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

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

One of West Virginia's most Republican-leaning rural counties

18762024·38 elections
Monroe County, West Virginia · Antony-22 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,386
2024 ACS
Most similar
Pope County
IL · similarity 1.00
11 precincts · 6,367 votes cast
Trump · R+62
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−61.8%
1,1555,0896,367
2020R
−57.4%
1,3455,0686,490
2016R
−56.9%
1,1114,4435,852
2012R
−41.3%
1,4553,6165,232
2008R
−24.8%
2,0143,3975,575
2004R
−21.5%
2,3113,5905,951
2000R
−16.5%
2,0942,9405,139
1996D
+4.9%
2,3822,1315,092
1992D
+2.0%
2,4182,3115,420
1988R
−5.7%
2,4272,7195,168
1984R
−21.5%
2,3333,6125,954
1980R
−2.0%
2,8772,9996,072
1976D
+9.0%
3,2972,7506,047
1972R
−27.5%
2,1143,7165,830
1968R
−8.7%
2,4122,9255,890
1964D
+17.1%
3,3672,3855,752
1960R
−3.8%
2,9103,1396,049
1956R
−12.0%
2,7723,5296,301
1952R
−9.4%
2,8563,4476,303
1948R
−5.8%
2,6322,9565,588
1944R
−9.0%
2,6153,1305,745
1940R
−1.8%
3,2833,4036,686
1936D
+2.2%
3,4133,2686,695
1932D
+4.6%
3,2672,9786,247
1928R
−12.6%
2,3463,0255,388
1924R
−0.5%
2,6862,7135,430
1920R
−8.7%
2,5193,0015,532
1916D
+0.8%
1,6091,5843,201
1912D
+24.7%
1,5707983,127
1908R
−0.1%
1,5211,5233,074
1904D
+0.6%
1,5031,4853,013
1900D
+0.8%
1,5561,5323,112
1896D
+8.8%
1,5791,3232,914
1892D
+9.0%
1,3731,1412,579
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%
Irish
0.8%
African American
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
9.4%
Other Christian
7.3%
Baptist
6.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Monroe County's R+61.7 margin in 2024 places it among the state's most lopsided presidential results, reflecting a broader rural realignment that has reshaped West Virginia's electoral map over the past two decades.

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

Monroe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,750, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,386 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 Pope County and Lawrence County.