Alamance County, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 176,8932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cabarrus County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alamance CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alamance County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +11.3% |
| 1896 | −0.3% |
| 1900 | −7.9% |
| 1904 | +3.7% |
| 1908 | −1.6% |
| 1912 | +50.4% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | +6.4% |
| 1924 | +20.1% |
| 1928 | −23.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +48.3% |
| 1940 | +54.3% |
| 1944 | +29.7% |
| 1948 | +20.6% |
| 1952 | +8.1% |
| 1956 | −4.7% |
| 1960 | −4.3% |
| 1964 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | −12.1% |
| 1972 | −51.5% |
| 1976 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | −8.9% |
| 1984 | −39.7% |
| 1988 | −31.2% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −15.9% |
| 2000 | +25.2% |
| 2004 | −23.3% |
| 2008 | −9.2% |
| 2012 | −13.7% |
| 2016 | −12.6% |
| 2020 | −8.4% |
| 2024 | −8.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40,624 | 47,937 | 89,831 | ||
| R | 38,825 | 46,056 | 86,091 | ||
| R | 29,833 | 38,815 | 71,157 | ||
| R | 28,875 | 38,170 | 67,776 | ||
| R | 28,918 | 34,859 | 64,353 | ||
| R | 20,686 | 33,302 | 54,175 | ||
| D | 29,305 | 17,459 | 47,091 | ||
| R | 15,814 | 22,461 | 41,861 | ||
| R | 15,521 | 20,637 | 42,701 | ||
| R | 12,642 | 24,131 | 36,851 | ||
| R | 11,230 | 26,063 | 37,370 | ||
| R | 15,042 | 18,077 | 34,066 | ||
| D | 17,371 | 12,680 | 30,231 | ||
| R | 6,833 | 22,046 | 29,549 | ||
| O | 8,241 | 12,310 | 33,690 | ||
| D | 15,397 | 15,177 | 30,574 | ||
| R | 13,599 | 14,818 | 28,417 | ||
| R | 11,029 | 12,123 | 23,152 | ||
| D | 13,402 | 11,388 | 24,790 | ||
| D | 8,287 | 5,124 | 15,380 | ||
| D | 9,184 | 4,976 | 14,160 | ||
| D | 11,429 | 3,382 | 14,811 | ||
| D | 11,025 | 3,847 | 14,872 | ||
| D | 8,240 | 4,478 | 12,882 | ||
| R | 4,260 | 6,810 | 11,070 | ||
| D | 4,859 | 3,217 | 8,169 | ||
| D | 5,255 | 4,619 | 9,874 | ||
| D | 2,476 | 2,278 | 4,759 | ||
| D | 2,132 | 150 | 3,929 | ||
| R | 2,113 | 2,184 | 4,331 | ||
| D | 1,907 | 1,770 | 3,679 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 2,256 | 4,217 | ||
| R | 2,302 | 2,314 | 4,666 | ||
| D | 1,691 | 1,301 | 3,450 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
8.6%
Irish
7.1%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.1%
African American
15.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,651
Alamance County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alamance County$65,651
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Alamance County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Alamance has trended steadily toward Republican margins over the past decade even as Burlington's metro fringe draws new residents, making it a reliable indicator of how working-class Piedmont communities respond to economic and demographic shifts.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-four points in 1940. The 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 176,893, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,651 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cabarrus County and Wayne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alamance County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alamance County, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.1 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 89,831 votes cast, 40,624 went Democratic and 47,937 went Republican.
What is Alamance County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Alamance County, North Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Alamance County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alamance County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Alamance County, North Carolina?
Alamance County, North Carolina has a population of 176,893 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alamance County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Alamance County, North Carolina is $65,651 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Alamance County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alamance County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.