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1876–2024
Rockingham, NC·North Carolina

Rockingham, NC delivered R+21 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Piedmont metro where exurban growth is reshaping a once-rural electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+21
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
42,344
2024 ACS

Rockingham, NC, North Carolina: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
42,3442024 5-year
Median household income
$44,8832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.0%2024 5-year
Black
31.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+23 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.9%
7,78711,93119,873
R
−14.8%
8,75411,83020,763
R
−9.7%
8,50110,38319,328
D
+2.9%
9,9049,33219,417
D
+1.5%
9,7139,42419,327
D
+4.2%
8,3837,70916,145
R
−11.7%
6,2637,93514,269
D
+28.1%
7,5643,97312,801
D
+30.9%
9,1634,35615,553
D
+17.0%
7,1515,07312,257
D
+4.8%
7,4946,80714,330
D
+30.2%
7,4163,91111,609
D
+51.0%
8,7932,84811,664
R
−23.3%
3,5085,6929,356
O
+11.1%
4,2572,86512,579
D
+46.3%
8,5163,12311,639
D
+43.3%
8,2933,28511,578
D
+38.8%
6,5922,9079,499
D
+37.2%
7,3403,36110,701
D
+57.7%
4,3768666,082
D
+70.4%
5,3949386,332
D
+78.7%
6,5307797,309
D
+83.4%
6,7096077,316
D
+74.6%
4,8626935,591
D
+18.5%
2,9752,0455,020
D
+58.0%
2,4755993,237
D
+49.7%
3,3411,1244,465
D
+41.0%
1,5536502,203
D
+78.0%
1,319821,586
D
+38.0%
1,0294621,491
D
+50.4%
9273061,233
D
+42.9%
1,2645041,773
R
−7.6%
2,1722,5294,714
D
+17.6%
1,7001,1223,285
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
English
7.4%
Irish
4.6%
German
3.6%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
0.6%
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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.2%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
5.8%
25–34
6.7%
4.6%
18–24
3.7%
8.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.0%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$44,883
Rockingham, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rockingham, NC$44,883
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
25.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1839.1%
Working age (18–64)21.0%
Seniors (65+)20.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
23.9%
Baptist
18.6%
Methodist
15.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rockingham County sits along the Virginia border in North Carolina's Piedmont, where manufacturing's long decline has been met by commuter-belt expansion from the Greensboro-Winston-Salem corridor, gradually shifting the demographic and electoral composition of what was once reliably rural territory.

The Republican margin in Rockingham, NC reached its widest at twenty-three points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $44,883, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 42,344 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Rockingham, NC, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/40460/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Rockingham, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rockingham, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 20.9 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,873 votes cast, 7,787 went Democratic and 11,931 went Republican.
What is Rockingham, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rockingham, NC, North Carolina as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rockingham, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rockingham, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Rockingham, NC, North Carolina has a population of 42,344 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina is $44,883 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.