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1876–2024
Congressional District 2·West Virginia

West Virginia 2nd Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
901,298
2024 ACS

West Virginia 2nd Congressional District, West Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
901,2982024 5-year
Median household income
$65,9432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.3%2024 5-year
Black
3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
35 counties · 0 D · 35 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
−39.6%
116,242273,723397,725
R
−37.0%
123,036271,857402,115
R
−40.5%
95,833242,090361,550
R
−25.9%
118,229203,599330,230
R
−15.1%
146,680199,747352,247
R
−18.4%
145,034211,000358,885
R
−13.1%
126,778166,283302,498
D
+8.6%
140,080114,717293,649
D
+8.4%
143,602116,830319,759
R
−2.9%
145,240154,095300,462
R
−17.8%
137,256196,929335,109
R
−2.3%
151,474159,114328,707
D
+8.8%
182,367152,925335,291
R
−31.7%
114,348220,426334,775
D
+2.5%
154,334146,175328,980
D
+31.9%
222,766115,033337,799
R
−2.7%
174,069183,824357,892
R
−16.5%
146,627204,702351,330
R
−5.9%
170,423191,705362,128
D
+6.9%
166,048144,354312,324
D
+0.7%
151,723149,471301,194
D
+6.0%
192,587170,884363,471
D
+15.5%
202,521147,863351,582
D
+7.5%
167,519143,906316,612
R
−26.4%
103,004177,786283,086
R
−10.9%
107,245135,807262,099
R
−17.2%
95,278135,952236,220
R
−4.1%
62,26567,730133,808
D
+19.3%
52,81028,749124,473
R
−10.4%
53,73066,790125,788
R
−15.7%
48,88167,824120,735
D
+12.3%
63,65149,508114,651
R
−9.4%
47,01956,876105,204
R
−1.7%
43,17944,74891,567
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.1%
Irish
14.0%
English
13.3%
American
8.2%
Italian
5.9%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.3%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.8%
75–84
3.3%
5.8%
65–74
6.1%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
6.4%
45–54
6.1%
6.3%
35–44
5.9%
6.6%
25–34
5.9%
5.0%
18–24
4.6%
7.6%
5–17
7.2%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,943
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$65,943
West Virginia$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Methodist
7.6%
Baptist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

West Virginia 2nd Congressional District sits in southern Appalachia. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in West Virginia 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at forty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,943, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 901,298 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 2, West Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/5402/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, West Virginia voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 397,725 votes cast, 116,242 went Democratic and 273,723 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, West Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 2, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, West Virginia?
Congressional District 2, West Virginia has a population of 901,298 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, West Virginia?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, West Virginia is $65,943 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.