Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 2,768,4072024 5-year
Median household income: $84,3702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.5%2024 5-year
Black: 22.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+63 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 1 D · 10 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−1.3%	692,914	711,830	1,429,108
2020	D	+0.4%	680,904	675,531	1,377,654
2016	R	−4.3%	517,471	566,456	1,133,278
2012	R	−4.1%	497,965	541,223	1,052,146
2008	R	−2.0%	474,490	494,098	977,153
2004	R	−17.3%	312,153	443,322	759,050
2000	D	+12.4%	349,263	271,333	626,478
1996	R	−8.6%	218,766	263,177	518,561
1992	R	−8.7%	211,087	258,598	548,168
1988	R	−25.9%	161,303	274,488	437,190
1984	R	−33.1%	143,146	285,354	429,501
1980	R	−4.1%	167,862	182,926	364,297
1976	D	+8.1%	179,242	152,410	333,227
1972	R	−43.5%	81,811	211,950	298,884
1968	R	−19.5%	81,885	142,340	309,290
1964	D	+4.5%	143,719	131,360	275,083
1960	R	−4.0%	126,809	137,513	264,322
1956	R	−11.8%	97,121	123,541	223,224
1952	R	−7.7%	112,116	130,882	242,998
1948	D	+13.6%	53,310	37,220	118,138
1944	D	+41.3%	86,777	35,947	122,986
1940	D	+60.4%	105,432	26,036	131,470
1936	D	+61.8%	105,630	24,912	130,622
1932	D	+50.8%	81,024	26,124	108,042
1928	R	−7.3%	43,446	50,335	93,787
1924	D	+34.0%	42,303	20,379	64,425
1920	D	+27.9%	50,897	28,681	79,578
1916	D	+33.9%	26,225	12,919	39,200
1912	D	+63.4%	21,934	1,855	31,667
1908	D	+30.8%	22,236	11,724	34,099
1904	D	+43.7%	18,231	7,072	25,516
1900	D	+27.1%	20,057	11,368	32,004
1896	D	+31.9%	26,328	13,497	40,185
1892	D	+33.8%	21,000	9,096	35,243
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

10.8%

German

10.2%

Irish

8.5%

American

7.6%

Italian

4.0%

Scottish

2.0%

Polish

1.6%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.0%

65–74

4.8%

5.9%

55–64

6.3%

6.6%

45–54

6.9%

6.8%

35–44

7.2%

7.0%

25–34

7.2%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,370

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks near the middle of US counties.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$84,370

North Carolina$69,324

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)9.3%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.9%

speak English only

Spanish9.9%

Other Indo-European3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

13.8%

Other Christian

13.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.4%

Methodist

7.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Charlotte's core county has trended sharply toward Democrats over the past decade as in-migration of college-educated professionals accelerates, while surrounding exurban counties in both Carolinas continue to offset that shift with strong Republican margins.

The Democratic margin in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has rarely exceeded sixty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by one points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,370 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,429,108 votes cast, 692,914 went Democratic and 711,830 went Republican.

What is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina has a population of 2,768,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?

Median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina is $84,370 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $69,324.

What is the political history of Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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