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

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

One of West Virginia's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Lewis County, West Virginia · Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+59
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
16,740
2024 ACS
Most similar
Massac County
IL · similarity 1.00
23 precincts · 7,048 votes cast
Trump · R+59
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−59.3%
1,3725,5507,048
2020R
−56.9%
1,5385,7827,459
2016R
−56.6%
1,3475,2746,936
2012R
−41.9%
1,7364,3756,294
2008R
−33.7%
2,1094,3356,603
2004R
−28.1%
2,4754,4456,999
2000R
−20.4%
2,3553,6066,134
1996D
+9.4%
2,8682,2856,173
1992D
+7.9%
2,9312,4136,563
1988R
−4.8%
3,2723,6026,908
1984R
−32.4%
2,6935,2978,031
1980R
−3.8%
3,4553,7477,611
1976D
+2.9%
3,9603,7367,696
1972R
−47.4%
2,0625,7787,840
1968R
−11.0%
3,1684,0277,835
1964D
+27.6%
5,2482,9798,227
1960R
−17.1%
3,6495,1578,806
1956R
−32.0%
3,1946,2039,397
1952R
−31.2%
3,2806,2549,534
1948R
−16.2%
3,4774,8298,341
1944R
−19.6%
3,3504,9848,334
1940R
−13.0%
4,5665,93510,501
1936D
+0.3%
5,5315,49911,084
1932D
+8.1%
5,5464,70410,381
1928R
−15.9%
3,8255,2909,221
1924R
−4.5%
4,4104,8399,470
1920R
−16.2%
3,3104,6188,082
1916R
−0.3%
2,2482,2634,613
1912D
+21.2%
1,9291,0294,250
1908R
−9.6%
1,8322,2394,241
1904R
−12.8%
1,6212,1313,969
1900D
+7.2%
1,9731,7023,743
1896R
−2.6%
1,7181,8133,603
1892D
+3.8%
1,6761,5503,349
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
1.0%
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
Methodist
11.9%
Baptist
8.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.7%
Other Christian
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lewis County, anchored by the small city of Weston, has swung decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 59-point margin in 2024 — a pattern consistent with broader rural Appalachian realignment.

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

Lewis County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,477, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,740 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 Massac County and Carroll County.