West Virginia presidential election results and history
West Virginia has voted in 41 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 30 of the 41 with a recorded winner (73%).
Current members of Congress from West Virginia (4)
- Shelley Moore Capito Senator · Republican
- James C. Justice Senator · Republican
- Carol D. Miller District 1 · Republican
- Riley M. Moore District 2 · Republican
- Latest (2024)
- Donald J. Trump41.9 pts
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Republican wins
- 21
- Democratic wins
- 20
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in West Virginia
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald J. Trump | 70.0% | Kamala Harris | 41.9 | 4 | 762,390 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2020 | Donald J. Trump | 68.6% | Joseph R. Biden | 38.9 | 5 | 794,652 | Joseph R. Biden ✗ |
| 2016 | Donald J. Trump | 68.6% | Hillary Clinton | 42.2 | 5 | 713,051 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | 62.3% | Barack Obama | 26.8 | 5 | 670,438 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2008 | John McCain | 55.7% | Barack Obama | 13.1 | 5 | 713,362 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 56.1% | John Kerry | 12.9 | 5 | 755,887 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 51.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. | 6.3 | 5 | 648,124 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 1996 | William J. Clinton | 51.5% | Robert Dole | 14.8 | 5 | 636,459 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1992 | William J. Clinton | 48.4% | George H. W. Bush | 13.0 | 5 | 683,762 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis | 52.2% | George H. W. Bush | 4.7 | 5 | 653,311 | George H. W. Bush ✗ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 55.1% | Walter Mondale | 10.5 | 6 | 735,742 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | 49.8% | Ronald Reagan | 4.5 | 6 | 737,715 | Ronald Reagan ✗ |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | 58.0% | Gerald R. Ford | 16.1 | 6 | 750,964 | Jimmy Carter ✓ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 63.6% | George McGovern | 27.2 | 6 | 762,399 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey | 49.6% | Richard M. Nixon | 8.8 | 7 | 754,206 | Richard M. Nixon ✗ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 67.9% | Barry Goldwater | 35.9 | 7 | 792,040 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | 52.7% | Richard M. Nixon | 5.5 | 8 | 837,781 | John F. Kennedy ✓ |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 54.1% | Adlai Stevenson | 8.2 | 8 | 830,831 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson | 51.9% | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 3.9 | 8 | 873,548 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗ |
| 1948 | Harry S Truman | 57.3% | Thomas E. Dewey | 15.1 | 8 | 748,750 | Harry S Truman ✓ |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 54.9% | Thomas E. Dewey | 9.8 | 8 | 715,596 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 57.1% | Wendell L. Willkie | 14.2 | 8 | 868,076 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 60.6% | Alfred M. Landon | 21.4 | 8 | 829,945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 54.5% | Herbert Hoover | 10.0 | 8 | 743,774 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | 58.4% | Alfred E. Smith | 17.4 | 8 | 642,752 | Herbert Hoover ✓ |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 49.5% | John W. Davis | 5.4 | 8 | 583,662 | Calvin Coolidge ✓ |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | 55.3% | James M. Cox | 12.0 | 8 | 509,936 | Warren G. Harding ✓ |
| 1916 | Charles E. Hughes | 49.4% | Woodrow Wilson | 0.9 | 8 | 289,671 | Woodrow Wilson ✗ |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | 42.1% | Theodore Roosevelt | 12.7 | 8 | 268,728 | Woodrow Wilson ✓ |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | 53.4% | William Jennings Bryan | 10.3 | 7 | 258,098 | William Howard Taft ✓ |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 55.3% | Alton B. Parker | 13.2 | 7 | 239,986 | Theodore Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1900 | William McKinley | 54.3% | William Jennings Bryan | 9.5 | 6 | 220,796 | William McKinley ✓ |
| 1896 | William McKinley | 52.2% | William Jennings Bryan | 5.4 | 6 | 201,757 | William McKinley ✓ |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | 49.4% | Benjamin Harrison | 2.4 | 6 | 171,079 | Grover Cleveland ✓ |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland | 49.3% | Benjamin Harrison | 0.3 | 6 | 159,440 | Benjamin Harrison ✗ |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland | 50.9% | James G. Blaine | 3.2 | 6 | 132,145 | Grover Cleveland ✓ |
| 1880 | Winfield S. Hancock | 50.9% | James A. Garfield | 9.9 | 5 | 112,641 | James A. Garfield ✗ |
| 1876 | Samuel Tilden | 56.7% | Rutherford B. Hayes | 14.6 | 5 | 99,647 | Rutherford B. Hayes ✗ |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | 51.7% | Horace Greeley | 4.5 | 5 | 62,467 | Ulysses S. Grant ✓ |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | 58.8% | Horatio Seymour | 17.7 | 5 | 49,321 | Ulysses S. Grant ✓ |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | 68.2% | George McClellan | 36.5 | 5 | 34,877 | Abraham Lincoln ✓ |
Counties
- Barbour County
- Berkeley County
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Brooke County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Grant County
- Greenbrier County
- Hampshire County
- Hancock County
- Hardy County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mineral County
- Mingo County
- Monongalia County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Pendleton County
- Pleasants County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Summers County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Wyoming County
Questions and answers
How has West Virginia voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Donald J. Trump by 41.9 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 38.9 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 42.2 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 26.8 points; 2008: John McCain by 13.1 points.
When did West Virginia last vote Democratic for president?
In 1996, for William J. Clinton.
When did West Virginia last vote Republican for president?
In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.
How often does West Virginia vote for the winning presidential candidate?
West Virginia backed the national winner in 30 of 41 elections in this record (73%).
Is West Virginia a swing state?
No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 26.8 points, Republican by 42.2 points, Republican by 38.9 points and Republican by 41.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data