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1876–2024
Marion, NC·North Carolina

Marion, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+49 in 2024.

Appalachian foothills county seat where furniture manufacturing shaped the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+49in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population44,8172024 ACS

Marion, NC, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+49MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
44,8172024 5-year
Median household income
$57,1682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.6%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+41 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Marion, NC
TrumpR+49
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.1%17,520
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.0%5,911
OtherAll other candidates0.9%224
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: −49.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−49.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+17.6%
1896+11.8%
1900−0.5%
1904−5.3%
1908−2.6%
1912+32.1%
1916+2.2%
1920+4.6%
1924+7.7%
1928+0.1%
1932+31.8%
1936+26.4%
1940+41.0%
1944+27.9%
1948+15.3%
1952+0.5%
1956−10.9%
1960−11.4%
1964+20.4%
1968−21.3%
1972−46.3%
1976+16.7%
1980−9.2%
1984−30.4%
1988−18.9%
1992−5.9%
1996−15.1%
2000+31.1%
2004−32.9%
2008−27.0%
2012−31.7%
2016−49.8%
2020−48.0%
2024−49.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−49.1%
5,91117,52023,655
R
−48.0%
5,83216,88323,003
R
−49.8%
4,66714,56819,875
R
−31.7%
6,03111,77518,099
R
−27.0%
6,57111,53418,386
R
−32.9%
5,33010,59016,002
D
+31.1%
9,1094,74714,011
R
−15.1%
4,5536,40712,278
R
−5.9%
5,3096,09013,295
R
−18.9%
4,4496,52610,997
R
−30.4%
4,0767,63911,736
R
−9.2%
4,7035,68010,606
D
+16.7%
6,2464,45010,746
R
−46.3%
2,3486,5709,114
R
−21.3%
2,5434,74010,301
D
+20.4%
6,3144,17410,488
R
−11.4%
4,8896,14811,037
R
−10.9%
4,3925,4689,860
D
+0.5%
4,7554,7109,465
D
+15.3%
3,8052,7097,152
D
+27.9%
4,0082,2586,266
D
+41.0%
5,2902,2167,506
D
+26.4%
5,3523,1148,466
D
+31.8%
4,8102,4787,323
D
+0.1%
3,4303,4236,853
D
+7.7%
3,0232,5905,638
D
+4.6%
2,8092,5615,370
D
+2.2%
1,2741,2182,494
D
+32.1%
1,0373432,163
R
−2.6%
9501,0001,954
R
−5.3%
8369311,792
R
−0.5%
1,0141,0242,055
D
+11.8%
1,2049502,158
D
+17.6%
1,0557271,862
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.3%
American
11.7%
Irish
10.4%
German
8.7%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.6%
French
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: 44.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
6.0%
65–74
6.6%
7.3%
55–64
7.7%
6.8%
45–54
6.4%
6.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.4%
25–34
5.7%
3.6%
18–24
3.5%
7.9%
5–17
7.0%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,168
Marion, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion, NC$57,168
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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.2%
Other Christian
9.0%
Methodist
5.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Marion anchors McDowell County, a historically working-class community whose economic identity traces to furniture and textile industries. The county has shifted toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining a modest Democratic base in municipal precincts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-one points in 1940 and a Republican high of fifty points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.

A population of 44,817, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,168 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Marion, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 49.1 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,655 votes cast, 5,911 went Democratic and 17,520 went Republican.
What is Marion, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Marion, NC, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Marion, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Marion, NC, North Carolina?
Marion, NC, North Carolina has a population of 44,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Marion, NC, North Carolina is $57,168 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Marion, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.