† 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
GroupLa GrangeNorth CarolinaUnited States
African American†52.9%18.3%9.9%
African6.1%0.7%0.5%
English9.3%12.7%9.5%
American6.4%8.3%5.3%
Irish4.2%8.4%9.4%
German3.8%9.4%12.5%
Scottish0.8%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.4%—
Italian0.6%3.3%4.8%
Dutch0.5%——
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
La Grange
North Carolina
United States
Median age
35.3
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
12.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.4%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
La Grange
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$48,078
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
32.0%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.8%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
La Grange
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.2%
13.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
La Grange
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.
La Grange, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−5.0%
2008
+6.5%
2012
+4.9%
2016
−2.2%
2020
−1.9%
2024
−8.2%
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
45.4%Harris623
53.6%Trump735
0.9%
R+8.2
R+6.3
R+6.7
1,371
R
48.7%Biden674
50.5%Trump700
0.8%
R+1.9
D+0.4
R+6.3
1,385
R
47.6%Clinton617
49.8%Trump646
2.6%
R+2.2
R+7.2
R+4.3
1,297
D
52.2%Obama731
47.3%Romney662
0.6%
D+4.9
R+1.6
D+1.1
1,401
D
52.7%Obama709
46.2%McCain621
1.1%
D+6.5
D+11.5
R+0.7
1,345
R
47.5%Kerry551
52.5%Bush609
0.1%
R+5.0
—
R+2.5
1,161
La Grange sits in the coastal plain's tobacco-belt corridor, where decades of demographic and economic shifts have redrawn electoral coalitions. With under 3,000 residents, its precinct-level returns often mirror the broader rural eastern North Carolina trend of competitive down-ballot races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 8.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.2 points.
A population of 2,756, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,078 describe the city.
In 2024, La Grange, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,371 votes cast, 623 went Democratic and 735 went Republican.
When did La Grange, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Grange, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in La Grange, North Carolina?
La Grange, North Carolina has a population of 2,756 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Grange, North Carolina?
Median household income in La Grange, North Carolina is $48,078 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of La Grange, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in La Grange, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
