akashic
1876–2024

McDowell County vs Mingo County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

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McDowell County

Latest
R+60
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
17,943
2024 ACS
County seat
Welch
WV
Most similar
Boone County
WV · similarity 1.00

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+60MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
17,9432024 5-year
Median household income
$31,5592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.0%2024 5-year
Black
9.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.1%2024 5-year
County seat
Welch
Peak Democratic margin
D+66 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Boone County, WV · similarity 1.00
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−60.4%
1,0364,3105,425
R
−58.4%
1,3335,1486,527
R
−51.1%
1,4384,6296,246
R
−29.9%
2,1093,9596,188
D
+8.5%
3,4302,8826,430
D
+23.8%
4,5012,7627,299
D
+34.2%
4,8452,3487,303
D
+54.1%
5,9891,5508,208
D
+51.9%
7,0191,9419,781
D
+48.8%
7,2042,4639,714
D
+33.1%
8,5464,28412,883
D
+42.7%
9,8223,86213,943
D
+44.0%
10,5574,10714,664
R
−13.5%
6,8118,94215,753
D
+46.6%
12,8424,02018,937
D
+66.1%
18,0463,68421,730
D
+49.7%
19,5016,55526,056
D
+20.5%
16,86511,13828,003
D
+39.6%
24,65710,66335,320
D
+37.7%
21,5459,68731,472
D
+27.3%
19,30011,02330,323
D
+27.5%
24,44913,90638,355
D
+43.7%
25,4719,97535,481
R
−13.0%
12,36516,06928,514
R
−28.2%
8,29414,81023,135
R
−34.8%
5,56112,42219,732
R
−41.3%
5,06812,19817,282
R
−31.4%
3,6927,08610,798
R
−19.8%
2,4974,3419,327
R
−52.4%
1,9166,1768,137
R
−51.2%
1,6765,2256,937
D
+51.0%
3,7611,2184,990
R
−45.5%
9862,6353,627
R
−35.1%
6071,2651,872
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Mingo County

Latest
R+74
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
22,542
2024 ACS
County seat
Williamson
WV
Most similar
Logan County
WV · similarity 1.00

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+74MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
22,5422024 5-year
Median household income
$38,1192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
95.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
0.8%2024 5-year
County seat
Williamson
Peak Democratic margin
D+59 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+74 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Logan County, WV · similarity 1.00
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−73.8%
1,0617,3258,490
R
−71.3%
1,3978,54410,026
R
−68.8%
1,3707,9119,512
R
−42.5%
2,4286,1918,855
R
−12.1%
3,5824,5878,338
D
+12.9%
5,9834,61210,655
D
+21.7%
6,0493,86610,043
D
+49.2%
7,5842,22910,875
D
+43.8%
7,3422,58410,873
D
+43.8%
7,4292,89610,350
D
+32.7%
8,4344,27512,726
D
+42.3%
9,3283,71613,280
D
+48.4%
8,6553,01011,665
R
−14.5%
5,5857,48413,069
D
+34.0%
8,6773,98813,798
D
+59.1%
12,2663,15415,420
D
+39.3%
11,2594,90316,162
D
+11.7%
10,0147,91617,930
D
+30.5%
12,8566,85219,708
D
+35.7%
10,3624,89615,292
D
+33.9%
9,5504,71114,261
D
+33.6%
11,6195,77617,395
D
+32.3%
11,2785,77117,064
D
+5.2%
8,6577,80116,501
R
−0.8%
6,8016,90413,732
D
+5.9%
5,3134,65611,070
D
+10.8%
4,9343,9728,906
D
+5.3%
2,4722,2234,705
D
+6.0%
1,8321,5694,357
R
−15.0%
1,5202,0583,596
D
+1.4%
1,6521,6073,274
R
−23.9%
8381,3632,201
D
+31.1%
1,2046321,841
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Biggest differences

Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.
MetricMcDowell CountyMingo County
Median household income$31,559$38,119
Population17,94322,542
Latest presidential marginR+60R+74
White (non-Hispanic)88.0%95.3%
Black9.0%2.0%
Poverty rate (overall)34.2%32.4%
Hispanic / Latino2.1%0.8%
Median age43.744.5
Asian0.1%0.0%