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Harrison County, WV


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Clarksburg, WV
Designated Market Area: Clarksburg-Weston, WV
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 64,472   ( 1,443 from 2020)
Land area: 416.0 square miles
Population density: 155.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:59,865 92.85% 3.0%
Black:1,2301.91% 1.6%
Indian:1130.18% 0.0%
Asian:5350.83% 23.8%
2+ races:1,1521.79% 5.0%
Hispanic:1,5772.45% 14.5%
Total non-White:4,6077.15% 8.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,717 10.3
Deaths:4,19215.9
Net Migration: -126-0.5
Net Immigration: 1470.6
Change in White population:-1,820 -2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:377 0.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Harrison County, WV

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -203 R +610 R + 3.5%
D -813
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,730 R +1,022 R + 0.0%
D +708
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,933 R +412 D + 3.5%
D +1,521
2024 vs. 2012 R +4,604 R +5,934 R + 17.8%
D -1,330
2016 vs. 2008 R +926 R +6,814 R + 28.3%
D -5,888
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 58% Donald Trump (R) 20,480 69.4% Kamala Harris (D) 8,402 28.5% 613 [+] 2.1% 29,495 0 20 3.86%
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 20,683 67.9% Joe Biden (D) 9,215 30.2% 567 [+] 1.9% 30,465 -1 21 3.83%
2016 54% Donald Trump (R) 18,750 66.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 7,694 27.1% 1,907 [+] 6.7% 28,351 -2 20 3.93%
2012 49% Mitt Romney (R) 15,876 60.4% Barack Obama* (D) 9,732 37.0% 663 [+] 2.5% 26,271 -2 13 3.91%
2008 60% John McCain (R) 17,824 55.6% Barack Obama (D) 13,582 42.3% 672 [+] 2.1% 32,078 0 10 4.49%
2004 57% George W. Bush* (R) 17,111 55.9% John Kerry (D) 13,238 43.3% 239 [+] 0.8% 30,588 0 5 4.05%
2000 50% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,009 48.9% George W. Bush (R) 12,948 48.7% 621 [+] 2.3% 26,578 -3 1 4.10%
1996 51% Bill Clinton* (D) 14,746 54.9% Robert Dole (R) 8,857 33.0% 3,240 [+] 12.1% 26,843 -4 -8 4.22%
1992 58% Bill Clinton (D) 15,480 51.0% George Bush* (R) 9,687 31.9% 5,174 [+] 17.1% 30,341 -3 -5 4.44%
1988 57% Michael Dukakis (D) 17,005 55.9% George Bush (R) 13,364 43.9% 49 [+] 0.2% 30,418 -4 -9 4.66%
1984 63% Ronald Reagan* (R) 19,400 56.3% Walter Mondale (D) 14,969 43.5% 68 0.2% 34,437 1 -2 4.68%
1980 61% Jimmy Carter* (D) 18,813 54.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,251 41.2% 1,538 [+] 4.4% 34,602 -4 -10 4.69%
1976 70% Jimmy Carter (D) 21,467 58.5% Gerald Ford* (R) 15,172 41.4% 48 [+] 0.1% 36,687 -1 -7 4.89%
1972 69% Richard Nixon* (R) 22,196 63.2% George McGovern (D) 12,910 36.8% 0 0.0% 35,106 0 3 4.60%
1968 80% Hubert Humphrey (D) 18,872 54.2% Richard Nixon (R) 13,703 39.4% 2,234 [+] 6.4% 34,809 -1 -4 4.62%
1964 80% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 25,683 72.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 9,986 28.0% 0 0.0% 35,669 -4 -11 4.50%
1960 86% John Kennedy (D) 20,727 53.0% Richard Nixon (R) 18,378 47.0% 0 0.0% 39,105 0 -3 4.67%
1956 82% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 21,860 55.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,541 44.5% 0 0.0% 39,401 1 -2 4.74%
1952 84% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,193 50.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 20,527 49.2% 0 0.0% 41,720 3 -4 4.78%
1948 74% Harry Truman* (D) 21,109 59.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,534 40.6% 114 [+] 0.3% 35,757 -2 -4 4.78%
1944 68% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,028 55.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,408 44.4% 0 0.0% 32,436 -1 -1 4.53%
1940 84% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 22,570 56.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 17,087 43.1% 0 0.0% 39,657 0 -2 4.57%
1936 90% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,361 63.0% Alf Landon (R) 14,180 36.7% 137 [+] 0.4% 38,678 -3 0 4.66%
1932 80% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 18,081 54.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 14,641 43.9% 632 [+] 1.9% 33,354 -1 4 4.48%
1928 75% Herbert Hoover (R) 17,502 57.7% Al Smith (D) 12,483 41.2% 346 [+] 1.1% 30,331 -1 0 4.72%
1924 77% Calvin Coolidge (R) 15,165 49.4% John Davis (D) 13,470 43.9% 2,075 [+] 6.8% 30,710 0 -5 5.26%
1920 64% Warren Harding (R) 13,784 55.7% James Cox (D) 10,206 41.2% 769 [+] 3.1% 24,759 0 -5 4.86%
1916 38% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 6,262 48.9% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,970 46.6% 584 [+] 4.6% 12,816 -1 3 4.42%
1912 37% Woodrow Wilson (D) 4,378 41.1% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,443 32.3% 2,831 [+] 26.6% 10,652 -5 -7 3.96%
1908 42% William Taft (R) 4,946 52.4% William J. Bryan (D) 4,004 42.4% 489 [+] 5.2% 9,439 -1 1 3.66%
1904 47% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,075 60.0% Alton Parker (D) 2,921 34.6% 456 [+] 5.4% 8,452 5 4 3.52%
1900 48% William McKinley* (R) 3,918 58.3% William J. Bryan (D) 2,678 39.8% 130 [+] 1.9% 6,726 4 7 3.05%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harrison County, WV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 58% Jim Justice (R) 20,396 70.2% Glenn Elliott (D) 7,508 25.8% 1,145 [+] 3.9% 29,049 1 3.89%
2024 G 57% Patrick Morrisey (R) 17,953 62.3% Steve Williams (D) 8,771 30.5% 2,072 [+] 7.2% 28,796 0 3.89%
2020 S2 58% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 21,194 70.6% Paula Swearengin (D) 7,807 26.0% 1,000 [+] 3.3% 30,001 0 3.85%
2020 G 57% Jim Justice* (R) 19,074 64.6% Ben Salango (D) 8,778 29.7% 1,685 [+] 5.7% 29,537 0 3.84%
2018 S1 43% Joe Manchin* (D) 11,491 51.0% Patrick Morrisey (R) 9,512 42.3% 1,508 [+] 6.7% 22,511 -4 3.84%
2016 G 54% Jim Justice (D) 14,317 50.6% Bill Cole (R) 11,916 42.1% 2,046 [+] 7.2% 28,279 0 3.96%
2014 S2 34% Shelley Moore Capito (R) 10,375 57.8% Natalie Tennant (D) 6,910 38.5% 669 [+] 3.7% 17,954 -4 3.96%
2012 S1 49% Joe Manchin* (D) 15,009 57.3% John Raese (R) 10,452 39.9% 743 [+] 2.8% 26,204 3 3.97%
2012 G 49% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 12,818 49.2% Bill Maloney (R) 12,460 47.8% 790 [+] 3.0% 26,068 2 3.92%
2011 G 23% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 6,165 49.0% Bill Maloney (R) 6,038 48.0% 382 [+] 3.0% 12,585 1 4.18%
2010 S1 42% Joe Manchin (D) 12,482 55.4% John Raese (R) 9,329 41.4% 719 [+] 3.2% 22,530 -2 4.25%
2008 S2 59% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 18,574 58.5% Jay Wolfe (R) 13,153 41.4% 11 [+] 0.0% 31,738 5 4.52%
2008 G 59% Joe Manchin* (D) 22,746 72.0% Russ Weeks (R) 7,514 23.8% 1,320 [+] 4.2% 31,580 -2 4.47%
2006 S1 35% Robert Byrd* (D) 12,587 67.7% John Raese (R) 5,744 30.9% 272 [+] 1.5% 18,603 9 9.01%
2004 G 57% Joe Manchin (D) 20,365 66.9% Monty Warner (R) 9,373 30.8% 699 [+] 2.3% 30,437 -3 4.09%
2002 S2 32% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 10,580 61.5% Jay Wolfe (R) 6,612 38.5% 0 0.0% 17,192 2 3.94%
2000 S1 50% Robert Byrd* (D) 22,041 84.2% David Gallaher (R) 3,684 14.1% 462 [+] 1.8% 26,187 -6 4.34%
2000 G 50% Bob Wise (D) 14,417 54.2% Cecil Underwood* (R) 11,606 43.7% 562 [+] 2.1% 26,585 -4 4.10%
1996 S2 50% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 21,081 79.9% Betty Burks (R) 5,305 20.1% 0 0.0% 26,386 -3 4.43%
1996 G 51% Cecil Underwood (R) 13,744 51.5% Charlotte Pritt (D) 12,303 46.1% 653 [+] 2.4% 26,700 0 4.25%
1994 S1 35% Robert Byrd* (D) 14,262 77.9% Stan Klos (R) 4,055 22.1% 0 0.0% 18,317 -9 4.35%
1992 G 56% Gaston Caperton* (D) 18,335 62.5% Cleve Benedict (R) 8,195 28.0% 2,784 [+] 9.5% 29,314 -9 4.46%
1990 S2 40% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 15,014 72.4% John Yoder (R) 5,716 27.6% 0 0.0% 20,730 -4 5.13%
1988 S1 55% Robert Byrd* (D) 19,102 65.7% Jay Wolfe (R) 9,981 34.3% 0 0.0% 29,083 -1 4.58%
1988 G 57% Gaston Caperton (D) 16,415 54.6% Arch Moore* (R) 13,641 45.4% 0 0.0% 30,056 4 4.63%
1984 S2 62% John Raese (R) 16,951 50.1% Jay Rockefeller (D) 16,782 49.6% 76 [+] 0.2% 33,809 2 4.68%
1984 G 63% Arch Moore (R) 19,444 56.6% Clyde See (D) 14,929 43.4% 0 0.0% 34,373 3 4.64%
1982 S1 49% Robert Byrd* (D) 20,055 72.9% Cleve Benedict (R) 7,286 26.5% 172 [+] 0.6% 27,513 -4 4.87%
1980 G 62% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 19,017 54.4% Arch Moore (R) 15,850 45.4% 69 [+] 0.2% 34,936 0 4.65%
1978 S2 48% Jennings Randolph* (D) 12,761 50.1% Arch Moore (R) 12,734 49.9% 0 0.0% 25,495 0 5.17%
1976 S1 55% Robert Byrd* (D) 28,787 100.0%       0 0.0% 28,787 n/a 5.08%
1976 G 69% Jay Rockefeller (D) 24,020 66.1% Cecil Underwood (R) 12,334 33.9% 0 0.0% 36,354 0 4.85%
1972 S2 68% Jennings Randolph* (D) 25,021 72.4% Louise Leonard (R) 9,541 27.6% 0 0.0% 34,562 -6 4.72%
1972 G 71% Arch Moore* (R) 20,390 56.5% Jay Rockefeller (D) 15,726 43.5% 0 0.0% 36,116 2 4.66%
1970 S1 48% Robert Byrd* (D) 18,258 81.5% Elmer Dodson (R) 4,156 18.5% 0 0.0% 22,414 -4 5.03%
1968 G 79% Arch Moore (R) 19,579 56.6% James Sprouse (D) 15,015 43.4% 0 0.0% 34,594 6 4.65%
1966 S2 53% Jennings Randolph* (D) 14,969 63.8% Francis Love (R) 8,484 36.2% 0 0.0% 23,453 -4 4.77%
1964 S1 78% Robert Byrd* (D) 24,328 70.4% Cooper Benedict (R) 10,244 29.6% 0 0.0% 34,572 -3 4.54%
1964 G 80% Hulett Smith (D) 18,575 52.0% Cecil Underwood (R) 17,173 48.0% 0 0.0% 35,748 3 4.53%
1960 S2 85% Jennings Randolph* (D) 22,381 58.1% Cecil Underwood (R) 16,146 41.9% 0 0.0% 38,527 -3 4.65%
1960 G 85% W.W. Barron (D) 21,664 56.1% Harold Neely (R) 16,947 43.9% 0 0.0% 38,611 -2 4.67%
*: 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 Harrison County, WV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WV02Riley Moore (R) 20,290 72.3% Steven Wendelin (D) 7,782 27.7% 0 0.0% 28,072
County Total for 2024-11-05:   28,072
2022-11-08 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 11,149 62.1% Barry Lee Wendell (D) 6,792 37.9% 0 0.0% 17,941
County Total for 2022-11-08:   17,941
2020-11-03 WV01David McKinley* (R) 20,540 69.7% Natalie Cline (D) 8,922 30.3% 0 0.0% 29,462
County Total for 2020-11-03:   29,462
2018-11-06 WV01David McKinley* (R) 13,849 61.8% Kendra Fershee (D) 8,544 38.2% 0 0.0% 22,393
County Total for 2018-11-06:   22,393
2016-11-08 WV01David McKinley* (R) 17,905 64.9% Mike Manypenny (D) 9,679 35.1% 0 0.0% 27,584
County Total for 2016-11-08:   27,584
2014-11-04 WV01David McKinley* (R) 9,808 55.4% Glen Gainer III (D) 7,886 44.6% 0 0.0% 17,694
County Total for 2014-11-04:   17,694
2012-11-06 WV01David McKinley* (R) 15,216 61.0% Sue Thorn (D) 9,722 39.0% 0 0.0% 24,938
County Total for 2012-11-06:   24,938
2010-11-02 WV01Mike Oliverio (D) 12,304 56.5% David McKinley (R) 9,492 43.5% 0 0.0% 21,796
County Total for 2010-11-02:   21,796
2008-11-04 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 24,091 100.0% 12 0.0% 24,103
County Total for 2008-11-04:   24,103
2006-11-07 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 12,046 67.1% Chris Wakim (R) 5,887 32.8% 6 0.0% 17,939
County Total for 2006-11-07:   17,939
2004-11-02 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 21,237 71.2% Alan Parks (R) 8,587 28.8% 0 0.0% 29,824
County Total for 2004-11-02:   29,824
2002-11-05 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 13,935 99.6% 60 0.4% 13,995
County Total for 2002-11-05:   13,995
2000-11-07 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 21,713 90.4% Richard Kerr (Libertarian) 2,313 9.6% 0 0.0% 24,026
County Total for 2000-11-07:   24,026
1998-11-03 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 13,005 87.3% Richard Kerr (Libertarian) 1,888 12.7% 0 0.0% 14,893
County Total for 1998-11-03:   14,893
1996-11-05 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 22,396 100.0% 0 0.0% 22,396
County Total for 1996-11-05:   22,396
1994-11-08 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 14,030 77.5% Sally Riley (R) 4,082 22.5% 0 0.0% 18,112
County Total for 1994-11-08:   18,112
1992-11-03 WV01Alan Mollohan* (D) 25,047 100.0% 0 0.0% 25,047
County Total for 1992-11-03:   25,047
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Harrison County, WV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2025 43,340 18,074 41.7% 12,423 28.7% 12,843 29.6% Rep +5,651 Rep +13.0% 86%
2024 45,389 18,042 39.7% 13,816 30.4% 13,531 29.8% Rep +4,226 Rep +9.3% 90%
2022 44,001 16,343 37.1% 15,233 34.6% 12,425 28.2% Rep +1,110 Rep +2.5% 87%
2020 46,276 16,137 34.9% 17,676 38.2% 12,463 26.9% Dem +1,539 Dem +3.3% 92%
2018 43,511 13,622 31.3% 18,766 43.1% 11,123 25.6% Dem +5,144 Dem +11.8% 85%
2016 44,539 13,083 29.4% 20,964 47.1% 10,492 23.6% Dem +7,881 Dem +17.7% 86%
2014 42,778 11,975 28.0% 21,835 51.0% 8,968 21.0% Dem +9,860 Dem +23.0% 81%
2012 43,893 12,194 27.8% 23,420 53.4% 8,279 18.9% Dem +11,226 Dem +25.6% 82%
2010 43,282 12,066 27.9% 24,111 55.7% 7,105 16.4% Dem +12,045 Dem +27.8% 80%
2008 44,275 12,280 27.7% 25,629 57.9% 6,366 14.4% Dem +13,349 Dem +30.2% 82%
2006 41,187 11,621 28.2% 24,910 60.5% 4,656 11.3% Dem +13,289 Dem +32.3% 77%
2004 44,975 12,488 27.8% 27,748 61.7% 4,739 10.5% Dem +15,260 Dem +33.9% 84%
2002 42,640 11,533 27.0% 27,454 64.4% 3,653 8.6% Dem +15,921 Dem +37.3% 80%
2000 43,487 11,760 27.0% 28,790 66.2% 2,937 6.8% Dem +17,030 Dem +39.2% 82%
1994 38,543 11,241 29.2% 26,107 67.7% 1,195 3.1% Dem +14,866 Dem +38.6% 73%
1986 41,838 12,258 29.3% 28,776 68.8% 804 1.9% Dem +16,518 Dem +39.5% 78%
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.