Editing Marion County, West Virginia (section)

==Politics==
Marion County, like most counties in West Virginia, was historically [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]], particularly in the latter half of the 20th century. From 1932 to 2008, the county only voted [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in a presidential election once: for [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia|1972]] amidst a national landslide. However, like the rest of West Virginia, Marion County has trended heavily Republican in the 21st century, albeit at a somewhat slower pace than most of the state. In [[2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia|2012]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] flipped the county for the first time since Nixon's victory, and it has voted Republican in each election since. In [[2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia|2020]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] carried Marion County with more than 60% of the vote, with both performances the best ever for any Republican in the county.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|15,881|8,185|568|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|16,300|8,901|598|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|14,668|6,964|1,735|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|12,054|8,959|540|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|11,501|11,618|621|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|12,150|12,771|273|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|9,972|12,315|586|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|6,160|12,994|2,953|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,380|14,042|4,772|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|9,229|14,441|72|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|13,106|13,833|81|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|10,952|14,189|1,330|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|10,391|17,800|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,095|11,864|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|10,177|17,246|1,838|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,707|22,047|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|14,138|17,903|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|16,112|16,192|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|14,979|19,890|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|11,201|19,866|290|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|11,584|17,640|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|13,349|21,035|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|11,403|20,859|181|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|12,638|15,975|851|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|16,088|10,133|442|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|12,167|9,386|2,513|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|11,494|8,734|583|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|4,443|5,493|443|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|1,625|4,535|3,273|West Virginia}}