Jackson County, North Carolina

2024 results by precinct

13 precincts · 21,942 votes cast

Trump · R+9

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.3%	9,746	11,796	21,942
2020	R	−8.2%	9,591	11,356	21,428
2016	R	−11.5%	7,713	9,870	18,713
2012	R	−1.0%	8,095	8,254	16,701
2008	D	+5.4%	8,766	7,854	16,866
2004	R	−4.3%	6,737	7,351	14,174
2000	D	+4.2%	6,237	5,722	12,121
1996	D	+9.2%	5,211	4,244	10,506
1992	D	+12.8%	5,753	4,275	11,558
1988	R	−2.3%	4,933	5,166	10,123
1984	R	−12.2%	4,367	5,582	9,974
1980	D	+7.7%	4,857	4,140	9,310
1976	D	+19.2%	5,223	3,536	8,785
1972	R	−19.3%	3,169	4,709	7,967
1968	R	−10.2%	2,956	3,747	7,783
1964	D	+21.3%	4,905	3,183	8,088
1960	R	−1.5%	3,900	4,017	7,917
1956	D	+3.9%	3,787	3,503	7,290
1952	D	+7.7%	4,296	3,680	7,976
1948	D	+22.1%	4,005	2,520	6,725
1944	D	+20.8%	4,109	2,694	6,803
1940	D	+30.9%	4,563	2,410	6,973
1936	D	+19.9%	4,580	3,061	7,641
1932	D	+21.5%	4,360	2,813	7,208
1928	R	−5.1%	3,171	3,512	6,683
1924	D	+5.3%	3,100	2,788	5,905
1920	D	+0.6%	2,385	2,355	4,740
1916	D	+0.7%	1,306	1,288	2,594
1912	D	+39.6%	1,210	315	2,259
1908	R	−3.0%	1,022	1,086	2,110
1904	D	+3.4%	1,015	947	1,972
1900	D	+1.5%	1,080	1,047	2,147
1896	D	+13.5%	1,145	873	2,018
1892	D	+23.0%	977	578	1,735
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

1.8%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.8%

75–84

3.6%

5.7%

65–74

6.4%

6.2%

55–64

6.3%

5.1%

45–54

5.3%

5.5%

35–44

5.3%

5.6%

25–34

5.0%

9.1%

18–24

9.9%

6.7%

5–17

6.3%

1.9%

1.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$55,815

Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Jackson County$55,815

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

20.4%

Other Christian

6.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.8%

Methodist

5.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the Qualla Boundary, the eastern homeland of the Cherokee Nation, Jackson County blends rural Appalachian demographics with a significant Native American population — a combination that has historically kept its presidential margins closer than surrounding mountain counties.

The Democratic margin in Jackson County has rarely exceeded forty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded nineteen points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Jackson County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 18% poverty rate, and a median household income of $55,815 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of LaSalle County and Calhoun County.

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