† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
18 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCharlotte-Concord, NC-SCUnited States
English11.2%9.5%
German10.5%12.5%
American8.9%5.3%
Irish8.5%9.4%
Italian3.6%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%—
Polish1.4%2.2%
African American†17.5%9.9%
African0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.4%
Mexican4.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.8%
Honduran1.1%0.3%
Salvadoran0.8%0.7%
Colombian0.5%0.4%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.7%
Dominican0.4%0.7%
Asian Indian1.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Hmong0.3%—
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
United States
Median age
38.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
United States
Median household income
$80,408
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.8%
22.3%
Spanish
9.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
United States
Catholic
10.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.8%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+31.0%
1896
+30.8%
1900
+20.3%
1904
+28.5%
1908
+18.8%
1912
+55.8%
1916
+23.1%
1920
+17.2%
1924
+23.0%
1928
−10.7%
1932
+41.0%
1936
+50.0%
1940
+50.6%
1944
+31.4%
1948
+9.7%
1952
−8.6%
1956
−13.7%
1960
−6.1%
1964
+4.9%
1968
−21.3%
1972
−43.9%
1976
+8.5%
1980
−6.4%
1984
−33.9%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−9.2%
1996
−10.5%
2000
−20.7%
2004
−20.6%
2008
−7.0%
2012
−9.1%
2016
−11.3%
2020
−7.3%
2024
−8.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.8%Harris778,356
53.7%Trump932,642
1.6%
R+8.9
R+1.6
R+7.4
1,738,356
R
45.6%Biden765,017
52.9%Trump887,284
1.5%
R+7.3
D+4.0
R+11.7
1,676,996
R
42.3%Clinton588,855
53.6%Trump746,543
4.2%
R+11.3
R+2.2
R+13.4
1,393,605
R
44.8%Obama582,768
53.9%Romney700,982
1.3%
R+9.1
R+2.1
R+12.9
1,300,375
R
46.0%Obama565,107
53.0%McCain650,450
0.9%
R+7.0
D+13.6
R+14.2
1,227,183
R
39.5%Kerry384,551
60.1%Bush585,114
0.5%
R+20.6
D+0.1
R+18.1
974,082
R
39.2%Gore320,362
59.9%Bush489,436
0.9%
R+20.7
R+10.2
R+21.2
817,159
R
41.0%Clinton282,462
51.5%Dole354,656
7.5%
R+10.5
R+1.3
R+19.0
688,719
R
38.2%Clinton279,949
47.5%Bush347,538
14.3%
R+9.2
D+17.1
R+14.8
732,382
R
36.7%Dukakis218,480
63.0%Bush374,887
0.3%
R+26.3
D+7.6
R+18.6
594,998
R
32.9%Mondale196,593
66.8%Reagan398,972
0.2%
R+33.9
R+27.5
R+15.7
596,927
R
45.1%Carter231,405
51.5%Reagan264,338
3.4%
R+6.4
R+14.9
D+3.3
512,961
D
54.0%Carter257,453
45.5%Ford217,110
0.5%
D+8.5
D+52.3
D+6.4
476,728
R
27.2%McGovern115,666
71.1%Nixon302,099
1.7%
R+43.9
R+22.6
R+20.7
425,020
R
25.5%Humphrey113,546
46.8%Nixon208,079
27.6%
R+21.3
R+26.2
R+20.6
444,538
D
52.5%Johnson211,997
47.5%Goldwater192,022
0.0%
D+4.9
D+11.0
R+17.6
404,023
R
47.0%Kennedy186,686
53.0%Nixon210,786
0.0%
R+6.1
D+7.7
R+6.2
397,472
R
42.8%Stevenson145,608
56.5%Eisenhower192,421
0.8%
R+13.7
R+5.1
D+1.7
340,591
R
45.7%Stevenson163,266
54.3%Eisenhower193,975
0.0%
R+8.6
R+18.2
D+2.2
357,241
D
46.0%Truman89,729
36.3%Dewey70,882
17.7%
D+9.7
R+21.8
D+5.2
195,258
D
65.6%Roosevelt129,096
34.2%Dewey67,326
0.1%
D+31.4
R+19.1
D+23.9
196,684
D
75.3%Roosevelt153,937
24.7%Willkie50,558
0.0%
D+50.6
D+0.5
D+40.6
204,497
D
75.0%Roosevelt157,422
25.0%Landon52,430
0.0%
D+50.0
D+9.0
D+25.8
209,932
D
70.2%Roosevelt122,379
29.1%Hoover50,840
0.7%
D+41.0
D+51.7
D+23.2
174,420
R
44.6%Smith66,600
55.4%Hoover82,597
0.0%
R+10.7
R+33.7
D+6.7
149,203
D
60.6%Davis68,437
37.6%Coolidge42,434
1.8%
D+23.0
D+5.8
D+48.2
112,939
D
58.6%Cox76,372
41.4%Harding53,975
0.0%
D+17.2
R+5.9
D+43.4
130,347
D
61.5%Wilson39,242
38.4%Hughes24,519
0.1%
D+23.1
R+32.7
D+19.9
63,842
D
62.7%Wilson32,978
6.9%Taft3,640
30.4%
D+55.8
D+36.9
D+36.2
52,608
D
59.3%Bryan32,339
40.4%Taft22,055
0.3%
D+18.8
R+9.6
D+28.4
54,575
D
63.6%Parker26,769
35.1%Roosevelt14,785
1.3%
D+28.5
D+8.2
D+48.1
42,114
D
59.3%Bryan29,450
39.0%McKinley19,382
1.8%
D+20.3
R+10.6
D+27.8
49,702
D
65.0%Bryan38,367
34.1%McKinley20,150
0.9%
D+30.8
R+0.1
D+36.9
59,062
D
57.4%Cleveland29,780
26.4%Harrison13,705
16.2%
D+31.0
—
D+29.3
51,898
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2012D+4.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+8.9
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 13-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008 (partial)
1,585,348
643,985
572,597
367,823
943
2012 (partial)
1,721,404
668,865
596,232
451,529
4,778
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+31,105 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +399,569 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+13,271
2012
+18,269
2013
+22,237
2014
+23,770
2015
+29,340
2016
+34,418
2017
+34,582
2018
+28,967
2019
+30,945
2021
+31,542
2022
+35,772
2023
+34,965
2024
+30,386
2025
+31,105
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.9 points.
A population of 3,347,182, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,408 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA and Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL.
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How did Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.9 points (R+8.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,738,356 votes cast, 778,356 went Democratic and 932,642 went Republican.
When did Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina has a population of 3,347,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina is $80,408 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
