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Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area


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2022 population: 136,708   ( 11,242 from 2010 , 2,820 from 2020)
Land area: 943.4 square miles
Population density: 144.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:126,493 92.53% 9.2%
Black:4,7213.45% 2.5%
Indian:2820.21% 53.3%
Asian:9050.66% 20.3%
2+ races:2,5501.87% 31.3%
Hispanic:1,7571.29% 66.4%
Total non-White:10,2157.47% 18.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,840 10.2
Deaths:5,16918.5
Net Migration: -590-2.1
Net Immigration: 690.2
Change in White population:-12,815 -8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:1,573 1.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -2,190 D +367 R + 2.0%
D -1,823
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,246 R +1,449 R + 0.3%
D +797
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,436 R +1,816 D + 1.7%
D +2,620
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,498 R +15,931 R + 25.3%
D -7,433
2016 vs. 2008 R +8,038 R +21,733 R + 37.2%
D -13,695
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 57% Donald Trump (R) 44,159 70.1% Kamala Harris (D) 17,993 28.6% 819 [+] 1.3% 62,971 20 0.04%
2020 61% Donald Trump* (R) 46,349 69.1% Joe Biden (D) 19,816 29.5% 956 [+] 1.4% 67,121 22 0.04%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 41,913 66.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 17,196 27.3% 3,789 [+] 6.0% 62,898 21 0.05%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 35,661 57.0% Barack Obama* (D) 25,426 40.6% 1,520 [+] 2.4% 62,607 10 0.05%
2008 56% John McCain (R) 33,875 51.3% Barack Obama (D) 30,891 46.8% 1,311 [+] 2.0% 66,077 6 0.05%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 35,799 52.0% John Kerry (D) 32,554 47.3% 433 [+] 0.6% 68,786 1 0.06%
2000 51% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 29,633 48.1% George W. Bush (R) 29,091 47.2% 2,879 [+] 4.7% 61,603 -1 0.06%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 33,531 53.5% Robert Dole (R) 19,940 31.8% 9,159 [+] 14.6% 62,630 -9 0.07%
1992 57% Bill Clinton (D) 35,347 51.0% George Bush* (R) 20,498 29.6% 13,428 [+] 19.4% 69,273 -8 0.07%
1988 54% Michael Dukakis (D) 37,539 55.8% George Bush (R) 29,348 43.6% 443 [+] 0.7% 67,330 -10 0.07%
1984 57% Walter Mondale (D) 37,568 50.0% Ronald Reagan* (R) 37,232 49.6% 334 0.4% 75,134 -9 0.08%
1980 53% Jimmy Carter* (D) 35,458 49.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 32,267 44.9% 4,088 [+] 5.7% 71,813 -6 0.08%
1976 58% Jimmy Carter (D) 41,620 55.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 32,731 43.7% 507 [+] 0.7% 74,858 -4 0.09%
1972 62% Richard Nixon* (R) 47,029 59.4% George McGovern (D) 31,669 40.0% 450 [+] 0.6% 79,148 -1 0.10%
1968 74% Hubert Humphrey (D) 45,531 54.6% Richard Nixon (R) 31,837 38.2% 6,021 [+] 7.2% 83,389 -5 0.11%
1964 78% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 61,115 68.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 27,874 31.3% 0 0.0% 88,989 -7 0.13%
1960 83% John Kennedy (D) 51,425 53.5% Richard Nixon (R) 44,660 46.5% 0 0.0% 96,085 -3 0.14%
1956 75% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 51,618 56.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 39,645 43.4% 0 0.0% 91,263 -1 0.15%
1952 79% Adlai Stevenson (D) 49,994 51.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 47,539 48.7% 0 0.0% 97,533 -6 0.16%
1948 69% Harry Truman* (D) 48,201 56.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 36,026 42.2% 1,185 [+] 1.4% 85,412 -3 0.18%
1944 69% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 48,712 55.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 39,450 44.7% 0 0.0% 88,162 -1 0.18%
1940 80% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,231 56.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 45,102 43.2% 0 0.0% 104,333 -2 0.21%
1936 82% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 62,642 63.0% Alf Landon (R) 36,221 36.4% 617 [+] 0.6% 99,480 0 0.22%
1932 73% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 46,937 53.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 38,281 43.7% 2,334 [+] 2.7% 87,552 4 0.22%
1928 70% Herbert Hoover (R) 50,237 61.3% Al Smith (D) 30,724 37.5% 1,034 [+] 1.3% 81,995 3 0.22%
1924 62% Calvin Coolidge (R) 38,193 54.6% John Davis (D) 21,537 30.8% 10,273 [+] 14.7% 70,003 1 0.24%
1920 63% Warren Harding (R) 37,704 55.1% James Cox (D) 28,439 41.6% 2,280 [+] 3.3% 68,423 -5 0.26%
1916 36% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 18,574 49.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 16,982 44.8% 2,347 [+] 6.2% 37,903 3 0.20%
1912 36% Woodrow Wilson (D) 13,588 37.9% William Taft* (R) 10,833 30.2% 11,420 [+] 31.9% 35,841 7 0.24%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 19,185 50.3% William J. Bryan (D) 16,745 43.9% 2,175 [+] 5.7% 38,105 -1 0.26%
1904 42% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 19,865 58.0% Alton Parker (D) 12,044 35.2% 2,355 [+] 6.9% 34,264 2 0.25%
1900 46% William McKinley* (R) 19,100 56.7% William J. Bryan (D) 13,777 40.9% 834 [+] 2.5% 33,711 5 0.24%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 19,816 29.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 46,349 69.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 687 1.0%
Other 269 0.4%
TOTAL 67,121
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 22


2016 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 17,196 27.3%
Donald Trump (R) 41,913 66.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,943 3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 732 1.2%
Evan McMullin (I) 34 0.1%
Other 1,080 1.7%
TOTAL 62,898
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 21


2012 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 25,426 40.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 35,661 57.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 516 0.8%
Other 1,004 1.6%
TOTAL 62,607
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 10


2008 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 30,891 46.8%
John McCain (R) 33,875 51.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 715 1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 104 0.2%
Other 492 0.7%
TOTAL 66,077
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 35,799 52.0%
John Kerry (D) 32,554 47.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 228 0.3%
Other 205 0.3%
TOTAL 68,786
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 1


2000 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 29,091 47.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 29,633 48.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,429 2.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,149 1.9%
Other 301 0.5%
TOTAL 61,603
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 33,531 53.5%
Robert Dole (R) 19,940 31.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 8,719 13.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 232 0.4%
Other 208 0.3%
TOTAL 62,630
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -9


1992 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 35,347 51.0%
George Bush* (R) 20,498 29.6%
Ross Perot (I) 13,176 19.0%
Other 252 0.4%
TOTAL 69,273
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -8


1988 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 29,348 43.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 37,539 55.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 50 0.1%
Other 393 0.6%
TOTAL 67,330
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -10


1984 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 37,232 49.6%
Walter Mondale (D) 37,568 50.0%
Other 334 0.4%
TOTAL 75,134
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -9


1980 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 32,267 44.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 35,458 49.4%
John Anderson (I) 3,491 4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 510 0.7%
Other 87 0.1%
TOTAL 71,813
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -6


1976 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 41,620 55.6%
Gerald Ford* (R) 32,731 43.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 305 0.4%
Other 202 0.3%
TOTAL 74,858
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -4


1972 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 47,029 59.4%
George McGovern (D) 31,669 40.0%
John Schmitz (Amer) 337 0.4%
Other 113 0.1%
TOTAL 79,148
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -1


1968 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 31,837 38.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 45,531 54.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 6,021 7.2%
TOTAL 83,389
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): -5


1964 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 61,115 68.7%
Barry Goldwater (R) 27,874 31.3%
TOTAL 88,989
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): -7


1960 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 51,425 53.5%
Richard Nixon (R) 44,660 46.5%
TOTAL 96,085
Turnout: 83% Diff (US): -3


1956 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 51,618 56.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 39,645 43.4%
TOTAL 91,263
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): -1


1948 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 48,201 56.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 36,026 42.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,185 1.4%
TOTAL 85,412
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -3


1944 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 48,712 55.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 39,450 44.7%
TOTAL 88,162
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -1


1940 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,231 56.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 45,102 43.2%
TOTAL 104,333
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): -2


1936 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 62,642 63.0%
Alf Landon (R) 36,221 36.4%
William Lemke (Union) 329 0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 114 0.1%
Other 174 0.2%
TOTAL 99,480
Turnout: 82% Diff (US): 0


1932 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 46,937 53.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 38,281 43.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,392 1.6%
Other 942 1.1%
TOTAL 87,552
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 4


1928 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 50,237 61.3%
Al Smith (D) 30,724 37.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 410 0.5%
Other 624 0.8%
TOTAL 81,995
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 3


1924 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 38,193 54.6%
John Davis (D) 21,537 30.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 9,996 14.3%
Other 277 0.4%
TOTAL 70,003
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 1


1920 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 37,704 55.1%
James Cox (D) 28,439 41.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,084 3.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 182 0.3%
Other 14 0.0%
TOTAL 68,423
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -5


1916 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 16,982 44.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 18,574 49.0%
Allan Benson (Soc) 2,125 5.6%
James Hanly (Proh) 222 0.6%
TOTAL 37,903
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 3


1912 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 13,588 37.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 6,092 17.0%
William Taft* (R) 10,833 30.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,831 13.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 433 1.2%
Other 64 0.2%
TOTAL 35,841
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 7


1908 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 19,185 50.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 16,745 43.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 730 1.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 378 1.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 0.0%
Other 1,065 2.8%
TOTAL 38,105
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -1


1904 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 19,865 58.0%
Alton Parker (D) 12,044 35.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 776 2.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 593 1.7%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 14 0.0%
Other 972 2.8%
TOTAL 34,264
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 2


1900 President, Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 19,100 56.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 13,777 40.9%
Other 834 2.5%
TOTAL 33,711
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 5
* incumbent