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Rockingham, NC
presidential margin
2008D+1.52012D+2.92016R+9.72020R+14.82024R+20.9
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+20.9
2024
median income$44,883U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate25.2%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)16.0%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english8.1%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American8.5%
English7.4%
Irish4.6%
African American†30.9%
Mexican6.1%
Puerto Rican0.9%
Colombian0.2%
Lumbee0.8%
Navajo0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%
Korean0.2%
Filipino0.1%
religion
other traditions
Mainline13.0%
Black Protestant7.4%
Latter-day Saints0.8%
Other Christian0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Rockingham, NC, North Carolina

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Rockingham, NCTrumpR+20.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Rockingham, NC, NCA map of the single county of Rockingham, NC, NC, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Richmond County, NC · R+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.0%11,931
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.2%7,787
Jill SteinGreen0.8%155
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Rockingham, NC, NC — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Richmond County, NCRepublicanR+20.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.2%Harris7,787
60.0%Trump11,931
0.8%Stein155
−20.9%
19,873
R
42.2%Biden8,754
57.0%Trump11,830
0.9%Jorgensen179
−14.8%
20,763
R
44.0%Clinton8,501
53.7%Trump10,383
2.3%Johnson444
−9.7%
19,328
D
51.0%Obama9,904
48.1%Romney9,332
0.9%Johnson181
+2.9%
19,417
D
50.3%Obama9,713
48.8%McCain9,424
1.0%Barr190
+1.5%
19,327
D
51.9%Kerry8,383
47.7%Bush7,709
0.3%Badnarik53
+4.2%
16,145
D
55.6%Gore7,935
43.9%Bush6,263
0.5%Browne71
+11.7%
14,269
D
59.1%Clinton7,564
31.0%Dole3,973
9.9%Perot1,264
+28.1%
12,801
D
58.9%Clinton9,163
28.0%Bush4,356
13.1%Perot2,034
+30.9%
15,553
D
58.3%Dukakis7,151
41.4%Bush5,073
0.3%Fulani33
+17.0%
12,257
D
52.3%Mondale7,494
47.5%Reagan6,807
0.2%Bergland29
+4.8%
14,330
D
63.9%Carter7,416
33.7%Reagan3,911
2.4%Anderson282
+30.2%
11,609
D
75.4%Carter8,793
24.4%Ford2,848
0.2%Anderson23
+51.0%
11,664
R
37.5%McGovern3,508
60.8%Nixon5,692
1.7%Schmitz156
−23.3%
9,356
O
33.8%Humphrey4,257
22.8%Nixon2,865
43.4%Wallace5,457
Wallace +9.5
12,579
D
73.2%Johnson8,516
26.8%Goldwater3,123
0.0%
+46.3%
11,639
D
71.6%Kennedy8,293
28.4%Nixon3,285
0.0%
+43.3%
11,578
D
69.4%Stevenson6,592
30.6%Eisenhower2,907
0.0%
+38.8%
9,499
D
68.6%Stevenson7,340
31.4%Eisenhower3,361
0.0%
+37.2%
10,701
D
72.0%Truman4,376
14.2%Dewey866
13.8%Thurmond840
+57.7%
6,082
D
85.2%Roosevelt5,394
14.8%Dewey938
0.0%
+70.4%
6,332
D
89.3%Roosevelt6,530
10.7%Willkie779
0.0%
+78.7%
7,309
D
91.7%Roosevelt6,709
8.3%Landon607
0.0%
+83.4%
7,316
D
87.0%Roosevelt4,862
12.4%Hoover693
0.6%Thomas36
+74.6%
5,591
D
59.3%Smith2,975
40.7%Hoover2,045
0.0%
+18.5%
5,020
D
76.5%Davis2,475
18.5%Coolidge599
5.0%La Follette163
+58.0%
3,237
D
74.8%Cox3,341
25.2%Harding1,124
0.0%
+49.7%
4,465
D
70.5%Wilson1,553
29.5%Hughes650
0.0%
+41.0%
2,203
D
83.2%Wilson1,319
5.2%Taft82
11.7%Roosevelt185
+78.0%
1,586
D
69.0%Bryan1,029
31.0%Taft462
0.0%
+38.0%
1,491
D
75.2%Parker927
24.8%Roosevelt306
0.0%
+50.4%
1,233
D
71.3%Bryan1,264
28.4%McKinley504
0.3%Woolley5
+42.9%
1,773
R
46.1%Bryan2,172
53.6%McKinley2,529
0.3%Palmer13
−7.6%
4,714
D
51.8%Cleveland1,700
34.2%Harrison1,122
14.1%Weaver463
+17.6%
3,285
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−20.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.6%
1896−7.6%
1900+42.9%
1904+50.4%
1908+38.0%
1912+78.0%
1916+41.0%
1920+49.7%
1924+58.0%
1928+18.5%
1932+74.6%
1936+83.4%
1940+78.7%
1944+70.4%
1948+57.7%
1952+37.2%
1956+38.8%
1960+43.3%
1964+46.3%
1968+11.1%
1972−23.3%
1976+51.0%
1980+30.2%
1984+4.8%
1988+17.0%
1992+30.9%
1996+28.1%
2000+11.7%
2004+4.2%
2008+1.5%
2012+2.9%
2016−9.7%
2020−14.8%
2024−20.9%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Rockingham, NCRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2024. Latest total 29,465 in 2024.7.8K15.5K23.3K31K29.5K20082024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Rockingham, NC
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
200829,77319,8795,1604,7304
201231,03019,5245,4126,05341
201630,68217,4135,7607,43871
202029,41113,9416,9178,414139
202228,12712,3267,2138,462126
202429,46511,5938,0539,575244
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Rockingham County sits along the Virginia border in North Carolina's Piedmont, where manufacturing's long decline has been met by commuter-belt expansion from the Greensboro-Winston-Salem corridor, gradually shifting the demographic and electoral composition of what was once reliably rural territory.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 23.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.

A population of 42,344, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,883 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blytheville, AR and Forrest City, AR.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Blytheville, AR
94.0twin score
2000–2004 trajectory% Black% unaffiliated≠ elasticity
Forrest City, AR
91.2twin score
2000 marginelasticitymedian income≠ % Black
Pine Bluff, AR
88.5twin score
% unaffiliated2000 margin% Evangelical≠ 2024 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rockingham, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rockingham, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 20.9 points (R+20.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,873 votes cast, 7,787 went Democratic and 11,931 went Republican.
When did Rockingham, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rockingham, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Rockingham, NC, North Carolina has a population of 42,344 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina is $44,883 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Rockingham, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rockingham, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.