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Hancock County, WV


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Designated Market Area: Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2024 population: 28,054   ( 1,044 from 2020)
Land area: 82.6 square miles
Population density: 339.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:25,945 92.48% 4.7%
Black:7572.70% 0.5%
Indian:650.23% 6.6%
Asian:1620.58% 18.2%
2+ races:5612.00% 22.8%
Hispanic:5642.01% 24.2%
Total non-White:2,1097.52% 12.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:943 8.1
Deaths:2,03617.5
Net Migration: -2-0.0
Net Immigration: 480.4
Change in White population:-1,283 -4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:239 0.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Hancock County, WV

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -344 R +86 R + 3.3%
D -430
2024 vs. 2016 R +553 R +455 R + 1.2%
D +98
2020 vs. 2016 R +897 R +369 D + 2.1%
D +528
2024 vs. 2012 R +2,236 R +3,503 R + 25.7%
D -1,267
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,391 R +3,633 R + 30.9%
D -2,242
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 57% Donald Trump (R) 9,462 72.6% Kamala Harris (D) 3,360 25.8% 208 [+] 1.6% 13,030 3 23 1.71%
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 9,806 71.0% Joe Biden (D) 3,790 27.5% 206 [+] 1.5% 13,802 2 24 1.74%
2016 54% Donald Trump (R) 8,909 69.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,262 25.5% 631 [+] 4.9% 12,802 2 24 1.78%
2012 50% Mitt Romney (R) 7,226 59.5% Barack Obama* (D) 4,627 38.1% 297 [+] 2.4% 12,150 -3 12 1.81%
2008 53% John McCain (R) 7,518 56.9% Barack Obama (D) 5,504 41.6% 198 [+] 1.5% 13,220 1 11 1.85%
2004 57% George W. Bush* (R) 7,298 51.0% John Kerry (D) 6,906 48.2% 117 [+] 0.8% 14,321 -5 0 1.89%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 6,458 47.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 6,249 46.4% 765 [+] 5.7% 13,472 -4 0 2.08%
1996 53% Bill Clinton* (D) 7,521 53.6% Robert Dole (R) 4,268 30.4% 2,231 [+] 15.9% 14,020 -6 -10 2.20%
1992 56% Bill Clinton (D) 7,830 52.0% George Bush* (R) 3,897 25.9% 3,319 [+] 22.1% 15,046 -9 -11 2.20%
1988 52% Michael Dukakis (D) 8,338 58.4% George Bush (R) 5,882 41.2% 60 [+] 0.4% 14,280 -6 -12 2.19%
1984 57% Walter Mondale (D) 8,708 54.0% Ronald Reagan* (R) 7,326 45.4% 90 0.6% 16,124 -10 -13 2.19%
1980 57% Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,784 53.3% Ronald Reagan (R) 6,610 40.1% 1,081 [+] 6.6% 16,475 -5 -11 2.23%
1976 63% Jimmy Carter (D) 10,627 61.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 6,771 38.9% 0 0.0% 17,398 -3 -9 2.32%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 10,634 61.3% George McGovern (D) 6,727 38.7% 0 0.0% 17,361 -2 1 2.28%
1968 82% Hubert Humphrey (D) 10,174 54.0% Richard Nixon (R) 6,181 32.8% 2,476 [+] 13.1% 18,831 -8 -11 2.50%
1964 84% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 14,001 73.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,009 26.3% 0 0.0% 19,010 -6 -12 2.40%
1960 85% John Kennedy (D) 11,176 58.2% Richard Nixon (R) 8,031 41.8% 0 0.0% 19,207 -5 -8 2.29%
1956 84% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,524 52.1% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 8,750 47.9% 0 0.0% 18,274 -6 -10 2.20%
1952 80% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,772 60.0% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,520 40.0% 0 0.0% 16,292 -8 -15 1.87%
1948 69% Harry Truman* (D) 8,242 63.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,561 35.2% 170 [+] 1.3% 12,973 -7 -10 1.73%
1944 64% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,334 63.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,285 36.9% 0 0.0% 11,619 -8 -9 1.62%
1940 77% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,515 63.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 4,997 37.0% 0 0.0% 13,512 -6 -8 1.56%
1936 75% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,756 65.9% Alf Landon (R) 3,957 33.6% 58 [+] 0.5% 11,771 -6 -3 1.42%
1932 61% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,603 49.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,328 46.9% 289 [+] 3.1% 9,220 2 7 1.24%
1928 54% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,461 74.1% Al Smith (D) 1,884 25.5% 29 [+] 0.4% 7,374 16 16 1.15%
1924 45% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,775 70.9% John Davis (D) 1,187 22.3% 359 [+] 6.7% 5,321 21 17 0.91%
1920 43% Warren Harding (R) 2,768 63.4% James Cox (D) 1,435 32.9% 161 [+] 3.7% 4,364 8 3 0.86%
1916 30% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,434 57.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 891 35.8% 167 [+] 6.7% 2,492 8 11 0.86%
1912 31% William Taft* (R) 664 33.5% Woodrow Wilson (D) 634 32.0% 682 [+] 34.4% 1,980 12 10 0.74%
1908 41% William Taft (R) 1,185 59.7% William J. Bryan (D) 719 36.2% 80 [+] 4.0% 1,984 6 8 0.77%
1904 40% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,010 63.3% Alton Parker (D) 508 31.8% 77 [+] 4.8% 1,595 8 7 0.66%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 863 58.4% William J. Bryan (D) 564 38.2% 51 [+] 3.5% 1,478 4 7 0.67%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hancock County, WV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 56% Jim Justice (R) 9,334 72.6% Glenn Elliott (D) 3,277 25.5% 247 [+] 1.9% 12,858 4 1.72%
2024 G 55% Patrick Morrisey (R) 8,590 68.1% Steve Williams (D) 3,335 26.4% 684 [+] 5.4% 12,609 6 1.70%
2020 S2 57% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 9,593 71.4% Paula Swearengin (D) 3,484 25.9% 362 [+] 2.7% 13,439 1 1.73%
2020 G 58% Jim Justice* (R) 8,995 66.6% Ben Salango (D) 3,868 28.6% 648 [+] 4.8% 13,511 2 1.76%
2018 S1 43% Patrick Morrisey (R) 4,963 49.1% Joe Manchin* (D) 4,707 46.5% 447 [+] 4.4% 10,117 3 1.73%
2016 G 52% Bill Cole (R) 5,992 48.2% Jim Justice (D) 5,322 42.8% 1,119 [+] 9.0% 12,433 6 1.74%
2014 S2 32% Shelley Moore Capito (R) 4,729 61.8% Natalie Tennant (D) 2,528 33.0% 400 [+] 5.2% 7,657 0 1.69%
2012 S1 48% Joe Manchin* (D) 7,920 67.5% John Raese (R) 3,628 30.9% 186 [+] 1.6% 11,734 -6 1.78%
2012 G 49% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 6,077 51.1% Bill Maloney (R) 5,454 45.8% 371 [+] 3.1% 11,902 0 1.79%
2011 G 22% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 2,753 51.0% Bill Maloney (R) 2,422 44.9% 219 [+] 4.1% 5,394 -2 1.79%
2010 S1 42% Joe Manchin (D) 5,704 55.4% John Raese (R) 4,250 41.3% 343 [+] 3.3% 10,297 -2 1.94%
2008 S2 52% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 9,140 70.6% Jay Wolfe (R) 3,805 29.4% 0 0.0% 12,945 -7 1.84%
2008 G 53% Joe Manchin* (D) 10,069 77.4% Russ Weeks (R) 2,580 19.8% 364 [+] 2.8% 13,013 -6 1.84%
2006 S1 33% Robert Byrd* (D) 5,056 61.9% John Raese (R) 2,931 35.9% 179 [+] 2.2% 8,166 15 3.95%
2004 G 51% Joe Manchin (D) 8,586 66.6% Monty Warner (R) 4,115 31.9% 194 [+] 1.5% 12,895 -2 1.73%
2002 S2 25% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 4,457 69.5% Jay Wolfe (R) 1,959 30.5% 0 0.0% 6,416 -6 1.47%
2000 S1 45% Robert Byrd* (D) 9,520 81.3% David Gallaher (R) 1,976 16.9% 209 [+] 1.8% 11,705 -3 1.94%
2000 G 50% Bob Wise (D) 6,926 54.0% Cecil Underwood* (R) 5,660 44.1% 245 [+] 1.9% 12,831 -3 1.98%
1996 S2 50% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 10,849 82.7% Betty Burks (R) 2,272 17.3% 0 0.0% 13,121 -6 2.20%
1996 G 51% Charlotte Pritt (D) 7,610 56.2% Cecil Underwood (R) 5,701 42.1% 220 [+] 1.6% 13,531 -9 2.15%
1994 S1 36% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,197 75.4% Stan Klos (R) 2,352 24.6% 0 0.0% 9,549 -6 2.27%
1992 G 52% Gaston Caperton* (D) 8,700 61.9% Cleve Benedict (R) 4,927 35.1% 420 [+] 3.0% 14,047 -1 2.14%
1990 S2 33% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 6,910 76.7% John Yoder (R) 2,105 23.3% 0 0.0% 9,015 -8 2.23%
1988 S1 47% Robert Byrd* (D) 10,043 77.6% Jay Wolfe (R) 2,896 22.4% 0 0.0% 12,939 -13 2.04%
1988 G 50% Gaston Caperton (D) 9,663 70.2% Arch Moore* (R) 4,109 29.8% 0 0.0% 13,772 -11 2.12%
1984 S2 54% Jay Rockefeller (D) 10,688 70.2% John Raese (R) 4,432 29.1% 108 [+] 0.7% 15,228 -19 2.11%
1984 G 54% Clyde See (D) 8,862 57.8% Arch Moore (R) 6,467 42.2% 0 0.0% 15,329 -11 2.07%
1982 S1 45% Robert Byrd* (D) 9,679 74.2% Cleve Benedict (R) 3,205 24.6% 164 [+] 1.3% 13,048 -6 2.31%
1980 G 56% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 11,167 68.3% Arch Moore (R) 5,100 31.2% 80 [+] 0.5% 16,347 -14 2.18%
1978 S2 36% Jennings Randolph* (D) 6,193 61.8% Arch Moore (R) 3,836 38.2% 0 0.0% 10,029 -11 2.03%
1976 S1 44% Robert Byrd* (D) 12,139 100.0%       0 0.0% 12,139 n/a 2.14%
1976 G 61% Jay Rockefeller (D) 12,822 76.5% Cecil Underwood (R) 3,928 23.5% 0 0.0% 16,750 -10 2.24%
1972 S2 56% Jennings Randolph* (D) 11,374 74.5% Louise Leonard (R) 3,892 25.5% 0 0.0% 15,266 -8 2.09%
1972 G 64% Arch Moore* (R) 8,896 51.8% Jay Rockefeller (D) 8,292 48.2% 0 0.0% 17,188 -3 2.22%
1970 S1 39% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,730 78.7% Elmer Dodson (R) 2,097 21.3% 0 0.0% 9,827 -1 2.21%
1968 G 81% Arch Moore (R) 11,940 64.2% James Sprouse (D) 6,666 35.8% 0 0.0% 18,606 13 2.50%
1966 S2 50% Jennings Randolph* (D) 7,327 64.3% Francis Love (R) 4,062 35.7% 0 0.0% 11,389 -5 2.32%
1964 S1 78% Robert Byrd* (D) 12,931 72.7% Cooper Benedict (R) 4,850 27.3% 0 0.0% 17,781 -5 2.34%
1964 G 82% Hulett Smith (D) 10,998 58.7% Cecil Underwood (R) 7,728 41.3% 0 0.0% 18,726 -4 2.37%
1960 S2 82% Jennings Randolph* (D) 10,907 58.7% Cecil Underwood (R) 7,684 41.3% 0 0.0% 18,591 -3 2.24%
1960 G 82% W.W. Barron (D) 10,716 57.8% Harold Neely (R) 7,835 42.2% 0 0.0% 18,551 -4 2.24%
*: 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 Hancock County, WV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WV02Riley Moore (R) 9,269 75.1% Steven Wendelin (D) 3,067 24.9% 0 0.0% 12,336
County Total for 2024-11-05:   12,336
2022-11-08 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 5,785 69.6% Barry Lee Wendell (D) 2,521 30.4% 0 0.0% 8,306
County Total for 2022-11-08:   8,306
2020-11-03 WV01David McKinley* (R) 9,358 70.2% Natalie Cline (D) 3,964 29.8% 0 0.0% 13,322
County Total for 2020-11-03:   13,322
2018-11-06 WV01David McKinley* (R) 6,960 70.2% Kendra Fershee (D) 2,955 29.8% 0 0.0% 9,915
County Total for 2018-11-06:   9,915
2016-11-08 WV01David McKinley* (R) 9,078 73.8% Mike Manypenny (D) 3,222 26.2% 0 0.0% 12,300
County Total for 2016-11-08:   12,300
2014-11-04 WV01David McKinley* (R) 5,163 71.4% Glen Gainer III (D) 2,064 28.6% 0 0.0% 7,227
County Total for 2014-11-04:   7,227
2012-11-06 WV01David McKinley* (R) 6,678 60.2% Sue Thorn (D) 4,419 39.8% 0 0.0% 11,097
County Total for 2012-11-06:   11,097
2010-11-02 WV01David McKinley (R) 4,490 51.1% Mike Oliverio (D) 4,297 48.9% 0 0.0% 8,787
County Total for 2010-11-02:   8,787
2008-11-04 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 10,499 100.0% 4 0.0% 10,503
County Total for 2008-11-04:   10,503
2006-11-07 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 5,104 62.8% Chris Wakim (R) 3,021 37.2% 1 0.0% 8,126
County Total for 2006-11-07:   8,126
2004-11-02 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 9,195 74.2% Alan Parks (R) 3,196 25.8% 0 0.0% 12,391
County Total for 2004-11-02:   12,391
2002-11-05 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 4,878 99.9% 7 0.1% 4,885
County Total for 2002-11-05:   4,885
2000-11-07 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 9,756 93.5% Richard Kerr (Libertarian) 683 6.5% 0 0.0% 10,439
County Total for 2000-11-07:   10,439
1998-11-03 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 7,106 89.5% Richard Kerr (Libertarian) 831 10.5% 0 0.0% 7,937
County Total for 1998-11-03:   7,937
1996-11-05 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 9,935 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,935
County Total for 1996-11-05:   9,935
1994-11-08 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 5,751 70.1% Sally Riley (R) 2,452 29.9% 0 0.0% 8,203
County Total for 1994-11-08:   8,203
1992-11-03 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 10,752 100.0% 0 0.0% 10,752
County Total for 1992-11-03:   10,752
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Hancock County, WV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 19,870 8,393 42.2% 6,242 31.4% 5,235 26.3% Rep +2,151 Rep +10.8% 87%
2022 18,778 7,553 40.2% 6,564 35.0% 4,661 24.8% Rep +989 Rep +5.3% 82%
2020 23,998 8,283 34.5% 10,040 41.8% 5,675 23.6% Dem +1,757 Dem +7.3% 105%
2018 23,306 7,094 30.4% 11,017 47.3% 5,195 22.3% Dem +3,923 Dem +16.8% 100%
2016 24,573 6,854 27.9% 12,591 51.2% 5,128 20.9% Dem +5,737 Dem +23.3% 104%
2014 23,916 6,120 25.6% 13,185 55.1% 4,611 19.3% Dem +7,065 Dem +29.5% 100%
2012 23,488 5,949 25.3% 13,411 57.1% 4,128 17.6% Dem +7,462 Dem +31.8% 97%
2010 23,094 5,759 24.9% 13,844 59.9% 3,491 15.1% Dem +8,085 Dem +35.0% 94%
2008 22,748 5,645 24.8% 14,114 62.0% 2,989 13.1% Dem +8,469 Dem +37.2% 92%
2006 21,075 5,237 24.8% 13,711 65.1% 2,127 10.1% Dem +8,474 Dem +40.2% 84%
2004 21,149 5,178 24.5% 14,003 66.2% 1,968 9.3% Dem +8,825 Dem +41.7% 84%
2002 20,763 4,880 23.5% 14,240 68.6% 1,643 7.9% Dem +9,360 Dem +45.1% 81%
2000 20,577 4,722 22.9% 14,505 70.5% 1,350 6.6% Dem +9,783 Dem +47.5% 80%
1994 17,658 4,149 23.5% 12,974 73.5% 535 3.0% Dem +8,825 Dem +50.0% 66%
1986 19,007 4,378 23.0% 14,399 75.8% 230 1.2% Dem +10,021 Dem +52.7% 68%
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.