Alleghany County, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,1742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $47,1722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brule County, SD · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alleghany CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alleghany County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +38.0% |
| 1896 | +9.8% |
| 1900 | +3.4% |
| 1904 | +12.6% |
| 1908 | +4.8% |
| 1912 | +39.8% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | +8.0% |
| 1924 | +14.2% |
| 1928 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | +41.1% |
| 1936 | +22.0% |
| 1940 | +23.2% |
| 1944 | +9.5% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | −0.9% |
| 1960 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | −16.0% |
| 1972 | −24.3% |
| 1976 | +24.9% |
| 1980 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | −12.5% |
| 1988 | −2.0% |
| 1992 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | +18.9% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −21.0% |
| 2012 | −35.7% |
| 2016 | −47.2% |
| 2020 | −50.0% |
| 2024 | −51.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,533 | 4,900 | 6,496 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 4,527 | 6,076 | ||
| R | 1,306 | 3,814 | 5,315 | ||
| R | 1,583 | 3,390 | 5,067 | ||
| R | 2,021 | 3,124 | 5,263 | ||
| R | 1,922 | 2,883 | 4,827 | ||
| D | 2,531 | 1,715 | 4,313 | ||
| R | 1,801 | 1,936 | 4,235 | ||
| D | 2,271 | 1,853 | 4,730 | ||
| R | 2,087 | 2,174 | 4,264 | ||
| R | 2,013 | 2,589 | 4,617 | ||
| D | 2,198 | 1,995 | 4,310 | ||
| D | 2,550 | 1,532 | 4,096 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 2,158 | 3,521 | ||
| R | 1,102 | 1,695 | 3,701 | ||
| D | 2,368 | 1,573 | 3,941 | ||
| D | 2,121 | 1,978 | 4,099 | ||
| R | 1,670 | 1,699 | 3,369 | ||
| D | 1,809 | 1,789 | 3,598 | ||
| D | 1,667 | 1,374 | 3,241 | ||
| D | 1,810 | 1,495 | 3,305 | ||
| D | 1,952 | 1,217 | 3,169 | ||
| D | 2,345 | 1,498 | 3,843 | ||
| D | 1,951 | 810 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 1,414 | 1,368 | 2,782 | ||
| D | 1,643 | 1,234 | 2,883 | ||
| D | 1,409 | 1,201 | 2,610 | ||
| D | 796 | 641 | 1,437 | ||
| D | 652 | 208 | 1,116 | ||
| D | 633 | 575 | 1,208 | ||
| D | 699 | 543 | 1,242 | ||
| D | 709 | 662 | 1,371 | ||
| D | 737 | 605 | 1,343 | ||
| D | 797 | 358 | 1,155 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.0%
English
15.6%
German
8.8%
Irish
7.8%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
1.4%
Polish
1.1%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 52.6 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
$47,172
Alleghany County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Alleghany County$47,172
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Alleghany County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
16.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.1%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)21.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Alleghany sits in North Carolina's northwestern corner along the Virginia line, where a small, rural population has delivered some of the state's most lopsided federal margins over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $47,172, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,174 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brule County and Pender County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alleghany County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alleghany County, North Carolina voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,496 votes cast, 1,533 went Democratic and 4,900 went Republican.
What is Alleghany County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Alleghany County, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alleghany County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alleghany County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Alleghany County, North Carolina?
Alleghany County, North Carolina has a population of 11,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alleghany County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Alleghany County, North Carolina is $47,172 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Alleghany County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alleghany County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.