Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,768,4072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,3702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
TrumpR+1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 49.8% | 711,830 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.5% | 692,914 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 24,364 |
D+60R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | +33.8% |
| 1896 | +31.9% |
| 1900 | +27.1% |
| 1904 | +43.7% |
| 1908 | +30.8% |
| 1912 | +63.4% |
| 1916 | +33.9% |
| 1920 | +27.9% |
| 1924 | +34.0% |
| 1928 | −7.3% |
| 1932 | +50.8% |
| 1936 | +61.8% |
| 1940 | +60.4% |
| 1944 | +41.3% |
| 1948 | +13.6% |
| 1952 | −7.7% |
| 1956 | −11.8% |
| 1960 | −4.0% |
| 1964 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −43.5% |
| 1976 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1988 | −25.9% |
| 1992 | −8.7% |
| 1996 | −8.6% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | −17.3% |
| 2008 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | −4.1% |
| 2016 | −4.3% |
| 2020 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 692,914 | 711,830 | 1,429,108 | ||
| D | 680,904 | 675,531 | 1,377,654 | ||
| R | 517,471 | 566,456 | 1,133,278 | ||
| R | 497,965 | 541,223 | 1,052,146 | ||
| R | 474,490 | 494,098 | 977,153 | ||
| R | 312,153 | 443,322 | 759,050 | ||
| D | 349,263 | 271,333 | 626,478 | ||
| R | 218,766 | 263,177 | 518,561 | ||
| R | 211,087 | 258,598 | 548,168 | ||
| R | 161,303 | 274,488 | 437,190 | ||
| R | 143,146 | 285,354 | 429,501 | ||
| R | 167,862 | 182,926 | 364,297 | ||
| D | 179,242 | 152,410 | 333,227 | ||
| R | 81,811 | 211,950 | 298,884 | ||
| R | 81,885 | 142,340 | 309,290 | ||
| D | 143,719 | 131,360 | 275,083 | ||
| R | 126,809 | 137,513 | 264,322 | ||
| R | 97,121 | 123,541 | 223,224 | ||
| R | 112,116 | 130,882 | 242,998 | ||
| D | 53,310 | 37,220 | 118,138 | ||
| D | 86,777 | 35,947 | 122,986 | ||
| D | 105,432 | 26,036 | 131,470 | ||
| D | 105,630 | 24,912 | 130,622 | ||
| D | 81,024 | 26,124 | 108,042 | ||
| R | 43,446 | 50,335 | 93,787 | ||
| D | 42,303 | 20,379 | 64,425 | ||
| D | 50,897 | 28,681 | 79,578 | ||
| D | 26,225 | 12,919 | 39,200 | ||
| D | 21,934 | 1,855 | 31,667 | ||
| D | 22,236 | 11,724 | 34,099 | ||
| D | 18,231 | 7,072 | 25,516 | ||
| D | 20,057 | 11,368 | 32,004 | ||
| D | 26,328 | 13,497 | 40,185 | ||
| D | 21,000 | 9,096 | 35,243 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
German
10.2%
Irish
8.5%
American
7.6%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.6%
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: 38.1 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
$84,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$84,370
North Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.9%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Charlotte's core county has trended sharply toward Democrats over the past decade as in-migration of college-educated professionals accelerates, while surrounding exurban counties in both Carolinas continue to offset that shift with strong Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-three points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.
A population of 2,768,407, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,370 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,429,108 votes cast, 692,914 went Democratic and 711,830 went Republican.
What is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina has a population of 2,768,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina is $84,370 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.