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McDowell County, WV


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

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2024 population: 17,147   ( 1,972 from 2020)
Land area: 533.5 square miles
Population density: 32.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:14,751 86.03% 11.0%
Black:1,6109.39% 12.2%
Indian:470.27% 6.8%
Asian:380.22% 15.2%
2+ races:2361.38% 5.4%
Hispanic:4652.71% 15.7%
Total non-White:2,39613.97% 5.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:633 8.3
Deaths:1,73322.7
Net Migration: -979-12.8
Net Immigration: 1131.5
Change in White population:-1,831 -9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:-141 -0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for McDowell County, WV

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -838 D +541 R + 2.4%
D -297
2024 vs. 2016 R -319 R +83 R + 8.6%
D -402
2020 vs. 2016 R +519 R +624 R + 6.3%
D -105
2024 vs. 2012 R +351 R +1,424 R + 30.8%
D -1,073
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,747 R +3,739 R + 61.3%
D -1,992
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 39% Donald Trump (R) 4,310 79.4% Kamala Harris (D) 1,036 19.1% 79 [+] 1.5% 5,425 10 30 0.71%
2020 44% Donald Trump* (R) 5,148 78.9% Joe Biden (D) 1,333 20.4% 46 [+] 0.7% 6,527 10 32 0.82%
2016 39% Donald Trump (R) 4,629 74.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,438 23.0% 179 [+] 2.9% 6,246 6 28 0.87%
2012 36% Mitt Romney (R) 3,959 64.0% Barack Obama* (D) 2,109 34.1% 120 [+] 1.9% 6,188 2 17 0.92%
2008 35% Barack Obama (D) 3,430 53.3% John McCain (R) 2,882 44.8% 118 [+] 1.8% 6,430 -11 -1 0.90%
2004 37% John Kerry (D) 4,501 61.7% George W. Bush* (R) 2,762 37.8% 36 [+] 0.5% 7,299 -18 -13 0.97%
2000 35% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,845 66.3% George W. Bush (R) 2,348 32.2% 110 [+] 1.5% 7,303 -20 -16 1.13%
1996 36% Bill Clinton* (D) 5,989 73.0% Robert Dole (R) 1,550 18.9% 669 [+] 8.2% 8,208 -18 -22 1.29%
1992 40% Bill Clinton (D) 7,019 71.8% George Bush* (R) 1,941 19.8% 821 [+] 8.4% 9,781 -16 -18 1.43%
1988 37% Michael Dukakis (D) 7,204 74.2% George Bush (R) 2,463 25.4% 47 [+] 0.5% 9,714 -22 -28 1.49%
1984 44% Walter Mondale (D) 8,546 66.3% Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,284 33.3% 53 0.4% 12,883 -22 -26 1.75%
1980 43% Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,822 70.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 3,862 27.7% 259 [+] 1.9% 13,943 -18 -23 1.89%
1976 47% Jimmy Carter (D) 10,557 71.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,107 28.0% 24 [+] 0.2% 14,688 -14 -20 1.96%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 8,942 56.8% George McGovern (D) 6,811 43.2% 0 0.0% 15,753 -7 -4 2.07%
1968 65% Hubert Humphrey (D) 12,842 67.8% Richard Nixon (R) 4,020 21.2% 2,075 [+] 11.0% 18,937 -20 -22 2.51%
1964 65% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 18,046 83.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 3,684 17.0% 0 0.0% 21,730 -15 -22 2.74%
1960 70% John Kennedy (D) 19,501 74.8% Richard Nixon (R) 6,555 25.2% 0 0.0% 26,056 -22 -24 3.11%
1956 64% Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,865 60.2% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 11,138 39.8% 0 0.0% 28,003 -14 -18 3.37%
1952 71% Adlai Stevenson (D) 24,657 69.8% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 10,663 30.2% 0 0.0% 35,320 -18 -25 4.04%
1948 63% Harry Truman* (D) 21,545 68.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 9,687 30.8% 240 [+] 0.8% 31,472 -11 -14 4.20%
1944 62% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 19,300 63.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 11,023 36.4% 0 0.0% 30,323 -9 -10 4.24%
1940 80% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,449 63.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 13,906 36.3% 0 0.0% 38,355 -7 -9 4.42%
1936 80% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,471 71.8% Alf Landon (R) 9,975 28.1% 35 [+] 0.1% 35,481 -11 -8 4.28%
1932 66% Herbert Hoover* (R) 16,069 56.4% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 12,365 43.4% 80 [+] 0.3% 28,514 12 17 3.83%
1928 57% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,810 64.0% Al Smith (D) 8,294 35.9% 31 [+] 0.1% 23,135 6 6 3.60%
1924 55% Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,422 63.0% John Davis (D) 5,561 28.2% 1,749 [+] 8.9% 19,732 14 9 3.38%
1920 54% Warren Harding (R) 12,198 70.6% James Cox (D) 5,068 29.3% 16 [+] 0.1% 17,282 15 10 3.39%
1916 38% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,086 65.6% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,692 34.2% 20 [+] 0.2% 10,798 16 20 3.73%
1912 38% William Taft* (R) 4,341 46.5% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,497 26.8% 2,489 [+] 26.7% 9,327 25 23 3.47%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 6,176 75.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,916 23.5% 45 [+] 0.6% 8,137 22 24 3.15%
1904 50% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,225 75.3% Alton Parker (D) 1,676 24.2% 36 [+] 0.5% 6,937 20 19 2.89%
1900 59% William McKinley* (R) 3,761 75.4% William J. Bryan (D) 1,218 24.4% 11 [+] 0.2% 4,990 21 24 2.26%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for McDowell County, WV

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 37% Jim Justice (R) 4,121 79.9% Glenn Elliott (D) 898 17.4% 136 [+] 2.6% 5,155 11 0.69%
2024 G 36% Patrick Morrisey (R) 3,489 69.9% Steve Williams (D) 1,189 23.8% 310 [+] 6.2% 4,988 8 0.67%
2020 S2 40% Shelley Moore Capito* (R) 4,539 75.4% Paula Swearengin (D) 1,363 22.7% 115 [+] 1.9% 6,017 5 0.77%
2020 G 42% Jim Justice* (R) 4,861 77.4% Ben Salango (D) 1,321 21.0% 98 [+] 1.6% 6,280 13 0.82%
2018 S1 29% Joe Manchin* (D) 2,222 48.7% Patrick Morrisey (R) 2,198 48.1% 145 [+] 3.2% 4,565 2 0.78%
2016 G 38% Jim Justice (D) 3,459 56.1% Bill Cole (R) 2,493 40.4% 215 [+] 3.5% 6,167 -2 0.86%
2014 S2 22% Shelley Moore Capito (R) 1,909 52.8% Natalie Tennant (D) 1,615 44.7% 89 [+] 2.5% 3,613 -9 0.80%
2012 S1 35% Joe Manchin* (D) 4,385 72.3% John Raese (R) 1,550 25.6% 129 [+] 2.1% 6,064 -11 0.92%
2012 G 35% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 4,007 65.9% Bill Maloney (R) 1,919 31.6% 151 [+] 2.5% 6,077 -14 0.91%
2011 G 13% Earl Ray Tomblin* (D) 1,747 76.3% Bill Maloney (R) 504 22.0% 39 [+] 1.7% 2,290 -25 0.76%
2010 S1 26% Joe Manchin (D) 3,282 71.2% John Raese (R) 1,216 26.4% 112 [+] 2.4% 4,610 -17 0.87%
2008 S2 35% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 5,260 82.5% Jay Wolfe (R) 1,113 17.5% 0 0.0% 6,373 -19 0.91%
2008 G 35% Joe Manchin* (D) 5,323 83.2% Russ Weeks (R) 933 14.6% 138 [+] 2.2% 6,394 -11 0.91%
2006 S1 20% Robert Byrd* (D) 3,199 83.0% John Raese (R) 563 14.6% 94 [+] 2.4% 3,856 -6 1.87%
2004 G 37% Joe Manchin (D) 5,731 79.3% Monty Warner (R) 1,320 18.3% 177 [+] 2.4% 7,228 -16 0.97%
2002 S2 18% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 3,130 85.3% Jay Wolfe (R) 540 14.7% 0 0.0% 3,670 -22 0.84%
2000 S1 34% Robert Byrd* (D) 6,370 89.7% David Gallaher (R) 519 7.3% 211 [+] 3.0% 7,100 -13 1.18%
2000 G 35% Bob Wise (D) 3,723 50.6% Cecil Underwood* (R) 3,570 48.5% 61 [+] 0.8% 7,354 1 1.13%
1996 S2 36% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 7,255 89.3% Betty Burks (R) 871 10.7% 0 0.0% 8,126 -13 1.36%
1996 G 37% Charlotte Pritt (D) 5,653 68.3% Cecil Underwood (R) 2,502 30.2% 126 [+] 1.5% 8,281 -21 1.32%
1994 S1 63% Robert Byrd* (D) 11,720 79.0% Stan Klos (R) 3,121 21.0% 0 0.0% 14,841 -10 3.53%
1992 G 38% Gaston Caperton* (D) 7,227 77.8% Cleve Benedict (R) 1,685 18.1% 374 [+] 4.0% 9,286 -18 1.41%
1990 S2 22% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 4,874 86.6% John Yoder (R) 752 13.4% 0 0.0% 5,626 -18 1.39%
1988 S1 35% Robert Byrd* (D) 7,137 77.2% Jay Wolfe (R) 2,104 22.8% 0 0.0% 9,241 -12 1.46%
1988 G 36% Gaston Caperton (D) 6,940 71.8% Arch Moore* (R) 2,723 28.2% 0 0.0% 9,663 -13 1.49%
1984 S2 42% Jay Rockefeller (D) 8,493 67.9% John Raese (R) 3,964 31.7% 57 [+] 0.5% 12,514 -16 1.73%
1984 G 43% Clyde See (D) 7,930 62.4% Arch Moore (R) 4,776 37.6% 0 0.0% 12,706 -16 1.71%
1982 S1 33% Robert Byrd* (D) 8,716 84.0% Cleve Benedict (R) 1,626 15.7% 38 [+] 0.4% 10,380 -15 1.84%
1980 G 43% Jay Rockefeller* (D) 10,248 73.3% Arch Moore (R) 3,700 26.5% 29 [+] 0.2% 13,977 -18 1.86%
1978 S2 29% Jennings Randolph* (D) 5,595 61.3% Arch Moore (R) 3,528 38.7% 0 0.0% 9,123 -11 1.85%
1976 S1 38% Robert Byrd* (D) 11,939 100.0%       0 0.0% 11,939 n/a 2.11%
1976 G 46% Jay Rockefeller (D) 11,561 80.3% Cecil Underwood (R) 2,839 19.7% 0 0.0% 14,400 -14 1.92%
1972 S2 46% Jennings Randolph* (D) 10,434 72.8% Louise Leonard (R) 3,899 27.2% 0 0.0% 14,333 -6 1.96%
1972 G 52% Jay Rockefeller (D) 8,490 52.5% Arch Moore* (R) 7,681 47.5% 0 0.0% 16,171 -7 2.09%
1970 S1 33% Robert Byrd* (D) 8,268 86.4% Elmer Dodson (R) 1,297 13.6% 0 0.0% 9,565 -9 2.15%
1968 G 64% James Sprouse (D) 13,905 75.1% Arch Moore (R) 4,613 24.9% 0 0.0% 18,518 -26 2.49%
1966 S2 33% Jennings Randolph* (D) 8,171 79.4% Francis Love (R) 2,120 20.6% 0 0.0% 10,291 -20 2.10%
1964 S1 61% Robert Byrd* (D) 17,089 84.0% Cooper Benedict (R) 3,254 16.0% 0 0.0% 20,343 -16 2.67%
1964 G 64% Hulett Smith (D) 16,696 78.0% Cecil Underwood (R) 4,714 22.0% 0 0.0% 21,410 -23 2.71%
1960 S2 67% Jennings Randolph* (D) 18,587 73.5% Cecil Underwood (R) 6,695 26.5% 0 0.0% 25,282 -18 3.05%
1960 G 68% W.W. Barron (D) 18,826 73.9% Harold Neely (R) 6,648 26.1% 0 0.0% 25,474 -20 3.08%
*: 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 McDowell County, WV

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WV01Carol Miller* (R) 3,340 71.4% Chris Reed (D) 1,063 22.7% 277 5.9% 4,680
County Total for 2024-11-05:   4,680
2022-11-08 WV01Carol Miller* (R) 1,953 62.7% Lacy Watson (D) 1,008 32.3% 156 5.0% 3,117
County Total for 2022-11-08:   3,117
2020-11-03 WV03Carol Miller* (R) 4,315 75.8% Hilary Turner (D) 1,376 24.2% 0 0.0% 5,691
County Total for 2020-11-03:   5,691
2018-11-06 WV03Carol Miller (R) 2,315 52.4% Richard Ojeda (D) 2,101 47.6% 0 0.0% 4,416
County Total for 2018-11-06:   4,416
2016-11-08 WV03Evan Jenkins* (R) 3,674 65.3% Matt Detch (D) 934 16.6% 1,022 18.2% 5,630
County Total for 2016-11-08:   5,630
2014-11-04 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 1,942 55.1% Evan Jenkins (R) 1,583 44.9% 0 0.0% 3,525
County Total for 2014-11-04:   3,525
2012-11-06 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 3,776 63.5% Rick Snuffer (R) 2,175 36.5% 0 0.0% 5,951
County Total for 2012-11-06:   5,951
2010-11-02 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 3,286 72.3% Elliott Maynard (R) 1,262 27.7% 0 0.0% 4,548
County Total for 2010-11-02:   4,548
2008-11-04 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 5,031 79.9% Marty Gearheart (R) 1,263 20.1% 0 0.0% 6,294
County Total for 2008-11-04:   6,294
2006-11-07 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 3,333 87.5% Kim Wolfe (R) 478 12.5% 0 0.0% 3,811
County Total for 2006-11-07:   3,811
2004-11-02 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 5,898 82.2% Rick Snuffer (R) 1,279 17.8% 0 0.0% 7,177
County Total for 2004-11-02:   7,177
2002-11-05 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 3,162 86.9% Paul Chapman (R) 476 13.1% 0 0.0% 3,638
County Total for 2002-11-05:   3,638
2000-11-07 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 6,403 95.2% Jeff Robinson (Libertarian) 323 4.8% 0 0.0% 6,726
County Total for 2000-11-07:   6,726
1998-11-03 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 4,299 89.5% Joe Whelan (Libertarian) 506 10.5% 0 0.0% 4,805
County Total for 1998-11-03:   4,805
1996-11-05 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 7,226 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,226
County Total for 1996-11-05:   7,226
1994-11-08 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 3,979 81.1% Ben Waldman (R) 929 18.9% 0 0.0% 4,908
County Total for 1994-11-08:   4,908
1992-11-03 WV03Nick Rahall* (D) 7,360 80.9% Ben Waldman (R) 1,739 19.1% 0 0.0% 9,099
County Total for 1992-11-03:   9,099
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for McDowell County, WV

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 11,833 2,900 24.5% 5,255 44.4% 3,678 31.1% Dem +2,355 Dem +19.9% 86%
2022 11,731 2,438 20.8% 5,816 49.6% 3,477 29.6% Dem +3,378 Dem +28.8% 85%
2020 15,512 2,553 16.5% 8,748 56.4% 4,211 27.1% Dem +6,195 Dem +39.9% 112%
2018 16,912 2,078 12.3% 10,677 63.1% 4,157 24.6% Dem +8,599 Dem +50.8% 116%
2016 17,436 1,858 10.7% 11,730 67.3% 3,848 22.1% Dem +9,872 Dem +56.6% 113%
2014 42,262 9,408 22.3% 24,729 58.5% 8,125 19.2% Dem +15,321 Dem +36.3% 262%
2012 15,899 1,324 8.3% 12,141 76.4% 2,434 15.3% Dem +10,817 Dem +68.0% 94%
2010 15,254 1,231 8.1% 12,176 79.8% 1,847 12.1% Dem +10,945 Dem +71.8% 86%
2008 15,962 1,302 8.2% 13,073 81.9% 1,587 9.9% Dem +11,771 Dem +73.7% 87%
2006 14,707 1,232 8.4% 12,412 84.4% 1,063 7.2% Dem +11,180 Dem +76.0% 77%
2004 18,963 1,556 8.2% 16,223 85.6% 1,184 6.2% Dem +14,667 Dem +77.3% 96%
2002 18,400 1,500 8.2% 15,927 86.6% 973 5.3% Dem +14,427 Dem +78.4% 91%
2000 18,688 1,458 7.8% 16,389 87.7% 841 4.5% Dem +14,931 Dem +79.9% 89%
1994 14,764 1,308 8.9% 13,180 89.3% 276 1.9% Dem +11,872 Dem +80.4% 63%
1986 20,999 2,219 10.6% 18,586 88.5% 194 0.9% Dem +16,367 Dem +77.9% 75%
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.