† 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
GroupHaw RiverNorth CarolinaUnited States
English14.3%12.7%9.5%
German9.7%9.4%12.5%
Irish8.0%8.4%9.4%
American6.8%8.3%5.3%
Italian2.9%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.7%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.5%1.4%—
Polish1.2%1.0%2.2%
Mexican11.4%5.6%11.3%
Salvadoran2.3%0.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.4%0.3%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.4%——
Venezuelan0.4%——
African American†5.2%18.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.7%0.5%
Asian Indian0.5%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%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
Haw River
North Carolina
United States
Median age
32.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
16.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Haw River
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$61,058
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.1%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.3%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Haw River
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.2%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
14.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Haw River
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.
Haw River, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.5%
2008
+12.2%
2012
+4.9%
2016
−2.7%
2020
+3.9%
2024
+2.4%
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
D
50.4%Harris522
48.0%Trump497
1.5%
D+2.4
R+1.5
D+3.9
1,035
D
51.1%Biden508
47.2%Trump469
1.7%
D+3.9
D+6.6
R+0.5
994
R
47.6%Clinton375
50.3%Trump396
2.2%
R+2.7
R+7.6
R+4.8
788
D
51.9%Obama411
47.0%Romney372
1.1%
D+4.9
R+7.3
D+1.1
792
D
55.5%Obama432
43.3%McCain337
1.2%
D+12.2
D+15.7
D+4.9
778
R
48.2%Kerry304
51.7%Bush326
0.2%
R+3.5
—
R+1.0
631
Haw River sits along the old textile corridor of Alamance County, a county that has swung competitively in recent statewide cycles. Its small, historically working-class population reflects the broader demographic tensions reshaping North Carolina's mid-Piedmont precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 3.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.4 points.
A population of 2,824, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,058 describe the city.
In 2024, Haw River, North Carolina voted Democratic by 2.4 points (D+2.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,035 votes cast, 522 went Democratic and 497 went Republican.
When did Haw River, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Haw River, North Carolina voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Haw River, North Carolina?
Haw River, North Carolina has a population of 2,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Haw River, North Carolina?
Median household income in Haw River, North Carolina is $61,058 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Haw River, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Haw River, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
