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Burlington·North Carolina

Burlington delivered D+11.2 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
2024 presidential election
Burlington
HarrisD+11.2
2024 presidential margin by county for Burlington, NCA map of the constituent counties of Burlington, NC, each 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.Alamance County, NC · R+8.1Guilford County, NC · D+21.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.8%14,497
Donald TrumpRepublican43.6%11,526
OtherAll other candidates1.6%414
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +11.2% in 2024.+11.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.0%
2012+3.6%
2016+8.8%
2020+12.1%
2024+11.2%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.8%Harris14,497
43.6%Trump11,526
1.6%
+11.2%
26,437
D
55.3%Biden14,642
43.2%Trump11,444
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
+12.1%
26,484
D
52.6%Clinton11,791
43.8%Trump9,820
3.6%incl. Johnson
+8.8%
22,426
D
51.8%Obama11,258
48.2%Romney10,486
0.0%
+3.6%
21,744
D
51.9%Obama10,853
46.9%McCain9,809
1.2%
+5.0%
20,910

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBurlingtonCityNorth CarolinaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White46.7%61.8%61.0%
Black29.6%20.3%12.2%
Asian2.9%3.3%6.0%
Two or more races6.2%8.2%12.6%
Other race14.6%6.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino19.5%11.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$56,880$72,388$84,427
Poverty rate16.4%13.1%12.5%
Median age40.139.539.1
Age 18–2410.3%9.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.2%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)29.3%35.8%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home15.6%13.5%22.3%
Spanish12.5%8.7%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 12.5%English 12.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 8.5%German 9.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 7.0%Irish 8.4%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic6.9%County context8.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant21.9%County context26.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.3%County context48.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant10.5%County context9.1%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
German
8.5%
Irish
7.0%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
6.4%
5.8%
35–44
6.3%
6.2%
25–34
6.6%
4.9%
18–24
5.4%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,880
Burlington$56,880
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.5%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%
Other languages0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Korean0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
21.9%
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
Catholic
6.9%
Black Protestant
2.9%
Other Christian
1.1%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Muslim
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Burlington sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.2 points.

A population of 59,610, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,880 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Burlington, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington, North Carolina voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,437 votes cast, 14,497 went Democratic and 11,526 went Republican.
What is Burlington, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Burlington, North Carolina in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Burlington, North Carolina?
Burlington, North Carolina has a population of 59,610 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington, North Carolina?
Median household income in Burlington, North Carolina is $56,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Burlington, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Burlington, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.