Wilkes County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 36,320 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -120A120A | 471 | 2,548 | 16 | 3,035 | 15.5% | 84.0% | R+68.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -115A115A | 520 | 2,414 | 23 | 2,957 | 17.6% | 81.6% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -128128 | 374 | 1,858 | 25 | 2,257 | 16.6% | 82.3% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -107107 | 342 | 1,845 | 14 | 2,201 | 15.5% | 83.8% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -123A123A | 321 | 1,839 | 16 | 2,176 | 14.8% | 84.5% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -112112 | 406 | 1,457 | 7 | 1,870 | 21.7% | 77.9% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -102102 | 456 | 1,265 | 11 | 1,732 | 26.3% | 73.0% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -113A113A | 328 | 1,354 | 14 | 1,696 | 19.3% | 79.8% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -119119 | 314 | 1,261 | 20 | 1,595 | 19.7% | 79.1% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -118118 | 613 | 793 | 25 | 1,431 | 42.8% | 55.4% | R+12.6 |
| Precinct -127127 | 556 | 799 | 25 | 1,380 | 40.3% | 57.9% | R+17.6 |
| Precinct -129129 | 372 | 972 | 12 | 1,356 | 27.4% | 71.7% | R+44.2 |
| Precinct -104104 | 239 | 956 | 16 | 1,211 | 19.7% | 78.9% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -108108 | 374 | 793 | 7 | 1,174 | 31.9% | 67.5% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -122122 | 61 | 1,040 | 14 | 1,115 | 5.5% | 93.3% | R+87.8 |
| Precinct -117117 | 153 | 944 | 9 | 1,106 | 13.8% | 85.4% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -109109 | 168 | 870 | 11 | 1,049 | 16.0% | 82.9% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -111111 | 264 | 777 | 7 | 1,048 | 25.2% | 74.1% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -126126 | 128 | 838 | 2 | 968 | 13.2% | 86.6% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -114114 | 121 | 783 | 7 | 911 | 13.3% | 85.9% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -105105 | 128 | 767 | 14 | 909 | 14.1% | 84.4% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -106106 | 189 | 668 | 5 | 862 | 21.9% | 77.5% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -103103 | 82 | 703 | 2 | 787 | 10.4% | 89.3% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -101101 | 118 | 645 | 5 | 768 | 15.4% | 84.0% | R+68.6 |
| Precinct -125125 | 96 | 623 | 7 | 726 | 13.2% | 85.8% | R+72.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | −22.3% |
| 1900 | −25.0% |
| 1904 | −30.4% |
| 1908 | −36.8% |
| 1912 | +28.8% |
| 1916 | −36.0% |
| 1920 | −38.8% |
| 1924 | −26.2% |
| 1928 | −47.2% |
| 1932 | −7.6% |
| 1936 | −12.5% |
| 1940 | −7.3% |
| 1944 | −24.0% |
| 1948 | −17.0% |
| 1952 | −23.1% |
| 1956 | −32.6% |
| 1960 | −24.0% |
| 1964 | −9.1% |
| 1968 | −36.1% |
| 1972 | −47.1% |
| 1976 | −7.2% |
| 1980 | −27.2% |
| 1984 | −46.2% |
| 1988 | −35.5% |
| 1992 | −19.1% |
| 1996 | −26.4% |
| 2000 | −39.5% |
| 2004 | −41.7% |
| 2008 | −38.2% |
| 2012 | −42.4% |
| 2016 | −54.7% |
| 2020 | −56.6% |
| 2024 | −59.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 19.4%4,770 | 78.7%19,294 | 24,531 |
| 2020 | R | 23.0%8,074 | 72.7%25,488 | 35,073 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42,033 | 12,476 | 21,970 | 7,569 | 18 |
| 2012 | 42,496 | 11,649 | 21,853 | 8,919 | 75 |
| 2016 | 43,035 | 10,361 | 22,097 | 10,457 | 120 |
| 2020 | 43,957 | 8,235 | 23,623 | 11,886 | 213 |
| 2022 | 44,171 | 7,303 | 23,989 | 12,667 | 212 |
| 2024 | 45,719 | 6,606 | 25,200 | 13,598 | 315 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+171 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,398 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,555 in average income, against $65,203 for residents who stayed — 4% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.8 on average — 30 points more Democratic-leaning than Wilkes County, NC itself (R+59.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Surry County, NC106R+53.2
- Yadkin County, NC62R+62.3
- Iredell County, NC48R+32.5
- Forsyth County, NC46D+13.1
- Ashe County, NC38R+44.3
- Mecklenburg County, NC38D+32.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Surry County, NC104
- Yadkin County, NC74
- Forsyth County, NC55
- Iredell County, NC40
- Ashe County, NC35
- Mecklenburg County, NC35
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 | −288 |
| 2012 | +7 |
| 2013 | −198 |
| 2014 | −24 |
| 2015 | −36 |
| 2016 | +334 |
| 2017 | +3 |
| 2018 | +169 |
| 2019 | −50 |
| 2021 | +228 |
| 2022 | +336 |
| 2023 | +410 |
| 2024 | +336 |
| 2025 | +171 |
Wilkes County, nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills, recorded an R+59.5 margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most consistently one-sided presidential jurisdictions. Its rural, majority-white population has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.5 points.
A population of 65,935, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,721 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alexander County and Caldwell County.
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Wilkes County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37193/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.