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Fayette County, WV


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Beckley, WV
Designated Market Area: Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA
USDA County Type (2025): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 38,600   ( 1,899 from 2020)
Land area: 661.6 square miles
Population density: 58.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:35,557 92.12% 4.9%
Black:1,5053.90% 8.2%
Indian:990.26% 2.9%
Asian:1220.32% 5.4%
2+ races:7541.95% 9.0%
Hispanic:5631.46% 6.6%
Total non-White:3,0437.88% 1.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,602 9.9
Deaths:3,14519.4
Net Migration: -441-2.7
Net Immigration: 650.4
Change in White population:-1,851 -4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:-48 -0.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette County, WV

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -670 R +6 R + 3.5%
D -676
2024 vs. 2016 R +553 R +456 R + 1.2%
D +97
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,223 R +450 D + 2.3%
D +773
2024 vs. 2012 R +2,560 R +3,592 R + 21.4%
D -1,032
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,699 R +5,651 R + 38.6%
D -2,952
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 51% Donald Trump (R) 10,910 69.8% Kamala Harris (D) 4,387 28.1% 323 [+] 2.1% 15,620 0 20 2.05%
2020 53% Donald Trump* (R) 11,580 68.6% Joe Biden (D) 5,063 30.0% 227 [+] 1.3% 16,870 0 22 2.12%
2016 46% Donald Trump (R) 10,357 66.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,290 27.7% 831 [+] 5.4% 15,478 -1 21 2.15%
2012 39% Mitt Romney (R) 8,350 59.3% Barack Obama* (D) 5,419 38.5% 301 [+] 2.1% 14,070 -3 12 2.09%
2008 41% John McCain (R) 7,658 50.4% Barack Obama (D) 7,242 47.7% 294 [+] 1.9% 15,194 -5 5 2.12%
2004 46% John Kerry (D) 8,971 52.9% George W. Bush* (R) 7,881 46.4% 115 [+] 0.7% 16,967 -10 -4 2.24%
2000 39% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,371 57.3% George W. Bush (R) 5,897 40.3% 351 [+] 2.4% 14,619 -12 -8 2.26%
1996 40% Bill Clinton* (D) 9,471 64.2% Robert Dole (R) 3,669 24.9% 1,618 [+] 11.0% 14,758 -12 -16 2.32%
1992 43% Bill Clinton (D) 9,574 61.3% George Bush* (R) 3,991 25.6% 2,043 [+] 13.1% 15,608 -10 -12 2.28%
1988 44% Michael Dukakis (D) 11,009 67.9% George Bush (R) 5,143 31.7% 53 [+] 0.3% 16,205 -16 -22 2.48%
1984 49% Walter Mondale (D) 11,650 61.0% Ronald Reagan* (R) 7,360 38.6% 76 0.4% 19,086 -17 -20 2.59%
1980 49% Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,175 66.6% Ronald Reagan (R) 5,784 29.3% 815 [+] 4.1% 19,774 -16 -21 2.68%
1976 57% Jimmy Carter (D) 15,496 73.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 5,459 26.1% 0 0.0% 20,955 -16 -22 2.79%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 11,876 54.4% George McGovern (D) 9,966 45.6% 0 0.0% 21,842 -9 -6 2.86%
1968 73% Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,546 67.0% Richard Nixon (R) 5,246 24.1% 1,931 [+] 8.9% 21,723 -17 -19 2.88%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 19,990 83.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 4,051 16.9% 0 0.0% 24,041 -15 -22 3.04%
1960 73% John Kennedy (D) 18,109 70.6% Richard Nixon (R) 7,537 29.4% 0 0.0% 25,646 -18 -20 3.06%
1956 66% Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,286 61.4% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,218 38.6% 0 0.0% 26,504 -16 -19 3.19%
1952 70% Adlai Stevenson (D) 22,307 70.8% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 9,190 29.2% 0 0.0% 31,497 -19 -26 3.61%
1948 65% Harry Truman* (D) 21,707 74.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,451 25.4% 120 [+] 0.4% 29,278 -17 -20 3.91%
1944 57% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,529 68.8% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,932 31.2% 0 0.0% 25,461 -14 -15 3.56%
1940 73% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 22,256 68.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 10,307 31.7% 0 0.0% 32,563 -11 -13 3.75%
1936 83% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,864 72.6% Alf Landon (R) 8,942 27.2% 80 [+] 0.2% 32,886 -12 -9 3.96%
1932 78% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 17,127 58.0% Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,170 41.2% 212 [+] 0.7% 29,509 -3 2 3.97%
1928 72% Herbert Hoover (R) 12,961 51.0% Al Smith (D) 12,351 48.6% 104 [+] 0.4% 25,416 -7 -7 3.95%
1924 69% Calvin Coolidge (R) 10,555 46.8% John Davis (D) 9,563 42.4% 2,440 [+] 10.8% 22,558 -3 -7 3.86%
1920 65% Warren Harding (R) 10,561 53.0% James Cox (D) 9,003 45.2% 370 [+] 1.9% 19,934 -2 -7 3.91%
1916 38% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,511 49.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,377 47.8% 361 [+] 3.2% 11,249 0 3 3.88%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,757 34.1% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,140 28.5% 4,125 [+] 37.4% 11,022 3 1 4.10%
1908 45% William Taft (R) 5,874 56.3% William J. Bryan (D) 3,819 36.6% 744 [+] 7.1% 10,437 3 5 4.04%
1904 53% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 6,509 63.2% Alton Parker (D) 3,295 32.0% 495 [+] 4.8% 10,299 8 7 4.29%
1900 56% William McKinley* (R) 5,404 62.0% William J. Bryan (D) 3,230 37.1% 83 [+] 1.0% 8,717 8 10 3.95%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette County, WV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 50% Jim Justice (R) 10,147 66.7% Glenn Elliott (D) 4,512 29.7% 557 [+] 3.7% 15,216 -2 2.04%
2024 G 49% Patrick Morrisey (R) 9,093 60.3% Steve Williams (D) 5,006 33.2% 970 [+] 6.4% 15,069 -2 2.03%
2020 S2 52% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 11,158 67.8% Paula Swearengin (D) 4,938 30.0% 364 [+] 2.2% 16,460 -2 2.11%
2020 G 51% Jim Justice* (R) 10,076 62.1% Ben Salango (D) 5,587 34.5% 551 [+] 3.4% 16,214 -3 2.11%
2018 S1 37% Joe Manchin* (D) 6,502 53.2% Patrick Morrisey (R) 5,160 42.2% 561 [+] 4.6% 12,223 -4 2.09%
2016 G 46% Jim Justice (D) 9,631 62.1% Bill Cole (R) 4,560 29.4% 1,328 [+] 8.6% 15,519 -13 2.17%
2014 S2 29% Shelley Moore Capito (R) 5,473 53.5% Natalie Tennant (D) 4,354 42.6% 399 [+] 3.9% 10,226 -9 2.25%
2012 S1 39% Joe Manchin* (D) 8,764 63.1% John Raese (R) 4,524 32.6% 609 [+] 4.4% 13,897 -4 2.10%
2012 G 39% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 7,353 52.7% Bill Maloney (R) 5,932 42.5% 675 [+] 4.8% 13,960 -3 2.10%
2011 G 17% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 3,568 59.4% Bill Maloney (R) 2,149 35.8% 290 [+] 4.8% 6,007 -11 2.00%
2010 S1 31% Joe Manchin (D) 6,723 59.9% John Raese (R) 4,065 36.2% 431 [+] 3.8% 11,219 -7 2.12%
2008 S2 41% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 10,529 69.4% Jay Wolfe (R) 4,649 30.6% 1 [+] 0.0% 15,179 -6 2.16%
2008 G 42% Joe Manchin* (D) 10,305 67.6% Russ Weeks (R) 4,306 28.2% 637 [+] 4.2% 15,248 3 2.16%
2006 S1 26% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,084 74.4% John Raese (R) 2,244 23.6% 197 [+] 2.1% 9,525 3 4.61%
2004 G 46% Joe Manchin (D) 11,448 67.8% Monty Warner (R) 4,979 29.5% 468 [+] 2.8% 16,895 -5 2.27%
2002 S2 27% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 7,143 72.4% Jay Wolfe (R) 2,723 27.6% 0 0.0% 9,866 -9 2.26%
2000 S1 36% Robert Byrd* (D) 11,098 82.5% David Gallaher (R) 2,112 15.7% 241 [+] 1.8% 13,451 -4 2.23%
2000 G 39% Bob Wise (D) 8,746 59.6% Cecil Underwood* (R) 5,520 37.6% 408 [+] 2.8% 14,674 -10 2.26%
1996 S2 35% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 11,093 85.8% Betty Burks (R) 1,835 14.2% 0 0.0% 12,928 -9 2.17%
1996 G 40% Charlotte Pritt (D) 8,558 59.0% Cecil Underwood (R) 5,427 37.4% 511 [+] 3.5% 14,496 -14 2.31%
1994 S1 25% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,174 78.0% Stan Klos (R) 2,021 22.0% 0 0.0% 9,195 -9 2.18%
1992 G 42% Gaston Caperton* (D) 8,908 59.0% Cleve Benedict (R) 4,395 29.1% 1,797 [+] 11.9% 15,100 -7 2.30%
1990 S2 27% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 7,727 80.4% John Yoder (R) 1,883 19.6% 0 0.0% 9,610 -12 2.38%
1988 S1 44% Robert Byrd* (D) 11,792 73.4% Jay Wolfe (R) 4,277 26.6% 0 0.0% 16,069 -9 2.53%
1988 G 44% Gaston Caperton (D) 12,138 74.5% Arch Moore* (R) 4,163 25.5% 0 0.0% 16,301 -16 2.51%
1984 S2 49% Jay Rockefeller (D) 12,417 65.0% John Raese (R) 6,605 34.6% 89 [+] 0.5% 19,111 -13 2.65%
1984 G 50% Clyde See (D) 11,981 61.7% Arch Moore (R) 7,452 38.3% 0 0.0% 19,433 -15 2.62%
1982 S1 40% Robert Byrd* (D) 12,756 81.2% Cleve Benedict (R) 2,881 18.3% 80 [+] 0.5% 15,717 -12 2.78%
1980 G 48% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 13,281 67.4% Arch Moore (R) 6,359 32.3% 61 [+] 0.3% 19,701 -13 2.62%
1978 S2 33% Jennings Randolph* (D) 8,113 65.8% Arch Moore (R) 4,226 34.2% 0 0.0% 12,339 -15 2.50%
1976 S1 49% Robert Byrd* (D) 18,021 100.0%       0 0.0% 18,021 n/a 3.18%
1976 G 57% Jay Rockefeller (D) 16,013 76.5% Cecil Underwood (R) 4,911 23.5% 0 0.0% 20,924 -10 2.79%
1972 S2 62% Jennings Randolph* (D) 16,443 77.0% Louise Leonard (R) 4,924 23.0% 0 0.0% 21,367 -11 2.92%
1972 G 65% Jay Rockefeller (D) 12,412 55.7% Arch Moore* (R) 9,860 44.3% 0 0.0% 22,272 -10 2.88%
1970 S1 39% Robert Byrd* (D) 10,016 83.7% Elmer Dodson (R) 1,949 16.3% 0 0.0% 11,965 -6 2.69%
1968 G 72% James Sprouse (D) 14,671 69.0% Arch Moore (R) 6,602 31.0% 0 0.0% 21,273 -20 2.86%
1966 S2 42% Jennings Randolph* (D) 9,461 73.4% Francis Love (R) 3,425 26.6% 0 0.0% 12,886 -14 2.62%
1964 S1 72% Robert Byrd* (D) 18,973 81.3% Cooper Benedict (R) 4,351 18.7% 0 0.0% 23,324 -14 3.06%
1964 G 74% Hulett Smith (D) 17,232 72.2% Cecil Underwood (R) 6,622 27.8% 0 0.0% 23,854 -17 3.02%
1960 S2 73% Jennings Randolph* (D) 18,486 72.2% Cecil Underwood (R) 7,120 27.8% 0 0.0% 25,606 -17 3.09%
1960 G 73% W.W. Barron (D) 17,776 70.0% Harold Neely (R) 7,609 30.0% 0 0.0% 25,385 -16 3.07%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Fayette County, WV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WV01Carol Miller* (R) 9,569 64.6% Chris Reed (D) 4,064 27.4% 1,174 7.9% 14,807
County Total for 2024-11-05:   14,807
2022-11-08 WV01Carol Miller* (R) 6,106 63.2% Lacy Watson (D) 3,134 32.4% 422 4.4% 9,662
County Total for 2022-11-08:   9,662
2020-11-03 WV03Carol Miller* (R) 10,574 66.4% Hilary Turner (D) 5,346 33.6% 0 0.0% 15,920
County Total for 2020-11-03:   15,920
2018-11-06 WV03Richard Ojeda (D) 6,103 50.6% Carol Miller (R) 5,968 49.4% 0 0.0% 12,071
County Total for 2018-11-06:   12,071
2016-11-08 WV03Evan Jenkins* (R) 8,931 60.4% Matt Detch (D) 4,962 33.5% 900 6.1% 14,793
County Total for 2016-11-08:   14,793
2014-11-04 WV03Evan Jenkins (R) 5,052 50.6% Nick Rahall* (D) 4,930 49.4% 0 0.0% 9,982
County Total for 2014-11-04:   9,982
2012-11-06 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 7,270 53.4% Rick Snuffer (R) 6,341 46.6% 0 0.0% 13,611
County Total for 2012-11-06:   13,611
2010-11-02 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 6,570 60.0% Elliott Maynard (R) 4,374 40.0% 0 0.0% 10,944
County Total for 2010-11-02:   10,944
2008-11-04 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 10,545 70.4% Marty Gearheart (R) 4,424 29.6% 0 0.0% 14,969
County Total for 2008-11-04:   14,969
2006-11-07 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 7,369 78.1% Kim Wolfe (R) 2,062 21.9% 0 0.0% 9,431
County Total for 2006-11-07:   9,431
2004-11-02 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 10,375 65.7% Rick Snuffer (R) 5,418 34.3% 0 0.0% 15,793
County Total for 2004-11-02:   15,793
2002-11-05 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 7,001 72.2% Paul Chapman (R) 2,691 27.8% 0 0.0% 9,692
County Total for 2002-11-05:   9,692
2000-11-07 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 11,832 92.0% Jeff Robinson (Libertarian) 1,035 8.0% 0 0.0% 12,867
County Total for 2000-11-07:   12,867
1998-11-03 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 6,781 86.5% Joe Whelan (Libertarian) 1,059 13.5% 0 0.0% 7,840
County Total for 1998-11-03:   7,840
1996-11-05 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 11,928 100.0% 0 0.0% 11,928
County Total for 1996-11-05:   11,928
1994-11-08 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 6,136 68.7% Ben Waldman (R) 2,796 31.3% 0 0.0% 8,932
County Total for 1994-11-08:   8,932
1992-11-03 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 9,604 69.5% Ben Waldman (R) 4,217 30.5% 0 0.0% 13,821
County Total for 1992-11-03:   13,821
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, WV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 26,215 9,543 36.4% 9,077 34.6% 7,595 29.0% Rep +466 Rep +1.8% 86%
2022 25,197 8,387 33.3% 10,091 40.0% 6,719 26.7% Dem +1,704 Dem +6.8% 82%
2020 28,882 8,393 29.1% 12,975 44.9% 7,514 26.0% Dem +4,582 Dem +15.9% 94%
2018 27,629 6,645 24.1% 14,146 51.2% 6,838 24.7% Dem +7,501 Dem +27.1% 87%
2016 26,708 5,847 21.9% 14,856 55.6% 6,005 22.5% Dem +9,009 Dem +33.7% 81%
2014 28,084 5,391 19.2% 17,103 60.9% 5,590 19.9% Dem +11,712 Dem +41.7% 82%
2012 26,647 4,906 18.4% 17,185 64.5% 4,556 17.1% Dem +12,279 Dem +46.1% 75%
2010 25,626 4,664 18.2% 17,356 67.7% 3,606 14.1% Dem +12,692 Dem +49.5% 70%
2008 26,510 4,707 17.8% 18,577 70.1% 3,226 12.2% Dem +13,870 Dem +52.3% 72%
2006 25,192 4,456 17.7% 18,332 72.8% 2,404 9.5% Dem +13,876 Dem +55.1% 68%
2004 27,640 4,651 16.8% 20,316 73.5% 2,673 9.7% Dem +15,665 Dem +56.7% 75%
2002 25,836 4,032 15.6% 19,539 75.6% 2,265 8.8% Dem +15,507 Dem +60.0% 70%
2000 26,958 4,088 15.2% 20,776 77.1% 2,094 7.8% Dem +16,688 Dem +61.9% 72%
1994 20,541 3,135 15.3% 16,827 81.9% 579 2.8% Dem +13,692 Dem +66.7% 56%
1986 24,227 3,534 14.6% 20,417 84.3% 276 1.1% Dem +16,883 Dem +69.7% 64%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.