Berkeley County, West Virginia

2024 results by precinct

80 precincts · 56,102 votes cast

Trump · R+36

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−35.8%	17,500	37,580	56,102
2020	R	−31.2%	17,186	33,279	51,539
2016	R	−36.7%	12,321	28,244	43,364
2012	R	−21.1%	14,275	22,156	37,307
2008	R	−13.0%	15,994	20,841	37,291
2004	R	−26.8%	12,244	21,293	33,785
2000	R	−21.0%	8,797	13,619	23,010
1996	R	−7.5%	8,321	9,859	20,576
1992	R	−9.9%	7,159	9,134	20,029
1988	R	−26.0%	6,313	10,761	17,135
1984	R	−35.1%	6,181	12,887	19,092
1980	R	−18.2%	6,783	9,955	17,454
1976	R	−4.2%	8,216	8,935	17,151
1972	R	−41.6%	4,523	10,954	15,477
1968	R	−15.9%	4,929	7,223	14,473
1964	D	+22.5%	8,628	5,457	14,085
1960	R	−8.4%	7,072	8,369	15,441
1956	R	−23.2%	5,649	9,071	14,720
1952	R	−6.8%	7,111	8,149	15,260
1948	D	+5.9%	6,797	6,042	12,873
1944	R	−2.8%	5,819	6,151	11,970
1940	D	+13.8%	8,658	6,562	15,220
1936	D	+11.7%	8,336	6,585	14,960
1932	D	+4.7%	7,009	6,370	13,527
1928	R	−40.9%	3,540	8,477	12,059
1924	R	−10.4%	4,366	5,427	10,205
1920	R	−8.8%	4,399	5,259	9,748
1916	D	+2.3%	2,938	2,802	5,826
1912	D	+25.1%	2,703	1,349	5,391
1908	R	−2.1%	2,563	2,675	5,352
1904	R	−1.2%	2,488	2,548	5,129
1900	D	+4.5%	2,506	2,287	4,816
1896	R	−8.9%	2,084	2,497	4,655
1892	R	−2.9%	2,133	2,259	4,418
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

5.9%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

2.0%

75–84

2.2%

4.7%

65–74

5.2%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

7.0%

35–44

6.8%

7.4%

25–34

7.1%

3.8%

18–24

3.6%

8.8%

5–17

8.2%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,815

Berkeley County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Berkeley County$80,815

West Virginia$59,608

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

10.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.2%

Methodist

5.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Berkeley has added residents faster than almost any other West Virginia county over the past two decades, driven by Washington D.C. commuter sprawl, yet its presidential margins have moved sharply rightward even as its population diversified.

The Republican margin in Berkeley County reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Berkeley County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,815, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 129,514 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Green Lake County and Bradford County.

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Berkeley County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.