Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 114,7542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,7522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, 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 | 14,573 | 38,765 | 54,229 | ||
| R | 16,755 | 40,179 | 57,820 | ||
| R | 15,505 | 36,651 | 55,402 | ||
| R | 24,017 | 29,320 | 55,109 | ||
| R | 27,856 | 30,038 | 59,146 | ||
| D | 31,423 | 29,672 | 61,466 | ||
| D | 28,415 | 25,691 | 57,513 | ||
| D | 32,261 | 17,221 | 58,143 | ||
| D | 34,501 | 17,243 | 64,251 | ||
| D | 36,691 | 24,029 | 61,095 | ||
| D | 38,176 | 29,250 | 67,899 | ||
| D | 35,596 | 27,009 | 66,761 | ||
| D | 41,142 | 26,402 | 68,212 | ||
| R | 28,151 | 39,709 | 68,405 | ||
| D | 39,597 | 23,321 | 70,587 | ||
| D | 56,874 | 20,157 | 77,031 | ||
| D | 45,969 | 34,971 | 80,940 | ||
| D | 38,299 | 36,856 | 75,155 | ||
| D | 44,862 | 31,162 | 76,024 | ||
| D | 38,647 | 22,509 | 61,894 | ||
| D | 37,887 | 23,369 | 61,256 | ||
| D | 44,445 | 25,579 | 70,024 | ||
| D | 41,183 | 20,486 | 62,201 | ||
| D | 25,588 | 22,517 | 49,970 | ||
| R | 13,014 | 29,913 | 43,279 | ||
| R | 7,064 | 22,562 | 33,775 | ||
| R | 11,628 | 18,866 | 31,515 | ||
| R | 7,402 | 9,514 | 17,762 | ||
| R | 4,655 | 6,413 | 15,914 | ||
| R | 6,675 | 9,869 | 17,324 | ||
| R | 3,850 | 9,477 | 14,145 | ||
| R | 5,438 | 7,751 | 13,615 | ||
| R | 5,156 | 7,963 | 13,377 | ||
| R | 4,856 | 6,226 | 11,980 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
Irish
15.8%
Italian
13.0%
English
10.4%
Polish
5.5%
American
4.4%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 45.4 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
$58,752
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$58,752
West Virginia$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.4%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
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%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a union stronghold anchored by steel mills on both banks of the Ohio, the Weirton-Steubenville metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins since 2000 as manufacturing employment collapsed and the white working-class electorate realigned.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH peaked at forty-eight points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2008 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $58,752 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,229 votes cast, 14,573 went Democratic and 38,765 went Republican.
What is Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia has a population of 114,754 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia is $58,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.