† 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
GroupShelby-Kings Mountain, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
American20.9%8.3%5.3%
English11.1%12.7%9.5%
German8.2%9.4%12.5%
Irish8.2%8.4%9.4%
Scottish2.0%2.3%1.3%
Italian1.3%3.3%4.8%
French1.2%—1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.1%1.4%—
African American†17.1%18.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.7%0.5%
Bahamian0.2%——
Mexican3.1%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%0.7%
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
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
41.3
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$58,534
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.0%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
2.9%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.2%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
39.4%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.4%
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.
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+30.6%
1896
+36.9%
1900
+25.6%
1904
+35.2%
1908
+22.0%
1912
+67.3%
1916
+29.7%
1920
+27.4%
1924
+36.3%
1928
+1.5%
1932
+61.5%
1936
+68.7%
1940
+65.2%
1944
+51.2%
1948
+44.6%
1952
+12.1%
1956
+8.6%
1960
+12.2%
1964
+15.8%
1968
−7.2%
1972
−45.8%
1976
+27.9%
1980
+5.9%
1984
−24.8%
1988
−15.2%
1992
−2.0%
1996
−2.6%
2000
−17.1%
2004
−23.0%
2008
−19.9%
2012
−20.1%
2016
−30.3%
2020
−32.8%
2024
−34.9%
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
32.1%Harris16,603
67.0%Trump34,654
0.9%
R+34.9
R+2.1
R+33.4
51,706
R
33.0%Biden16,955
65.9%Trump33,798
1.1%
R+32.8
R+2.6
R+37.3
51,308
R
33.5%Clinton14,964
63.7%Trump28,479
2.8%
R+30.3
R+10.1
R+32.3
44,673
R
39.4%Obama17,062
59.5%Romney25,793
1.1%
R+20.1
R+0.3
R+24.0
43,340
R
39.6%Obama17,363
59.5%McCain26,078
0.9%
R+19.9
D+3.1
R+27.2
43,835
R
38.3%Kerry14,215
61.4%Bush22,750
0.3%
R+23.0
R+5.9
R+20.6
37,079
R
41.1%Gore13,455
58.2%Bush19,064
0.7%
R+17.1
R+14.5
R+17.6
32,746
R
45.1%Clinton12,728
47.7%Dole13,474
7.2%
R+2.6
R+0.6
R+11.2
28,241
R
42.7%Clinton13,037
44.7%Bush13,650
12.6%
R+2.0
D+13.2
R+7.6
30,522
R
42.3%Dukakis10,321
57.5%Bush14,039
0.2%
R+15.2
D+9.5
R+7.5
24,397
R
37.4%Mondale10,288
62.2%Reagan17,095
0.3%
R+24.8
R+30.7
R+6.6
27,472
D
52.0%Carter12,219
46.1%Reagan10,828
1.9%
D+5.9
R+22.0
D+15.7
23,498
D
63.8%Carter14,406
35.9%Ford8,106
0.3%
D+27.9
D+73.7
D+25.8
22,588
R
26.2%McGovern4,994
72.1%Nixon13,726
1.7%
R+45.8
R+38.6
R+22.7
19,048
O
25.0%Humphrey5,661
32.3%Nixon7,298
42.7%
Wallace +10.4
R+23.1
R+6.5
22,608
D
57.9%Johnson10,836
42.1%Goldwater7,874
0.0%
D+15.8
D+3.7
R+6.8
18,710
D
56.1%Kennedy10,545
43.9%Nixon8,257
0.0%
D+12.2
D+3.6
D+12.0
18,802
D
54.3%Stevenson8,408
45.7%Eisenhower7,076
0.0%
D+8.6
R+3.5
D+24.0
15,484
D
56.1%Stevenson9,709
43.9%Eisenhower7,606
0.0%
D+12.1
R+32.5
D+22.9
17,315
D
65.2%Truman6,039
20.6%Dewey1,905
14.2%
D+44.6
R+6.6
D+40.2
9,261
D
75.6%Roosevelt8,170
24.4%Dewey2,636
0.0%
D+51.2
R+14.0
D+43.7
10,806
D
82.6%Roosevelt9,346
17.4%Willkie1,970
0.0%
D+65.2
R+3.5
D+55.2
11,316
D
84.3%Roosevelt11,393
15.7%Landon2,116
0.0%
D+68.7
D+7.2
D+44.4
13,509
D
80.6%Roosevelt8,016
19.1%Hoover1,904
0.3%
D+61.5
D+59.9
D+43.7
9,945
D
50.8%Smith4,914
49.2%Hoover4,766
0.0%
D+1.5
R+34.8
D+19.0
9,680
D
67.8%Davis3,749
31.5%Coolidge1,743
0.7%
D+36.3
D+8.9
D+61.5
5,529
D
63.7%Cox5,181
36.3%Harding2,953
0.0%
D+27.4
R+2.3
D+53.6
8,134
D
64.9%Wilson2,764
35.1%Hughes1,497
0.0%
D+29.7
R+37.5
D+26.6
4,261
D
69.7%Wilson2,351
2.4%Taft81
27.9%
D+67.3
D+45.3
D+47.7
3,375
D
61.0%Bryan2,282
39.0%Taft1,459
0.0%
D+22.0
R+13.2
D+31.5
3,742
D
67.5%Parker2,162
32.4%Roosevelt1,036
0.1%
D+35.2
D+9.5
D+54.8
3,202
D
62.3%Bryan2,228
36.6%McKinley1,311
1.1%
D+25.6
R+11.3
D+33.2
3,579
D
67.9%Bryan2,664
31.0%McKinley1,216
1.1%
D+36.9
D+6.3
D+43.0
3,924
D
51.3%Cleveland1,788
20.7%Harrison722
27.9%
D+30.6
—
D+28.9
3,483
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
32.1%10,557
65.9%21,654
32,846
2020
R
33.0%16,752
63.1%32,022
50,777
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+11.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 23 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
60,738
30,963
18,837
10,905
33
2012
63,628
29,933
19,629
13,956
110
2016
63,825
26,810
20,472
16,334
209
2020
67,858
23,100
25,005
19,338
415
2022
67,714
21,080
25,623
20,604
407
2024
71,052
19,751
27,900
22,740
661
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+952 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +5,083 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−547
2012
−123
2013
−437
2014
+190
2015
−5
2016
+228
2017
+270
2018
+437
2019
+504
2021
+962
2022
+716
2023
+1,029
2024
+907
2025
+952
Shelby and Kings Mountain anchor a Cleveland County metro where working-class white voters and a growing Latino workforce have produced narrowing but consistently Republican margins in statewide races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.9 points.
A population of 100,991, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,534 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Minden, LA and Danville, KY.
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How did Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 34.9 points (R+34.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,706 votes cast, 16,603 went Democratic and 34,654 went Republican.
When did Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina has a population of 100,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina is $58,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
