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1876–2024
Clarksburg, WV·West Virginia

Clarksburg, WV peaked at D+39; 2024 delivered R+45.

A small Appalachian metro where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans but federal races trend Republican by wide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
89,182
2024 ACS

Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
89,1822024 5-year
Median household income
$59,6422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.3%
10,47028,44339,716
R
−42.3%
11,44628,77940,949
R
−43.1%
9,54725,84137,807
R
−27.4%
12,24821,84634,966
R
−16.7%
16,77923,64741,091
R
−16.6%
16,65523,36640,318
R
−5.0%
16,25518,02735,106
D
+17.5%
18,30312,16934,971
D
+15.4%
19,29113,20939,448
D
+7.1%
20,81218,06038,959
R
−16.2%
18,55925,75044,397
D
+8.9%
23,07219,14944,140
D
+14.5%
26,61719,86746,484
R
−29.7%
15,64028,86544,505
D
+9.3%
22,66918,57644,091
D
+39.2%
31,71213,85945,571
D
+1.0%
25,26924,77250,041
R
−15.1%
21,55529,19750,752
R
−6.2%
25,31928,64553,964
D
+11.1%
26,16320,91547,227
D
+4.1%
22,68120,90943,590
D
+7.0%
29,03325,22154,254
D
+19.9%
31,87221,26453,320
D
+6.6%
24,31721,27746,362
R
−22.0%
16,23325,52242,157
R
−9.7%
17,56321,62542,029
R
−19.7%
13,65420,56835,136
R
−7.0%
8,70310,06719,482
O
+20.6%
6,6893,16717,103
R
−14.1%
6,5468,82516,113
R
−23.9%
5,4639,08615,162
D
+19.3%
7,9035,31613,386
R
−13.6%
5,0236,61211,723
R
−8.4%
4,5515,42110,397
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.8%
Irish
16.5%
English
14.9%
American
9.9%
Italian
8.5%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.6%
2.9%
75–84
3.4%
5.8%
65–74
6.3%
7.0%
55–64
7.2%
6.7%
45–54
6.3%
6.3%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
5.7%
4.0%
18–24
3.5%
7.8%
5–17
7.7%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,642
Clarksburg, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clarksburg, WV$59,642
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Spanish0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.2%
Baptist
12.8%
Methodist
9.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clarksburg anchors the Bridgeport-Clarksburg metro in north-central West Virginia, where decades of Democratic registration legacy collides with a sharp rightward shift in presidential and statewide voting that has widened each cycle since 2008.

The Democratic margin in Clarksburg, WV peaked at thirty-nine points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $59,642 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/17220/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,716 votes cast, 10,470 went Democratic and 28,443 went Republican.
What is Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia has a population of 89,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia is $59,642 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarksburg, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.