Donald J. Trump won West Virginia with 70.0% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 762,584 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 41.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in West Virginia that is loaded, the margin moved 2.9 points toward Republicans.
West Virginia leans Republican by 41.9 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
West Virginia voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 6 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 20.5 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 762,584 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 54.0% of the 1,412,250 citizens aged 18 and over in West Virginia.