2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 656 | 2,632 | 3,348 | |
| 2020 | R | 699 | 2,742 | 3,491 | |
| 2016 | R | 621 | 2,358 | 3,179 | |
| 2012 | R | 955 | 1,825 | 2,841 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,142 | 1,772 | 2,974 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,349 | 2,061 | 3,435 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,267 | 1,884 | 3,208 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,478 | 1,265 | 3,171 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,387 | 1,248 | 3,376 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,421 | 1,761 | 3,187 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,458 | 2,255 | 3,725 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,494 | 1,852 | 3,447 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,699 | 1,608 | 3,307 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,207 | 2,025 | 3,232 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,522 | 1,534 | 3,260 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,287 | 1,339 | 3,626 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,742 | 1,982 | 3,724 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,581 | 2,144 | 3,725 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,632 | 1,900 | 3,532 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,536 | 1,548 | 3,099 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,507 | 1,622 | 3,129 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,779 | 1,896 | 3,675 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,907 | 1,820 | 3,735 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,921 | 1,580 | 3,525 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,210 | 1,821 | 3,032 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,675 | 1,619 | 3,323 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,449 | 1,657 | 3,132 | |
| 1916 | D | 899 | 876 | 1,782 | |
| 1912 | D | 796 | 493 | 1,675 | |
| 1908 | R | 921 | 987 | 1,953 | |
| 1904 | R | 945 | 1,130 | 2,106 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,203 | 1,085 | 2,288 | |
| 1896 | D | 921 | 887 | 1,815 | |
| 1892 | D | 855 | 713 | 1,594 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,932
Pleasants County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pleasants County$60,932
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
11.6%
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pleasants County sits along the Ohio River with a population under 8,000, yet it has become emblematic of the broader realignment in rural West Virginia — delivering presidential margins above 50 points in consecutive cycles.
The Republican margin in Pleasants 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.
Pleasants County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,932, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,521 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 Crawford County and St. Clair County.
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