Election Results for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,168	10.4
Deaths:	5,098	16.8
Net Migration:	-93	-0.3
Net Immigration:	85	0.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,945	R +124	D + 4.9%
D +3,821
2020 vs. 2012	R +10,959	R +13,927	R + 16.1%
D -2,968
2020 vs. 2008	R +10,564	R +15,779	R + 19.9%
D -5,215

2016 vs. 2008	R +6,619	R +15,655	R + 24.8%
D -9,036
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	52,251	70.3%	Joe Biden (D)	20,868	28.1%	1,218 [+]	1.6%	74,337	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 930 (1.3%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	48,306	69.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	17,047	24.6%	4,034 [+]	5.8%	69,387	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,281 (3.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 599 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 9 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	41,292	62.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	23,836	35.8%	1,391 [+]	2.1%	66,519	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 525 (0.8%);
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	41,687	60.4%	Barack Obama (D)	26,083	37.8%	1,263 [+]	1.8%	69,033	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 637 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 91 (0.1%);
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	44,541	61.1%	John Kerry (D)	27,912	38.3%	425 [+]	0.6%	72,878	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 200 (0.3%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	37,654	59.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	24,314	38.2%	1,612 [+]	2.5%	63,580	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,179 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 215 (0.3%);
1996	51%	Robert Dole (R)	28,732	46.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	25,684	41.5%	7,404 [+]	12.0%	61,820	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,942 (11.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 307 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	57%	George Bush* (R)	28,893	42.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	25,296	37.5%	13,328 [+]	19.7%	67,517	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 13,144 (19.5%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	35,978	59.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	24,347	40.1%	341 [+]	0.6%	60,666	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 62 (0.1%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	43,605	67.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	20,735	31.9%	657	1.0%	64,997	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Ronald Reagan (R)	36,242	57.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	23,052	36.6%	3,636 [+]	5.8%	62,930	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,741 (4.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 795 (1.3%);
1976	56%	Gerald Ford* (R)	31,503	52.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	27,688	46.3%	669 [+]	1.1%	59,860	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 250 (0.4%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	43,363	70.1%	George McGovern (D)	17,907	28.9%	597 [+]	1.0%	61,867	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 497 (0.8%);
1968	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	32,382	53.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	22,737	37.7%	5,181 [+]	8.6%	60,300	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,180 (8.6%);
1964	72%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	35,040	58.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	25,159	41.8%	0	0.0%	60,199	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	38,310	60.5%	John Kennedy (D)	24,994	39.5%	0	0.0%	63,304	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	37,167	63.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,969	36.1%	0	0.0%	58,136	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	35,658	60.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,162	39.4%	0	0.0%	58,820	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	26,095	52.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	23,302	47.0%	131 [+]	0.3%	49,528	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 131 (0.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	74%	Thomas Dewey (R)	27,864	55.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	22,206	44.3%	0	0.0%	50,070	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Wendell Willkie (R)	30,459	53.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,325	46.4%	0	0.0%	56,784	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,939	53.1%	Alf Landon (R)	25,220	46.3%	344 [+]	0.6%	54,503	10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 311 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.0%);
1932	83%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	25,423	51.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	23,076	47.0%	575 [+]	1.2%	49,074	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 347 (0.7%);
1928	75%	Herbert Hoover (R)	29,772	70.5%	Al Smith (D)	12,204	28.9%	224 [+]	0.5%	42,200	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 82 (0.2%);
1924	72%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	20,409	52.8%	John Davis (D)	16,780	43.5%	1,428 [+]	3.7%	38,617	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,345 (3.5%);
1920	76%	Warren Harding (R)	21,399	55.5%	James Cox (D)	16,565	43.0%	581 [+]	1.5%	38,545	-5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 518 (1.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 57 (0.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	10,983	50.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	10,142	46.7%	581 [+]	2.7%	21,706	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 484 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 97 (0.4%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	9,217	45.7%	William Taft* (R)	6,328	31.4%	4,615 [+]	22.9%	20,160	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,409 (16.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,068 (5.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 121 (0.6%);
1908	47%	William Taft (R)	11,231	50.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,755	47.9%	456 [+]	2.0%	22,442	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 126 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 58 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	47%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	12,621	56.5%	Alton Parker (D)	9,122	40.8%	598 [+]	2.7%	22,341	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 270 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 75 (0.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 20 (0.1%);
1900	48%	William McKinley* (R)	12,553	54.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,184	44.4%	202 [+]	0.9%	22,939	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20,868

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

52,251

70.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

930

1.3%

Other

288

0.4%

TOTAL

74,337

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17,047

24.6%

Donald Trump (R)

48,306

69.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,281

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

599

0.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.0%

Other

1,145

1.7%

TOTAL

69,387

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

23,836

35.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

41,292

62.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

525

0.8%

Other

866

1.3%

TOTAL

66,519

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

26,083

37.8%

John McCain (R)

41,687

60.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

637

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

535

0.8%

TOTAL

69,033

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

44,541

61.1%

John Kerry (D)

27,912

38.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

200

0.3%

Other

225

0.3%

TOTAL

72,878

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

37,654

59.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

24,314

38.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,179

1.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

215

0.3%

Other

218

0.3%

TOTAL

63,580

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

25,684

41.5%

Robert Dole (R)

28,732

46.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,942

11.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

307

0.5%

Other

155

0.3%

TOTAL

61,820

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

25,296

37.5%

George Bush* (R)

28,893

42.8%

Ross Perot (I)

13,144

19.5%

Other

184

0.3%

TOTAL

67,517

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

35,978

59.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

24,347

40.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

279

0.5%

TOTAL

60,666

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

43,605

67.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

20,735

31.9%

Other

657

1.0%

TOTAL

64,997

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

36,242

57.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

23,052

36.6%

John Anderson (I)

2,741

4.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

795

1.3%

Other

100

0.2%

TOTAL

62,930

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

27,688

46.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

31,503

52.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

250

0.4%

Other

419

0.7%

TOTAL

59,860

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

43,363

70.1%

George McGovern (D)

17,907

28.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

497

0.8%

Other

100

0.2%

TOTAL

61,867

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

32,382

53.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

22,737

37.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,180

8.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

60,300

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

35,040

58.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

25,159

41.8%

TOTAL

60,199

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

37,167

63.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,969

36.1%

TOTAL

58,136

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

35,658

60.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

23,162

39.4%

TOTAL

58,820

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

23,302

47.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

26,095

52.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

131

0.3%

TOTAL

49,528

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

28,939

53.1%

Alf Landon (R)

25,220

46.3%

William Lemke (Union)

311

0.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

54,503

Turnout: 90%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

25,423

51.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

23,076

47.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

347

0.7%

Other

228

0.5%

TOTAL

49,074

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

29,772

70.5%

Al Smith (D)

12,204

28.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

142

0.3%

TOTAL

42,200

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 12

1924 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

20,409

52.8%

John Davis (D)

16,780

43.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,345

3.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

38,617

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

21,399

55.5%

James Cox (D)

16,565

43.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

518

1.3%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

38,545

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -5

1916 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

10,983

50.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

10,142

46.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

484

2.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.4%

TOTAL

21,706

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

9,217

45.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,409

16.9%

William Taft* (R)

6,328

31.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,068

5.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

121

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

20,160

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 8

1908 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

11,231

50.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,755

47.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

126

0.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

271

1.2%

TOTAL

22,442

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -2

1904 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

12,621

56.5%

Alton Parker (D)

9,122

40.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

270

1.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

Other

233

1.0%

TOTAL

22,341

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 0

1900 President, Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

12,553

54.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,184

44.4%

Other

202

0.9%

TOTAL

22,939

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	141,634	94.53%	5.6%
Black:	1,922	1.28%	13.5%
Indian:	323	0.22%	0.0%
Asian:	1,028	0.69%	20.4%
2+ races:	2,850	1.90%	36.4%
Hispanic:	2,070	1.38%	63.5%

Total non-White:	8,193	5.47%	29.0%

Change in White population:	-8,353	-5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,841	1.2

Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

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