† 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
GroupRural HallNorth CarolinaUnited States
English16.8%12.7%9.5%
German12.6%9.4%12.5%
Irish9.9%8.4%9.4%
American7.7%8.3%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.7%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%1.4%—
Polish1.4%1.0%2.2%
African American†14.8%18.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican6.5%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran1.0%0.7%0.7%
Dominican0.5%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
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
Rural Hall
North Carolina
United States
Median age
42.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
4.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rural Hall
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$51,054
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.1%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rural Hall
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.1%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.6%
8.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rural Hall
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.
Rural Hall, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−38.7%
2008
−21.0%
2012
−24.5%
2016
−26.3%
2020
−24.0%
2024
−20.5%
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
39.0%Harris684
59.6%Trump1,044
1.4%
R+20.5
D+3.5
R+19.1
1,753
R
37.5%Biden635
61.5%Trump1,041
0.9%
R+24.0
D+2.3
R+28.4
1,692
R
34.7%Clinton523
61.0%Trump919
4.2%
R+26.3
R+1.8
R+28.4
1,506
R
37.2%Obama521
61.7%Romney865
1.1%
R+24.5
R+3.6
R+28.4
1,402
R
38.8%Obama507
59.8%McCain781
1.5%
R+21.0
D+17.7
R+28.2
1,307
R
30.5%Kerry353
69.2%Bush800
0.3%
R+38.7
—
R+36.2
1,156
Rural Hall sits in the northwestern corner of Forsyth County, historically shaped by tobacco and textile employment. Its modest population and blue-collar demographic profile track closely with broader rural Piedmont voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.5 points.
A population of 3,466, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,054 describe the city.
In 2024, Rural Hall, North Carolina voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,753 votes cast, 684 went Democratic and 1,044 went Republican.
How many people live in Rural Hall, North Carolina?
Rural Hall, North Carolina has a population of 3,466 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rural Hall, North Carolina?
Median household income in Rural Hall, North Carolina is $51,054 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Rural Hall, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rural Hall, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
