Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,867,5352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,7402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, 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 | 425,535 | 548,948 | 988,349 | ||
| R | 423,811 | 528,214 | 965,037 | ||
| R | 358,313 | 460,874 | 850,455 | ||
| R | 366,335 | 446,447 | 822,680 | ||
| R | 370,566 | 416,441 | 794,970 | ||
| R | 271,618 | 403,094 | 677,520 | ||
| D | 345,599 | 233,005 | 583,205 | ||
| R | 205,624 | 273,165 | 518,686 | ||
| R | 217,779 | 249,017 | 544,055 | ||
| R | 174,645 | 279,883 | 456,262 | ||
| R | 160,541 | 307,587 | 468,992 | ||
| R | 177,134 | 224,445 | 415,198 | ||
| D | 196,028 | 183,921 | 382,030 | ||
| R | 94,325 | 243,433 | 344,063 | ||
| R | 95,503 | 164,505 | 359,637 | ||
| D | 163,716 | 163,496 | 327,216 | ||
| R | 138,053 | 181,814 | 319,878 | ||
| R | 106,295 | 155,146 | 261,481 | ||
| R | 133,475 | 144,383 | 277,862 | ||
| D | 88,237 | 76,111 | 178,340 | ||
| D | 104,449 | 79,094 | 183,550 | ||
| D | 125,285 | 62,525 | 187,816 | ||
| D | 120,956 | 63,744 | 184,706 | ||
| D | 96,046 | 57,610 | 155,263 | ||
| R | 49,104 | 89,948 | 139,052 | ||
| D | 57,266 | 54,208 | 112,683 | ||
| R | 54,893 | 60,872 | 115,768 | ||
| R | 29,703 | 31,577 | 61,624 | ||
| D | 25,394 | 11,471 | 51,822 | ||
| R | 23,782 | 28,866 | 53,001 | ||
| D | 22,096 | 21,979 | 44,329 | ||
| R | 25,482 | 29,421 | 55,152 | ||
| R | 27,373 | 32,442 | 60,234 | ||
| D | 23,874 | 23,074 | 52,478 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
German
9.2%
American
8.8%
Irish
7.5%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
French
0.7%
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: 40.4 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
$64,740
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem$64,740
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This Triad media market spans three mid-sized cities whose collar counties have shifted measurably in statewide contests over the past decade, making suburban Guilford and Forsyth bellwethers for North Carolina's broader political realignment.
The Democratic margin in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem peaked at thirty-three points in 1940. By 2004 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,740 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina voted Republican by 12.5 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 988,349 votes cast, 425,535 went Democratic and 548,948 went Republican.
What is Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina has a population of 1,867,535 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina is $64,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.