Albemarle, NC · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: Stanly County, North Carolina. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Albemarle, NC, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
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 Republican than the rolls.
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.
