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1876–2024
Brevard, NC·North Carolina

Brevard, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+12 in 2024.

A small Appalachian city where outdoor economy meets shifting demographics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+12in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population33,6912024 ACS

Brevard, NC, North Carolina: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
33,6912024 5-year
Median household income
$66,1842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.4%2024 5-year
Black
3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+41 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brevard, NC
TrumpR+12
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.3%11,492
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.2%8,972
OtherAll other candidates1.5%316
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −12.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−12.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+1.1%
1896−3.4%
1900−8.1%
1904+2.8%
1908−3.5%
1912+41.1%
1916−1.2%
1920−4.3%
1924−1.1%
1928−11.4%
1932+20.2%
1936+17.4%
1940+24.3%
1944+14.6%
1948+1.8%
1952−5.3%
1956−6.4%
1960−10.9%
1964+11.7%
1968−21.2%
1972−42.1%
1976+6.2%
1980−8.9%
1984−30.1%
1988−24.1%
1992−6.6%
1996−14.7%
2000+27.9%
2004−21.1%
2008−12.6%
2012−16.8%
2016−22.2%
2020−15.6%
2024−12.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−12.1%
8,97211,49220,780
R
−15.6%
8,44411,63620,404
R
−22.2%
6,55810,52017,869
R
−16.8%
6,8269,63416,763
R
−12.6%
7,2759,40116,909
R
−21.1%
6,0979,38615,588
D
+27.9%
9,0115,04414,225
R
−14.7%
4,8426,73412,877
R
−6.6%
5,1205,98413,137
R
−24.1%
4,2807,00911,330
R
−30.1%
3,7336,95610,717
R
−8.9%
4,0084,8269,175
D
+6.2%
4,6364,0898,791
R
−42.1%
2,3215,8608,404
R
−21.2%
2,2104,0338,608
D
+11.7%
4,4833,5478,030
R
−10.9%
3,3884,2217,609
R
−6.4%
3,4353,9017,336
R
−5.3%
3,6414,0477,688
D
+1.8%
2,9752,8616,163
D
+14.6%
3,0192,2515,270
D
+24.3%
3,3122,0195,331
D
+17.4%
2,8452,0014,846
D
+20.2%
2,5231,6714,216
R
−11.4%
1,7222,1653,887
R
−1.1%
1,7761,8143,612
R
−4.3%
1,5421,6803,222
R
−1.2%
8218411,662
D
+41.1%
6311071,276
R
−3.5%
5706111,181
D
+2.8%
5565261,082
R
−8.1%
5296221,154
R
−3.4%
5956371,236
D
+1.1%
5135021,035
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
Irish
15.7%
German
14.3%
American
7.1%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
3.0%
French
2.8%
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: 51.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.5%
85+
2.2%
5.1%
75–84
5.5%
7.9%
65–74
8.7%
6.8%
55–64
8.3%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
4.8%
35–44
5.3%
4.9%
25–34
5.0%
4.1%
18–24
3.3%
6.3%
5–17
5.4%
1.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,184
Brevard, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brevard, NC$66,184
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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.6%
Other Christian
7.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.5%
Methodist
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Brevard anchors Transylvania County in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where a growing influx of retirees and remote workers has nudged a historically Republican-leaning electorate toward more competitive margins in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-one points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 33,691, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,184 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brevard, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 12.1 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,780 votes cast, 8,972 went Democratic and 11,492 went Republican.
What is Brevard, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Brevard, 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brevard, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Brevard, NC, North Carolina has a population of 33,691 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Brevard, NC, North Carolina is $66,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brevard, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.