Macon County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 21,934 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1111 | 658 | 1,768 | 39 | 2,465 | 26.7% | 71.7% | R+45.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0505 | 608 | 1,576 | 18 | 2,202 | 27.6% | 71.6% | R+44.0 |
| Precinct -0303 | 632 | 1,355 | 26 | 2,013 | 31.4% | 67.3% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -0909 | 821 | 1,169 | 17 | 2,007 | 40.9% | 58.2% | R+17.3 |
| Precinct -0101 | 653 | 1,251 | 43 | 1,947 | 33.5% | 64.3% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -0606 | 536 | 1,310 | 19 | 1,865 | 28.7% | 70.2% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -1515 | 528 | 1,254 | 18 | 1,800 | 29.3% | 69.7% | R+40.3 |
| Precinct -0707 | 492 | 1,221 | 32 | 1,745 | 28.2% | 70.0% | R+41.8 |
| Precinct -1212 | 550 | 1,175 | 13 | 1,738 | 31.6% | 67.6% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -0404 | 380 | 850 | 22 | 1,252 | 30.4% | 67.9% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -0202 | 337 | 620 | 12 | 969 | 34.8% | 64.0% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -1414 | 148 | 496 | 9 | 653 | 22.7% | 76.0% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -1313 | 112 | 415 | 3 | 530 | 21.1% | 78.3% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -0808 | 94 | 287 | 6 | 387 | 24.3% | 74.2% | R+49.9 |
| Precinct -1010 | 126 | 234 | 1 | 361 | 34.9% | 64.8% | R+29.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.9% |
| 1896 | +12.2% |
| 1900 | −2.9% |
| 1904 | −4.4% |
| 1908 | −6.0% |
| 1912 | +44.4% |
| 1916 | +3.5% |
| 1920 | +3.0% |
| 1924 | +3.9% |
| 1928 | −14.0% |
| 1932 | +16.5% |
| 1936 | +12.9% |
| 1940 | +12.0% |
| 1944 | +6.4% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | −6.0% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −18.8% |
| 1972 | −39.9% |
| 1976 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | −6.9% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −23.0% |
| 1992 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | −9.9% |
| 2000 | −28.1% |
| 2004 | −26.4% |
| 2008 | −21.4% |
| 2012 | −30.4% |
| 2016 | −40.9% |
| 2020 | −38.5% |
| 2024 | −37.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 29.3%4,617 | 68.0%10,698 | 15,733 |
| 2020 | R | 30.5%6,248 | 65.4%13,408 | 20,517 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25,073 | 8,789 | 10,122 | 6,155 | 7 |
| 2012 | 25,220 | 7,940 | 10,040 | 7,197 | 43 |
| 2016 | 25,770 | 6,939 | 10,322 | 8,407 | 102 |
| 2020 | 27,271 | 5,886 | 11,824 | 9,360 | 201 |
| 2022 | 27,993 | 5,211 | 12,366 | 10,245 | 171 |
| 2024 | 29,588 | 4,970 | 12,939 | 11,440 | 239 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+607 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,785 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $76,823 in average income, against $86,801 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+10.8 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Macon County, NC itself (R+37.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jackson County, NC103R+9.3
- Buncombe County, NC37D+24.7
- Rabun County, GA30R+56.9
- Haywood County, NC26R+25.0
- Pinellas County, FL23R+5.2
- Hillsborough County, FL21R+3.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jackson County, NC68
- Buncombe County, NC36
- Rabun County, GA32
- Haywood County, NC29
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 | +86 |
| 2012 | +9 |
| 2013 | +17 |
| 2014 | +128 |
| 2015 | +318 |
| 2016 | +251 |
| 2017 | +470 |
| 2018 | +717 |
| 2019 | +622 |
| 2021 | +671 |
| 2022 | +761 |
| 2023 | +642 |
| 2024 | +486 |
| 2025 | +607 |
Tucked into the Blue Ridge along the Georgia border, Macon County delivers some of western North Carolina's most lopsided presidential margins, with Republicans clearing 60% of the vote in every cycle since 2012.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 40.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 37,941, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,061 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cherokee County and Clay County.
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Macon County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37113/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.