 | 46.6 |
| Taylor | 1,491 | 4,733 | 314 | 6,538 | 49.6 |
| Tucker | 751 | 2,565 | 159 | 3,475 | 52.2 |
| Tyler | 507 | 2,996 | 151 | 3,654 | 68.1 |
| Upshur | 1,766 | 7,005 | 447 | 9,218 | 56.8 |
| Wayne | 3,357 | 11,152 | 673 | 15,182 | 51.3 |
| Webster | 556 | 2,302 | 120 | 2,978 | 58.6 |
| Wetzel | 1,359 | 4,519 | 387 | 6,265 | 50.4 |
| Wirt | 386 | 1,911 | 125 | 2,422 | 63.0 |
| Wood | 8,400 | 25,434 | 1,781 | 35,615 | 47.8 |
| Wyoming | 1,062 | 6,547 | 222 | 7,831 | 70.0 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 5 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD J. TRUMP Republican | — | 489,371 | 68.63% |
| HILLARY CLINTON Democrat | — | 188,794 | 26.48% |
| GARY JOHNSON Libertarian | — | 23,004 | 3.23% |
| JILL STEIN Mountain | — | 8,075 | 1.13% |
| DARRELL L. CASTLE Constitution | — | 3,807 | 0.53% |
| Total as printed | 713,051 | ||
West Virginia in every election · 2016 primaries · All states in 2016 · Report an error
Questions and answers
Who won West Virginia in 2016?
Donald J. Trump won West Virginia by 42.15 percentage points (300,577 votes).
How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 2016?
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes in 2016.
How many people voted for president in West Virginia in 2016?
713,051 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in West Virginia in 2016?
Donald J. Trump 55 (out of 55 counties with results).
How did West Virginia change from 2012 to 2016?
The margin moved 15.4 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 26.8 points to Republican by 42.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data