Forsyth County, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 389,9772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pitt County, NC · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Forsyth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Forsyth County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | −16.5% |
| 1900 | −2.1% |
| 1904 | +2.0% |
| 1908 | −7.3% |
| 1912 | +21.4% |
| 1916 | +6.7% |
| 1920 | +8.9% |
| 1924 | +15.9% |
| 1928 | −33.3% |
| 1932 | +41.2% |
| 1936 | +56.2% |
| 1940 | +48.7% |
| 1944 | +24.1% |
| 1948 | +8.3% |
| 1952 | −3.7% |
| 1956 | −30.0% |
| 1960 | −16.3% |
| 1964 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | −16.8% |
| 1972 | −37.2% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | −23.3% |
| 1988 | −18.4% |
| 1992 | −3.3% |
| 1996 | −11.3% |
| 2000 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | +13.9% |
| 2024 | +13.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 114,145 | 87,292 | 204,726 | ||
| D | 113,033 | 85,064 | 201,270 | ||
| D | 94,464 | 75,975 | 178,312 | ||
| D | 92,323 | 79,768 | 174,069 | ||
| D | 91,085 | 73,674 | 166,133 | ||
| R | 63,340 | 75,294 | 139,125 | ||
| D | 67,700 | 52,457 | 120,942 | ||
| R | 46,543 | 59,160 | 112,033 | ||
| R | 49,006 | 52,787 | 116,274 | ||
| R | 39,726 | 57,688 | 97,735 | ||
| R | 36,814 | 59,208 | 96,211 | ||
| R | 38,870 | 42,389 | 84,798 | ||
| D | 39,561 | 38,886 | 78,808 | ||
| R | 20,928 | 46,415 | 68,569 | ||
| R | 20,281 | 31,623 | 67,585 | ||
| D | 31,615 | 30,276 | 61,891 | ||
| R | 24,035 | 33,374 | 57,409 | ||
| R | 15,819 | 29,368 | 45,187 | ||
| R | 24,535 | 26,436 | 50,971 | ||
| D | 12,201 | 10,147 | 24,725 | ||
| D | 16,390 | 10,014 | 26,404 | ||
| D | 20,664 | 7,125 | 27,789 | ||
| D | 18,734 | 5,256 | 23,990 | ||
| D | 14,016 | 5,727 | 20,100 | ||
| R | 6,639 | 13,258 | 19,897 | ||
| D | 7,404 | 5,315 | 13,178 | ||
| D | 8,123 | 6,792 | 14,915 | ||
| D | 4,115 | 3,585 | 7,938 | ||
| D | 3,042 | 1,689 | 6,322 | ||
| R | 2,472 | 2,876 | 5,501 | ||
| D | 2,301 | 2,209 | 4,608 | ||
| R | 2,482 | 2,588 | 5,097 | ||
| R | 2,778 | 3,888 | 6,721 | ||
| D | 2,880 | 2,447 | 5,808 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
German
9.9%
Irish
7.8%
American
6.1%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.1%
African American
20.2%
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: 38.4 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
$67,165
Forsyth County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Forsyth County$67,165
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Forsyth 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
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Wake Forest University and a historically significant Black community, Forsyth County backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 13 points — a margin driven largely by Winston-Salem's urban core.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-six points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A population of 389,977, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,165 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pitt County and Wilson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Forsyth County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forsyth County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 13.1 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 204,726 votes cast, 114,145 went Democratic and 87,292 went Republican.
What is Forsyth County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Forsyth 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Forsyth County, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Forsyth County, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Forsyth County, North Carolina?
Forsyth County, North Carolina has a population of 389,977 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forsyth County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Forsyth County, North Carolina is $67,165 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Forsyth County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.