2024 presidential election
Albemarle, NC
TrumpR+50.8
Constituent county margins for Albemarle, NC, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 75.0% | 27,518 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 24.2% | 8,881 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 315 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +44.9% |
| 1896 | +47.2% |
| 1900 | +23.0% |
| 1904 | −2.7% |
| 1908 | −6.1% |
| 1912 | +47.6% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −5.8% |
| 1924 | +3.2% |
| 1928 | −21.0% |
| 1932 | +18.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −12.7% |
| 1952 | −16.7% |
| 1956 | −22.9% |
| 1960 | −14.6% |
| 1964 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | −28.5% |
| 1972 | −40.3% |
| 1976 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | −10.9% |
| 1984 | −36.2% |
| 1988 | −28.4% |
| 1992 | −15.2% |
| 1996 | −21.2% |
| 2000 | −37.2% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −36.7% |
| 2012 | −40.0% |
| 2016 | −49.7% |
| 2020 | −51.1% |
| 2024 | −50.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24.2%Harris8,881 | 75.0%Trump27,518 | 0.9% | 36,714 | ||
| R | 24.0%Biden8,129 | 75.0%Trump25,458 | 1.0%incl. Jorgensen | 33,939 | ||
| R | 23.7%Clinton7,094 | 73.4%Trump21,964 | 2.9%incl. Johnson | 29,917 | ||
| R | 29.4%Obama8,431 | 69.3%Romney19,904 | 1.3% | 28,717 | ||
| R | 31.1%Obama8,878 | 67.8%McCain19,329 | 1.0% | 28,506 | ||
| R | 29.9%Kerry7,650 | 69.7%Bush17,814 | 0.3% | 25,553 | ||
| R | 31.0%Gore7,066 | 68.1%Bush15,548 | 0.9%incl. Nader | 22,818 | ||
| R | 35.1%Clinton7,131 | 56.3%Dole11,446 | 8.6%incl. Perot | 20,333 | ||
| R | 35.7%Clinton7,735 | 50.9%Bush11,030 | 13.4%incl. Perot | 21,664 | ||
| R | 35.8%Dukakis6,627 | 64.1%Bush11,885 | 0.1% | 18,532 | ||
| R | 31.8%Mondale6,138 | 68.0%Reagan13,116 | 0.2% | 19,289 | ||
| R | 43.6%Carter7,784 | 54.5%Reagan9,734 | 1.8%incl. Anderson | 17,846 | ||
| D | 50.9%Carter9,262 | 48.6%Ford8,845 | 0.4% | 18,187 | ||
| R | 29.0%McGovern5,218 | 69.3%Nixon12,459 | 1.6% | 17,972 | ||
| R | 22.9%Humphrey4,199 | 51.4%Nixon9,428 | 25.7%incl. Wallace | 18,333 | ||
| R | 47.1%Johnson7,931 | 52.9%Goldwater8,924 | 0.0% | 16,855 | ||
| R | 42.7%Kennedy8,259 | 57.3%Nixon11,080 | 0.0% | 19,339 | ||
| R | 38.6%Stevenson6,693 | 61.4%Eisenhower10,667 | 0.0% | 17,360 | ||
| R | 41.6%Stevenson7,202 | 58.4%Eisenhower10,093 | 0.0% | 17,295 | ||
| R | 37.8%Truman4,415 | 50.6%Dewey5,902 | 11.6%incl. Thurmond | 11,674 | ||
| R | 47.5%Roosevelt5,499 | 52.5%Dewey6,083 | 0.0% | 11,582 | ||
| D | 58.0%Roosevelt6,321 | 42.0%Willkie4,569 | 0.0% | 10,890 | ||
| D | 59.0%Roosevelt6,505 | 41.0%Landon4,523 | 0.0% | 11,028 | ||
| D | 58.9%Roosevelt5,785 | 40.6%Hoover3,992 | 0.5% | 9,826 | ||
| R | 39.5%Smith3,000 | 60.5%Hoover4,597 | 0.0% | 7,597 | ||
| D | 51.3%Davis3,832 | 48.1%Coolidge3,594 | 0.7%incl. La Follette | 7,476 | ||
| R | 47.1%Cox3,843 | 52.9%Harding4,312 | 0.0% | 8,155 | ||
| D | 52.0%Wilson2,110 | 47.8%Hughes1,941 | 0.2% | 4,060 | ||
| D | 50.7%Wilson1,702 | 3.1%Taft105 | 46.1%incl. Roosevelt | 3,355 | ||
| R | 46.9%Bryan1,491 | 53.1%Taft1,685 | 0.0% | 3,176 | ||
| R | 48.7%Parker1,024 | 51.3%Roosevelt1,080 | 0.0% | 2,104 | ||
| D | 61.5%Bryan1,265 | 38.5%McKinley792 | 0.0% | 2,057 | ||
| D | 73.5%Bryan1,425 | 26.4%McKinley511 | 0.1% | 1,938 | ||
| D | 64.8%Cleveland1,053 | 19.9%Harrison323 | 15.4%incl. Weaver | 1,626 | ||
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Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Albemarle, NCMetro area | North CarolinaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 79.1% | 61.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 11.2% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% | 8.2% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.5% | 6.4% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.7% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $60,704 | $72,388 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 15.2% | 13.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 40.5 | 39.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 19.9% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.0% | 13.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 4.5% | 8.7% | 13.6% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 10.9% | English 12.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 10.8% | German 9.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | American 7.5% | Irish 8.4% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 3.3% | 8.9% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 39.9% | 26.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 40.6% | 48.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 12.9% | 9.1% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
10.9%
German
10.8%
American
7.5%
Irish
6.6%
Scotch-Irish
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.4%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Haitian
0.5%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.9%
Cuban
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Puerto Rican
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Hmong
1.0%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Filipino
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,704
Albemarle, NC$60,704
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted40.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Home to the University of Virginia's regional influence and a fast-growing exurban population, the Albemarle metro has trended toward closer margins in recent cycles as newcomers reshape its traditional voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.1 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 50.8 points.
A population of 64,651, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,704 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+50.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,714 votes cast, 8,881 went Democratic and 27,518 went Republican.
What is Albemarle, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Albemarle, NC, North Carolina in the "Stable Rural Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Albemarle, NC, North Carolina has a population of 64,651 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina is $60,704 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.