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1876–2024
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hampshire County·West Virginia

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

One of West Virginia's most reliably Republican rural counties

18762024·38 elections
Hampshire County, West Virginia · Justin.A.Wilcox · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+63
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,465
2024 ACS
Most similar
Clarion County
PA · similarity 1.00
25 precincts · 10,500 votes cast
Trump · R+63
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−62.6%
1,8908,46410,500
2020R
−60.4%
1,9398,03310,086
2016R
−58.9%
1,5806,6928,679
2012R
−40.2%
2,2995,5238,019
2008R
−26.8%
2,9835,2228,346
2004R
−37.9%
2,4555,4897,996
2000R
−29.7%
2,0693,8796,097
1996R
−8.3%
2,3352,8145,781
1992R
−6.5%
2,3652,7676,171
1988R
−21.8%
2,0853,2535,363
1984R
−31.7%
2,1024,0656,187
1980R
−6.4%
2,5222,8795,585
1976D
+19.4%
3,1042,0975,201
1972R
−30.7%
1,6373,0844,721
1968R
−3.8%
1,7911,9594,444
1964D
+39.3%
3,3811,4734,854
1960D
+5.7%
2,8492,5415,390
1956R
−6.4%
2,3562,6765,032
1952D
+4.8%
2,3912,1734,564
1948D
+27.1%
2,3571,3513,718
1944D
+20.5%
2,4851,6384,123
1940D
+30.4%
3,2771,7515,028
1936D
+42.8%
3,7921,5125,325
1932D
+48.6%
3,6811,2584,988
1928D
+9.0%
2,1321,7793,926
1924D
+43.3%
2,9931,1724,204
1920D
+29.0%
2,2211,2143,467
1916D
+48.9%
2,1817452,936
1912D
+55.9%
1,7774062,453
1908D
+44.0%
1,7736832,476
1904D
+44.5%
1,8787002,648
1900R
−50.4%
6592,0232,709
1896D
+47.4%
1,9096762,602
1892D
+53.8%
1,8785232,519
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
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
8.8%
Methodist
6.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Baptist
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hampshire County's R+62.5 margin in 2024 reflects a broader Appalachian shift toward lopsided Republican dominance; its sparse population and rugged South Branch Potomac terrain define an electorate where Democratic competitiveness has largely disappeared over two decades.

The Republican margin in Hampshire County reached its widest at sixty-three points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hampshire County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,116, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,465 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 Clarion County and Martin County.