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Jefferson County, WV


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV
Designated Market Area: Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 61,264   ( 3,561 from 2020)
Land area: 209.3 square miles
Population density: 292.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:48,810 79.67% 3.0%
Black:3,8266.25% 7.4%
Indian:1600.26% 3.9%
Asian:1,3262.16% 40.2%
2+ races:1,8653.04% 20.2%
Hispanic:5,2778.61% 28.8%
Total non-White:12,45420.33% 20.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,425 10.5
Deaths:2,61611.3
Net Migration: 3,23814.0
Net Immigration: 4902.1
Change in White population:1,417 2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:2,144 3.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Jefferson County, WV



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 61% Donald Trump (R) 16,573 56.8% Kamala Harris (D) 11,967 41.0% 616 [+] 2.1% 29,156 -13 7 3.82%
2020 62% Donald Trump* (R) 15,033 54.3% Joe Biden (D) 12,127 43.8% 545 [+] 2.0% 27,705 -14 7 3.49%
2016 57% Donald Trump (R) 13,204 53.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 9,518 38.8% 1,786 [+] 7.3% 24,508 -14 8 3.40%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 11,258 50.6% Barack Obama* (D) 10,398 46.8% 580 [+] 2.6% 22,236 -12 3 3.31%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 11,687 51.6% John McCain (R) 10,600 46.8% 372 [+] 1.6% 22,659 -9 1 3.17%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 10,539 52.7% John Kerry (D) 9,301 46.5% 153 [+] 0.8% 19,993 -3 2 2.64%
2000 45% George W. Bush (R) 7,045 49.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 6,860 47.7% 473 [+] 3.3% 14,378 -3 1 2.22%
1996 44% Bill Clinton* (D) 6,361 48.7% Robert Dole (R) 5,287 40.5% 1,420 [+] 10.9% 13,068 4 0 2.05%
1992 44% Bill Clinton (D) 5,363 44.0% George Bush* (R) 4,656 38.2% 2,170 [+] 17.8% 12,189 3 1 1.78%
1988 38% George Bush (R) 5,349 55.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 4,334 44.6% 43 [+] 0.4% 9,726 8 2 1.49%
1984 43% Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,884 58.1% Walter Mondale (D) 4,216 41.6% 34 0.3% 10,134 3 -1 1.38%
1980 46% Jimmy Carter* (D) 4,679 47.7% Ronald Reagan (R) 4,454 45.4% 685 [+] 7.0% 9,818 0 -5 1.33%
1976 50% Jimmy Carter (D) 5,166 57.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 3,864 42.8% 0 0.0% 9,030 1 -5 1.20%
1972 49% Richard Nixon* (R) 4,822 63.4% George McGovern (D) 2,782 36.6% 0 0.0% 7,604 0 3 1.00%
1968 58% Hubert Humphrey (D) 3,129 45.2% Richard Nixon (R) 2,718 39.2% 1,082 [+] 15.6% 6,929 -2 -4 0.92%
1964 60% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 4,892 72.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,901 28.0% 0 0.0% 6,793 -4 -11 0.86%
1960 68% John Kennedy (D) 4,352 60.1% Richard Nixon (R) 2,887 39.9% 0 0.0% 7,239 -7 -10 0.86%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,380 50.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,353 49.8% 0 0.0% 6,733 -4 -7 0.81%
1952 71% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,036 56.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,134 43.7% 0 0.0% 7,170 -4 -11 0.82%
1948 63% Harry Truman* (D) 3,797 63.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,199 36.6% 13 [+] 0.2% 6,009 -6 -9 0.80%
1944 63% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,767 64.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,103 35.8% 0 0.0% 5,870 -9 -10 0.82%
1940 82% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,297 69.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 2,332 30.6% 0 0.0% 7,629 -12 -14 0.88%
1936 89% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,443 72.6% Alf Landon (R) 2,040 27.2% 18 [+] 0.2% 7,501 -12 -9 0.90%
1932 87% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,350 75.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,734 24.4% 35 [+] 0.5% 7,119 -20 -15 0.96%
1928 80% Al Smith (D) 3,312 51.9% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,050 47.8% 22 [+] 0.3% 6,384 -11 -10 0.99%
1924 81% John Davis (D) 4,368 67.9% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,870 29.1% 195 [+] 3.0% 6,433 -20 -25 1.10%
1920 77% James Cox (D) 3,944 64.2% Warren Harding (R) 2,168 35.3% 35 [+] 0.6% 6,147 -20 -25 1.21%
1916 46% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,544 67.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,181 31.3% 49 [+] 1.3% 3,774 -18 -15 1.30%
1912 45% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,525 67.8% William Taft* (R) 993 26.7% 207 [+] 5.6% 3,725 6 3 1.39%
1908 49% William J. Bryan (D) 2,490 65.1% William Taft (R) 1,255 32.8% 77 [+] 2.0% 3,822 -21 -19 1.48%
1904 50% Alton Parker (D) 2,556 65.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,308 33.4% 51 [+] 1.3% 3,915 -22 -23 1.63%
1900 51% William J. Bryan (D) 2,727 68.8% William McKinley* (R) 1,207 30.4% 32 [+] 0.8% 3,966 -24 -21 1.80%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson County, WV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 60% Jim Justice (R) 16,509 57.6% Glenn Elliott (D) 11,265 39.3% 884 [+] 3.1% 28,658 -11 3.83%
2024 G 60% Patrick Morrisey (R) 16,716 58.2% Steve Williams (D) 10,705 37.3% 1,287 [+] 4.5% 28,708 -4 3.87%
2020 S2 61% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 15,625 57.2% Paula Swearengin (D) 11,033 40.4% 646 [+] 2.4% 27,304 -13 3.51%
2020 G 60% Jim Justice* (R) 14,010 52.2% Ben Salango (D) 10,563 39.4% 2,245 [+] 8.4% 26,818 -13 3.49%
2018 S1 47% Joe Manchin* (D) 10,666 51.3% Patrick Morrisey (R) 9,360 45.0% 756 [+] 3.6% 20,782 -1 3.55%
2016 G 55% Bill Cole (R) 11,599 48.7% Jim Justice (D) 9,588 40.2% 2,647 [+] 11.1% 23,834 6 3.34%
2014 S2 32% Shelley Moore Capito (R) 7,943 57.8% Natalie Tennant (D) 5,356 38.9% 454 [+] 3.3% 13,753 -4 3.03%
2012 S1 52% Joe Manchin* (D) 12,338 56.6% John Raese (R) 8,619 39.5% 841 [+] 3.9% 21,798 3 3.30%
2012 G 52% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 11,091 51.0% Bill Maloney (R) 9,514 43.7% 1,160 [+] 5.3% 21,765 -2 3.28%
2011 G 17% Bill Maloney (R) 3,363 49.1% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 3,237 47.3% 247 [+] 3.6% 6,847 2 2.27%
2010 S1 38% Joe Manchin (D) 7,861 50.3% John Raese (R) 7,082 45.3% 681 [+] 4.4% 15,624 2 2.95%
2008 S2 56% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 13,592 61.8% Jay Wolfe (R) 8,411 38.2% 3 [+] 0.0% 22,006 2 3.13%
2008 G 56% Joe Manchin* (D) 13,563 61.9% Russ Weeks (R) 7,010 32.0% 1,345 [+] 6.1% 21,918 6 3.10%
2006 S1 34% Robert Byrd* (D) 8,301 65.7% John Raese (R) 4,129 32.7% 198 [+] 1.6% 12,628 11 6.11%
2004 G 55% Joe Manchin (D) 10,561 54.1% Monty Warner (R) 8,295 42.5% 677 [+] 3.5% 19,533 8 2.62%
2002 S2 32% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 6,569 61.2% Jay Wolfe (R) 4,165 38.8% 0 0.0% 10,734 2 2.46%
2000 S1 38% Robert Byrd* (D) 8,648 69.8% David Gallaher (R) 3,481 28.1% 257 [+] 2.1% 12,386 8 2.05%
2000 G 44% Bob Wise (D) 6,772 47.6% Cecil Underwood* (R) 6,598 46.4% 851 [+] 6.0% 14,221 -1 2.19%
1996 S2 41% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 8,686 70.4% Betty Burks (R) 3,657 29.6% 0 0.0% 12,343 6 2.07%
1996 G 42% Charlotte Pritt (D) 6,370 50.3% Cecil Underwood (R) 5,986 47.3% 299 [+] 2.4% 12,655 -4 2.01%
1994 S1 29% Robert Byrd* (D) 5,724 68.1% Stan Klos (R) 2,681 31.9% 0 0.0% 8,405 1 2.00%
1992 G 41% Gaston Caperton* (D) 6,391 55.7% Cleve Benedict (R) 4,887 42.6% 197 [+] 1.7% 11,475 6 1.75%
1990 S2 24% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 3,622 56.7% John Yoder (R) 2,762 43.3% 0 0.0% 6,384 12 1.58%
1988 S1 37% Robert Byrd* (D) 5,959 63.5% Jay Wolfe (R) 3,420 36.5% 0 0.0% 9,379 1 1.48%
1988 G 33% Gaston Caperton (D) 4,408 51.5% Arch Moore* (R) 4,150 48.5% 0 0.0% 8,558 7 1.32%
1984 S2 41% Jay Rockefeller (D) 5,838 60.0% John Raese (R) 3,778 38.9% 107 [+] 1.1% 9,723 -9 1.35%
1984 G 43% Arch Moore (R) 5,451 54.1% Clyde See (D) 4,622 45.9% 0 0.0% 10,073 1 1.36%
1982 S1 32% Robert Byrd* (D) 4,971 68.3% Cleve Benedict (R) 2,262 31.1% 44 [+] 0.6% 7,277 0 1.29%
1980 G 46% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 5,652 57.7% Arch Moore (R) 4,067 41.5% 81 [+] 0.8% 9,800 -3 1.30%
1978 S2 29% Jennings Randolph* (D) 2,958 52.2% Arch Moore (R) 2,710 47.8% 0 0.0% 5,668 -2 1.15%
1976 S1 41% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,481 100.0%       0 0.0% 7,481 n/a 1.32%
1976 G 49% Jay Rockefeller (D) 5,848 66.3% Cecil Underwood (R) 2,971 33.7% 0 0.0% 8,819 0 1.18%
1972 S2 47% Jennings Randolph* (D) 4,003 54.4% Louise Leonard (R) 3,359 45.6% 0 0.0% 7,362 12 1.01%
1972 G 49% Arch Moore* (R) 4,200 54.8% Jay Rockefeller (D) 3,461 45.2% 0 0.0% 7,661 0 0.99%
1970 S1 32% Robert Byrd* (D) 3,677 85.3% Elmer Dodson (R) 633 14.7% 0 0.0% 4,310 -8 0.97%
1968 G 55% James Sprouse (D) 3,586 54.3% Arch Moore (R) 3,018 45.7% 0 0.0% 6,604 -5 0.89%
1966 S2 29% Jennings Randolph* (D) 2,155 64.9% Francis Love (R) 1,163 35.1% 0 0.0% 3,318 -5 0.68%
1964 S1 57% Robert Byrd* (D) 5,164 79.7% Cooper Benedict (R) 1,313 20.3% 0 0.0% 6,477 -12 0.85%
1964 G 59% Hulett Smith (D) 4,201 63.7% Cecil Underwood (R) 2,397 36.3% 0 0.0% 6,598 -9 0.84%
1960 S2 67% Jennings Randolph* (D) 4,656 65.8% Cecil Underwood (R) 2,416 34.2% 0 0.0% 7,072 -10 0.85%
1960 G 66% W.W. Barron (D) 4,359 62.6% Harold Neely (R) 2,606 37.4% 0 0.0% 6,965 -9 0.84%
*: 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 Jefferson County, WV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WV02Riley Moore (R) 17,827 62.6% Steven Wendelin (D) 10,635 37.4% 0 0.0% 28,462
County Total for 2024-11-05:   28,462
2022-11-08 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 10,664 58.6% Barry Lee Wendell (D) 7,526 41.4% 0 0.0% 18,190
County Total for 2022-11-08:   18,190
2020-11-03 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 15,712 57.8% Cathy Kunkel (D) 11,470 42.2% 0 0.0% 27,182
County Total for 2020-11-03:   27,182
2018-11-06 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 10,307 49.5% Talley Sergent (D) 9,528 45.8% 978 4.7% 20,813
County Total for 2018-11-06:   20,813
2016-11-08 WV02Alex Mooney* (R) 15,489 64.9% Mark Hunt (D) 8,359 35.1% 0 0.0% 23,848
County Total for 2016-11-08:   23,848
2014-11-04 WV02Alex Mooney (R) 7,086 51.9% Nick Casey (D) 5,655 41.4% 905 6.6% 13,646
County Total for 2014-11-04:   13,646
2012-11-06 WV02Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 12,894 60.7% Howard Swint (D) 8,336 39.3% 0 0.0% 21,230
County Total for 2012-11-06:   21,230
2010-11-02 WV02Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 8,919 57.4% Virginia Graf (D) 6,403 41.2% 216 1.4% 15,538
County Total for 2010-11-02:   15,538
2008-11-04 WV02Ann Barth (D) 11,076 50.0% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 11,058 50.0% 3 0.0% 22,137
County Total for 2008-11-04:   22,137
2006-11-07 WV02Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 6,826 54.2% Mike Callaghan (D) 5,776 45.8% 0 0.0% 12,602
County Total for 2006-11-07:   12,602
2004-11-02 WV02Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 11,058 58.9% Erik Wells (D) 7,377 39.3% 338 1.8% 18,773
County Total for 2004-11-02:   18,773
2002-11-05 WV02Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 5,898 54.8% Jim Humphreys (D) 4,872 45.2% 0 0.0% 10,770
County Total for 2002-11-05:   10,770
2000-11-07 WV02Shelley Moore Capito (R) 7,040 50.2% Jim Humphreys (D) 6,520 46.5% 463 3.3% 14,023
County Total for 2000-11-07:   14,023
1998-11-03 WV02Bob Wise* (D) 4,871 66.4% Sally Kay (R) 2,155 29.4% 305 4.2% 7,331
County Total for 1998-11-03:   7,331
1996-11-05 WV02Bob Wise* (D) 6,834 58.3% Greg Morris (R) 4,881 41.7% 0 0.0% 11,715
County Total for 1996-11-05:   11,715
1994-11-08 WV02Bob Wise* (D) 4,404 56.1% Sam Cravotta (R) 3,442 43.9% 0 0.0% 7,846
County Total for 1994-11-08:   7,846
1992-11-03 WV02Bob Wise* (D) 5,947 56.4% Sam Cravotta (R) 4,606 43.6% 0 0.0% 10,553
County Total for 1992-11-03:   10,553
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Jefferson County, WV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 45,990 16,661 36.2% 12,255 26.6% 17,074 37.1% Rep +4,406 Rep +9.6% 97%
2022 41,281 14,652 35.5% 11,784 28.5% 14,845 36.0% Rep +2,868 Rep +6.9% 87%
2020 43,118 14,616 33.9% 13,241 30.7% 15,261 35.4% Rep +1,375 Rep +3.2% 91%
2018 40,154 12,825 31.9% 12,973 32.3% 14,356 35.8% Dem +148 Dem +0.4% 87%
2016 37,329 11,459 30.7% 12,912 34.6% 12,958 34.7% Dem +1,453 Dem +3.9% 83%
2014 33,680 9,897 29.4% 12,300 36.5% 11,483 34.1% Dem +2,403 Dem +7.1% 77%
2012 35,059 10,174 29.0% 13,298 37.9% 11,587 33.1% Dem +3,124 Dem +8.9% 83%
2010 33,589 9,944 29.6% 13,417 39.9% 10,228 30.5% Dem +3,473 Dem +10.3% 82%
2008 34,576 10,303 29.8% 14,278 41.3% 9,995 28.9% Dem +3,975 Dem +11.5% 88%
2006 30,226 9,707 32.1% 13,270 43.9% 7,249 24.0% Dem +3,563 Dem +11.8% 81%
2004 28,372 9,101 32.1% 12,850 45.3% 6,421 22.6% Dem +3,749 Dem +13.2% 80%
2002 23,530 7,454 31.7% 11,468 48.7% 4,608 19.6% Dem +4,014 Dem +17.1% 69%
2000 21,372 6,692 31.3% 11,018 51.6% 3,662 17.1% Dem +4,326 Dem +20.2% 66%
1994 15,535 4,725 30.4% 9,303 59.9% 1,507 9.7% Dem +4,578 Dem +29.5% 54%
1986 12,929 3,328 25.7% 9,056 70.0% 545 4.2% Dem +5,728 Dem +44.3% 53%
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.