† 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
GroupMorgantonNorth CarolinaUnited States
American11.3%8.3%5.3%
English9.2%12.7%9.5%
German8.5%9.4%12.5%
Irish7.2%8.4%9.4%
Scottish2.1%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.4%—
Italian1.4%3.3%4.8%
Polish1.1%1.0%2.2%
Guatemalan8.5%0.4%0.5%
Mexican6.6%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.9%1.2%1.8%
Cuban1.1%0.3%0.7%
Honduran1.1%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.8%0.7%0.7%
Spaniard0.5%——
African American†13.8%18.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.7%0.5%
Hmong0.9%——
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
Morganton
North Carolina
United States
Median age
37.8
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Morganton
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$51,355
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.7%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.1%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Morganton
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.0%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
15.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Other languages
2.5%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Morganton
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.
Morganton, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.4%
2008
+7.9%
2012
+6.0%
2016
−4.3%
2020
−2.5%
2024
−3.0%
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
47.8%Harris3,866
50.8%Trump4,106
1.5%
R+3.0
R+0.5
R+1.5
8,090
R
48.0%Biden3,800
50.5%Trump3,996
1.5%
R+2.5
D+1.8
R+6.9
7,916
R
45.5%Clinton3,224
49.8%Trump3,529
4.6%
R+4.3
R+10.3
R+6.4
7,082
D
52.2%Obama3,520
46.2%Romney3,115
1.6%
D+6.0
R+1.9
D+2.2
6,741
D
53.3%Obama3,855
45.4%McCain3,282
1.2%
D+7.9
D+4.5
D+0.7
7,227
D
51.6%Kerry3,012
48.2%Bush2,814
0.3%
D+3.4
—
D+5.8
5,841
Morganton's voting patterns reflect its working-class furniture and fiber-optics manufacturing base, set against a backdrop of modest population growth and a Latino community that has steadily expanded since the 1990s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 3.0 points.
A population of 17,646, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,355 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lumberton and Reidsville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Morganton, North Carolina voted Republican by 3.0 points (R+3.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,090 votes cast, 3,866 went Democratic and 4,106 went Republican.
When did Morganton, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morganton, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Morganton, North Carolina?
Morganton, North Carolina has a population of 17,646 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morganton, North Carolina?
Median household income in Morganton, North Carolina is $51,355 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Morganton, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Morganton, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
