† 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
GroupNorth WilkesboroNorth CarolinaUnited States
American28.9%8.3%5.3%
English11.5%12.7%9.5%
German6.4%9.4%12.5%
Irish6.2%8.4%9.4%
Scotch-Irish2.1%1.4%—
Scottish1.7%2.3%1.3%
Italian1.1%3.3%4.8%
French0.9%—1.6%
African American†6.0%18.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.7%0.5%
Mexican2.4%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
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
North Wilkesboro
North Carolina
United States
Median age
43.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
North Wilkesboro
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$38,474
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
North Wilkesboro
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.8%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
North Wilkesboro
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.
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.6%
2008
−0.1%
2012
−5.1%
2016
−12.8%
2020
−14.2%
2024
−22.0%
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
38.1%Harris671
60.1%Trump1,058
1.8%
R+22.0
R+7.8
R+20.5
1,761
R
41.7%Biden721
55.9%Trump966
2.3%
R+14.2
R+1.4
R+18.6
1,727
R
40.6%Clinton592
53.5%Trump779
5.9%
R+12.8
R+7.7
R+14.9
1,457
R
46.6%Obama634
51.8%Romney704
1.6%
R+5.1
R+5.0
R+9.0
1,360
R
48.7%Obama741
48.8%McCain743
2.6%
R+0.1
D+3.5
R+7.4
1,523
R
48.0%Kerry664
51.6%Bush714
0.4%
R+3.6
—
R+1.2
1,383
North Wilkesboro sits in Wilkes County, one of North Carolina's most reliably conservative rural counties, where Republican presidential candidates have carried roughly 75–80% of the vote in recent cycles. The town's identity was long tied to motorsports before Wilkesboro Speedway closed in 1996.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.0 points.
A population of 4,421, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,474 describe the city.
How did North Wilkesboro, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina voted Republican by 22.0 points (R+22.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,761 votes cast, 671 went Democratic and 1,058 went Republican.
How many people live in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina?
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina has a population of 4,421 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina?
Median household income in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina is $38,474 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
