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Kanawha County, West Virginia presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Kanawha County by 17.4 points, out of 75,239 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+2.220002004: R+1.620042008: R+0.420082012: R+11.820122016: R+20.620162020: R+14.620202024: R+17.42024
Kanawha County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP43,35257.6%
Kamala Harris DEM30,23140.2%
All other candidates1,6562.2%
Total75,239

Kanawha County was R+17.4 against R+41.9 statewide, 24.5 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP46,39856.4%
Joseph R. Biden DEM34,34441.8%
All other candidates1,5021.8%
Total82,244

Kanawha County was R+14.6 against R+38.9 statewide, 24.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP43,85057.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM28,26337.3%
All other candidates3,5774.7%
Total75,690

Kanawha County was R+20.6 against R+42.2 statewide, 21.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

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Mitt Romney REP41,36455.1%
Barack Obama DEM32,48043.3%
All other candidates1,2331.6%
Total75,077

Kanawha County was R+11.8 against R+26.8 statewide, 15.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP40,95249.6%
Barack Obama DEM40,59449.2%
All other candidates9381.1%
Total82,484

Kanawha County was R+0.4 against R+13.1 statewide, 12.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP44,43050.5%
John Kerry DEM43,01048.9%
All other candidates4880.6%
Total87,928

Kanawha County was R+1.6 against R+12.9 statewide, 11.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM38,52450.2%
George W. Bush REP36,80948.0%
All other candidates1,3371.7%
Total76,670

Kanawha County was D+2.2 against R+6.3 statewide, 8.5 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Kanawha County, West Virginia in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Kanawha County by 17.4 points, out of 75,239 votes counted for president.

Is Kanawha County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 17.4 points; 2020: Republican by 14.6 points; 2016: Republican by 20.6 points; 2012: Republican by 11.8 points; 2008: Republican by 0.4 points; 2004: Republican by 1.6 points; 2000: Democratic by 2.2 points.

How does Kanawha County vote compared with the rest of West Virginia?

In 2024 it was 24.5 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 17.4 points against Republican by 41.9 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data