Guilford County, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 547,9402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,6422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 33.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mecklenburg County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Guilford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Guilford 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 | +4.0% |
| 1896 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | +0.6% |
| 1904 | +23.3% |
| 1908 | +14.2% |
| 1912 | +53.2% |
| 1916 | +11.4% |
| 1920 | +9.7% |
| 1924 | +12.4% |
| 1928 | −25.2% |
| 1932 | +34.5% |
| 1936 | +45.8% |
| 1940 | +46.2% |
| 1944 | +28.9% |
| 1948 | +8.6% |
| 1952 | −6.9% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −15.1% |
| 1964 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | −15.9% |
| 1972 | −40.3% |
| 1976 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | −8.6% |
| 1984 | −22.7% |
| 1988 | −13.4% |
| 1992 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | +18.4% |
| 2012 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | +19.9% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +21.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 171,118 | 109,077 | 285,053 | ||
| D | 173,086 | 107,294 | 284,486 | ||
| D | 149,248 | 98,062 | 257,405 | ||
| D | 146,365 | 104,789 | 253,852 | ||
| D | 142,101 | 97,718 | 241,771 | ||
| D | 100,042 | 98,254 | 199,314 | ||
| D | 84,394 | 80,787 | 166,264 | ||
| D | 69,208 | 67,727 | 147,587 | ||
| D | 66,319 | 60,140 | 146,399 | ||
| R | 50,351 | 66,060 | 117,232 | ||
| R | 46,027 | 73,096 | 119,336 | ||
| R | 44,516 | 53,291 | 102,622 | ||
| D | 46,826 | 45,441 | 92,740 | ||
| R | 25,800 | 61,381 | 88,366 | ||
| R | 25,604 | 38,996 | 84,351 | ||
| D | 39,969 | 35,635 | 75,604 | ||
| R | 30,486 | 41,357 | 71,843 | ||
| R | 21,948 | 32,751 | 54,699 | ||
| R | 29,028 | 33,310 | 62,338 | ||
| D | 17,224 | 14,167 | 35,349 | ||
| D | 23,495 | 12,962 | 36,457 | ||
| D | 26,565 | 9,770 | 36,335 | ||
| D | 25,579 | 9,514 | 35,093 | ||
| D | 19,301 | 9,263 | 29,059 | ||
| R | 9,872 | 16,541 | 26,413 | ||
| D | 8,804 | 6,822 | 15,943 | ||
| D | 9,615 | 7,920 | 17,535 | ||
| D | 4,616 | 3,670 | 8,330 | ||
| D | 3,830 | 460 | 6,338 | ||
| D | 3,822 | 2,863 | 6,758 | ||
| D | 2,763 | 1,716 | 4,500 | ||
| D | 3,335 | 3,296 | 6,676 | ||
| D | 3,479 | 3,455 | 7,004 | ||
| D | 2,773 | 2,532 | 5,979 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
German
7.7%
American
6.4%
Irish
6.2%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.2%
African American
27.0%
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: 37.5 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
$68,642
Guilford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Guilford County$68,642
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Guilford 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to several historically Black colleges and universities, Guilford County has voted Democratic in every presidential race since 2008, with margins widening as its urban core grows relative to surrounding rural precincts.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-three points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 547,940, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,642 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mecklenburg County and Montgomery County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Guilford County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Guilford County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 21.8 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 285,053 votes cast, 171,118 went Democratic and 109,077 went Republican.
What is Guilford County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Guilford 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 25 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Guilford County, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Guilford County, North Carolina voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Guilford County, North Carolina?
Guilford County, North Carolina has a population of 547,940 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Guilford County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Guilford County, North Carolina is $68,642 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Guilford County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Guilford County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.