2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
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Nominee Donald Trump
(presumptive)
Joe Biden
(presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida Delaware
Running mate TBA Kamala Harris
(presumptive)

Incumbent President

Joe Biden
Democratic



The 2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. West Virginia voters will choose 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. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term. [2]

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The West Virginia Democratic primary is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2024, alongside the Maryland and Nebraska primaries. 25 delegates (20 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. [3]

Four candidates have been certified to appear on the primary ballot: [4]

Republican primary

The West Virginia Republican primary is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2024, alongside the Maryland and Nebraska primaries. 31 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-all basis. [5]

Five candidates have been certified to appear on the primary ballot: [4]

Mountain primary

The Mountain primary (the state's Green Party affiliate) is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2024.

Only one candidate was certified to appear on the primary ballot, [4] who will receive all 4 of the state's pledged delegates: [6]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [7] Solid RDecember 19, 2023
Inside Elections [8] Solid RApril 26, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Solid RJune 29, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [10] Solid RDecember 14, 2023
CNalysis [11] Solid RDecember 30, 2023
CNN [12] Solid RJanuary 14, 2024

Polling

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Emerson College October 1–4, 2023539 (RV)±4.2%59%23%18%

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