Avery County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 9,489 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0202 | 611 | 978 | 20 | 1,609 | 38.0% | 60.8% | R+22.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1616 | 338 | 671 | 7 | 1,016 | 33.3% | 66.0% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -0101 | 190 | 633 | 11 | 834 | 22.8% | 75.9% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -0303 | 120 | 674 | 2 | 796 | 15.1% | 84.7% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -0606 | 79 | 688 | 11 | 778 | 10.2% | 88.4% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -1515 | 120 | 404 | 2 | 526 | 22.8% | 76.8% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -1010 | 106 | 397 | 9 | 512 | 20.7% | 77.5% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 65 | 404 | 9 | 478 | 13.6% | 84.5% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -1313 | 167 | 274 | 0 | 441 | 37.9% | 62.1% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 56 | 322 | 0 | 378 | 14.8% | 85.2% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -0505 | 20 | 350 | 0 | 370 | 5.4% | 94.6% | R+89.2 |
| Precinct -0909 | 42 | 281 | 7 | 330 | 12.7% | 85.2% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -1111 | 134 | 195 | 0 | 329 | 40.7% | 59.3% | R+18.5 |
| Precinct -0707 | 23 | 195 | 0 | 218 | 10.6% | 89.4% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -1818 | 37 | 178 | 0 | 215 | 17.2% | 82.8% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -1212 | 28 | 168 | 0 | 196 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -0808 | 51 | 130 | 5 | 186 | 27.4% | 69.9% | R+42.5 |
| Precinct -1919 | 19 | 140 | 5 | 164 | 11.6% | 85.4% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -0404 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 113 | 12.4% | 87.6% | R+75.2 |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | −52.5% |
| 1920 | −72.6% |
| 1924 | −71.6% |
| 1928 | −78.7% |
| 1932 | −45.8% |
| 1936 | −56.0% |
| 1940 | −42.3% |
| 1944 | −58.3% |
| 1948 | −51.4% |
| 1952 | −58.9% |
| 1956 | −61.1% |
| 1960 | −59.9% |
| 1964 | −27.1% |
| 1968 | −56.8% |
| 1972 | −69.0% |
| 1976 | −24.4% |
| 1980 | −37.7% |
| 1984 | −60.2% |
| 1988 | −51.3% |
| 1992 | −31.5% |
| 1996 | −37.1% |
| 2000 | −48.8% |
| 2004 | −51.5% |
| 2008 | −44.1% |
| 2012 | −50.1% |
| 2016 | −55.9% |
| 2020 | −52.7% |
| 2024 | −52.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.4%1,595 | 74.5%5,089 | 6,830 |
| 2020 | R | 22.3%2,079 | 73.7%6,865 | 9,321 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.3 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11,354 | 1,595 | 7,234 | 2,519 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12,012 | 1,625 | 7,315 | 3,046 | 26 |
| 2016 | 11,975 | 1,495 | 7,035 | 3,395 | 50 |
| 2020 | 12,412 | 1,439 | 7,184 | 3,713 | 76 |
| 2022 | 12,659 | 1,355 | 7,258 | 3,988 | 58 |
| 2024 | 12,871 | 1,277 | 7,322 | 4,173 | 99 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+17 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +600 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $92,584 in average income, against $71,321 for residents who stayed — 30% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+6.2 on average — 46 points more Democratic-leaning than Avery County, NC itself (R+52.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Watauga County, NC66D+6.0
- Mitchell County, NC32R+55.7
- Mecklenburg County, NC20D+32.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Watauga County, NC69
- Mitchell County, NC34
- Carter County, TN29
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 | −10 |
| 2012 | −108 |
| 2013 | +81 |
| 2014 | +31 |
| 2015 | −107 |
| 2016 | +20 |
| 2017 | +113 |
| 2018 | +72 |
| 2019 | +106 |
| 2021 | −204 |
| 2022 | +102 |
| 2023 | +174 |
| 2024 | +313 |
| 2025 | +17 |
Avery County sits atop the Appalachian highlands in western North Carolina, where a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white electorate has returned Republican presidential candidates by landslide margins for over two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 78.7 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 52.3 points.
A population of 17,680, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,428 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Davie County and White County.
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Avery County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37011/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.