Haywood County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
29 precincts · 37,851 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -IHIH | 1,301 | 1,987 | 62 | 3,350 | 38.8% | 59.3% | R+20.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -JCJC | 1,034 | 1,688 | 29 | 2,751 | 37.6% | 61.4% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -PP | 549 | 1,659 | 20 | 2,228 | 24.6% | 74.5% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -CL-SCL-S | 729 | 1,301 | 34 | 2,064 | 35.3% | 63.0% | R+27.7 |
| Precinct -SASA | 653 | 1,118 | 24 | 1,795 | 36.4% | 62.3% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -ACAC | 657 | 1,084 | 30 | 1,771 | 37.1% | 61.2% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct -CL-NCL-N | 599 | 1,137 | 31 | 1,767 | 33.9% | 64.3% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -WS-1WS-1 | 807 | 849 | 19 | 1,675 | 48.2% | 50.7% | R+2.5 |
| Precinct -LJLJ | 817 | 797 | 21 | 1,635 | 50.0% | 48.7% | D+1.2 |
| Precinct -BE-3BE-3 | 529 | 1,022 | 25 | 1,576 | 33.6% | 64.8% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -BE56BE56 | 640 | 819 | 34 | 1,493 | 42.9% | 54.9% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -BE-4BE-4 | 538 | 881 | 20 | 1,439 | 37.4% | 61.2% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -WS-2WS-2 | 663 | 748 | 20 | 1,431 | 46.3% | 52.3% | R+5.9 |
| Precinct -CRCR | 481 | 891 | 15 | 1,387 | 34.7% | 64.2% | R+29.6 |
| Precinct -WWWW | 510 | 791 | 29 | 1,330 | 38.3% | 59.5% | R+21.1 |
| Precinct -WEWE | 619 | 681 | 19 | 1,319 | 46.9% | 51.6% | R+4.7 |
| Precinct -BE-1BE-1 | 292 | 769 | 10 | 1,071 | 27.3% | 71.8% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -BE-7BE-7 | 263 | 755 | 15 | 1,033 | 25.5% | 73.1% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -BE-2BE-2 | 312 | 667 | 18 | 997 | 31.3% | 66.9% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -EFEF | 234 | 743 | 14 | 991 | 23.6% | 75.0% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -PCPC | 229 | 733 | 8 | 970 | 23.6% | 75.6% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -IDID | 342 | 523 | 5 | 870 | 39.3% | 60.1% | R+20.8 |
| Precinct -HAHA | 388 | 464 | 11 | 863 | 45.0% | 53.8% | R+8.8 |
| Precinct -FC-1FC-1 | 213 | 439 | 7 | 659 | 32.3% | 66.6% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -WCWC | 301 | 303 | 17 | 621 | 48.5% | 48.8% | R+0.3 |
| Precinct -CECE | 64 | 264 | 1 | 329 | 19.5% | 80.2% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -WOWO | 89 | 190 | 6 | 285 | 31.2% | 66.7% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -FC-2FC-2 | 55 | 79 | 1 | 135 | 40.7% | 58.5% | R+17.8 |
| Precinct -BCBC | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 31.3% | 68.8% | R+37.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +21.6% |
| 1896 | +29.1% |
| 1900 | +15.9% |
| 1904 | +18.4% |
| 1908 | +19.9% |
| 1912 | +52.1% |
| 1916 | +22.4% |
| 1920 | +17.0% |
| 1924 | +30.5% |
| 1928 | −3.5% |
| 1932 | +37.4% |
| 1936 | +42.1% |
| 1940 | +57.1% |
| 1944 | +45.3% |
| 1948 | +45.7% |
| 1952 | +17.7% |
| 1956 | +4.4% |
| 1960 | −3.2% |
| 1964 | +31.3% |
| 1968 | −3.2% |
| 1972 | −32.0% |
| 1976 | +28.9% |
| 1980 | +14.9% |
| 1984 | −12.1% |
| 1988 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | −10.4% |
| 2004 | −12.8% |
| 2008 | −7.8% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −27.5% |
| 2020 | −26.5% |
| 2024 | −25.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.3%9,972 | 60.1%16,078 | 26,757 |
| 2020 | R | 36.1%13,113 | 59.3%21,502 | 36,283 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40,712 | 20,262 | 11,722 | 8,710 | 18 |
| 2012 | 43,197 | 19,504 | 12,592 | 11,009 | 92 |
| 2016 | 44,384 | 17,429 | 13,309 | 13,435 | 211 |
| 2020 | 46,496 | 14,415 | 15,828 | 15,885 | 368 |
| 2022 | 45,925 | 12,833 | 15,971 | 16,777 | 344 |
| 2024 | 48,250 | 11,966 | 17,171 | 18,620 | 493 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+489 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +8,232 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $73,032 in average income, against $67,833 for residents who stayed — 8% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+10.9 on average — 36 points more Democratic-leaning than Haywood County, NC itself (R+25.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Buncombe County, NC475D+24.7
- Jackson County, NC99R+9.3
- Henderson County, NC60R+14.5
- Macon County, NC29R+37.9
- Swain County, NC27R+23.7
- Hillsborough County, FL26R+3.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Buncombe County, NC284
- Jackson County, NC105
- Henderson County, NC57
- Mecklenburg County, NC29
- Macon County, NC26
- Greenville County, SC24
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 | −60 |
| 2012 | +73 |
| 2013 | +516 |
| 2014 | +366 |
| 2015 | +693 |
| 2016 | +924 |
| 2017 | +843 |
| 2018 | +1,110 |
| 2019 | +630 |
| 2021 | +790 |
| 2022 | +545 |
| 2023 | +734 |
| 2024 | +579 |
| 2025 | +489 |
Haywood sits in the Blue Ridge highlands west of Asheville, and its heavily rural, working-class white electorate has shifted the presidential margin rightward by roughly 20 points over the past four election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.1 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 32.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.0 points.
A population of 62,662, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,912 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Transylvania County.
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Haywood County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37087/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.