Macon County, North Carolina: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,9412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,0612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Surry County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Macon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Macon 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,675 | 14,981 | 21,934 | ||
| R | 6,230 | 14,211 | 20,743 | ||
| R | 4,876 | 12,127 | 17,734 | ||
| R | 5,712 | 10,835 | 16,861 | ||
| R | 6,620 | 10,317 | 17,238 | ||
| R | 5,489 | 9,448 | 15,024 | ||
| D | 8,406 | 4,683 | 13,234 | ||
| R | 4,209 | 5,267 | 10,675 | ||
| R | 4,624 | 4,797 | 11,279 | ||
| R | 3,773 | 6,026 | 9,816 | ||
| R | 3,570 | 6,661 | 10,256 | ||
| R | 4,105 | 4,727 | 9,031 | ||
| D | 4,406 | 3,673 | 8,118 | ||
| R | 1,749 | 4,134 | 5,974 | ||
| R | 2,070 | 3,295 | 6,527 | ||
| D | 3,774 | 2,900 | 6,674 | ||
| R | 3,098 | 3,735 | 6,833 | ||
| R | 3,025 | 3,408 | 6,433 | ||
| D | 3,396 | 3,327 | 6,723 | ||
| D | 2,785 | 2,388 | 5,309 | ||
| D | 2,855 | 2,510 | 5,365 | ||
| D | 2,941 | 2,312 | 5,253 | ||
| D | 3,311 | 2,554 | 5,865 | ||
| D | 3,223 | 2,307 | 5,560 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 2,903 | 5,094 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 2,015 | 4,211 | ||
| D | 2,177 | 2,050 | 4,227 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 1,069 | 2,215 | ||
| D | 1,020 | 134 | 1,995 | ||
| R | 927 | 1,045 | 1,972 | ||
| R | 904 | 987 | 1,895 | ||
| R | 977 | 1,035 | 2,016 | ||
| D | 1,140 | 891 | 2,035 | ||
| D | 862 | 562 | 1,677 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
American
15.4%
Irish
11.9%
German
8.7%
Scottish
4.2%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.6%
African American
1.1%
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: 49.7 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
$59,061
Macon County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Macon County$59,061
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Macon 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
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached forty-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 37,941, a 87% 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 Surry County and Fall River County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Macon County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Macon County, North Carolina voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,934 votes cast, 6,675 went Democratic and 14,981 went Republican.
What is Macon County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Macon County, North Carolina in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Macon County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Macon County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Macon County, North Carolina?
Macon County, North Carolina has a population of 37,941 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Macon County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Macon County, North Carolina is $59,061 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Macon County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Macon County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.