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Morgantown, WV Metro Area


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2022 population: 141,041   ( 11,332 from 2010 , 1,005 from 2020)
Land area: 1008.9 square miles
Population density: 139.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:126,268 89.53% 6.2%
Black:4,4303.14% 16.7%
Indian:2290.16% 18.7%
Asian:4,0482.87% 33.6%
2+ races:2,9112.06% 60.9%
Hispanic:3,1552.24% 64.2%
Total non-White:14,77310.47% 36.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,765 9.9
Deaths:3,00110.7
Net Migration: 2190.8
Net Immigration: 9673.5
Change in White population:7,413 5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:3,919 3.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,023 D +2,253 D + 8.5%
D +6,276
2020 vs. 2012 R +7,273 R +585 D + 3.8%
D +6,688
2020 vs. 2008 R +8,893 R +6,713 R + 11.3%
D +2,180
2016 vs. 2008 R +4,870 R +8,966 R + 19.8%
D -4,096
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 48% Donald Trump* (R) 31,993 56.5% Joe Biden (D) 23,445 41.4% 1,214 [+] 2.1% 56,652 10 0.04%
2016 44% Donald Trump (R) 27,970 56.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 17,169 34.7% 4,397 [+] 8.9% 49,536 11 0.04%
2012 39% Mitt Romney (R) 24,720 57.8% Barack Obama* (D) 16,757 39.2% 1,297 [+] 3.0% 42,774 11 0.03%
2008 44% John McCain (R) 23,100 50.9% Barack Obama (D) 21,265 46.9% 1,000 [+] 2.2% 45,365 5 0.03%
2004 48% George W. Bush* (R) 25,525 55.2% John Kerry (D) 20,276 43.9% 434 [+] 0.9% 46,235 5 0.04%
2000 42% George W. Bush (R) 20,202 53.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 16,118 42.6% 1,486 [+] 3.9% 37,806 6 0.04%
1996 43% Bill Clinton* (D) 17,643 47.5% Robert Dole (R) 14,446 38.9% 5,037 [+] 13.6% 37,126 -2 0.04%
1992 47% Bill Clinton (D) 18,075 46.2% George Bush* (R) 14,260 36.4% 6,794 [+] 17.4% 39,129 -1 0.04%
1988 45% Michael Dukakis (D) 18,535 50.7% George Bush (R) 17,895 49.0% 104 [+] 0.3% 36,534 -4 0.04%
1984 49% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,927 55.8% Walter Mondale (D) 17,290 44.0% 88 0.2% 39,305 -3 0.04%
1980 49% Ronald Reagan (R) 17,800 46.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 17,200 44.6% 3,572 [+] 9.3% 38,572 -5 0.04%
1976 55% Jimmy Carter (D) 21,758 55.4% Gerald Ford* (R) 17,546 44.6% 0 0.0% 39,304 -3 0.05%
1972 58% Richard Nixon* (R) 24,565 64.2% George McGovern (D) 13,698 35.8% 0 0.0% 38,263 4 0.05%
1968 64% Hubert Humphrey (D) 17,148 50.2% Richard Nixon (R) 14,897 43.6% 2,117 [+] 6.2% 34,162 0 0.05%
1964 66% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 23,622 69.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 10,488 30.7% 0 0.0% 34,110 -8 0.05%
1960 71% Richard Nixon (R) 18,431 51.5% John Kennedy (D) 17,324 48.5% 0 0.0% 35,755 2 0.05%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 21,999 60.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,381 39.5% 0 0.0% 36,380 3 0.06%
1952 70% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,170 54.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,430 45.2% 0 0.0% 38,600 0 0.06%
1948 59% Harry Truman* (D) 15,665 50.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 15,349 49.1% 265 [+] 0.8% 31,279 4 0.06%
1944 59% Thomas Dewey (R) 16,432 55.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,426 45.0% 0 0.0% 29,858 9 0.06%
1940 75% Wendell Willkie (R) 18,580 51.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,670 48.7% 0 0.0% 36,250 6 0.07%
1936 80% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 19,087 53.6% Alf Landon (R) 16,364 46.0% 128 [+] 0.4% 35,579 9 0.08%
1932 70% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 15,191 49.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 14,776 48.3% 600 [+] 2.0% 30,567 9 0.08%
1928 68% Herbert Hoover (R) 19,147 68.5% Al Smith (D) 8,537 30.5% 266 [+] 1.0% 27,950 10 0.08%
1924 63% Calvin Coolidge (R) 13,390 57.0% John Davis (D) 7,422 31.6% 2,673 [+] 11.4% 23,485 3 0.08%
1920 59% Warren Harding (R) 13,502 68.9% James Cox (D) 5,592 28.5% 494 [+] 2.5% 19,588 9 0.07%
1916 37% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,250 62.6% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,921 33.9% 402 [+] 3.5% 11,573 17 0.06%
1912 38% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,159 37.3% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,518 31.5% 3,478 [+] 31.2% 11,155 1 0.07%
1908 42% William Taft (R) 7,059 65.0% William J. Bryan (D) 3,212 29.6% 587 [+] 5.4% 10,858 13 0.07%
1904 43% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,123 69.5% Alton Parker (D) 2,838 27.7% 294 [+] 2.9% 10,255 13 0.08%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 6,778 69.0% William J. Bryan (D) 2,900 29.5% 140 [+] 1.4% 9,818 17 0.07%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 23,445 41.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 31,993 56.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 963 1.7%
Other 251 0.4%
TOTAL 56,652
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 10


2016 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 17,169 34.7%
Donald Trump (R) 27,970 56.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,256 4.6%
Jill Stein (Grn) 946 1.9%
Other 1,195 2.4%
TOTAL 49,536
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 11


2012 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 16,757 39.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 24,720 57.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 600 1.4%
Other 697 1.6%
TOTAL 42,774
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 11


2008 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 21,265 46.9%
John McCain (R) 23,100 50.9%
Ralph Nader (I) 465 1.0%
Other 535 1.2%
TOTAL 45,365
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 5


2004 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 25,525 55.2%
John Kerry (D) 20,276 43.9%
Ralph Nader (I) 293 0.6%
Other 141 0.3%
TOTAL 46,235
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 5


2000 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 20,202 53.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 16,118 42.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,151 3.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 154 0.4%
Other 181 0.5%
TOTAL 37,806
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 6


1996 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 17,643 47.5%
Robert Dole (R) 14,446 38.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,800 12.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 237 0.6%
TOTAL 37,126
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -2


1992 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 18,075 46.2%
George Bush* (R) 14,260 36.4%
Ross Perot (I) 6,685 17.1%
Other 109 0.3%
TOTAL 39,129
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -1


1988 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 17,895 49.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 18,535 50.7%
Other 104 0.3%
TOTAL 36,534
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -4


1984 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,927 55.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 17,290 44.0%
Other 88 0.2%
TOTAL 39,305
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 17,800 46.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 17,200 44.6%
John Anderson (I) 3,260 8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 312 0.8%
TOTAL 38,572
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -5


1976 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 21,758 55.4%
Gerald Ford* (R) 17,546 44.6%
TOTAL 39,304
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -3


1972 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 24,565 64.2%
George McGovern (D) 13,698 35.8%
TOTAL 38,263
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 4


1968 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 14,897 43.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 17,148 50.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,117 6.2%
TOTAL 34,162
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 0


1964 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 23,622 69.3%
Barry Goldwater (R) 10,488 30.7%
TOTAL 34,110
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -8


1956 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 21,999 60.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,381 39.5%
TOTAL 36,380
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 3


1952 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,170 54.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,430 45.2%
TOTAL 38,600
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 0


1948 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 15,665 50.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 15,349 49.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 265 0.8%
TOTAL 31,279
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 4


1936 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 19,087 53.6%
Alf Landon (R) 16,364 46.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 76 0.2%
Other 52 0.1%
TOTAL 35,579
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 9


1932 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 15,191 49.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 14,776 48.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 444 1.5%
Other 156 0.5%
TOTAL 30,567
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 9


1928 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 19,147 68.5%
Al Smith (D) 8,537 30.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 113 0.4%
Other 153 0.5%
TOTAL 27,950
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 10


1924 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 13,390 57.0%
John Davis (D) 7,422 31.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,608 11.1%
Other 65 0.3%
TOTAL 23,485
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 3


1920 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 13,502 68.9%
James Cox (D) 5,592 28.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 371 1.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 123 0.6%
TOTAL 19,588
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 9


1916 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,921 33.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,250 62.6%
Allan Benson (Soc) 402 3.5%
TOTAL 11,573
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 17


1912 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,518 31.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,159 37.3%
William Taft* (R) 2,677 24.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 801 7.2%
TOTAL 11,155
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 1


1908 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 7,059 65.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,212 29.6%
Other 587 5.4%
TOTAL 10,858
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 13


1904 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,123 69.5%
Alton Parker (D) 2,838 27.7%
Other 294 2.9%
TOTAL 10,255
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 13


1900 President, Morgantown, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 6,778 69.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,900 29.5%
Other 140 1.4%
TOTAL 9,818
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 17
* incumbent