Mitchell County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 8,846 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0404 | 1,083 | 3,509 | 42 | 4,634 | 23.4% | 75.7% | R+52.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0101 | 245 | 814 | 11 | 1,070 | 22.9% | 76.1% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -0909 | 264 | 776 | 6 | 1,046 | 25.2% | 74.2% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -0505 | 99 | 525 | 8 | 632 | 15.7% | 83.1% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -0303 | 80 | 355 | 6 | 441 | 18.1% | 80.5% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -0606 | 73 | 344 | 6 | 423 | 17.3% | 81.3% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -0808 | 37 | 208 | 1 | 246 | 15.0% | 84.6% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -0202 | 20 | 201 | 3 | 224 | 8.9% | 89.7% | R+80.8 |
| Precinct -0707 | 17 | 112 | 1 | 130 | 13.1% | 86.2% | R+73.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −28.7% |
| 1896 | −49.4% |
| 1900 | −59.9% |
| 1904 | −54.5% |
| 1908 | −53.4% |
| 1912 | +14.0% |
| 1916 | −47.5% |
| 1920 | −51.1% |
| 1924 | −38.0% |
| 1928 | −61.2% |
| 1932 | −36.3% |
| 1936 | −33.4% |
| 1940 | −38.8% |
| 1944 | −51.4% |
| 1948 | −54.9% |
| 1952 | −52.9% |
| 1956 | −59.9% |
| 1960 | −60.9% |
| 1964 | −30.5% |
| 1968 | −56.9% |
| 1972 | −67.7% |
| 1976 | −29.4% |
| 1980 | −40.8% |
| 1984 | −57.2% |
| 1988 | −53.9% |
| 1992 | −38.2% |
| 1996 | −40.0% |
| 2000 | −52.3% |
| 2004 | −46.2% |
| 2008 | −41.6% |
| 2012 | −51.1% |
| 2016 | −57.9% |
| 2020 | −57.8% |
| 2024 | −55.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.7%1,353 | 77.0%5,024 | 6,526 |
| 2020 | R | 21.5%1,919 | 75.3%6,735 | 8,942 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.1 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11,413 | 1,345 | 7,509 | 2,557 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11,745 | 1,303 | 7,444 | 2,985 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11,392 | 1,201 | 6,934 | 3,228 | 29 |
| 2020 | 11,153 | 1,120 | 6,657 | 3,331 | 45 |
| 2022 | 11,203 | 1,098 | 6,530 | 3,528 | 47 |
| 2024 | 11,508 | 1,049 | 6,636 | 3,746 | 77 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+8 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +719 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,546 in average income, against $61,046 for residents who stayed — 1% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.0 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Mitchell County, NC itself (R+55.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Yancey County, NC64R+34.3
- Avery County, NC34R+52.3
- McDowell County, NC32R+49.1
- Buncombe County, NC30D+24.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Yancey County, NC61
- Avery County, NC32
- McDowell County, NC26
- Buncombe County, NC24
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 | −72 |
| 2012 | +7 |
| 2013 | +24 |
| 2014 | −75 |
| 2015 | −42 |
| 2016 | +5 |
| 2017 | +51 |
| 2018 | +87 |
| 2019 | +31 |
| 2021 | +211 |
| 2022 | +210 |
| 2023 | +96 |
| 2024 | +178 |
| 2025 | +8 |
Tucked into the Blue Ridge highlands near the Tennessee border, Mitchell delivers some of the state's widest Republican margins, with the 2024 presidential result landing at R+55.7 in a county of fewer than 16,000 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 67.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.7 points.
A population of 14,992, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,602 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fannin County and Rabun County.
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Mitchell County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37121/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.