Montgomery County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 13,179 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -T1T1 | 496 | 975 | 6 | 1,477 | 33.6% | 66.0% | R+32.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -ELDELD | 288 | 1,165 | 14 | 1,467 | 19.6% | 79.4% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -PEEPEE | 255 | 1,020 | 12 | 1,287 | 19.8% | 79.3% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -STASTA | 239 | 1,013 | 18 | 1,270 | 18.8% | 79.8% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -UWHUWH | 261 | 945 | 12 | 1,218 | 21.4% | 77.6% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -MTGMTG | 702 | 469 | 12 | 1,183 | 59.3% | 39.6% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct -T2T2 | 296 | 810 | 10 | 1,116 | 26.5% | 72.6% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -BISBIS | 489 | 572 | 11 | 1,072 | 45.6% | 53.4% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -CANCAN | 397 | 609 | 6 | 1,012 | 39.2% | 60.2% | R+20.9 |
| Precinct -CHECHE | 94 | 430 | 1 | 525 | 17.9% | 81.9% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -ROCROC | 288 | 231 | 2 | 521 | 55.3% | 44.3% | D+10.9 |
| Precinct -LITLIT | 66 | 412 | 1 | 479 | 13.8% | 86.0% | R+72.2 |
| Precinct -WADWAD | 155 | 151 | 2 | 308 | 50.3% | 49.0% | D+1.3 |
| Precinct -OPHOPH | 19 | 224 | 1 | 244 | 7.8% | 91.8% | R+84.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +8.3% |
| 1896 | −3.3% |
| 1900 | +8.9% |
| 1904 | +4.4% |
| 1908 | −3.8% |
| 1912 | +43.4% |
| 1916 | +1.1% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | +8.9% |
| 1928 | −13.6% |
| 1932 | +15.2% |
| 1936 | +16.3% |
| 1940 | +25.4% |
| 1944 | +15.2% |
| 1948 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | −0.1% |
| 1956 | −4.2% |
| 1960 | −5.1% |
| 1964 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | −8.5% |
| 1972 | −33.3% |
| 1976 | +19.9% |
| 1980 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | −14.3% |
| 1988 | −6.0% |
| 1992 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | −10.8% |
| 2004 | −14.2% |
| 2008 | −11.0% |
| 2012 | −15.1% |
| 2016 | −25.8% |
| 2020 | −31.8% |
| 2024 | −37.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.7%2,667 | 67.2%5,834 | 8,680 |
| 2020 | R | 34.5%4,379 | 61.0%7,741 | 12,700 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 28 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15,641 | 8,322 | 4,705 | 2,609 | 5 |
| 2012 | 16,737 | 8,391 | 4,816 | 3,506 | 24 |
| 2016 | 16,399 | 7,397 | 4,935 | 4,018 | 49 |
| 2020 | 17,068 | 6,250 | 5,987 | 4,722 | 109 |
| 2022 | 17,480 | 5,641 | 6,332 | 5,422 | 85 |
| 2024 | 17,769 | 4,926 | 6,735 | 5,980 | 128 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+154 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +324 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,516 in average income, against $66,941 for residents who stayed — 1% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.1 on average — 6.7 points more Democratic-leaning than Montgomery County, NC itself (R+37.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Randolph County, NC85R+57.1
- Stanly County, NC84R+50.8
- Moore County, NC51R+29.4
- Mecklenburg County, NC33D+32.7
- Richmond County, NC24R+20.9
- Cabarrus County, NC23R+7.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Randolph County, NC82
- Stanly County, NC81
- Moore County, NC59
- Richmond County, NC33
- Davidson County, NC31
- Mecklenburg County, NC28
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 | −98 |
| 2012 | −243 |
| 2013 | −101 |
| 2014 | −152 |
| 2015 | +99 |
| 2016 | −133 |
| 2017 | +10 |
| 2018 | −206 |
| 2019 | +102 |
| 2021 | +258 |
| 2022 | +100 |
| 2023 | +371 |
| 2024 | +163 |
| 2025 | +154 |
Montgomery County's 2024 presidential margin of R+37.8 reflects a broader rural Piedmont shift, with a sparse population of under 27,000 spread across a timber-and-textile economy that has trended sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 37.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.8 points.
A population of 26,007, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,766 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus County and Chesterfield County.
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Montgomery County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.