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Beckley, WV Metro Area


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2022 population: 112,369   ( 12,529 from 2010 , 2,697 from 2020)
Land area: 1267.0 square miles
Population density: 88.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:100,186 89.16% 10.6%
Black:7,1796.39% 15.4%
Indian:2750.24% 1.5%
Asian:7050.63% 15.3%
2+ races:2,2391.99% 23.0%
Hispanic:1,7851.59% 27.7%
Total non-White:12,18310.84% 5.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,471 10.7
Deaths:4,62320.1
Net Migration: -642-2.8
Net Immigration: 510.2
Change in White population:-11,823 -9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:-706 -0.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Beckley, WV Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,848 R +1,536 D + 3.2%
D +2,312
2020 vs. 2012 R +7,289 R +7,402 R + 9.6%
D -113
2020 vs. 2008 R +11,047 R +15,481 R + 29.0%
D -4,434
2016 vs. 2008 R +7,199 R +13,945 R + 32.1%
D -6,746
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 56% Donald Trump* (R) 36,253 72.5% Joe Biden (D) 13,045 26.1% 686 [+] 1.4% 49,984 26 0.03%
2016 48% Donald Trump (R) 32,405 71.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 10,733 23.7% 2,232 [+] 4.9% 45,370 26 0.03%
2012 44% Mitt Romney (R) 28,964 67.5% Barack Obama* (D) 13,158 30.7% 785 [+] 1.8% 42,907 20 0.03%
2008 44% John McCain (R) 25,206 58.0% Barack Obama (D) 17,479 40.2% 768 [+] 1.8% 43,453 12 0.03%
2004 48% George W. Bush* (R) 26,400 55.6% John Kerry (D) 20,786 43.8% 306 [+] 0.6% 47,492 5 0.04%
2000 39% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,418 50.2% George W. Bush (R) 18,484 47.8% 778 [+] 2.0% 38,680 0 0.04%
1996 40% Bill Clinton* (D) 22,018 57.4% Robert Dole (R) 12,297 32.0% 4,065 [+] 10.6% 38,380 -9 0.04%
1992 44% Bill Clinton (D) 22,745 55.7% George Bush* (R) 12,691 31.1% 5,386 [+] 13.2% 40,822 -6 0.04%
1988 44% Michael Dukakis (D) 25,311 61.8% George Bush (R) 15,538 37.9% 138 [+] 0.3% 40,987 -15 0.04%
1984 49% Walter Mondale (D) 26,092 54.1% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,931 45.5% 185 0.4% 48,208 -13 0.05%
1980 48% Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,130 62.0% Ronald Reagan (R) 16,497 33.9% 1,978 [+] 4.1% 48,605 -17 0.06%
1976 57% Jimmy Carter (D) 35,264 68.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 16,096 31.3% 0 0.0% 51,360 -17 0.06%
1972 62% Richard Nixon* (R) 31,026 60.2% George McGovern (D) 20,552 39.8% 0 0.0% 51,578 -1 0.07%
1968 73% Hubert Humphrey (D) 32,290 63.0% Richard Nixon (R) 14,021 27.4% 4,918 [+] 9.6% 51,229 -16 0.07%
1964 73% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 43,596 79.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 11,003 20.2% 0 0.0% 54,599 -18 0.08%
1960 74% John Kennedy (D) 38,557 66.3% Richard Nixon (R) 19,625 33.7% 0 0.0% 58,182 -16 0.08%
1956 67% Adlai Stevenson (D) 32,550 55.1% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 26,536 44.9% 0 0.0% 59,086 -12 0.10%
1952 70% Adlai Stevenson (D) 45,011 66.0% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 23,195 34.0% 0 0.0% 68,206 -21 0.11%
1948 61% Harry Truman* (D) 41,404 69.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 17,865 30.0% 268 [+] 0.5% 59,537 -15 0.12%
1944 57% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 35,517 66.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 18,255 33.9% 0 0.0% 53,772 -12 0.11%
1940 74% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 45,361 67.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 22,059 32.7% 0 0.0% 67,420 -12 0.14%
1936 81% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 46,704 72.1% Alf Landon (R) 17,943 27.7% 124 [+] 0.2% 64,771 -9 0.14%
1932 76% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 32,583 57.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 23,611 41.7% 393 [+] 0.7% 56,587 2 0.14%
1928 71% Herbert Hoover (R) 24,542 51.8% Al Smith (D) 22,717 48.0% 104 [+] 0.2% 47,363 -6 0.13%
1924 68% Calvin Coolidge (R) 19,198 47.9% John Davis (D) 17,339 43.3% 3,507 [+] 8.8% 40,044 -6 0.14%
1920 65% Warren Harding (R) 18,229 54.3% James Cox (D) 14,919 44.4% 432 [+] 1.3% 33,580 -6 0.13%
1916 39% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 9,302 50.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,696 47.0% 512 [+] 2.8% 18,510 4 0.10%
1912 41% Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,100 34.8% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,994 34.2% 5,456 [+] 31.1% 17,550 -3 0.12%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 8,404 55.9% William J. Bryan (D) 5,710 38.0% 910 [+] 6.1% 15,024 4 0.10%
1904 49% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 8,358 61.2% Alton Parker (D) 4,689 34.3% 608 [+] 4.5% 13,655 5 0.10%
1900 52% William McKinley* (R) 6,789 60.4% William J. Bryan (D) 4,356 38.8% 87 [+] 0.8% 11,232 9 0.08%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 13,045 26.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 36,253 72.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 514 1.0%
Other 172 0.3%
TOTAL 49,984
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 26


2016 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 10,733 23.7%
Donald Trump (R) 32,405 71.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,130 2.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 432 1.0%
Other 670 1.5%
TOTAL 45,370
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 26


2012 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 13,158 30.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 28,964 67.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 335 0.8%
Other 450 1.0%
TOTAL 42,907
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 20


2008 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 17,479 40.2%
John McCain (R) 25,206 58.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 490 1.1%
Other 278 0.6%
TOTAL 43,453
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 12


2004 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 26,400 55.6%
John Kerry (D) 20,786 43.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 241 0.5%
Other 65 0.1%
TOTAL 47,492
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 5


2000 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 18,484 47.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,418 50.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 538 1.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 130 0.3%
Other 110 0.3%
TOTAL 38,680
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 0


1996 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 22,018 57.4%
Robert Dole (R) 12,297 32.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 3,907 10.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 158 0.4%
TOTAL 38,380
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): -9


1992 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 22,745 55.7%
George Bush* (R) 12,691 31.1%
Ross Perot (I) 5,249 12.9%
Other 137 0.3%
TOTAL 40,822
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -6


1988 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 15,538 37.9%
Michael Dukakis (D) 25,311 61.8%
Other 138 0.3%
TOTAL 40,987
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -15


1984 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,931 45.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 26,092 54.1%
Other 185 0.4%
TOTAL 48,208
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -13


1980 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 16,497 33.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,130 62.0%
John Anderson (I) 1,771 3.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 207 0.4%
TOTAL 48,605
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -17


1976 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 35,264 68.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 16,096 31.3%
TOTAL 51,360
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -17


1972 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 31,026 60.2%
George McGovern (D) 20,552 39.8%
TOTAL 51,578
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -1


1968 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 14,021 27.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 32,290 63.0%
George Wallace (AIP) 4,918 9.6%
TOTAL 51,229
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -16


1964 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 43,596 79.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 11,003 20.2%
TOTAL 54,599
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -18


1960 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 38,557 66.3%
Richard Nixon (R) 19,625 33.7%
TOTAL 58,182
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): -16


1948 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 41,404 69.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 17,865 30.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 268 0.5%
TOTAL 59,537
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -15


1944 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 35,517 66.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 18,255 33.9%
TOTAL 53,772
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -12


1940 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 45,361 67.3%
Wendell Willkie (R) 22,059 32.7%
TOTAL 67,420
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): -12


1936 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 46,704 72.1%
Alf Landon (R) 17,943 27.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 42 0.1%
Other 82 0.1%
TOTAL 64,771
Turnout: 81% Diff (US): -9


1932 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 32,583 57.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 23,611 41.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 202 0.4%
Other 191 0.3%
TOTAL 56,587
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 2


1928 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 24,542 51.8%
Al Smith (D) 22,717 48.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 38 0.1%
Other 66 0.1%
TOTAL 47,363
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -6


1924 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 19,198 47.9%
John Davis (D) 17,339 43.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,469 8.7%
Other 38 0.1%
TOTAL 40,044
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -6


1920 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 18,229 54.3%
James Cox (D) 14,919 44.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 393 1.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 39 0.1%
TOTAL 33,580
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -6


1916 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,696 47.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 9,302 50.3%
Allan Benson (Soc) 512 2.8%
TOTAL 18,510
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 4


1912 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,100 34.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,994 34.2%
William Taft* (R) 3,594 20.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,862 10.6%
TOTAL 17,550
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): -3


1908 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 8,404 55.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 5,710 38.0%
Other 910 6.1%
TOTAL 15,024
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 4


1904 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 8,358 61.2%
Alton Parker (D) 4,689 34.3%
Other 608 4.5%
TOTAL 13,655
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 5


1900 President, Beckley, WV Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 6,789 60.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 4,356 38.8%
Other 87 0.8%
TOTAL 11,232
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 9
* incumbent