Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+12MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 392,3802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,7882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 37.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fayetteville, NC
HarrisD+12
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 55.4% | 90,527 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 43.1% | 70,387 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 2,366 |
D+60R+60
2 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 | +17.2% |
| 1896 | +6.5% |
| 1900 | −4.2% |
| 1904 | +17.0% |
| 1908 | +11.5% |
| 1912 | +57.0% |
| 1916 | +34.9% |
| 1920 | +35.6% |
| 1924 | +45.5% |
| 1928 | +7.3% |
| 1932 | +74.0% |
| 1936 | +75.8% |
| 1940 | +73.1% |
| 1944 | +58.9% |
| 1948 | +41.5% |
| 1952 | +13.4% |
| 1956 | +19.9% |
| 1960 | +22.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | −39.4% |
| 1976 | +28.8% |
| 1980 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | −13.7% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
| 2004 | −2.6% |
| 2008 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | +19.6% |
| 2016 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | +15.9% |
| 2024 | +12.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 90,527 | 70,387 | 163,280 | ||
| D | 96,273 | 69,485 | 168,789 | ||
| D | 81,331 | 59,025 | 145,736 | ||
| D | 85,868 | 57,485 | 144,730 | ||
| D | 83,920 | 58,444 | 143,202 | ||
| R | 51,582 | 54,396 | 106,314 | ||
| R | 41,568 | 43,643 | 85,733 | ||
| D | 36,249 | 31,718 | 72,408 | ||
| D | 34,021 | 28,850 | 70,807 | ||
| R | 27,070 | 29,077 | 56,312 | ||
| R | 25,828 | 34,051 | 59,996 | ||
| D | 25,449 | 22,708 | 49,856 | ||
| D | 27,483 | 15,146 | 42,806 | ||
| R | 11,319 | 26,303 | 38,021 | ||
| D | 12,123 | 9,955 | 33,162 | ||
| D | 16,118 | 9,872 | 25,990 | ||
| D | 13,707 | 8,668 | 22,375 | ||
| D | 10,806 | 7,212 | 18,018 | ||
| D | 10,600 | 8,090 | 18,690 | ||
| D | 6,335 | 1,883 | 10,721 | ||
| D | 8,397 | 2,174 | 10,571 | ||
| D | 7,954 | 1,235 | 9,189 | ||
| D | 8,458 | 1,165 | 9,623 | ||
| D | 6,792 | 996 | 7,833 | ||
| D | 4,451 | 3,845 | 8,296 | ||
| D | 4,069 | 1,513 | 5,623 | ||
| D | 4,499 | 2,138 | 6,637 | ||
| D | 2,751 | 1,327 | 4,078 | ||
| D | 2,304 | 298 | 3,522 | ||
| D | 1,832 | 1,453 | 3,285 | ||
| D | 1,594 | 1,129 | 2,729 | ||
| R | 1,964 | 2,138 | 4,113 | ||
| D | 2,509 | 2,200 | 4,745 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 1,333 | 4,906 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.6%
English
7.3%
Irish
6.9%
American
6.5%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
0.9%
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: 32.3 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
$61,788
Fayetteville, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fayetteville, NC$61,788
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
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.8%
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 42.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Fayetteville metro's political character is shaped by a large active-duty and veteran military population that turns over constantly, keeping registration patterns fluid and making traditional demographic modeling unusually unreliable here.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.
A population of 392,380, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,788 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 163,280 votes cast, 90,527 went Democratic and 70,387 went Republican.
What is Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Fayetteville, 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 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 392,380 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina is $61,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.