2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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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]

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

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Main article: 2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential 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

Main article: 2024 West Virginia Republican presidential 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

Main article: 2024 Green Party presidential primaries

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

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[7] Solid R December 19, 2023
Inside Elections[8] Solid R April 26, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Solid R June 29, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[10] Solid R December 14, 2023
CNalysis[11] Solid R December 30, 2023
CNN[12] Solid R January 14, 2024

Polling

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
Emerson College October 1–4, 2023 539 (RV) ±4.2% 59% 23% 18%

See also

References

  1. ^ Wang, Hansi; Jin, Connie; Levitt, Zach (April 26, 2021). "Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats". NPR. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Kinery, Emma (April 25, 2023). "Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision". CNBC.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Who is running for election in West Virginia?". ballotpedia.org. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Apportionment of GPUS National Committee 2023 and GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention 2024". GPUS National Committee. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 CPR Electoral College Ratings". cookpolitical.com. Cook Political Report. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Presidential Ratings". insideelections.com. Inside Elections. April 26, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Electoral College ratings". centerforpolitics.org. University of Virginia Center for Politics. June 29, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 presidential predictions". elections2024.thehill.com/. The Hill. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Presidential Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com/. CNalysis. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Electoral College map 2024: Road to 270". CNN. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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