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Since its admission to statehood in 1863, West Virginia has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Prior to 1863, the territory currently comprising the state of West Virginia was part of the state of Virginia, and citizens residing in that area have thus been able to participate in every U.S. election. Winners of the state are in bold.
West Virginia is now a heavily Republican state, with John McCain winning the state in 2008, [1] Mitt Romney in 2012 [2] and Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Before 2000, West Virginia had voted almost exclusively Democratic in each presidential election starting in 1932, only voting Republican amidst national landslides in 1956, 1972, and ...
West Virginia had five electoral votes in the Electoral College. [2] Trump easily carried West Virginia on Election Day by 38.9 points, down from 42.1 points in 2016. Prior to the election, all 16 news organizations declared West Virginia a safe, or likely, red state. This was the first time ever that an incumbent Republican carried the state ...
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. [ 1 ] 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.
17 of the 34 seats in the West Virginia State Senate will hold elections, including 15 Republican-held seats and two Democratic-held seats. Three incumbents chose not to seek re-election: Republican David Stover and both Democrats Mike Caputo and Robert Plymale. Of the 17 seats up for election, 16 were won by Republican candidates.
The following is a table of United States presidential election results by state. They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College who pledge to vote for a specific political party's nominee for president. Bold italic text indicates the winner of the election
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West Virginia held elections on November 3, 2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.. The 2020 elections solidified West Virginia's rightward shift as Republican party candidates won all U.S. House seats, statewide executive offices and the U.S. Senate seat up for election (all with more than 56% of the vote) while also expanding their majorities ...