Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 71,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,6562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Mount Airy, 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 | 8,613 | 28,565 | 37,508 | ||
| R | 8,721 | 27,538 | 36,638 | ||
| R | 7,488 | 23,671 | 32,196 | ||
| R | 9,112 | 19,923 | 29,470 | ||
| R | 10,475 | 18,730 | 29,525 | ||
| R | 8,304 | 17,587 | 25,992 | ||
| D | 15,401 | 7,757 | 23,358 | ||
| R | 7,303 | 11,117 | 20,021 | ||
| R | 9,392 | 10,866 | 23,453 | ||
| R | 7,245 | 11,393 | 18,660 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 13,340 | 20,562 | ||
| R | 8,987 | 10,065 | 19,408 | ||
| D | 10,024 | 7,403 | 17,490 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 10,497 | 15,487 | ||
| R | 5,088 | 9,638 | 18,829 | ||
| D | 9,810 | 7,970 | 17,780 | ||
| R | 8,185 | 10,035 | 18,220 | ||
| R | 7,020 | 9,001 | 16,021 | ||
| D | 8,206 | 7,591 | 15,797 | ||
| D | 6,956 | 4,643 | 12,253 | ||
| D | 7,679 | 5,116 | 12,795 | ||
| D | 8,871 | 4,178 | 13,049 | ||
| D | 8,833 | 4,766 | 13,599 | ||
| D | 7,490 | 4,511 | 12,070 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 7,015 | 10,662 | ||
| R | 4,418 | 4,990 | 9,474 | ||
| R | 3,547 | 5,170 | 8,717 | ||
| R | 2,029 | 2,977 | 5,018 | ||
| R | 1,919 | 2,277 | 4,805 | ||
| R | 1,709 | 2,870 | 4,585 | ||
| R | 1,741 | 2,475 | 4,216 | ||
| R | 1,898 | 2,451 | 4,349 | ||
| R | 2,019 | 2,590 | 4,617 | ||
| D | 1,974 | 1,740 | 3,793 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
American
12.3%
Irish
7.8%
German
7.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
French
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: 43.8 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
$55,656
Mount Airy, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mount Airy, NC$55,656
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
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mount Airy, NC sits in the Carolinas. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Mount Airy, NC peaked at thirty-six points in 1940. By 2004 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $55,656 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,508 votes cast, 8,613 went Democratic and 28,565 went Republican.
What is Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Mount Airy, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina has a population of 71,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina is $55,656 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.