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1876–2024
Burlington, NC·North Carolina

Burlington, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+8 in 2024.

Alamance County's mill-town roots meet a shifting suburban electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+8in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population176,8932024 ACS

Burlington, NC, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
176,8932024 5-year
Median household income
$65,6512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.2%2024 5-year
Black
19.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Burlington, NC
TrumpR+8
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.4%47,937
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.2%40,624
OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,270
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: −8.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−8.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+11.3%
1896−0.3%
1900−7.9%
1904+3.7%
1908−1.6%
1912+50.4%
1916+4.2%
1920+6.4%
1924+20.1%
1928−23.0%
1932+29.2%
1936+48.3%
1940+54.3%
1944+29.7%
1948+20.6%
1952+8.1%
1956−4.7%
1960−4.3%
1964+0.7%
1968−12.1%
1972−51.5%
1976+15.5%
1980−8.9%
1984−39.7%
1988−31.2%
1992−12.0%
1996−15.9%
2000+25.2%
2004−23.3%
2008−9.2%
2012−13.7%
2016−12.6%
2020−8.4%
2024−8.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.1%
40,62447,93789,831
R
−8.4%
38,82546,05686,091
R
−12.6%
29,83338,81571,157
R
−13.7%
28,87538,17067,776
R
−9.2%
28,91834,85964,353
R
−23.3%
20,68633,30254,175
D
+25.2%
29,30517,45947,091
R
−15.9%
15,81422,46141,861
R
−12.0%
15,52120,63742,701
R
−31.2%
12,64224,13136,851
R
−39.7%
11,23026,06337,370
R
−8.9%
15,04218,07734,066
D
+15.5%
17,37112,68030,231
R
−51.5%
6,83322,04629,549
O
−12.1%
8,24112,31033,690
D
+0.7%
15,39715,17730,574
R
−4.3%
13,59914,81828,417
R
−4.7%
11,02912,12323,152
D
+8.1%
13,40211,38824,790
D
+20.6%
8,2875,12415,380
D
+29.7%
9,1844,97614,160
D
+54.3%
11,4293,38214,811
D
+48.3%
11,0253,84714,872
D
+29.2%
8,2404,47812,882
R
−23.0%
4,2606,81011,070
D
+20.1%
4,8593,2178,169
D
+6.4%
5,2554,6199,874
D
+4.2%
2,4762,2784,759
D
+50.4%
2,1321503,929
R
−1.6%
2,1132,1844,331
D
+3.7%
1,9071,7703,679
R
−7.9%
1,9232,2564,217
R
−0.3%
2,3022,3144,666
D
+11.3%
1,6911,3013,450
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
8.6%
Irish
7.1%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.1%
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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
6.4%
5.8%
35–44
6.3%
6.2%
25–34
6.6%
4.9%
18–24
5.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,651
Burlington, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burlington, NC$65,651
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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.6%
Baptist
10.4%
Methodist
7.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Burlington anchors Alamance County, a historically textile-dependent corridor where competitive margins have tightened as in-migration from the Piedmont Triad reshapes the voter rolls.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 1940 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eight points.

A population of 176,893, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,651 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Burlington, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.1 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 89,831 votes cast, 40,624 went Democratic and 47,937 went Republican.
What is Burlington, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Burlington, NC, North Carolina in the "Diversifying 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Burlington, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Burlington, NC, North Carolina has a population of 176,893 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Burlington, NC, North Carolina is $65,651 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.