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

Morgan 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
Morgan County, West Virginia · Pubdog · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
17,426
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cameron County
PA · similarity 1.00
13 precincts · 9,097 votes cast
Trump · R+56
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−55.6%
1,9477,0099,097
2020R
−52.2%
1,9986,5378,696
2016R
−53.8%
1,5735,7327,737
2012R
−30.4%
2,3634,5137,071
2008R
−23.5%
2,7214,4287,276
2004R
−32.7%
2,2724,5116,847
2000R
−29.5%
1,9393,6395,772
1996R
−13.2%
1,9292,5995,080
1992R
−13.7%
1,8542,5855,344
1988R
−31.9%
1,5453,0024,564
1984R
−40.8%
1,4573,4694,932
1980R
−26.8%
1,5942,8334,627
1976R
−10.2%
1,9292,3694,298
1972R
−45.9%
1,1183,0144,132
1968R
−33.0%
1,0152,2443,720
1964R
−1.2%
1,8201,8663,686
1960R
−33.6%
1,3692,7524,121
1956R
−45.5%
1,1042,9464,050
1952R
−41.6%
1,1142,6993,813
1948R
−32.3%
1,1042,1593,267
1944R
−44.0%
8952,3033,198
1940R
−33.2%
1,2862,5633,849
1936R
−22.3%
1,6202,5554,184
1932R
−20.8%
1,3582,0823,483
1928R
−53.8%
7582,5393,308
1924R
−32.3%
9191,8832,984
1920R
−43.5%
7121,8172,542
1916R
−28.5%
6661,2081,904
1912R
−3.6%
5496121,754
1908R
−33.9%
5491,1341,724
1904R
−30.5%
5761,0971,708
1900D
+29.7%
1,0915861,702
1896R
−42.3%
4331,1071,595
1892R
−21.8%
5829101,507
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.5%
Other Christian
5.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Baptist
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Morgan County, nestled in the Eastern Panhandle along the Potomac River, recorded an R+55.4 margin in 2024, reflecting the steep partisan realignment that has reshaped rural Appalachian electorates over the past two decades.

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

Morgan County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,179, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,426 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 Cameron County and McKean County.