North Wilkesboro, NC Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+60MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population: 65,9352024 5-year
Median household income: $51,7212024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.0%2024 5-year
Black: 3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

North Wilkesboro, NC

TrumpR+60

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	79.3%	28,812
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	19.8%	7,194
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	314

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−3.3%
1896	−22.3%
1900	−25.0%
1904	−30.4%
1908	−36.8%
1912	+28.8%
1916	−36.0%
1920	−38.8%
1924	−26.2%
1928	−47.2%
1932	−7.6%
1936	−12.5%
1940	−7.3%
1944	−24.0%
1948	−17.0%
1952	−23.1%
1956	−32.6%
1960	−24.0%
1964	−9.1%
1968	−36.1%
1972	−47.1%
1976	−7.2%
1980	−27.2%
1984	−46.2%
1988	−35.5%
1992	−19.1%
1996	−26.4%
2000	+39.5%
2004	−41.7%
2008	−38.2%
2012	−42.4%
2016	−54.7%
2020	−56.6%
2024	−59.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−59.5%	7,194	28,812	36,320
2020	R	−56.6%	7,511	27,592	35,466
2016	R	−54.7%	6,638	23,752	31,296
2012	R	−42.4%	8,148	20,515	29,145
2008	R	−38.2%	8,934	20,288	29,724
2004	R	−41.7%	7,862	19,197	27,154
2000	D	+39.5%	16,826	7,226	24,323
1996	R	−26.4%	6,793	12,395	21,228
1992	R	−19.1%	7,991	12,547	23,868
1988	R	−35.5%	7,230	15,231	22,514
1984	R	−46.2%	6,852	18,670	25,564
1980	R	−27.2%	8,184	14,462	23,049
1976	R	−7.2%	10,176	11,768	22,024
1972	R	−47.1%	4,634	13,105	17,994
1968	R	−36.1%	4,497	11,195	18,568
1964	R	−9.1%	9,176	11,014	20,190
1960	R	−24.0%	7,986	13,016	21,002
1956	R	−32.6%	5,870	11,544	17,414
1952	R	−23.1%	7,143	11,446	18,589
1948	R	−17.0%	5,784	8,234	14,400
1944	R	−24.0%	5,587	9,121	14,708
1940	R	−7.3%	7,299	8,446	15,745
1936	R	−12.5%	6,506	8,358	14,864
1932	R	−7.6%	5,598	6,522	12,159
1928	R	−47.2%	2,802	7,808	10,610
1924	R	−26.2%	3,586	6,131	9,728
1920	R	−38.8%	2,843	6,451	9,294
1916	R	−36.0%	1,632	3,470	5,102
1912	O	+28.8%	1,636	331	4,538
1908	R	−36.8%	1,559	3,382	4,949
1904	R	−30.4%	1,318	2,470	3,788
1900	R	−25.0%	1,704	2,840	4,546
1896	R	−22.3%	1,801	2,835	4,642
1892	R	−3.3%	1,770	1,895	3,810
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

32.8%

English

13.1%

German

7.3%

Irish

7.0%

Scottish

1.9%

Italian

1.3%

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: 45.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

2.2%

3.0%

75–84

3.5%

6.2%

65–74

6.9%

7.4%

55–64

7.2%

6.7%

45–54

6.5%

5.3%

35–44

5.2%

5.8%

25–34

5.4%

3.9%

18–24

3.7%

7.5%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$51,721

North Wilkesboro, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.

North Wilkesboro, NC$51,721

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

16.7%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.2%

Working age (18–64)14.5%

Seniors (65+)16.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.5%

speak English only

Spanish5.7%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

42.5%

Other Christian

7.9%

Methodist

4.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Wilkesboro, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-nine points in 2000 and a Republican high of sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.

A population of 65,935, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,721 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 59.5 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,320 votes cast, 7,194 went Democratic and 28,812 went Republican.

What is North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina's political typology?

Akashic places North Wilkesboro, 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.

When did North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina?

North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina has a population of 65,935 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina?

Median household income in North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina is $51,721 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Wilkesboro, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

North Wilkesboro, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+60 in 2024.

Key facts

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