Henderson, NC, North Carolina: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,3222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,4652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 47.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Henderson, NC
HarrisD+13
Constituent county margins for Henderson, NC, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 11,292 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 42.9% | 8,614 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 186 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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 | −14.1% |
| 1896 | −8.7% |
| 1900 | +16.3% |
| 1904 | +39.2% |
| 1908 | +27.2% |
| 1912 | +64.5% |
| 1916 | +44.4% |
| 1920 | +50.2% |
| 1924 | +61.6% |
| 1928 | +24.6% |
| 1932 | +84.4% |
| 1936 | +87.0% |
| 1940 | +83.6% |
| 1944 | +77.2% |
| 1948 | +67.6% |
| 1952 | +53.6% |
| 1956 | +43.1% |
| 1960 | +47.8% |
| 1964 | +20.1% |
| 1968 | +14.1% |
| 1972 | −34.7% |
| 1976 | +19.1% |
| 1980 | +12.3% |
| 1984 | −7.5% |
| 1988 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | +14.5% |
| 1996 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | −12.0% |
| 2004 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | +26.6% |
| 2012 | +28.3% |
| 2016 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +13.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 11,292 | 8,614 | 20,092 | ||
| D | 12,431 | 8,391 | 20,999 | ||
| D | 12,229 | 7,332 | 19,977 | ||
| D | 13,323 | 7,429 | 20,854 | ||
| D | 13,166 | 7,606 | 20,871 | ||
| D | 8,762 | 6,884 | 15,677 | ||
| R | 5,564 | 7,092 | 12,701 | ||
| D | 6,385 | 4,651 | 11,635 | ||
| D | 6,598 | 4,747 | 12,800 | ||
| D | 5,631 | 5,625 | 11,276 | ||
| R | 5,880 | 6,836 | 12,734 | ||
| D | 5,415 | 4,217 | 9,774 | ||
| D | 5,620 | 3,813 | 9,461 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 6,491 | 9,710 | ||
| O | 3,852 | 2,252 | 11,348 | ||
| D | 5,186 | 3,452 | 8,638 | ||
| D | 5,694 | 2,012 | 7,706 | ||
| D | 4,922 | 1,955 | 6,877 | ||
| D | 5,697 | 1,721 | 7,418 | ||
| D | 3,679 | 549 | 4,627 | ||
| D | 4,110 | 528 | 4,638 | ||
| D | 4,252 | 380 | 4,632 | ||
| D | 4,536 | 315 | 4,851 | ||
| D | 3,833 | 318 | 4,165 | ||
| D | 2,395 | 1,449 | 3,844 | ||
| D | 2,013 | 470 | 2,504 | ||
| D | 2,461 | 816 | 3,277 | ||
| D | 1,451 | 558 | 2,009 | ||
| D | 1,204 | 168 | 1,606 | ||
| D | 1,121 | 641 | 1,762 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 443 | 1,468 | ||
| D | 1,233 | 881 | 2,164 | ||
| R | 1,465 | 1,745 | 3,215 | ||
| R | 908 | 1,340 | 3,062 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.7%
American
8.7%
Irish
4.7%
German
3.1%
Italian
0.8%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 39.9 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
$50,465
Henderson, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Henderson, NC$50,465
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
19.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.9%
Working age (18–64)17.3%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.7%
Other languages1.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henderson anchors Vance County, one of North Carolina's majority-Black rural counties, where turnout swings and candidate margins have made it a recurring data point in statewide legislative targeting models.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-seven points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A population of 42,322, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,465 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henderson, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henderson, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 13.3 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,092 votes cast, 11,292 went Democratic and 8,614 went Republican.
What is Henderson, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Henderson, NC, North Carolina in the "Black Belt" 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 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Henderson, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Henderson, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Henderson, NC, North Carolina?
Henderson, NC, North Carolina has a population of 42,322 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henderson, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Henderson, NC, North Carolina is $50,465 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Henderson, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henderson, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.