Burlington, NC, North Carolina: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 176,8932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Burlington, 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 | 40,624 | 47,937 | 89,831 | ||
| R | 38,825 | 46,056 | 86,091 | ||
| R | 29,833 | 38,815 | 71,157 | ||
| R | 28,875 | 38,170 | 67,776 | ||
| R | 28,918 | 34,859 | 64,353 | ||
| R | 20,686 | 33,302 | 54,175 | ||
| D | 29,305 | 17,459 | 47,091 | ||
| R | 15,814 | 22,461 | 41,861 | ||
| R | 15,521 | 20,637 | 42,701 | ||
| R | 12,642 | 24,131 | 36,851 | ||
| R | 11,230 | 26,063 | 37,370 | ||
| R | 15,042 | 18,077 | 34,066 | ||
| D | 17,371 | 12,680 | 30,231 | ||
| R | 6,833 | 22,046 | 29,549 | ||
| O | 8,241 | 12,310 | 33,690 | ||
| D | 15,397 | 15,177 | 30,574 | ||
| R | 13,599 | 14,818 | 28,417 | ||
| R | 11,029 | 12,123 | 23,152 | ||
| D | 13,402 | 11,388 | 24,790 | ||
| D | 8,287 | 5,124 | 15,380 | ||
| D | 9,184 | 4,976 | 14,160 | ||
| D | 11,429 | 3,382 | 14,811 | ||
| D | 11,025 | 3,847 | 14,872 | ||
| D | 8,240 | 4,478 | 12,882 | ||
| R | 4,260 | 6,810 | 11,070 | ||
| D | 4,859 | 3,217 | 8,169 | ||
| D | 5,255 | 4,619 | 9,874 | ||
| D | 2,476 | 2,278 | 4,759 | ||
| D | 2,132 | 150 | 3,929 | ||
| R | 2,113 | 2,184 | 4,331 | ||
| D | 1,907 | 1,770 | 3,679 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 2,256 | 4,217 | ||
| R | 2,302 | 2,314 | 4,666 | ||
| D | 1,691 | 1,301 | 3,450 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
8.6%
Irish
7.1%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.1%
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: 38.9 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
$65,651
Burlington, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burlington, NC$65,651
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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burlington anchors Alamance County, a historically textile-dependent corridor where competitive margins have tightened as in-migration from the Piedmont Triad reshapes the voter rolls.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Burlington, NC, by a twenty-three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eight points.
The political shift has tracked, in Burlington, NC, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,651, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burlington, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.1 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 89,831 votes cast, 40,624 went Democratic and 47,937 went Republican.
What is Burlington, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Burlington, 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Burlington, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Burlington, NC, North Carolina has a population of 176,893 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Burlington, NC, North Carolina is $65,651 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Burlington, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.