† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
German10.2%9.4%12.5%
English9.9%12.7%9.5%
American8.5%8.3%5.3%
Irish7.0%8.4%9.4%
Italian3.6%3.3%4.8%
Scottish1.7%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.4%—
Polish1.2%1.0%2.2%
Asian Indian9.7%1.2%1.4%
Filipino1.2%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.7%0.3%0.6%
Nepalese0.7%——
Laotian0.5%——
African American†13.5%18.3%9.9%
African1.4%0.7%0.5%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Mexican4.2%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.9%0.7%0.7%
Dominican0.5%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
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
Harrisburg
North Carolina
United States
Median age
40.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Harrisburg
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$148,254
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.5%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Harrisburg
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.6%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.9%
8.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
0.3%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
6.1%
1.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
4.1%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Harrisburg
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.0%
51.5%
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.
Harrisburg, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−36.6%
2008
−20.5%
2012
−23.9%
2016
−15.6%
2020
−3.4%
2024
+0.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
49.2%Harris5,741
48.3%Trump5,636
2.4%
D+0.9
D+4.3
D+2.4
11,658
R
47.5%Biden5,303
50.9%Trump5,680
1.7%
R+3.4
D+12.2
R+7.8
11,168
R
39.8%Clinton3,551
55.4%Trump4,943
4.8%
R+15.6
D+8.3
R+17.7
8,920
R
37.4%Obama2,886
61.3%Romney4,731
1.4%
R+23.9
R+3.4
R+27.7
7,724
R
39.3%Obama2,801
59.8%McCain4,260
0.9%
R+20.5
D+16.1
R+27.7
7,126
R
31.6%Kerry1,755
68.2%Bush3,785
0.1%
R+36.6
—
R+34.1
5,548
Harrisburg sits in Cabarrus County along the northeastern edge of the Charlotte metro, where population growth exceeding 40% over the past decade has brought an influx of younger families and shifted the demographic profile of a traditionally rural precinct.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.9 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 36.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.
A population of 19,633, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $148,254 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wyndham and Coppell.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Harrisburg, North Carolina voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+0.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,658 votes cast, 5,741 went Democratic and 5,636 went Republican.
When did Harrisburg, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Harrisburg, North Carolina voted Republican was 2020.
How many people live in Harrisburg, North Carolina?
Harrisburg, North Carolina has a population of 19,633 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harrisburg, North Carolina?
Median household income in Harrisburg, North Carolina is $148,254 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Harrisburg, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Harrisburg, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
