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1876–2024
Henderson County, North Carolina
Henderson County·North Carolina

Henderson County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Foothills county where retiree migration shapes an evolving electorate

18762024·38 elections
Henderson County, North Carolina · Pollinator at en.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
118,484
2024 ACS
Most similar
Gaston County
NC · similarity 0.99
34 precincts · 69,974 votes cast
Trump · R+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−14.5%
29,36139,49769,974
2020R
−18.8%
27,21140,03268,371
2016R
−27.5%
19,82735,80958,176
2012R
−27.4%
18,64232,99452,392
2008R
−21.0%
20,08230,93051,614
2004R
−30.1%
15,00328,02543,234
2000D
+34.0%
25,68812,56238,607
1996R
−26.2%
10,62619,18232,676
1992R
−18.9%
10,74717,01033,072
1988R
−35.6%
9,33819,71129,125
1984R
−45.5%
7,22219,36926,697
1980R
−27.0%
7,57813,57322,181
1976R
−14.0%
8,15510,83019,147
1972R
−62.3%
2,70112,13415,135
1968R
−38.7%
3,0539,33416,248
1964R
−18.3%
6,0668,78014,846
1960R
−40.3%
4,61110,83515,446
1956R
−39.6%
4,0039,24313,246
1952R
−39.5%
3,8038,76812,571
1948R
−17.2%
3,3114,9719,632
1944D
+10.4%
5,6794,61310,292
1940D
+26.1%
6,3363,71210,048
1936D
+6.0%
5,7475,09910,846
1932D
+11.4%
5,2554,1729,490
1928R
−24.7%
3,1495,2108,359
1924R
−8.2%
3,0073,5486,603
1920R
−14.4%
2,4963,3375,833
1916R
−21.2%
1,1661,7952,961
1912D
+12.8%
1,0928012,275
1908R
−27.2%
9171,6022,519
1904R
−20.4%
8871,3412,228
1900R
−20.7%
9731,4822,455
1896R
−17.5%
1,0221,4592,493
1892R
−16.9%
8351,1972,137
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Other Christian
8.1%
Methodist
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Henderson County's population has grown steadily as retirees relocate to the Blue Ridge foothills, adding new residents to a county that nonetheless delivered a 14.5-point Republican margin in 2024.

The Republican margin in Henderson County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Henderson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,187, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 118,484 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gaston County and Transylvania County.