† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupFlat RockNorth CarolinaUnited States
English20.9%12.7%9.5%
German15.6%9.4%12.5%
Irish14.7%8.4%9.4%
American12.5%8.3%5.3%
Scottish4.6%2.3%1.3%
Italian3.6%3.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish3.6%1.4%—
French2.7%—1.6%
Mexican2.7%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
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
Flat Rock
North Carolina
United States
Median age
67.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
3.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
53.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Flat Rock
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$95,098
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.6%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
66.0%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Flat Rock
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Flat Rock
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.0%
51.5%
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.
Flat Rock, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.8%
2008
−23.3%
2012
−27.0%
2016
−17.6%
2020
−4.3%
2024
−1.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
48.6%Harris1,365
49.7%Trump1,395
1.7%
R+1.1
D+3.2
D+0.4
2,807
R
47.3%Biden1,421
51.6%Trump1,550
1.0%
R+4.3
D+13.3
R+8.7
3,002
R
39.3%Clinton1,050
56.9%Trump1,520
3.8%
R+17.6
D+9.4
R+19.7
2,672
R
35.8%Obama876
62.8%Romney1,536
1.4%
R+27.0
R+3.7
R+30.8
2,447
R
37.7%Obama913
61.0%McCain1,477
1.3%
R+23.3
D+9.5
R+30.6
2,421
R
33.5%Kerry676
66.3%Bush1,337
0.2%
R+32.8
—
R+30.3
2,017
Flat Rock anchors a historic summer-colony corridor in western North Carolina's mountains, where retiree in-migration has gradually shifted the demographic mix and tempered the surrounding county's traditionally lopsided margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 32.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.1 points.
A population of 3,530, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,098 describe the city.
In 2024, Flat Rock, North Carolina voted Republican by 1.1 points (R+1.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,807 votes cast, 1,365 went Democratic and 1,395 went Republican.
How many people live in Flat Rock, North Carolina?
Flat Rock, North Carolina has a population of 3,530 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Flat Rock, North Carolina?
Median household income in Flat Rock, North Carolina is $95,098 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Flat Rock, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Flat Rock, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
