2022 population: 440
( 
92 from 2010
)
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 877.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 365 | 82.95% | 25.4% |
| Black: | 24 | 5.45% |  50.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 49 | 11.14% | 600.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.45% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 75 | 17.05% |  31.6% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 74 | 25.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 18 | 6.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +16 | R +9 | R + 2.2% | |
| D +7 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43% | Donald Trump* (R) | 94 | 62.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 54 | 36.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 150 | -6 | 16 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 41% | Donald Trump (R) | 78 | 60.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 47 | 36.7% | 3 | 2.3% | 128 | -7 | 15 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Lester town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 54 | 36.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 94 | 62.7% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 150 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Lester town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 47 | 36.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 78 | 60.9% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 3 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 128 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | S2 | 41% | Shelley Capito* (R) | 87 | 60.8% | Paula Swearengin (D) | 55 | 38.5% | 1 [+] | 0.7% | 143 | -9 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | G | 41% | Jim Justice* (R) | 87 | 61.3% | Ben Salango (D) | 52 | 36.6% | 3 [+] | 2.1% | 142 | -4 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | S1 | 32% | Joe Manchin* (D) | 64 | 61.0% | Patrick Morrissey (R) | 40 | 38.1% | 1 [+] | 1.0% | 105 | -8 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | G | 41% | Jim Justice (D) | 88 | 69.3% | Bill Cole (R) | 31 | 24.4% | 8 [+] | 6.3% | 127 | -18 | 0.02% |