Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 786,4192024 5-year
Median household income: $65,8662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.2%2024 5-year
Black: 26.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	D	+0.2%	202,745	201,881	410,656
2020	D	+2.3%	204,696	195,489	405,611
2016	D	+0.6%	176,670	174,322	364,258
2012	D	+0.6%	177,489	175,176	356,587
2008	D	+3.9%	175,770	162,615	341,530
2004	R	−10.9%	127,438	158,865	287,612
2000	D	+12.0%	134,332	105,413	241,488
1996	R	−6.0%	92,087	105,012	214,081
1992	R	−0.9%	91,473	93,515	216,570
1988	R	−19.3%	70,543	104,532	175,967
1984	R	−29.0%	64,143	116,750	181,174
1980	R	−11.5%	66,331	84,377	156,861
1976	D	+2.7%	72,953	69,140	142,808
1972	R	−43.4%	36,676	94,624	133,402
1968	R	−17.0%	37,729	60,541	134,237
1964	D	+3.0%	62,039	58,437	120,476
1960	R	−12.8%	51,482	66,585	118,067
1956	R	−16.6%	39,248	54,916	94,164
1952	R	−2.1%	50,426	52,624	103,050
1948	D	+10.8%	32,344	25,475	63,446
1944	D	+23.0%	39,527	24,754	64,281
1940	D	+41.4%	46,335	19,224	65,559
1936	D	+40.7%	45,035	18,963	63,998
1932	D	+30.4%	34,441	18,231	53,322
1928	R	−25.7%	17,471	29,540	47,011
1924	D	+8.5%	18,668	15,724	34,822
1920	D	+3.8%	19,232	17,822	37,054
1916	D	+5.6%	9,679	8,658	18,384
1912	D	+47.2%	8,434	1,524	14,650
1908	D	+4.0%	8,181	7,547	15,822
1904	D	+18.8%	7,031	4,800	11,893
1900	D	+1.3%	8,251	8,035	16,362
1896	D	+0.4%	8,843	8,767	17,793
1892	D	+1.7%	6,634	6,376	15,403
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

11.8%

German

8.2%

American

7.5%

Irish

6.8%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

2.3%

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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

6.2%

55–64

6.7%

6.1%

45–54

6.6%

5.9%

35–44

6.3%

6.2%

25–34

6.7%

5.0%

18–24

5.5%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,866

Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.

Greensboro-High Point, NC$65,866

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

14.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.5%

Working age (18–64)13.2%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.0%

speak English only

Spanish8.1%

Other Indo-European2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

15.0%

Baptist

10.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.0%

Methodist

7.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Guilford County's large Black electorate and a cluster of historically Black colleges consistently push Greensboro toward Democratic margins, while surrounding Forsyth and Randolph counties pull the broader metro in a competitive direction.

The Democratic margin in Greensboro-High Point, NC has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by zero points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,866 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page

All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.

Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/24660/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 410,656 votes cast, 202,745 went Democratic and 201,881 went Republican.

What is Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Greensboro-High Point, NC, 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina?

Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina has a population of 786,419 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina?

Median household income in Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina is $65,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greensboro-High Point, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Greensboro-High Point, NC votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions