† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlbemarle, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English10.9%12.7%9.5%
German10.8%9.4%12.5%
American7.5%8.3%5.3%
Irish6.6%8.4%9.4%
Scotch-Irish2.6%1.4%—
Scottish2.2%2.3%1.3%
Italian1.7%3.3%4.8%
French1.4%—1.6%
African American†10.4%18.3%9.9%
Haitian0.5%—0.3%
Mexican3.9%5.6%11.3%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Hmong1.0%——
Vietnamese0.3%0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Albemarle, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
40.5
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albemarle, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$60,704
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.2%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.9%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albemarle, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albemarle, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
3.3%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.9%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.6%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.9%
9.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Albemarle, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+44.9%
1896
+47.2%
1900
+23.0%
1904
−2.7%
1908
−6.1%
1912
+47.6%
1916
+4.2%
1920
−5.8%
1924
+3.2%
1928
−21.0%
1932
+18.2%
1936
+18.0%
1940
+16.1%
1944
−5.0%
1948
−12.7%
1952
−16.7%
1956
−22.9%
1960
−14.6%
1964
−5.9%
1968
−28.5%
1972
−40.3%
1976
+2.3%
1980
−10.9%
1984
−36.2%
1988
−28.4%
1992
−15.2%
1996
−21.2%
2000
−37.2%
2004
−39.8%
2008
−36.7%
2012
−40.0%
2016
−49.7%
2020
−51.1%
2024
−50.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.2%Harris8,881
75.0%Trump27,518
0.9%
R+50.8
D+0.3
R+49.3
36,714
R
24.0%Biden8,129
75.0%Trump25,458
1.0%
R+51.1
R+1.4
R+55.5
33,939
R
23.7%Clinton7,094
73.4%Trump21,964
2.9%
R+49.7
R+9.8
R+51.8
29,917
R
29.4%Obama8,431
69.3%Romney19,904
1.3%
R+40.0
R+3.3
R+43.8
28,717
R
31.1%Obama8,878
67.8%McCain19,329
1.0%
R+36.7
D+3.1
R+43.9
28,506
R
29.9%Kerry7,650
69.7%Bush17,814
0.3%
R+39.8
R+2.6
R+37.3
25,553
R
31.0%Gore7,066
68.1%Bush15,548
0.9%
R+37.2
R+16.0
R+37.7
22,818
R
35.1%Clinton7,131
56.3%Dole11,446
8.6%
R+21.2
R+6.0
R+29.7
20,333
R
35.7%Clinton7,735
50.9%Bush11,030
13.4%
R+15.2
D+13.2
R+20.8
21,664
R
35.8%Dukakis6,627
64.1%Bush11,885
0.1%
R+28.4
D+7.8
R+20.6
18,532
R
31.8%Mondale6,138
68.0%Reagan13,116
0.2%
R+36.2
R+25.2
R+18.0
19,289
R
43.6%Carter7,784
54.5%Reagan9,734
1.8%
R+10.9
R+13.2
R+1.2
17,846
D
50.9%Carter9,262
48.6%Ford8,845
0.4%
D+2.3
D+42.6
D+0.2
18,187
R
29.0%McGovern5,218
69.3%Nixon12,459
1.6%
R+40.3
R+11.8
R+17.1
17,972
R
22.9%Humphrey4,199
51.4%Nixon9,428
25.7%
R+28.5
R+22.6
R+27.8
18,333
R
47.1%Johnson7,931
52.9%Goldwater8,924
0.0%
R+5.9
D+8.7
R+28.5
16,855
R
42.7%Kennedy8,259
57.3%Nixon11,080
0.0%
R+14.6
D+8.3
R+14.7
19,339
R
38.6%Stevenson6,693
61.4%Eisenhower10,667
0.0%
R+22.9
R+6.2
R+7.5
17,360
R
41.6%Stevenson7,202
58.4%Eisenhower10,093
0.0%
R+16.7
R+4.0
R+6.0
17,295
R
37.8%Truman4,415
50.6%Dewey5,902
11.6%
R+12.7
R+7.7
R+17.2
11,674
R
47.5%Roosevelt5,499
52.5%Dewey6,083
0.0%
R+5.0
R+21.1
R+12.5
11,582
D
58.0%Roosevelt6,321
42.0%Willkie4,569
0.0%
D+16.1
R+1.9
D+6.1
10,890
D
59.0%Roosevelt6,505
41.0%Landon4,523
0.0%
D+18.0
R+0.3
R+6.3
11,028
D
58.9%Roosevelt5,785
40.6%Hoover3,992
0.5%
D+18.2
D+39.3
D+0.5
9,826
R
39.5%Smith3,000
60.5%Hoover4,597
0.0%
R+21.0
R+24.2
R+3.6
7,597
D
51.3%Davis3,832
48.1%Coolidge3,594
0.7%
D+3.2
D+8.9
D+28.4
7,476
R
47.1%Cox3,843
52.9%Harding4,312
0.0%
R+5.8
R+9.9
D+20.4
8,155
D
52.0%Wilson2,110
47.8%Hughes1,941
0.2%
D+4.2
R+43.4
D+1.0
4,060
D
50.7%Wilson1,702
3.1%Taft105
46.1%
D+47.6
D+53.7
D+28.1
3,355
R
46.9%Bryan1,491
53.1%Taft1,685
0.0%
R+6.1
R+3.4
D+3.4
3,176
R
48.7%Parker1,024
51.3%Roosevelt1,080
0.0%
R+2.7
R+25.7
D+17.0
2,104
D
61.5%Bryan1,265
38.5%McKinley792
0.0%
D+23.0
R+24.2
D+30.5
2,057
D
73.5%Bryan1,425
26.4%McKinley511
0.1%
D+47.2
D+2.3
D+53.2
1,938
D
64.8%Cleveland1,053
19.9%Harrison323
15.4%
D+44.9
—
D+43.2
1,626
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
21.9%5,163
75.9%17,927
23,626
2020
R
24.0%8,045
71.2%23,891
33,571
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+30.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+50.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 21 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Albemarle, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
37,914
13,973
16,377
7,543
21
2012
40,445
13,685
17,350
9,344
66
2016
40,907
11,608
17,876
11,309
114
2020
43,047
9,652
20,175
12,981
239
2022
43,815
8,844
20,723
14,044
204
2024
46,713
8,421
22,470
15,352
470
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,195 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +8,216 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Albemarle, NC in Albemarle, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−123
2012
−15
2013
+165
2014
−71
2015
+6
2016
+245
2017
+627
2018
+665
2019
+623
2021
+720
2022
+1,233
2023
+1,470
2024
+1,476
2025
+1,195
Home to the University of Virginia's regional influence and a fast-growing exurban population, the Albemarle metro has trended toward closer margins in recent cycles as newcomers reshape its traditional voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.1 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 50.8 points.
A population of 64,651, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,704 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waycross, GA and Somerset, KY.
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How did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+50.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,714 votes cast, 8,881 went Democratic and 27,518 went Republican.
When did Albemarle, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albemarle, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Albemarle, NC, North Carolina has a population of 64,651 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina is $60,704 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Albemarle, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Albemarle, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
