Albemarle, NC, North Carolina: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 64,6512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Albemarle, NC, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,881 | 27,518 | 36,714 | ||
| R | 8,129 | 25,458 | 33,939 | ||
| R | 7,094 | 21,964 | 29,917 | ||
| R | 8,431 | 19,904 | 28,717 | ||
| R | 8,878 | 19,329 | 28,506 | ||
| R | 7,650 | 17,814 | 25,553 | ||
| D | 15,548 | 7,066 | 22,818 | ||
| R | 7,131 | 11,446 | 20,333 | ||
| R | 7,735 | 11,030 | 21,664 | ||
| R | 6,627 | 11,885 | 18,532 | ||
| R | 6,138 | 13,116 | 19,289 | ||
| R | 7,784 | 9,734 | 17,846 | ||
| D | 9,262 | 8,845 | 18,187 | ||
| R | 5,218 | 12,459 | 17,972 | ||
| R | 4,199 | 9,428 | 18,333 | ||
| R | 7,931 | 8,924 | 16,855 | ||
| R | 8,259 | 11,080 | 19,339 | ||
| R | 6,693 | 10,667 | 17,360 | ||
| R | 7,202 | 10,093 | 17,295 | ||
| R | 4,415 | 5,902 | 11,674 | ||
| R | 5,499 | 6,083 | 11,582 | ||
| D | 6,321 | 4,569 | 10,890 | ||
| D | 6,505 | 4,523 | 11,028 | ||
| D | 5,785 | 3,992 | 9,826 | ||
| R | 3,000 | 4,597 | 7,597 | ||
| D | 3,832 | 3,594 | 7,476 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 4,312 | 8,155 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 1,941 | 4,060 | ||
| D | 1,702 | 105 | 3,355 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 1,685 | 3,176 | ||
| R | 1,024 | 1,080 | 2,104 | ||
| D | 1,265 | 792 | 2,057 | ||
| D | 1,425 | 511 | 1,938 | ||
| D | 1,053 | 323 | 1,626 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.9%
German
10.8%
American
7.5%
Irish
6.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,704
Albemarle, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albemarle, NC$60,704
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Virginia's regional influence and a fast-growing exurban population, the Albemarle metro has trended toward closer margins in recent cycles as newcomers reshape its traditional voting patterns.
The Democratic margin in Albemarle, NC peaked at forty-eight points in 1912. By 2004 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,704 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,714 votes cast, 8,881 went Democratic and 27,518 went Republican.
What is Albemarle, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Albemarle, NC, North Carolina as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Albemarle, NC, North Carolina has a population of 64,651 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina is $60,704 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.