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Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC·North Carolina

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+9.3 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
2024 presidential election
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
TrumpR+9.3
2024 presidential margin by county for Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, NCA map of the constituent counties of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, 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+8.1Randolph County, NC · R+57.1Surry County, NC · R+53.2Davidson County, NC · R+46.9Yadkin County, NC · R+62.3Davie County, NC · R+46.2Stokes County, NC · R+59.5Rockingham County, NC · R+35.8Guilford County, NC · D+21.8Forsyth County, NC · D+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.9%491,019
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.6%406,384
OtherAll other candidates1.4%13,192
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −9.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−9.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+1.3%
1896−7.5%
1900−6.7%
1904+0.7%
1908−8.0%
1912+25.1%
1916−1.6%
1920−3.4%
1924+4.2%
1928−30.0%
1932+26.6%
1936+34.9%
1940+37.0%
1944+16.5%
1948+8.3%
1952−3.5%
1956−19.5%
1960−14.4%
1964+0.0%
1968−19.2%
1972−43.9%
1976+2.6%
1980−11.4%
1984−31.5%
1988−23.5%
1992−5.9%
1996−13.2%
2000+19.6%
2004−18.5%
2008−4.1%
2012−8.0%
2016−9.5%
2020−7.8%
2024−9.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.3%
406,384491,019910,595
R
−7.8%
403,673473,110889,061
R
−9.5%
339,659413,698782,709
R
−8.0%
344,133404,922757,939
R
−4.1%
346,261376,175729,380
R
−18.5%
250,410364,894617,807
D
+19.6%
314,772211,093529,788
R
−13.2%
186,561248,598470,456
R
−5.9%
195,905224,760490,744
R
−23.5%
155,051250,685407,216
R
−31.5%
141,780272,524415,011
R
−11.4%
156,712198,809368,097
D
+2.6%
172,547163,639337,833
R
−43.9%
83,258218,012306,952
R
−19.2%
84,252145,322318,330
D
+0.0%
144,218144,136288,354
R
−14.4%
120,162160,537280,699
R
−19.5%
91,522135,995227,517
R
−3.5%
117,196125,680242,876
D
+8.3%
76,21063,529151,902
D
+16.5%
91,08165,317156,398
D
+37.0%
109,21350,208159,421
D
+34.9%
104,54050,449154,989
D
+26.6%
82,37047,470131,344
R
−30.0%
41,05376,179117,232
D
+4.2%
47,34143,51692,029
R
−3.4%
45,92749,18195,108
R
−1.6%
24,33225,11749,790
D
+25.1%
20,69110,20041,772
R
−8.0%
19,03922,35741,734
D
+0.7%
17,53117,29135,046
R
−6.7%
19,60122,44142,278
R
−7.5%
21,44824,95546,755
D
+1.3%
18,09517,58740,311
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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.
IndicatorGreensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NCCombined statistical areaNorth CarolinaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White61.9%61.8%61.0%
Black21.3%20.3%12.2%
Asian2.8%3.3%6.0%
Two or more races8.3%8.2%12.6%
Other race5.7%6.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%11.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$65,640$72,388$84,427
Poverty rate14.2%13.1%12.5%
Median age39.939.539.1
Age 18–249.7%9.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.7%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home14.0%13.5%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 13.0%English 12.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 9.4%German 9.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 7.5%Irish 8.4%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic8.3%8.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant28.0%26.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed45.7%48.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant11.3%9.1%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
13.0%
German
9.4%
Irish
7.5%
American
7.5%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
French
0.7%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
4.8%
65–74
5.6%
6.5%
55–64
6.9%
6.1%
45–54
6.6%
5.8%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
6.5%
4.7%
18–24
5.0%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,640
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC$65,640
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
28.0%
Mainline Protestant
11.3%
Catholic
8.3%
Black Protestant
3.2%
Other Christian
1.1%
Muslim
1.0%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Jewish
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted45.7%
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.

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.0 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 43.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.3 points.

A population of 1,724,503, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,640 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 9.3 points (R+9.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 910,595 votes cast, 406,384 went Democratic and 491,019 went Republican.
What is Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, 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 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina?
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina has a population of 1,724,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina is $65,640 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.