Yancey County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 11,285 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -01 BUR01 BUR | 975 | 1,476 | 37 | 2,488 | 39.2% | 59.3% | R+20.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -08 CRA08 CRA | 529 | 1,435 | 18 | 1,982 | 26.7% | 72.4% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -09 SOU09 SOU | 667 | 901 | 20 | 1,588 | 42.0% | 56.7% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -06 JAC06 JAC | 378 | 796 | 23 | 1,197 | 31.6% | 66.5% | R+34.9 |
| Precinct -02 CAN02 CAN | 325 | 820 | 12 | 1,157 | 28.1% | 70.9% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -11 PRI11 PRI | 248 | 763 | 5 | 1,016 | 24.4% | 75.1% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -10 PEN10 PEN | 111 | 338 | 2 | 451 | 24.6% | 74.9% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -03 EGY03 EGY | 142 | 288 | 6 | 436 | 32.6% | 66.1% | R+33.5 |
| Precinct -05 GRE05 GRE | 101 | 268 | 8 | 377 | 26.8% | 71.1% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -07 BRU07 BRU | 106 | 251 | 4 | 361 | 29.4% | 69.5% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -04 RAM04 RAM | 53 | 175 | 4 | 232 | 22.8% | 75.4% | R+52.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +16.0% |
| 1896 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | −6.3% |
| 1904 | +7.9% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +47.6% |
| 1916 | +8.1% |
| 1920 | −6.5% |
| 1924 | +9.1% |
| 1928 | −4.5% |
| 1932 | +17.5% |
| 1936 | +14.5% |
| 1940 | +16.2% |
| 1944 | +15.8% |
| 1948 | +20.6% |
| 1952 | +11.1% |
| 1956 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | +29.9% |
| 1968 | −4.3% |
| 1972 | −15.2% |
| 1976 | +18.7% |
| 1980 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | −8.1% |
| 1988 | −4.5% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | −14.3% |
| 2004 | −5.4% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −13.7% |
| 2016 | −32.0% |
| 2020 | −33.7% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 33.1%2,940 | 64.3%5,705 | 8,871 |
| 2020 | R | 34.0%3,833 | 62.4%7,038 | 11,280 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 21 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,346 | 6,534 | 5,308 | 2,500 | 4 |
| 2012 | 14,651 | 6,246 | 5,251 | 3,131 | 23 |
| 2016 | 13,971 | 5,297 | 4,919 | 3,713 | 42 |
| 2020 | 14,181 | 4,438 | 5,284 | 4,386 | 73 |
| 2022 | 14,610 | 4,041 | 5,528 | 4,967 | 74 |
| 2024 | 14,713 | 3,655 | 5,584 | 5,352 | 122 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+96 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,801 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $72,865 in average income, against $65,389 for residents who stayed — 11% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.1 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Yancey County, NC itself (R+34.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Buncombe County, NC73D+24.7
- Mitchell County, NC61R+55.7
- Madison County, NC31R+23.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Buncombe County, NC67
- Mitchell County, NC64
- Madison County, NC27
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 | −45 |
| 2012 | −12 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | +51 |
| 2015 | +44 |
| 2016 | +117 |
| 2017 | +149 |
| 2018 | +234 |
| 2019 | +227 |
| 2021 | +407 |
| 2022 | +121 |
| 2023 | +256 |
| 2024 | +165 |
| 2025 | +96 |
Tucked into the Black Mountains of western North Carolina, Yancey County delivers lopsided Republican presidential margins — R+34.3 in 2024 — in a rugged, rural community where fewer than 18,000 residents live well above 2,000 feet elevation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 34.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.
A population of 18,797, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,709 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenup County and Rockbridge County.
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Yancey County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37199/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.