† 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
15 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
GroupGreensboro-High Point-Winston-SalemUnited States
English13.0%9.5%
German9.2%12.5%
American8.8%5.3%
Irish7.5%9.4%
Italian2.4%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.8%—
French0.7%1.6%
African American†18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%
Jamaican0.2%0.4%
Mexican6.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.8%
Salvadoran0.8%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.3%
Dominican0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
Asian Indian0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Pakistani0.2%—
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
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
United States
Median age
40.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
United States
Median household income
$64,740
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.6%
22.3%
Spanish
9.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
United States
Catholic
8.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.1%
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.
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+1.5%
1896
−8.4%
1900
−7.1%
1904
+0.3%
1908
−9.6%
1912
+26.9%
1916
−3.0%
1920
−5.2%
1924
+2.7%
1928
−29.4%
1932
+24.8%
1936
+31.0%
1940
+33.4%
1944
+13.8%
1948
+6.8%
1952
−3.9%
1956
−18.7%
1960
−13.7%
1964
+0.1%
1968
−19.2%
1972
−43.3%
1976
+3.2%
1980
−11.4%
1984
−31.4%
1988
−23.1%
1992
−5.7%
1996
−13.0%
2000
−20.2%
2004
−19.4%
2008
−5.8%
2012
−9.7%
2016
−12.1%
2020
−10.8%
2024
−12.5%
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
43.1%Harris425,535
55.5%Trump548,948
1.4%
R+12.5
R+1.7
R+11.0
988,349
R
43.9%Biden423,811
54.7%Trump528,214
1.3%
R+10.8
D+1.2
R+15.3
965,037
R
42.1%Clinton358,313
54.2%Trump460,874
3.7%
R+12.1
R+2.3
R+14.1
850,455
R
44.5%Obama366,335
54.3%Romney446,447
1.2%
R+9.7
R+4.0
R+13.6
822,680
R
46.6%Obama370,566
52.4%McCain416,441
1.0%
R+5.8
D+13.6
R+13.0
794,970
R
40.1%Kerry271,618
59.5%Bush403,094
0.4%
R+19.4
D+0.8
R+16.9
677,520
R
39.5%Gore230,358
59.7%Bush348,246
0.8%
R+20.2
R+7.2
R+20.7
583,205
R
39.6%Clinton205,624
52.7%Dole273,165
7.7%
R+13.0
R+7.3
R+21.5
518,686
R
40.0%Clinton217,779
45.8%Bush249,017
14.2%
R+5.7
D+17.3
R+11.3
544,055
R
38.3%Dukakis174,645
61.3%Bush279,883
0.4%
R+23.1
D+8.3
R+15.3
456,262
R
34.2%Mondale160,541
65.6%Reagan307,587
0.2%
R+31.4
R+20.0
R+13.1
468,992
R
42.7%Carter177,134
54.1%Reagan224,445
3.3%
R+11.4
R+14.6
R+1.7
415,198
D
51.3%Carter196,028
48.1%Ford183,921
0.5%
D+3.2
D+46.5
D+1.1
382,030
R
27.4%McGovern94,325
70.8%Nixon243,433
1.8%
R+43.3
R+24.2
R+20.2
344,063
R
26.6%Humphrey95,503
45.7%Nixon164,505
27.7%
R+19.2
R+19.3
R+18.5
359,637
D
50.0%Johnson163,716
50.0%Goldwater163,496
0.0%
D+0.1
D+13.7
R+22.5
327,216
R
43.2%Kennedy138,053
56.8%Nixon181,814
0.0%
R+13.7
D+5.0
R+13.8
319,878
R
40.7%Stevenson106,295
59.3%Eisenhower155,146
0.0%
R+18.7
R+14.8
R+3.3
261,481
R
48.0%Stevenson133,475
52.0%Eisenhower144,383
0.0%
R+3.9
R+10.7
D+6.8
277,862
D
49.5%Truman88,237
42.7%Dewey76,111
7.8%
D+6.8
R+7.0
D+2.3
178,340
D
56.9%Roosevelt104,449
43.1%Dewey79,094
0.0%
D+13.8
R+19.6
D+6.3
183,550
D
66.7%Roosevelt125,285
33.3%Willkie62,525
0.0%
D+33.4
D+2.4
D+23.5
187,816
D
65.5%Roosevelt120,956
34.5%Landon63,744
0.0%
D+31.0
D+6.2
D+6.7
184,706
D
61.9%Roosevelt96,046
37.1%Hoover57,610
1.0%
D+24.8
D+54.1
D+7.0
155,263
R
35.3%Smith49,104
64.7%Hoover89,948
0.0%
R+29.4
R+32.1
R+11.9
139,052
D
50.8%Davis57,266
48.1%Coolidge54,208
1.1%
D+2.7
D+7.9
D+27.9
112,683
R
47.4%Cox54,893
52.6%Harding60,872
0.0%
R+5.2
R+2.1
D+21.0
115,768
R
48.2%Wilson29,703
51.2%Hughes31,577
0.6%
R+3.0
R+29.9
R+6.2
61,624
D
49.0%Wilson25,394
22.1%Taft11,471
28.9%
D+26.9
D+36.5
D+7.3
51,822
R
44.9%Bryan23,782
54.5%Taft28,866
0.7%
R+9.6
R+9.9
±0.0
53,001
D
49.8%Parker22,096
49.6%Roosevelt21,979
0.6%
D+0.3
D+7.4
D+19.9
44,329
R
46.2%Bryan25,482
53.3%McKinley29,421
0.5%
R+7.1
D+1.3
D+0.4
55,152
R
45.4%Bryan27,373
53.9%McKinley32,442
0.7%
R+8.4
R+9.9
R+2.3
60,234
D
45.5%Cleveland23,874
44.0%Harrison23,074
10.5%
D+1.5
—
R+0.1
52,478
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2012D+5.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+12.5
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 18-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 Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008 (partial)
1,112,385
481,113
407,503
223,076
693
2012 (partial)
1,175,773
481,010
418,871
272,708
3,184
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+11,119 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +116,450 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,461
2012
+1,681
2013
+3,066
2014
+4,326
2015
+4,466
2016
+10,778
2017
+7,797
2018
+8,102
2019
+9,494
2021
+13,434
2022
+14,805
2023
+13,435
2024
+11,486
2025
+11,119
This Triad media market spans three mid-sized cities whose collar counties have shifted measurably in statewide contests over the past decade, making suburban Guilford and Forsyth bellwethers for North Carolina's broader political realignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.4 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 43.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.5 points.
A population of 1,867,535, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,740 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlotte and Augusta-Aiken.
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How did Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina voted Republican by 12.5 points (R+12.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 988,349 votes cast, 425,535 went Democratic and 548,948 went Republican.
When did Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina?
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina has a population of 1,867,535 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina is $64,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
