Elkins, WV, West Virginia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,5762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,7572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Elkins, WV, WVOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,008 | 8,356 | 11,594 | ||
| R | 3,362 | 8,673 | 12,200 | ||
| R | 2,735 | 7,629 | 10,969 | ||
| R | 3,342 | 6,160 | 9,778 | ||
| R | 4,539 | 6,060 | 10,831 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 6,512 | 11,490 | ||
| R | 4,028 | 5,248 | 9,542 | ||
| D | 5,469 | 3,348 | 10,089 | ||
| D | 5,097 | 3,496 | 10,222 | ||
| D | 5,233 | 4,746 | 10,017 | ||
| R | 4,839 | 6,100 | 10,964 | ||
| D | 5,937 | 4,374 | 10,921 | ||
| D | 7,265 | 4,822 | 12,087 | ||
| R | 3,809 | 6,923 | 10,732 | ||
| D | 5,562 | 4,508 | 10,967 | ||
| D | 8,012 | 2,984 | 10,996 | ||
| D | 6,989 | 5,018 | 12,007 | ||
| D | 5,697 | 5,448 | 11,145 | ||
| D | 6,976 | 5,452 | 12,428 | ||
| D | 6,586 | 3,802 | 10,412 | ||
| D | 6,299 | 3,681 | 9,980 | ||
| D | 8,465 | 4,196 | 12,661 | ||
| D | 8,109 | 3,711 | 11,842 | ||
| D | 7,397 | 3,418 | 10,923 | ||
| D | 5,085 | 4,436 | 9,597 | ||
| D | 5,314 | 3,526 | 9,637 | ||
| D | 4,676 | 4,158 | 9,018 | ||
| D | 3,024 | 2,165 | 5,442 | ||
| D | 2,563 | 756 | 5,101 | ||
| D | 2,645 | 2,363 | 5,260 | ||
| D | 2,474 | 1,892 | 4,453 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 2,154 | 3,928 | ||
| D | 1,969 | 1,427 | 3,420 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 839 | 2,489 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
15.6%
English
10.6%
American
8.3%
Italian
5.7%
Scottish
2.4%
French
0.5%
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: 44.4 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
$52,757
Elkins, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elkins, WV$52,757
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
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elkins anchors one of West Virginia's smaller metro areas, where a declining timber economy and outmigration have steadily compressed the electorate, producing lopsided Republican margins in recent cycles as the region's demographics have shifted older and whiter.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Elkins, WV peaked at forty-six points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $52,757 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elkins, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elkins, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,594 votes cast, 3,008 went Democratic and 8,356 went Republican.
What is Elkins, WV, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Elkins, WV, West Virginia as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Elkins, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elkins, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Elkins, WV, West Virginia has a population of 27,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Elkins, WV, West Virginia is $52,757 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Elkins, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elkins, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.