Will Democrats ever win West Virginia again?

[un]

I'd say given the way it's been going since 2000, probably not. But, they do have the occasional Democratic official elected there, like Manchin, and up until he became a Republican, Jim Justice. Discuss.

[MT Treasurer]

Yes, when the Eastern Pahandle/DC exurbs and Kanawha/Monogalia Counties grow dramatically and start voting Democratic by 20+ points

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

There are theoretical Democrats who could win pretty much any state south of the Ohio. Still. Assuming this environment of hyper-polarization is a temporary thing.

If Trump wins re-election and further unravels into complete parody, leading to utter disillusionment, there's another massive financial crisis and recession, Russia annexes Ukraine without a peep from Trump, the GOP trots out Mike Pence as the 2024 nominee who continues to apologize for Trump, and a Doug Jones-esque southern moderate captures the Democratic nomination...

Also coal completely dies during Trump's second term...

Such a candidate would have zero chance in Idaho, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, but West Virginia could go Democrat.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Yes, it could happen in 2024, when Biden runs for reelection, and Ojeda is Sen-elect from WVa taking over Manchin seat

[TML]

It is theoretically possible, given that a plurality of registered voters in this state are registered to the Democratic party, especially in the southern part of the state.

However, many of these voters haven't voted D for high-ranking offices recently, because of the declining influence of labor unions as well as Democrats' corporatism.

I think Democrats' best shot in this state is to run populist, anti-establishment candidates. Even if they don't flip it outright immediately, this strategy could pay dividends over time if done repeatedly (remember how Ojeda performed 30+ points better in 2018 compared to 2016 results in his district).

[morgieb]

It'll happen eventually - the parties coalitions have generally been too fluid for states to eternally be with one party and never is an extremely long time - but it won't happen any time soon.

[ElectionsGuy]

Yes, when the Eastern Pahandle/DC exurbs and Kanawha/Monogalia Counties grow dramatically and start voting Democratic by 20+ points

When does this happen? 2090?

[Calthrina950]

Yes, when the Eastern Pahandle/DC exurbs and Kanawha/Monogalia Counties grow dramatically and start voting Democratic by 20+ points

When does this happen? 2090?

My point exactly. West Virginia may not vote Democratic for another seventy or eighty years.