2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,643 | 4,311 | 7,052 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,780 | 4,161 | 7,068 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,196 | 3,565 | 6,124 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,618 | 2,976 | 5,728 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,806 | 2,900 | 5,798 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,419 | 2,593 | 5,044 | |
| 2000 | D | 2,224 | 2,097 | 4,370 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,869 | 1,444 | 3,722 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,117 | 1,640 | 4,330 | |
| 1988 | D | 1,821 | 1,795 | 3,625 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,000 | 2,012 | 4,022 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,987 | 1,457 | 3,520 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,151 | 1,608 | 3,771 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,101 | 2,052 | 3,184 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,227 | 1,494 | 3,258 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,294 | 1,534 | 3,828 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,171 | 2,112 | 4,283 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,794 | 2,026 | 3,820 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,949 | 1,680 | 3,629 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,908 | 1,389 | 3,367 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,110 | 1,505 | 3,615 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,422 | 1,425 | 3,847 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,619 | 2,084 | 4,703 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,412 | 1,893 | 4,324 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,723 | 2,484 | 4,207 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,769 | 2,178 | 3,971 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,434 | 2,239 | 3,673 | |
| 1916 | R | 829 | 1,128 | 1,957 | |
| 1912 | D | 766 | 220 | 1,844 | |
| 1908 | R | 602 | 931 | 1,533 | |
| 1904 | R | 499 | 828 | 1,327 | |
| 1900 | R | 590 | 782 | 1,372 | |
| 1896 | D | 808 | 531 | 1,341 | |
| 1892 | D | 558 | 403 | 1,212 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,349
Swain County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Swain County$52,349
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
19.1%
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Swain County's unusual land profile — roughly 80% federally owned — shapes both its tax base and its economy, with Cherokee tourism and timber history defining a rural electorate that has leaned Republican by widening margins over the past decade.
The Republican margin in Swain County reached its widest at thirty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Swain County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,349, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,013 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 Perry County and Saline County.
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