Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 258,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Clarksburg-Weston, 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 | 28,639 | 81,376 | 112,274 | ||
| R | 31,693 | 83,682 | 117,499 | ||
| R | 25,929 | 75,112 | 107,689 | ||
| R | 33,646 | 62,600 | 98,889 | ||
| R | 45,231 | 62,874 | 110,255 | ||
| R | 48,031 | 65,322 | 114,311 | ||
| R | 45,425 | 53,125 | 101,035 | ||
| D | 52,478 | 34,152 | 99,957 | ||
| D | 55,164 | 36,666 | 111,405 | ||
| D | 57,205 | 50,449 | 107,977 | ||
| R | 52,346 | 69,194 | 121,874 | ||
| D | 60,715 | 53,877 | 120,334 | ||
| D | 72,242 | 53,452 | 125,694 | ||
| R | 43,303 | 78,510 | 121,813 | ||
| D | 61,377 | 52,318 | 121,822 | ||
| D | 87,046 | 39,751 | 126,797 | ||
| D | 69,453 | 67,208 | 136,661 | ||
| R | 61,114 | 77,824 | 138,938 | ||
| R | 72,488 | 76,287 | 148,775 | ||
| D | 73,003 | 58,318 | 131,937 | ||
| D | 65,831 | 59,912 | 125,743 | ||
| D | 84,612 | 71,133 | 155,745 | ||
| D | 89,490 | 62,316 | 152,385 | ||
| D | 74,208 | 60,336 | 136,864 | ||
| R | 49,043 | 70,997 | 121,296 | ||
| R | 51,616 | 60,050 | 119,746 | ||
| R | 42,376 | 59,609 | 104,291 | ||
| R | 28,588 | 29,127 | 59,620 | ||
| D | 23,486 | 10,280 | 54,608 | ||
| R | 22,783 | 28,487 | 53,790 | ||
| R | 20,901 | 28,538 | 51,178 | ||
| D | 26,358 | 20,555 | 47,500 | ||
| R | 19,646 | 22,305 | 42,390 | ||
| R | 17,111 | 17,512 | 36,039 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
Irish
15.5%
English
13.0%
American
8.8%
Italian
6.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.2%
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: 42.9 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
$58,119
Clarksburg-Weston ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clarksburg-Weston$58,119
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 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Harrison and Doddridge counties in north-central West Virginia, this media market has tracked some of the state's sharpest swings toward Republican presidential margins as coal and natural-gas employment contracted over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Clarksburg-Weston peaked at thirty-seven points in 1964. By 2000 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $58,119 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% 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 Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,274 votes cast, 28,639 went Democratic and 81,376 went Republican.
What is Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia has a population of 258,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Median household income in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia is $58,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.