Yadkin County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 20,397 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -NKNBNKNB | 666 | 2,155 | 24 | 2,845 | 23.4% | 75.7% | R+52.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -EBNDEBND | 407 | 2,062 | 18 | 2,487 | 16.4% | 82.9% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -BNVLBNVL | 460 | 1,807 | 24 | 2,291 | 20.1% | 78.9% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -FBSHFBSH | 401 | 1,747 | 39 | 2,187 | 18.3% | 79.9% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -NLIBNLIB | 379 | 1,259 | 30 | 1,668 | 22.7% | 75.5% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -DCRKDCRK | 244 | 1,232 | 22 | 1,498 | 16.3% | 82.2% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -SFALSFAL | 228 | 1,229 | 6 | 1,463 | 15.6% | 84.0% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -NBCKNBCK | 256 | 1,163 | 8 | 1,427 | 17.9% | 81.5% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -SLIBSLIB | 201 | 1,097 | 14 | 1,312 | 15.3% | 83.6% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -SKNBSKNB | 133 | 995 | 8 | 1,136 | 11.7% | 87.6% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -NFALNFAL | 176 | 914 | 16 | 1,106 | 15.9% | 82.6% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -SBCKSBCK | 188 | 779 | 10 | 977 | 19.2% | 79.7% | R+60.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.0% |
| 1896 | −20.1% |
| 1900 | −29.1% |
| 1904 | −34.8% |
| 1908 | −46.3% |
| 1912 | −3.7% |
| 1916 | −32.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −35.2% |
| 1928 | −67.2% |
| 1932 | −10.1% |
| 1936 | −13.4% |
| 1940 | −5.4% |
| 1944 | −28.0% |
| 1948 | −26.1% |
| 1952 | −33.1% |
| 1956 | −39.7% |
| 1960 | −44.6% |
| 1964 | −23.4% |
| 1968 | −45.7% |
| 1972 | −60.7% |
| 1976 | −13.6% |
| 1980 | −31.8% |
| 1984 | −48.9% |
| 1988 | −42.4% |
| 1992 | −26.2% |
| 1996 | −44.8% |
| 2000 | −53.4% |
| 2004 | −54.6% |
| 2008 | −46.0% |
| 2012 | −51.3% |
| 2016 | −60.8% |
| 2020 | −61.1% |
| 2024 | −62.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.3%2,400 | 80.2%11,117 | 13,857 |
| 2020 | R | 20.4%4,036 | 74.9%14,798 | 19,768 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23,303 | 5,321 | 13,461 | 4,514 | 7 |
| 2012 | 24,166 | 5,114 | 13,586 | 5,422 | 44 |
| 2016 | 24,149 | 4,304 | 13,412 | 6,363 | 70 |
| 2020 | 24,730 | 3,538 | 14,064 | 6,977 | 151 |
| 2022 | 24,881 | 3,181 | 14,138 | 7,434 | 128 |
| 2024 | 25,764 | 2,863 | 14,723 | 7,984 | 194 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+79 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +790 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,619 in average income, against $67,757 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.7 on average — 38 points more Democratic-leaning than Yadkin County, NC itself (R+62.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Forsyth County, NC223D+13.1
- Surry County, NC97R+53.2
- Wilkes County, NC74R+59.5
- Davie County, NC51R+46.2
- Iredell County, NC51R+32.5
- Davidson County, NC29R+46.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Forsyth County, NC152
- Surry County, NC117
- Wilkes County, NC62
- Davie County, NC51
- Iredell County, NC40
- Stokes County, NC22
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 | −76 |
| 2012 | −205 |
| 2013 | −83 |
| 2014 | −185 |
| 2015 | −172 |
| 2016 | +90 |
| 2017 | +28 |
| 2018 | −85 |
| 2019 | +218 |
| 2021 | +190 |
| 2022 | +364 |
| 2023 | +353 |
| 2024 | +274 |
| 2025 | +79 |
Yadkin County, a rural Piedmont community of roughly 36,000, delivered a 62-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in North Carolina — reflecting its heavily white, non-college demographic profile and deep roots in small-scale agriculture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.3 points.
A population of 37,574, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe County and Brown County.
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Yadkin County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37197/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.