Anson County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 10,875 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WADESWADES | 2,343 | 1,576 | 45 | 3,964 | 59.1% | 39.8% | D+19.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -LILELILE | 911 | 693 | 12 | 1,616 | 56.4% | 42.9% | D+13.5 |
| Precinct -BURNBURN | 232 | 848 | 6 | 1,086 | 21.4% | 78.1% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -PEACPEAC | 193 | 814 | 11 | 1,018 | 19.0% | 80.0% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -MMMM | 582 | 210 | 9 | 801 | 72.7% | 26.2% | D+46.4 |
| Precinct -ANSANS | 306 | 464 | 4 | 774 | 39.5% | 59.9% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -GULLGULL | 381 | 352 | 3 | 736 | 51.8% | 47.8% | D+3.9 |
| Precinct -POLKPOLK | 233 | 389 | 6 | 628 | 37.1% | 61.9% | R+24.8 |
| Precinct -WSWS | 72 | 179 | 1 | 252 | 28.6% | 71.0% | R+42.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +44.8% |
| 1896 | +37.3% |
| 1900 | +46.7% |
| 1904 | +70.6% |
| 1908 | +66.4% |
| 1912 | +78.7% |
| 1916 | +74.4% |
| 1920 | +76.0% |
| 1924 | +81.9% |
| 1928 | +60.5% |
| 1932 | +89.9% |
| 1936 | +84.8% |
| 1940 | +84.9% |
| 1944 | +75.1% |
| 1948 | +60.5% |
| 1952 | +38.4% |
| 1956 | +37.4% |
| 1960 | +44.1% |
| 1964 | +41.3% |
| 1968 | +18.7% |
| 1972 | −23.4% |
| 1976 | +49.6% |
| 1980 | +42.4% |
| 1984 | +14.8% |
| 1988 | +26.8% |
| 1992 | +34.4% |
| 1996 | +35.4% |
| 2000 | +20.4% |
| 2004 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | −2.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 46.4%3,324 | 51.9%3,711 | 7,157 |
| 2020 | D | 51.8%5,756 | 44.8%4,981 | 11,108 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Anson County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 33-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16,364 | 12,245 | 2,286 | 1,830 | 3 |
| 2012 | 17,350 | 12,676 | 2,446 | 2,217 | 11 |
| 2016 | 17,413 | 11,936 | 2,456 | 3,002 | 19 |
| 2020 | 16,735 | 10,125 | 2,869 | 3,674 | 67 |
| 2022 | 15,911 | 9,028 | 2,961 | 3,872 | 50 |
| 2024 | 16,745 | 8,532 | 3,387 | 4,725 | 101 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+249 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,370 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,030 in average income, against $51,070 for residents who stayed — 12% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+13.0 on average — 11 points more Republican-leaning than Anson County, NC itself (R+2.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Union County, NC148R+25.2
- Mecklenburg County, NC79D+32.7
- Stanly County, NC33R+50.8
- Richmond County, NC30R+20.9
- Chesterfield County, SC22R+28.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Union County, NC113
- Stanly County, NC49
- Mecklenburg County, NC48
- Chesterfield County, SC38
- Richmond County, NC28
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −312 |
| 2012 | −189 |
| 2013 | −327 |
| 2014 | +18 |
| 2015 | −320 |
| 2016 | −360 |
| 2017 | −309 |
| 2018 | −369 |
| 2019 | −33 |
| 2021 | −435 |
| 2022 | +192 |
| 2023 | +85 |
| 2024 | −260 |
| 2025 | +249 |
Anson County sits along the South Carolina border with a majority-Black population that has historically anchored Democratic performance, yet 2024's R+2.5 result signals a realignment still playing out in small, majority-minority rural counties statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 23.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.5 points.
A population of 22,289, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,302 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall County and Hampton County.
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Anson County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.