Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,867,5352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,7402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem
TrumpR+12
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 55.5% | 548,948 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 43.1% | 425,535 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 13,866 |
D+60R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | −8.4% |
| 1900 | −7.1% |
| 1904 | +0.3% |
| 1908 | −9.6% |
| 1912 | +26.9% |
| 1916 | −3.0% |
| 1920 | −5.2% |
| 1924 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | −29.4% |
| 1932 | +24.8% |
| 1936 | +31.0% |
| 1940 | +33.4% |
| 1944 | +13.8% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −3.9% |
| 1956 | −18.7% |
| 1960 | −13.7% |
| 1964 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | −19.2% |
| 1972 | −43.3% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −11.4% |
| 1984 | −31.4% |
| 1988 | −23.1% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | +19.3% |
| 2004 | −19.4% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −9.7% |
| 2016 | −12.1% |
| 2020 | −10.8% |
| 2024 | −12.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 425,535 | 548,948 | 988,349 | ||
| R | 423,811 | 528,214 | 965,037 | ||
| R | 358,313 | 460,874 | 850,455 | ||
| R | 366,335 | 446,447 | 822,680 | ||
| R | 370,566 | 416,441 | 794,970 | ||
| R | 271,618 | 403,094 | 677,520 | ||
| D | 345,599 | 233,005 | 583,205 | ||
| R | 205,624 | 273,165 | 518,686 | ||
| R | 217,779 | 249,017 | 544,055 | ||
| R | 174,645 | 279,883 | 456,262 | ||
| R | 160,541 | 307,587 | 468,992 | ||
| R | 177,134 | 224,445 | 415,198 | ||
| D | 196,028 | 183,921 | 382,030 | ||
| R | 94,325 | 243,433 | 344,063 | ||
| R | 95,503 | 164,505 | 359,637 | ||
| D | 163,716 | 163,496 | 327,216 | ||
| R | 138,053 | 181,814 | 319,878 | ||
| R | 106,295 | 155,146 | 261,481 | ||
| R | 133,475 | 144,383 | 277,862 | ||
| D | 88,237 | 76,111 | 178,340 | ||
| D | 104,449 | 79,094 | 183,550 | ||
| D | 125,285 | 62,525 | 187,816 | ||
| D | 120,956 | 63,744 | 184,706 | ||
| D | 96,046 | 57,610 | 155,263 | ||
| R | 49,104 | 89,948 | 139,052 | ||
| D | 57,266 | 54,208 | 112,683 | ||
| R | 54,893 | 60,872 | 115,768 | ||
| R | 29,703 | 31,577 | 61,624 | ||
| D | 25,394 | 11,471 | 51,822 | ||
| R | 23,782 | 28,866 | 53,001 | ||
| D | 22,096 | 21,979 | 44,329 | ||
| R | 25,482 | 29,421 | 55,152 | ||
| R | 27,373 | 32,442 | 60,234 | ||
| D | 23,874 | 23,074 | 52,478 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
German
9.2%
American
8.8%
Irish
7.5%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
French
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: 40.4 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
$64,740
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem$64,740
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This Triad media market spans three mid-sized cities whose collar counties have shifted measurably in statewide contests over the past decade, making suburban Guilford and Forsyth bellwethers for North Carolina's broader political realignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-three points in 1940 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.
A population of 1,867,535, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,740 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina voted Republican by 12.5 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 988,349 votes cast, 425,535 went Democratic and 548,948 went Republican.
What is Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 market has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina has a population of 1,867,535 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina is $64,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.