† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 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
GroupFayetteville, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
German7.6%9.4%12.5%
English7.3%12.7%9.5%
Irish6.9%8.4%9.4%
American6.5%8.3%5.3%
Italian2.4%3.3%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.3%1.3%
Polish1.1%1.0%2.2%
French1.1%—1.6%
African American†33.2%18.3%9.9%
Jamaican1.1%0.2%0.4%
African0.8%0.7%0.5%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Mexican4.7%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican4.4%1.2%1.8%
Panamanian0.5%——
Dominican0.5%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Lumbee1.0%0.4%—
Filipino0.7%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%0.3%0.6%
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
Fayetteville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
32.3
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fayetteville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$61,788
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fayetteville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.8%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fayetteville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
5.8%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.0%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.7%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
7.1%
3.6%
2.2%
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.
Fayetteville, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+17.2%
1896
+6.5%
1900
−4.2%
1904
+17.0%
1908
+11.5%
1912
+57.0%
1916
+34.9%
1920
+35.6%
1924
+45.5%
1928
+7.3%
1932
+74.0%
1936
+75.8%
1940
+73.1%
1944
+58.9%
1948
+41.5%
1952
+13.4%
1956
+19.9%
1960
+22.5%
1964
+24.0%
1968
+6.5%
1972
−39.4%
1976
+28.8%
1980
+5.5%
1984
−13.7%
1988
−3.6%
1992
+7.3%
1996
+6.3%
2000
+2.4%
2004
−2.6%
2008
+17.8%
2012
+19.6%
2016
+15.3%
2020
+15.9%
2024
+12.3%
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
D
55.4%Harris90,527
43.1%Trump70,387
1.4%
D+12.3
R+3.5
D+13.8
163,280
D
57.0%Biden96,273
41.2%Trump69,485
1.8%
D+15.9
D+0.6
D+11.4
168,789
D
55.8%Clinton81,331
40.5%Trump59,025
3.7%
D+15.3
R+4.3
D+13.2
145,736
D
59.3%Obama85,868
39.7%Romney57,485
1.0%
D+19.6
D+1.8
D+15.8
144,730
D
58.6%Obama83,920
40.8%McCain58,444
0.6%
D+17.8
D+20.4
D+10.5
143,202
R
48.5%Kerry51,582
51.2%Bush54,396
0.3%
R+2.6
R+5.1
R+0.2
106,314
D
50.9%Gore43,643
48.5%Bush41,568
0.6%
D+2.4
R+3.8
D+1.9
85,733
D
50.1%Clinton36,249
43.8%Dole31,718
6.1%
D+6.3
R+1.0
R+2.3
72,408
D
48.0%Clinton34,021
40.7%Bush28,850
11.2%
D+7.3
D+10.9
D+1.7
70,807
R
48.1%Dukakis27,070
51.6%Bush29,077
0.3%
R+3.6
D+10.1
D+4.2
56,312
R
43.0%Mondale25,828
56.8%Reagan34,051
0.2%
R+13.7
R+19.2
D+4.5
59,996
D
51.0%Carter25,449
45.5%Reagan22,708
3.4%
D+5.5
R+23.3
D+15.2
49,856
D
64.2%Carter27,483
35.4%Ford15,146
0.4%
D+28.8
D+68.2
D+26.8
42,806
R
29.8%McGovern11,319
69.2%Nixon26,303
1.0%
R+39.4
R+45.9
R+16.3
38,021
D
36.6%Humphrey12,123
30.0%Nixon9,955
33.4%
D+6.5
R+17.5
D+7.2
33,162
D
62.0%Johnson16,118
38.0%Goldwater9,872
0.0%
D+24.0
D+1.5
D+1.4
25,990
D
61.3%Kennedy13,707
38.7%Nixon8,668
0.0%
D+22.5
D+2.6
D+22.4
22,375
D
60.0%Stevenson10,806
40.0%Eisenhower7,212
0.0%
D+19.9
D+6.5
D+35.3
18,018
D
56.7%Stevenson10,600
43.3%Eisenhower8,090
0.0%
D+13.4
R+28.1
D+24.2
18,690
D
59.1%Truman6,335
17.6%Dewey1,883
23.3%
D+41.5
R+17.3
D+37.0
10,721
D
79.4%Roosevelt8,397
20.6%Dewey2,174
0.0%
D+58.9
R+14.3
D+51.4
10,571
D
86.6%Roosevelt7,954
13.4%Willkie1,235
0.0%
D+73.1
R+2.7
D+63.2
9,189
D
87.9%Roosevelt8,458
12.1%Landon1,165
0.0%
D+75.8
D+1.8
D+51.5
9,623
D
86.7%Roosevelt6,792
12.7%Hoover996
0.6%
D+74.0
D+66.7
D+56.2
7,833
D
53.7%Smith4,451
46.3%Hoover3,845
0.0%
D+7.3
R+38.2
D+24.8
8,296
D
72.4%Davis4,069
26.9%Coolidge1,513
0.7%
D+45.5
D+9.9
D+70.6
5,623
D
67.8%Cox4,499
32.2%Harding2,138
0.0%
D+35.6
D+0.7
D+61.8
6,637
D
67.5%Wilson2,751
32.5%Hughes1,327
0.0%
D+34.9
R+22.0
D+31.8
4,078
D
65.4%Wilson2,304
8.5%Taft298
26.1%
D+57.0
D+45.4
D+37.4
3,522
D
55.8%Bryan1,832
44.2%Taft1,453
0.0%
D+11.5
R+5.5
D+21.1
3,285
D
58.4%Parker1,594
41.4%Roosevelt1,129
0.2%
D+17.0
D+21.3
D+36.7
2,729
R
47.8%Bryan1,964
52.0%McKinley2,138
0.3%
R+4.2
R+10.7
D+3.3
4,113
D
52.9%Bryan2,509
46.4%McKinley2,200
0.8%
D+6.5
R+10.7
D+12.6
4,745
D
44.4%Cleveland2,178
27.2%Harrison1,333
28.4%
D+17.2
—
D+15.6
4,906
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
55.2%53,567
42.5%41,268
97,107
2020
D
55.3%92,467
39.4%65,759
167,102
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+15.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+12.3
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.4 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Fayetteville, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
213,254
113,301
51,948
47,861
144
2012
246,623
125,900
58,141
61,872
710
2016
244,930
114,947
55,902
72,887
1,194
2020
260,947
112,984
60,200
85,401
2,362
2022
245,496
103,182
56,281
83,913
2,120
2024
267,569
103,309
61,154
99,280
3,826
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,381 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −42,851 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fayetteville, NC in Fayetteville, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+314
2012
−6,943
2013
−2,087
2014
−6,018
2015
−5,641
2016
−2,531
2017
−5,306
2018
−638
2019
−928
2021
+711
2022
−3,873
2023
−4,395
2024
−4,135
2025
−1,381
The Fayetteville metro's political character is shaped by a large active-duty and veteran military population that turns over constantly, keeping registration patterns fluid and making traditional demographic modeling unusually unreliable here.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 39.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.
A population of 392,380, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,788 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus, GA-AL and Hinesville, GA.
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How did Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 163,280 votes cast, 90,527 went Democratic and 70,387 went Republican.
When did Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 392,380 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina is $61,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fayetteville, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
