One of the Piedmont's most Republican-leaning rural counties
Montgomery County's 2024 presidential margin of R+37.8 reflects a broader rural Piedmont shift, with a sparse population of under 27,000 spread across a timber-and-textile economy that has trended sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
Contextual statewide polling for North Carolina. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.