Boone, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+29 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,6932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Boone, NC
HarrisD+6
Constituent county margins for Boone, 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
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 52.0% | 17,225 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 46.1% | 15,254 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 616 |
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 | +5.4% |
| 1896 | −4.6% |
| 1900 | −21.8% |
| 1904 | −19.0% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +23.6% |
| 1916 | −8.5% |
| 1920 | −20.9% |
| 1924 | −6.0% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | +6.5% |
| 1940 | −1.7% |
| 1944 | −10.3% |
| 1948 | −6.4% |
| 1952 | −11.4% |
| 1956 | −18.0% |
| 1960 | −18.7% |
| 1964 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | −23.4% |
| 1972 | −26.8% |
| 1976 | −0.4% |
| 1980 | −9.4% |
| 1984 | −28.9% |
| 1988 | −17.7% |
| 1992 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | −5.9% |
| 2008 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | +6.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 17,225 | 15,254 | 33,095 | ||
| D | 17,122 | 14,451 | 32,220 | ||
| D | 14,138 | 13,697 | 29,985 | ||
| R | 13,002 | 13,861 | 27,674 | ||
| D | 14,558 | 13,344 | 28,372 | ||
| R | 11,232 | 12,659 | 24,050 | ||
| D | 10,438 | 7,959 | 18,723 | ||
| R | 7,349 | 8,146 | 17,222 | ||
| D | 8,262 | 7,899 | 19,225 | ||
| R | 6,048 | 8,662 | 14,785 | ||
| R | 5,163 | 9,370 | 14,579 | ||
| R | 5,022 | 6,149 | 11,958 | ||
| R | 5,358 | 5,400 | 10,817 | ||
| R | 3,451 | 6,017 | 9,573 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 5,081 | 9,093 | ||
| D | 4,031 | 3,932 | 7,963 | ||
| R | 3,440 | 5,020 | 8,460 | ||
| R | 3,223 | 4,636 | 7,859 | ||
| R | 3,600 | 4,527 | 8,127 | ||
| R | 3,379 | 3,851 | 7,400 | ||
| R | 3,214 | 3,954 | 7,168 | ||
| R | 3,615 | 3,739 | 7,354 | ||
| D | 3,880 | 3,409 | 7,289 | ||
| D | 3,419 | 3,166 | 6,606 | ||
| R | 2,591 | 3,159 | 5,750 | ||
| R | 2,365 | 2,665 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 1,721 | 2,631 | 4,352 | ||
| R | 1,141 | 1,352 | 2,493 | ||
| D | 933 | 420 | 2,174 | ||
| R | 962 | 1,313 | 2,275 | ||
| R | 773 | 1,143 | 1,947 | ||
| R | 923 | 1,439 | 2,364 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 1,166 | 2,240 | ||
| D | 940 | 839 | 1,884 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.2%
German
15.0%
Irish
13.9%
American
10.1%
Scottish
4.7%
Italian
4.4%
Polish
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 31.4 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
$51,693
Boone, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Boone, NC$51,693
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
25.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)29.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Appalachian State University, Boone's Watauga County has trended more competitive in recent cycles as student voter registration has grown, sitting against an otherwise rural, Republican-leaning western North Carolina backdrop.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-four points in 1912 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 55,123, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,693 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Boone, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boone, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,095 votes cast, 17,225 went Democratic and 15,254 went Republican.
What is Boone, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Boone, NC, North Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Boone, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boone, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Boone, NC, North Carolina?
Boone, NC, North Carolina has a population of 55,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boone, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Boone, NC, North Carolina is $51,693 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Boone, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Boone, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.