† 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
GroupForest City, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English13.9%12.7%9.5%
American10.8%8.3%5.3%
Irish10.7%8.4%9.4%
German9.8%9.4%12.5%
Scotch-Irish3.2%1.4%—
Scottish2.5%2.3%1.3%
Italian2.3%3.3%4.8%
Polish1.0%1.0%2.2%
African American†7.3%18.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.7%0.5%
Mexican3.4%5.6%11.3%
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%
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
Forest City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
45.3
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Forest City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$51,410
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.5%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Forest City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Forest City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
3.8%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
52.8%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
30.2%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.8%
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.
Forest City, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+9.7%
1896
+4.7%
1900
+2.5%
1904
+16.9%
1908
+5.7%
1912
+54.8%
1916
+13.3%
1920
+11.9%
1924
+13.3%
1928
−16.3%
1932
+30.3%
1936
+34.5%
1940
+35.7%
1944
+22.2%
1948
+14.0%
1952
−3.9%
1956
−6.4%
1960
−2.5%
1964
+14.6%
1968
−18.7%
1972
−38.8%
1976
+21.3%
1980
−0.3%
1984
−24.7%
1988
−19.7%
1992
−9.3%
1996
−14.2%
2000
−27.9%
2004
−33.1%
2008
−31.8%
2012
−33.4%
2016
−47.4%
2020
−45.8%
2024
−47.7%
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
25.7%Harris8,914
73.4%Trump25,456
0.9%
R+47.7
R+1.9
R+46.2
34,670
R
26.5%Biden9,135
72.3%Trump24,891
1.2%
R+45.8
D+1.6
R+50.2
34,429
R
24.8%Clinton7,512
72.2%Trump21,871
3.0%
R+47.4
R+14.0
R+49.5
30,307
R
32.7%Obama9,374
66.0%Romney18,954
1.3%
R+33.4
R+1.6
R+37.2
28,702
R
33.6%Obama9,641
65.4%McCain18,769
1.1%
R+31.8
D+1.3
R+39.1
28,720
R
33.2%Kerry8,184
66.3%Bush16,343
0.5%
R+33.1
R+5.2
R+30.6
24,658
R
35.4%Gore7,697
63.3%Bush13,755
1.2%
R+27.9
R+13.7
R+28.4
21,716
R
38.6%Clinton7,162
52.7%Dole9,792
8.7%
R+14.2
R+4.9
R+22.7
18,571
R
38.6%Clinton7,855
48.0%Bush9,748
13.4%
R+9.3
D+10.4
R+14.9
20,329
R
40.0%Dukakis6,926
59.7%Bush10,337
0.2%
R+19.7
D+5.0
R+12.0
17,306
R
37.6%Mondale6,862
62.2%Reagan11,369
0.2%
R+24.7
R+24.4
R+6.5
18,268
R
49.0%Carter8,315
49.3%Reagan8,363
1.7%
R+0.3
R+21.6
D+9.5
16,966
D
60.5%Carter10,361
39.2%Ford6,718
0.2%
D+21.3
D+60.1
D+19.2
17,121
R
30.0%McGovern4,140
68.8%Nixon9,506
1.2%
R+38.8
R+20.1
R+15.7
13,816
R
27.4%Humphrey4,622
46.1%Nixon7,785
26.5%
R+18.7
R+33.3
R+18.0
16,883
D
57.3%Johnson9,541
42.7%Goldwater7,115
0.0%
D+14.6
D+17.1
R+8.0
16,656
R
48.7%Kennedy8,554
51.3%Nixon8,993
0.0%
R+2.5
D+3.9
R+2.7
17,547
R
46.8%Stevenson7,208
53.2%Eisenhower8,200
0.0%
R+6.4
R+2.5
D+9.0
15,408
R
48.0%Stevenson7,755
52.0%Eisenhower8,387
0.0%
R+3.9
R+18.0
D+6.8
16,142
D
51.0%Truman5,992
37.0%Dewey4,342
12.1%
D+14.0
R+8.2
D+9.6
11,750
D
61.1%Roosevelt7,379
38.9%Dewey4,698
0.0%
D+22.2
R+13.5
D+14.7
12,077
D
67.8%Roosevelt8,869
32.2%Willkie4,204
0.0%
D+35.7
D+1.2
D+25.7
13,073
D
67.2%Roosevelt9,911
32.8%Landon4,830
0.0%
D+34.5
D+4.2
D+10.2
14,741
D
64.9%Roosevelt8,336
34.6%Hoover4,448
0.4%
D+30.3
D+46.6
D+12.5
12,838
R
41.8%Smith4,146
58.2%Hoover5,762
0.0%
R+16.3
R+29.6
D+1.2
9,908
D
56.5%Davis5,101
43.2%Coolidge3,897
0.3%
D+13.3
D+1.4
D+38.5
9,027
D
56.0%Cox5,101
44.0%Harding4,015
0.0%
D+11.9
R+1.4
D+38.1
9,116
D
56.6%Wilson2,445
43.4%Hughes1,871
0.0%
D+13.3
R+41.5
D+10.2
4,316
D
56.9%Wilson2,180
2.1%Taft82
40.9%
D+54.8
D+49.1
D+35.2
3,829
D
52.8%Bryan1,978
47.1%Taft1,766
0.1%
D+5.7
R+11.2
D+15.2
3,747
D
58.5%Parker1,860
41.5%Roosevelt1,322
0.0%
D+16.9
D+14.4
D+36.6
3,182
D
51.2%Bryan2,081
48.8%McKinley1,981
0.0%
D+2.5
R+2.2
D+10.0
4,063
D
52.2%Bryan2,146
47.5%McKinley1,953
0.4%
D+4.7
R+5.1
D+10.8
4,115
D
51.1%Cleveland1,794
41.4%Harrison1,452
7.5%
D+9.7
—
D+8.1
3,508
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
23.6%5,538
73.9%17,330
23,441
2020
R
26.8%9,136
69.3%23,596
34,067
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+23.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 24 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Forest City, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
41,341
18,674
13,974
8,684
9
2012
43,932
17,979
14,863
10,985
105
2016
45,073
15,869
16,410
12,605
189
2020
46,022
12,188
19,088
14,466
280
2022
46,646
10,783
19,818
15,788
257
2024
48,084
9,602
21,106
16,955
421
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+565 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,302 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Forest City, NC in Forest City, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−217
2012
−98
2013
−189
2014
−85
2015
+35
2016
+97
2017
+428
2018
+434
2019
+461
2021
+598
2022
+788
2023
+904
2024
+581
2025
+565
Forest City, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.7 points.
A population of 64,930, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,410 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Campbellsville, KY and Morristown, TN.
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How did Forest City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forest City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+47.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,670 votes cast, 8,914 went Democratic and 25,456 went Republican.
When did Forest City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Forest City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Forest City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 64,930 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Forest City, NC, North Carolina is $51,410 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Forest City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Forest City, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
