Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 88,4602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,3562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 | 10,726 | 28,500 | 39,894 | ||
| R | 11,392 | 29,336 | 41,418 | ||
| R | 8,786 | 27,345 | 38,493 | ||
| R | 11,906 | 23,610 | 36,247 | ||
| R | 13,355 | 24,392 | 38,314 | ||
| R | 14,921 | 26,675 | 41,881 | ||
| R | 13,482 | 21,946 | 36,239 | ||
| R | 14,167 | 16,430 | 34,803 | ||
| R | 14,572 | 16,380 | 38,443 | ||
| R | 13,888 | 20,575 | 34,629 | ||
| R | 12,225 | 26,271 | 38,601 | ||
| R | 14,680 | 21,256 | 37,805 | ||
| R | 18,257 | 19,413 | 37,670 | ||
| R | 11,577 | 28,757 | 40,334 | ||
| R | 15,113 | 20,011 | 38,643 | ||
| D | 22,846 | 15,846 | 38,692 | ||
| R | 16,441 | 23,478 | 39,919 | ||
| R | 14,504 | 22,540 | 37,044 | ||
| R | 15,204 | 21,391 | 36,595 | ||
| R | 15,457 | 15,489 | 31,025 | ||
| R | 14,846 | 15,984 | 30,830 | ||
| D | 17,516 | 16,823 | 34,339 | ||
| D | 18,612 | 14,186 | 32,827 | ||
| D | 15,238 | 13,630 | 29,149 | ||
| R | 7,684 | 16,745 | 24,590 | ||
| R | 10,965 | 11,577 | 23,159 | ||
| R | 10,215 | 12,143 | 22,539 | ||
| D | 5,889 | 5,472 | 11,515 | ||
| D | 4,737 | 2,722 | 10,500 | ||
| R | 5,105 | 5,624 | 10,988 | ||
| R | 4,839 | 6,103 | 11,168 | ||
| D | 6,043 | 4,857 | 10,908 | ||
| R | 4,643 | 5,111 | 9,826 | ||
| R | 4,095 | 4,127 | 8,450 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.0%
German
15.6%
Irish
12.9%
American
10.8%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.0%
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: 44.0 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
$57,356
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$57,356
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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Parkersburg-Vienna straddles the Ohio River in Wood County, one of West Virginia's more economically diversified corners, yet the metro has shifted decisively toward Republican margins exceeding 40 points in recent federal cycles.
The Democratic margin in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV peaked at nineteen points in 1912. By 1968 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 $57,356 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,894 votes cast, 10,726 went Democratic and 28,500 went Republican.
What is Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia has a population of 88,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia is $57,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.