Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 71,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,6562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Mount Airy, NC
TrumpR+53
Constituent county margins for Mount Airy, 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
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 76.2% | 28,565 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 23.0% | 8,613 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 330 |
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 | +6.2% |
| 1896 | −12.4% |
| 1900 | −12.7% |
| 1904 | −17.4% |
| 1908 | −25.3% |
| 1912 | −7.5% |
| 1916 | −18.9% |
| 1920 | −18.6% |
| 1924 | −6.0% |
| 1928 | −31.6% |
| 1932 | +24.7% |
| 1936 | +29.9% |
| 1940 | +36.0% |
| 1944 | +20.0% |
| 1948 | +18.9% |
| 1952 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | −12.4% |
| 1960 | −10.2% |
| 1964 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | −24.2% |
| 1972 | −37.4% |
| 1976 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | −5.6% |
| 1984 | −29.9% |
| 1988 | −22.2% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −19.0% |
| 2000 | +32.7% |
| 2004 | −35.7% |
| 2008 | −28.0% |
| 2012 | −36.7% |
| 2016 | −50.3% |
| 2020 | −51.4% |
| 2024 | −53.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,613 | 28,565 | 37,508 | ||
| R | 8,721 | 27,538 | 36,638 | ||
| R | 7,488 | 23,671 | 32,196 | ||
| R | 9,112 | 19,923 | 29,470 | ||
| R | 10,475 | 18,730 | 29,525 | ||
| R | 8,304 | 17,587 | 25,992 | ||
| D | 15,401 | 7,757 | 23,358 | ||
| R | 7,303 | 11,117 | 20,021 | ||
| R | 9,392 | 10,866 | 23,453 | ||
| R | 7,245 | 11,393 | 18,660 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 13,340 | 20,562 | ||
| R | 8,987 | 10,065 | 19,408 | ||
| D | 10,024 | 7,403 | 17,490 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 10,497 | 15,487 | ||
| R | 5,088 | 9,638 | 18,829 | ||
| D | 9,810 | 7,970 | 17,780 | ||
| R | 8,185 | 10,035 | 18,220 | ||
| R | 7,020 | 9,001 | 16,021 | ||
| D | 8,206 | 7,591 | 15,797 | ||
| D | 6,956 | 4,643 | 12,253 | ||
| D | 7,679 | 5,116 | 12,795 | ||
| D | 8,871 | 4,178 | 13,049 | ||
| D | 8,833 | 4,766 | 13,599 | ||
| D | 7,490 | 4,511 | 12,070 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 7,015 | 10,662 | ||
| R | 4,418 | 4,990 | 9,474 | ||
| R | 3,547 | 5,170 | 8,717 | ||
| R | 2,029 | 2,977 | 5,018 | ||
| R | 1,919 | 2,277 | 4,805 | ||
| R | 1,709 | 2,870 | 4,585 | ||
| R | 1,741 | 2,475 | 4,216 | ||
| R | 1,898 | 2,451 | 4,349 | ||
| R | 2,019 | 2,590 | 4,617 | ||
| D | 1,974 | 1,740 | 3,793 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
American
12.3%
Irish
7.8%
German
7.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.1%
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: 43.8 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
$55,656
Mount Airy, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mount Airy, NC$55,656
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 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mount Airy, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-six points in 1940 and a Republican high of fifty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A population of 71,425, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,656 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,508 votes cast, 8,613 went Democratic and 28,565 went Republican.
What is Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Mount Airy, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina has a population of 71,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina is $55,656 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.