Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 100,9912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,5342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
TrumpR+35
Constituent county margins for Shelby-Kings Mountain, 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 | 67.0% | 34,654 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.1% | 16,603 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 449 |
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 | +30.6% |
| 1896 | +36.9% |
| 1900 | +25.6% |
| 1904 | +35.2% |
| 1908 | +22.0% |
| 1912 | +67.3% |
| 1916 | +29.7% |
| 1920 | +27.4% |
| 1924 | +36.3% |
| 1928 | +1.5% |
| 1932 | +61.5% |
| 1936 | +68.7% |
| 1940 | +65.2% |
| 1944 | +51.2% |
| 1948 | +44.6% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +8.6% |
| 1960 | +12.2% |
| 1964 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | −7.2% |
| 1972 | −45.8% |
| 1976 | +27.9% |
| 1980 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | −24.8% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | −23.0% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −20.1% |
| 2016 | −30.3% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −34.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,603 | 34,654 | 51,706 | ||
| R | 16,955 | 33,798 | 51,308 | ||
| R | 14,964 | 28,479 | 44,673 | ||
| R | 17,062 | 25,793 | 43,340 | ||
| R | 17,363 | 26,078 | 43,835 | ||
| R | 14,215 | 22,750 | 37,079 | ||
| D | 19,064 | 13,455 | 32,746 | ||
| R | 12,728 | 13,474 | 28,241 | ||
| R | 13,037 | 13,650 | 30,522 | ||
| R | 10,321 | 14,039 | 24,397 | ||
| R | 10,288 | 17,095 | 27,472 | ||
| D | 12,219 | 10,828 | 23,498 | ||
| D | 14,406 | 8,106 | 22,588 | ||
| R | 4,994 | 13,726 | 19,048 | ||
| O | 5,661 | 7,298 | 22,608 | ||
| D | 10,836 | 7,874 | 18,710 | ||
| D | 10,545 | 8,257 | 18,802 | ||
| D | 8,408 | 7,076 | 15,484 | ||
| D | 9,709 | 7,606 | 17,315 | ||
| D | 6,039 | 1,905 | 9,261 | ||
| D | 8,170 | 2,636 | 10,806 | ||
| D | 9,346 | 1,970 | 11,316 | ||
| D | 11,393 | 2,116 | 13,509 | ||
| D | 8,016 | 1,904 | 9,945 | ||
| D | 4,914 | 4,766 | 9,680 | ||
| D | 3,749 | 1,743 | 5,529 | ||
| D | 5,181 | 2,953 | 8,134 | ||
| D | 2,764 | 1,497 | 4,261 | ||
| D | 2,351 | 81 | 3,375 | ||
| D | 2,282 | 1,459 | 3,742 | ||
| D | 2,162 | 1,036 | 3,202 | ||
| D | 2,228 | 1,311 | 3,579 | ||
| D | 2,664 | 1,216 | 3,924 | ||
| D | 1,788 | 722 | 3,483 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
20.9%
English
11.1%
German
8.2%
Irish
8.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.2%
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: 41.3 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
$58,534
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC$58,534
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
16.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Shelby and Kings Mountain anchor a Cleveland County metro where working-class white voters and a growing Latino workforce have produced narrowing but consistently Republican margins in statewide races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 100,991, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,534 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 34.9 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,706 votes cast, 16,603 went Democratic and 34,654 went Republican.
What is Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Shelby-Kings Mountain, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina has a population of 100,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina is $58,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.