† 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
GroupMount Airy, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English16.5%12.7%9.5%
American12.3%8.3%5.3%
Irish7.8%8.4%9.4%
German7.2%9.4%12.5%
Scottish1.7%2.3%1.3%
Italian1.6%3.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.4%—
French1.1%—1.6%
Mexican9.4%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†3.4%18.3%9.9%
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
Mount Airy, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
43.8
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Airy, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$55,656
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Airy, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.4%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
10.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Airy, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
7.1%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.8%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.3%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
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.
Mount Airy, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+6.2%
1896
−12.4%
1900
−12.7%
1904
−17.4%
1908
−25.3%
1912
−7.5%
1916
−18.9%
1920
−18.6%
1924
−6.0%
1928
−31.6%
1932
+24.7%
1936
+29.9%
1940
+36.0%
1944
+20.0%
1948
+18.9%
1952
+3.9%
1956
−12.4%
1960
−10.2%
1964
+10.3%
1968
−24.2%
1972
−37.4%
1976
+15.0%
1980
−5.6%
1984
−29.9%
1988
−22.2%
1992
−6.3%
1996
−19.0%
2000
−32.7%
2004
−35.7%
2008
−28.0%
2012
−36.7%
2016
−50.3%
2020
−51.4%
2024
−53.2%
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
23.0%Harris8,613
76.2%Trump28,565
0.9%
R+53.2
R+1.8
R+51.7
37,508
R
23.8%Biden8,721
75.2%Trump27,538
1.0%
R+51.4
R+1.1
R+55.8
36,638
R
23.3%Clinton7,488
73.5%Trump23,671
3.2%
R+50.3
R+13.6
R+52.4
32,196
R
30.9%Obama9,112
67.6%Romney19,923
1.5%
R+36.7
R+8.7
R+40.5
29,470
R
35.5%Obama10,475
63.4%McCain18,730
1.1%
R+28.0
D+7.8
R+35.2
29,525
R
31.9%Kerry8,304
67.7%Bush17,587
0.4%
R+35.7
R+3.0
R+33.3
25,992
R
33.2%Gore7,757
65.9%Bush15,401
0.9%
R+32.7
R+13.7
R+33.2
23,358
R
36.5%Clinton7,303
55.5%Dole11,117
8.0%
R+19.0
R+12.8
R+27.6
20,021
R
40.0%Clinton9,392
46.3%Bush10,866
13.6%
R+6.3
D+15.9
R+11.8
23,453
R
38.8%Dukakis7,245
61.1%Bush11,393
0.1%
R+22.2
D+7.7
R+14.5
18,660
R
35.0%Mondale7,188
64.9%Reagan13,340
0.2%
R+29.9
R+24.4
R+11.7
20,562
R
46.3%Carter8,987
51.9%Reagan10,065
1.8%
R+5.6
R+20.5
D+4.2
19,408
D
57.3%Carter10,024
42.3%Ford7,403
0.4%
D+15.0
D+52.4
D+12.9
17,490
R
30.4%McGovern4,706
67.8%Nixon10,497
1.8%
R+37.4
R+13.2
R+14.2
15,487
R
27.0%Humphrey5,088
51.2%Nixon9,638
21.8%
R+24.2
R+34.5
R+23.5
18,829
D
55.2%Johnson9,810
44.8%Goldwater7,970
0.0%
D+10.3
D+20.5
R+12.2
17,780
R
44.9%Kennedy8,185
55.1%Nixon10,035
0.0%
R+10.2
D+2.2
R+10.3
18,220
R
43.8%Stevenson7,020
56.2%Eisenhower9,001
0.0%
R+12.4
R+16.3
D+3.0
16,021
D
51.9%Stevenson8,206
48.1%Eisenhower7,591
0.0%
D+3.9
R+15.0
D+14.7
15,797
D
56.8%Truman6,956
37.9%Dewey4,643
5.3%
D+18.9
R+1.2
D+14.4
12,253
D
60.0%Roosevelt7,679
40.0%Dewey5,116
0.0%
D+20.0
R+15.9
D+12.5
12,795
D
68.0%Roosevelt8,871
32.0%Willkie4,178
0.0%
D+36.0
D+6.1
D+26.0
13,049
D
65.0%Roosevelt8,833
35.0%Landon4,766
0.0%
D+29.9
D+5.2
D+5.6
13,599
D
62.1%Roosevelt7,490
37.4%Hoover4,511
0.6%
D+24.7
D+56.3
D+6.9
12,070
R
34.2%Smith3,647
65.8%Hoover7,015
0.0%
R+31.6
R+25.6
R+14.1
10,662
R
46.6%Davis4,418
52.7%Coolidge4,990
0.7%
R+6.0
D+12.6
D+19.1
9,474
R
40.7%Cox3,547
59.3%Harding5,170
0.0%
R+18.6
D+0.3
D+7.6
8,717
R
40.4%Wilson2,029
59.3%Hughes2,977
0.2%
R+18.9
R+11.4
R+22.0
5,018
R
39.9%Wilson1,919
47.4%Taft2,277
12.7%
R+7.5
D+17.9
R+27.0
4,805
R
37.3%Bryan1,709
62.6%Taft2,870
0.1%
R+25.3
R+7.9
R+15.8
4,585
R
41.3%Parker1,741
58.7%Roosevelt2,475
0.0%
R+17.4
R+4.7
D+2.3
4,216
R
43.6%Bryan1,898
56.4%McKinley2,451
0.0%
R+12.7
R+0.3
R+5.2
4,349
R
43.7%Bryan2,019
56.1%McKinley2,590
0.2%
R+12.4
R+18.5
R+6.3
4,617
D
52.0%Cleveland1,974
45.9%Harrison1,740
2.1%
D+6.2
—
D+4.5
3,793
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%5,828
74.1%18,303
24,704
2020
R
25.5%9,267
70.2%25,475
36,303
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+29.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+53.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 24 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Mount Airy, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
45,565
18,918
17,832
8,796
19
2012
44,880
16,915
17,966
9,887
112
2016
45,871
14,675
19,098
11,973
125
2020
47,206
11,426
21,413
14,150
217
2022
47,512
9,861
21,982
15,446
223
2024
49,366
8,940
23,557
16,528
341
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+228 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +573 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mount Airy, NC in Mount Airy, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−205
2012
−191
2013
−514
2014
−80
2015
−399
2016
+117
2017
+285
2018
−51
2019
−72
2021
+238
2022
+621
2023
+256
2024
+340
2025
+228
Mount Airy, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.0 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 53.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.2 points.
A population of 71,425, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,656 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Wilkesboro, NC and Marion, NC.
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How did Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,508 votes cast, 8,613 went Democratic and 28,565 went Republican.
When did Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina has a population of 71,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina is $55,656 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Airy, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
