Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 139,1502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,2872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Anderson Creek, 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 | 23,472 | 39,440 | 63,757 | ||
| R | 22,093 | 35,177 | 58,293 | ||
| R | 16,737 | 27,614 | 46,065 | ||
| R | 17,331 | 25,565 | 43,415 | ||
| R | 16,785 | 23,579 | 40,705 | ||
| R | 11,563 | 20,922 | 32,571 | ||
| D | 14,762 | 9,155 | 24,167 | ||
| R | 8,767 | 11,596 | 21,739 | ||
| R | 8,473 | 9,751 | 20,932 | ||
| R | 7,259 | 9,749 | 17,029 | ||
| R | 7,106 | 11,198 | 18,323 | ||
| D | 8,791 | 7,284 | 16,295 | ||
| D | 8,992 | 5,935 | 14,985 | ||
| R | 3,347 | 10,259 | 13,744 | ||
| O | 4,007 | 5,184 | 15,722 | ||
| D | 7,477 | 5,883 | 13,360 | ||
| D | 7,892 | 5,301 | 13,193 | ||
| D | 7,421 | 3,998 | 11,419 | ||
| D | 7,595 | 4,306 | 11,901 | ||
| D | 6,608 | 1,985 | 8,916 | ||
| D | 6,579 | 3,191 | 9,770 | ||
| D | 6,602 | 2,280 | 8,882 | ||
| D | 8,018 | 2,264 | 10,282 | ||
| D | 6,346 | 2,617 | 9,012 | ||
| R | 3,554 | 4,740 | 8,294 | ||
| D | 3,296 | 2,895 | 6,202 | ||
| D | 3,919 | 3,311 | 7,230 | ||
| D | 1,992 | 1,603 | 3,603 | ||
| D | 1,364 | 148 | 2,553 | ||
| D | 1,501 | 1,047 | 2,553 | ||
| D | 1,169 | 723 | 1,923 | ||
| D | 1,342 | 1,199 | 2,542 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 1,042 | 2,746 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 650 | 2,513 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.2%
Irish
8.4%
German
8.1%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
1.8%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 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
$71,287
Anderson Creek, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson Creek, NC$71,287
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
13.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anderson Creek, NC sits in the Carolinas. For nearly a century after Reconstruction, the metro voted Democratic — not because of New Deal politics, but because of the long memory of the Civil War. The Democratic party of the Solid South was the party of segregation, and in Anderson Creek, NC as throughout the former Confederacy, Republican identification was politically untenable until the second half of the twentieth century.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Anderson Creek, NC, by a twenty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Anderson Creek, NC, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,287, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 25.0 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,757 votes cast, 23,472 went Democratic and 39,440 went Republican.
What is Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina?
Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina has a population of 139,150 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina is $71,287 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson Creek, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.