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1876–2024
Forest City, NC·North Carolina

Forest City, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+48 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+48in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population64,9302024 ACS

Forest City, NC, North Carolina: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+48MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
64,9302024 5-year
Median household income
$51,4102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.9%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Forest City, NC
TrumpR+48
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.4%25,456
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.7%8,914
OtherAll other candidates0.9%300
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: −47.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−47.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+9.7%
1896+4.7%
1900+2.5%
1904+16.9%
1908+5.7%
1912+54.8%
1916+13.3%
1920+11.9%
1924+13.3%
1928−16.3%
1932+30.3%
1936+34.5%
1940+35.7%
1944+22.2%
1948+14.0%
1952−3.9%
1956−6.4%
1960−2.5%
1964+14.6%
1968−18.7%
1972−38.8%
1976+21.3%
1980−0.3%
1984−24.7%
1988−19.7%
1992−9.3%
1996−14.2%
2000+27.9%
2004−33.1%
2008−31.8%
2012−33.4%
2016−47.4%
2020−45.8%
2024−47.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−47.7%
8,91425,45634,670
R
−45.8%
9,13524,89134,429
R
−47.4%
7,51221,87130,307
R
−33.4%
9,37418,95428,702
R
−31.8%
9,64118,76928,720
R
−33.1%
8,18416,34324,658
D
+27.9%
13,7557,69721,716
R
−14.2%
7,1629,79218,571
R
−9.3%
7,8559,74820,329
R
−19.7%
6,92610,33717,306
R
−24.7%
6,86211,36918,268
R
−0.3%
8,3158,36316,966
D
+21.3%
10,3616,71817,121
R
−38.8%
4,1409,50613,816
R
−18.7%
4,6227,78516,883
D
+14.6%
9,5417,11516,656
R
−2.5%
8,5548,99317,547
R
−6.4%
7,2088,20015,408
R
−3.9%
7,7558,38716,142
D
+14.0%
5,9924,34211,750
D
+22.2%
7,3794,69812,077
D
+35.7%
8,8694,20413,073
D
+34.5%
9,9114,83014,741
D
+30.3%
8,3364,44812,838
R
−16.3%
4,1465,7629,908
D
+13.3%
5,1013,8979,027
D
+11.9%
5,1014,0159,116
D
+13.3%
2,4451,8714,316
D
+54.8%
2,180823,829
D
+5.7%
1,9781,7663,747
D
+16.9%
1,8601,3223,182
D
+2.5%
2,0811,9814,063
D
+4.7%
2,1461,9534,115
D
+9.7%
1,7941,4523,508
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
10.8%
Irish
10.7%
German
9.8%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
2.3%
Polish
1.0%
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: 45.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.2%
3.2%
75–84
4.3%
6.3%
65–74
6.8%
7.3%
55–64
7.5%
6.6%
45–54
6.7%
5.3%
35–44
5.6%
5.5%
25–34
6.0%
3.8%
18–24
3.3%
7.7%
5–17
7.4%
2.3%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,410
Forest City, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Forest City, NC$51,410
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 1820.2%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
46.1%
Methodist
10.0%
Other Christian
7.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Forest City, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 64,930, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,410 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Forest City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forest City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,670 votes cast, 8,914 went Democratic and 25,456 went Republican.
What is Forest City, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Forest City, NC, North Carolina in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Forest City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Forest City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Forest City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 64,930 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Forest City, NC, North Carolina is $51,410 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forest City, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.