The 2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. West Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of West Virginia has four electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state lost one congressional seat.
Republican Donald Trump easily won West Virginia a third time in 2024, with a 41.9% margin of victory and just under 70% of the vote. The state had gone to the Republicans for a party record of seven consecutive presidential elections since 2000, and it had been Trump's strongest state in 2016 and his second-strongest in 2020. As a result, West Virginia was projected to be a safe red state before the 2024 election.
This marks the fourth presidential election, both consecutively and ever, in which the Republican won every county in West Virginia. Trump's 69.97% of the vote is the highest percentage any party has won in the state's history of presidential elections.
Meanwhile, neighboring Virginia voted for Harris, with the two states differing by 48 percentage points in margin.
Primary elections Democratic primary
The West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 14, 2024, alongside the Maryland and Nebraska primaries. 25 delegates (20 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.
Four candidates have been certified to appear on the primary ballot: Joe Biden Stephen Lyons Armando Perez-Serrato Dean Phillips
Results
Republican primary
The West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 14, 2024, alongside the Maryland and Nebraska primaries. 31 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.
Five candidates have been certified to appear on the primary ballot: Ryan Binkley Nikki Haley David Stuckenberg Rachel Swift Donald Trump
Results
Mountain primary
The Mountain primary (the state's Green Party affiliate) was held on May 14, 2024.
Only one candidate was certified to appear on the primary ballot, who will receive all 4 of the state's pledged delegates: Jill Stein
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Cook Political Report December 19, 2023 Inside Elections April 26, 2023 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 29, 2023 Decision Desk HQ/The Hill December 14, 2023 CNalysis December 30, 2023 CNN January 14, 2024 The Economist June 12, 2024538 June 11, 2024RCP June 26, 2024 NBC News October 6, 2024
Polling Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump KamalaHarris Other /UndecidedResearch AmericaAugust 21–27, 2024400 (RV)± 4.9%61%34%5% Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump JoeBiden Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024383 (LV)–63%31%6%Emerson CollegeOctober 1–4, 2023539 (RV)± 4.2%59%23%18%
Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Jill Stein
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump JoeBiden JillStein Other /UndecidedKaplan StrategiesJune 4, 2024464 (LV)± 4.6%55%28%2%15% Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump Robert F.Kennedy Jr. Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024383 (LV)–58%30%12%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Robert F.Kennedy Jr. JoeBiden Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024383 (LV)–54%29%17%
Results
By county CountyDonald TrumpRepublicanKamala HarrisDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Barbour5,07179.30%1,19918.75%1251.95%3,87260.55%6,395Berkeley37,58066.99%17,50031.19%1,0221.82%20,08035.79%56,102Boone6,31477.55%1,64120.15%1872.30%4,67357.39%8,142Braxton3,99175.12%1,23323.21%891.68%2,75851.91%5,313Brooke6,98671.42%2,62126.79%1751.79%4,36544.62%9,782Cabell21,22959.92%13,47438.03%7262.05%7,75521.89%35,429Calhoun2,39181.44%48816.62%571.94%1,90364.82%2,936Clay2,59780.15%58017.90%631.94%2,01762.25%3,240Doddridge2,54185.96%37412.65%411.39%2,16773.31%2,956Fayette10,91069.85%4,38728.09%3232.07%6,52341.76%15,620Gilmer1,82277.73%48620.73%361.54%1,33657.00%2,344Grant4,94988.88%5529.91%671.20%4,39778.97%5,568Greenbrier10,51770.13%4,19627.98%2831.89%6,32142.15%14,996Hampshire8,46480.61%1,89018.00%1461.39%6,57462.61%10,500Hancock9,46272.62%3,36025.79%2081.60%6,10246.83%13,030Hardy4,99777.94%1,29720.23%1171.82%3,70057.71%6,411Harrison20,48069.44%8,40228.49%6132.08%12,07840.95%29,495Jackson9,90777.27%2,69921.05%2161.68%7,20856.22%12,822Jefferson16,57356.84%11,96741.04%6162.11%4,60615.80%29,156Kanawha43,35257.62%30,23140.18%1,6562.20%13,12117.44%75,239Lewis5,55078.75%1,37219.47%1261.79%4,17859.28%7,048Lincoln5,77080.28%1,27917.80%1381.92%4,49162.49%7,187Logan9,50082.83%1,84816.11%1211.06%7,65266.72%11,469Marion15,88164.47%8,18533.23%5682.31%7,69631.24%24,634Marshall9,80874.12%3,18624.08%2391.81%6,62250.04%13,233Mason8,23278.05%2,11120.02%2041.93%6,12158.04%10,547McDowell4,31079.45%1,03619.10%791.46%3,27460.35%5,425Mercer18,37277.90%4,85120.57%3611.53%13,52157.33%23,584Mineral10,24779.41%2,48319.24%1741.35%7,76460.17%12,904Mingo7,32586.28%1,06112.50%1041.22%6,26473.78%8,490Monongalia21,08450.86%19,26546.48%1,1032.66%1,8194.39%41,452Monroe5,08979.93%1,15518.14%1231.93%3,93461.79%6,367Morgan7,00977.05%1,94721.40%1411.55%5,06255.64%9,097Nicholas7,96079.31%1,91919.12%1581.57%6,04160.19%10,037Ohio11,59362.03%6,72735.99%3691.97%4,86626.04%18,689Pendleton2,68778.45%68019.85%581.69%2,00758.60%3,425Pleasants2,63278.61%65619.59%601.79%1,97659.02%3,348Pocahontas2,88974.06%92723.76%852.18%1,96250.29%3,901Preston11,17677.47%2,95320.47%2972.06%8,22357.00%14,426Putnam19,86872.23%7,12425.90%5151.87%12,74446.33%27,507Raleigh23,64476.35%6,81622.01%5061.63%16,82854.34%30,966Randolph8,35672.07%3,00825.94%2301.98%5,34846.13%11,594Ritchie3,47385.75%51712.77%601.48%2,95672.99%4,050Roane4,18975.87%1,21822.06%1142.06%2,97153.81%5,521Summers3,93174.68%1,22623.29%1072.03%2,70551.39%5,264Taylor5,42274.63%1,69423.32%1492.05%3,72851.31%7,265Tucker2,66973.40%89024.48%772.12%1,77948.93%3,636Tyler2,99182.69%55415.32%721.99%2,43767.38%3,617Upshur7,63377.42%2,03320.62%1931.96%5,60056.80%9,859Wayne11,93475.79%3,53222.43%2811.78%8,40253.36%15,747Webster2,47882.66%47915.98%411.37%1,99966.68%2,998Wetzel4,71876.49%1,29420.98%1562.53%3,42455.51%6,168Wirt2,12082.14%40915.85%522.01%1,71166.29%2,581Wood26,38070.70%10,31727.65%6161.65%16,06343.05%37,313Wyoming6,50385.96%98012.95%821.08%5,52373.01%7,565Totals533,55669.98%214,30928.11%14,5251.91%319,24741.87%762,390
By congressional district Trump won both congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::aaaa571f-f204-4cbe-bcf1-404db0519d36 District Trump Harris Representative 71.25% 26.89%Carol Miller68.82%29.23%Alex Mooney (118th Congress)Riley Moore (119th Congress)
See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries 2024 United States elections
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