Brevard, NC, North Carolina: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,6912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Brevard, 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 | 8,972 | 11,492 | 20,780 | ||
| R | 8,444 | 11,636 | 20,404 | ||
| R | 6,558 | 10,520 | 17,869 | ||
| R | 6,826 | 9,634 | 16,763 | ||
| R | 7,275 | 9,401 | 16,909 | ||
| R | 6,097 | 9,386 | 15,588 | ||
| D | 9,011 | 5,044 | 14,225 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 6,734 | 12,877 | ||
| R | 5,120 | 5,984 | 13,137 | ||
| R | 4,280 | 7,009 | 11,330 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 6,956 | 10,717 | ||
| R | 4,008 | 4,826 | 9,175 | ||
| D | 4,636 | 4,089 | 8,791 | ||
| R | 2,321 | 5,860 | 8,404 | ||
| R | 2,210 | 4,033 | 8,608 | ||
| D | 4,483 | 3,547 | 8,030 | ||
| R | 3,388 | 4,221 | 7,609 | ||
| R | 3,435 | 3,901 | 7,336 | ||
| R | 3,641 | 4,047 | 7,688 | ||
| D | 2,975 | 2,861 | 6,163 | ||
| D | 3,019 | 2,251 | 5,270 | ||
| D | 3,312 | 2,019 | 5,331 | ||
| D | 2,845 | 2,001 | 4,846 | ||
| D | 2,523 | 1,671 | 4,216 | ||
| R | 1,722 | 2,165 | 3,887 | ||
| R | 1,776 | 1,814 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 1,542 | 1,680 | 3,222 | ||
| R | 821 | 841 | 1,662 | ||
| D | 631 | 107 | 1,276 | ||
| R | 570 | 611 | 1,181 | ||
| D | 556 | 526 | 1,082 | ||
| R | 529 | 622 | 1,154 | ||
| R | 595 | 637 | 1,236 | ||
| D | 513 | 502 | 1,035 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
Irish
15.7%
German
14.3%
American
7.1%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
3.0%
French
2.8%
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: 51.6 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
$66,184
Brevard, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brevard, NC$66,184
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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brevard anchors Transylvania County in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where a growing influx of retirees and remote workers has nudged a historically Republican-leaning electorate toward more competitive margins in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Brevard, NC peaked at forty-one points in 1912. By 2004 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,184 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Brevard, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 12.1 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,780 votes cast, 8,972 went Democratic and 11,492 went Republican.
What is Brevard, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Brevard, 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 Brevard, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Brevard, NC, North Carolina has a population of 33,691 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Brevard, NC, North Carolina is $66,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brevard, 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.