Granville County, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,8772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,1112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Martin County, NC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Granville CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Granville 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 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | +18.0% |
| 1904 | +50.8% |
| 1908 | +36.0% |
| 1912 | +65.3% |
| 1916 | +45.1% |
| 1920 | +51.8% |
| 1924 | +65.3% |
| 1928 | +55.1% |
| 1932 | +89.3% |
| 1936 | +91.7% |
| 1940 | +89.7% |
| 1944 | +81.6% |
| 1948 | +77.1% |
| 1952 | +59.4% |
| 1956 | +46.6% |
| 1960 | +46.7% |
| 1964 | +27.3% |
| 1968 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | −34.5% |
| 1976 | +27.8% |
| 1980 | +22.1% |
| 1984 | −9.4% |
| 1988 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
| 2004 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | −2.5% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2024 | −9.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,368 | 17,385 | 32,109 | ||
| R | 14,565 | 16,647 | 31,598 | ||
| R | 12,909 | 13,591 | 27,353 | ||
| D | 13,598 | 12,405 | 26,275 | ||
| D | 13,074 | 11,447 | 24,725 | ||
| R | 9,057 | 9,491 | 18,601 | ||
| R | 7,364 | 7,733 | 15,194 | ||
| D | 6,747 | 5,498 | 12,800 | ||
| D | 6,178 | 4,538 | 12,128 | ||
| D | 5,280 | 4,880 | 10,439 | ||
| R | 5,217 | 6,302 | 11,580 | ||
| D | 5,556 | 3,513 | 9,246 | ||
| D | 5,244 | 2,955 | 8,246 | ||
| R | 2,918 | 6,037 | 9,035 | ||
| O | 2,638 | 1,837 | 8,546 | ||
| D | 4,596 | 2,624 | 7,220 | ||
| D | 4,945 | 1,798 | 6,743 | ||
| D | 4,013 | 1,463 | 5,476 | ||
| D | 4,583 | 1,166 | 5,749 | ||
| D | 3,513 | 334 | 4,121 | ||
| D | 3,215 | 325 | 3,540 | ||
| D | 3,924 | 213 | 4,137 | ||
| D | 4,279 | 185 | 4,464 | ||
| D | 3,808 | 212 | 4,029 | ||
| D | 2,962 | 858 | 3,820 | ||
| D | 2,220 | 461 | 2,695 | ||
| D | 2,622 | 833 | 3,455 | ||
| D | 1,713 | 648 | 2,361 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 192 | 2,096 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 734 | 2,296 | ||
| D | 1,595 | 518 | 2,119 | ||
| D | 2,288 | 1,587 | 3,891 | ||
| D | 2,269 | 2,175 | 4,458 | ||
| R | 1,403 | 1,630 | 3,529 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
American
9.7%
German
7.2%
Irish
5.9%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.2%
African American
23.3%
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: 42.4 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
$71,111
Granville County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Granville County$71,111
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Granville 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
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)18.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Granville sits on North Carolina's Virginia border, blending small-city Oxford with farming townships. Its R+9.4 margin in 2024 reflects a gradual rightward shift in a county that as recently as 2008 swung Democratic by double digits.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A median household income of $71,111, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 60,877 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Martin County and Colfax County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Granville County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Granville County, North Carolina voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,109 votes cast, 14,368 went Democratic and 17,385 went Republican.
What is Granville County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Granville 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 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Granville County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Granville County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Granville County, North Carolina?
Granville County, North Carolina has a population of 60,877 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Granville County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Granville County, North Carolina is $71,111 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Granville County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Granville County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.