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american nationsGreater Appalachia

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+22.4
2008R+15.3
2012R+21.1
2016R+24.7
2020R+20.3
2024R+23.8
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 62.2% of 46,020,790 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
202410,694,40317,504,056425,26028,623,71946,020,79062.2%
202011,077,82616,843,938513,78128,435,54544,362,44564.1%
20168,607,10314,662,7551,296,08724,565,94542,600,99457.7%
20128,835,33213,681,883420,92922,938,14440,905,46756.1%
20089,788,41613,383,761299,02023,471,19739,465,09559.5%
20048,400,41513,297,349151,46721,849,23138,024,723†57.5%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for Greater AppalachiaGreater Appalachia: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+23.8 in 2024.
935 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German13.2%
English12.3%
Irish9.6%
American8.0%
Italian2.7%
Scottish2.0%
French1.3%
Polish1.0%
Mexican8.8%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Salvadoran0.5%
Guatemalan0.4%
Honduran0.4%
Cuban0.3%
Colombian0.2%
African0.5%
Nigerian0.2%
Asian Indian1.2%
Vietnamese0.4%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.2%
Korean0.2%

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

MeasureGreater Appalachia
Median age38.6
Age 18–249.3%
Age 65 and older16.5%

Household economy

MeasureGreater Appalachia
Median household income$76,128
Poverty rate13.0%

Languages at home

MeasureGreater Appalachia
Speaks a non-English language at home14.0%
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureGreater Appalachia
Catholic10.0%
Evangelical Protestant28.3%
Unclaimed / not counted49.1%
Mainline Protestant6.9%
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.

Greater Appalachia, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −23.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−23.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+6.3%
1896+2.1%
1900−0.8%
1904−9.1%
1908−1.4%
1912+22.8%
1916+8.4%
1920−7.5%
1924−5.2%
1928−20.2%
1932+23.6%
1936+23.7%
1940+13.9%
1944+8.1%
1948+11.2%
1952−6.8%
1956−11.5%
1960−7.6%
1964+16.6%
1968−9.6%
1972−36.4%
1976+4.0%
1980−11.3%
1984−27.2%
1988−17.3%
1992−2.4%
1996−4.6%
2000−17.9%
2004−22.4%
2008−15.3%
2012−21.1%
2016−24.7%
2020−20.3%
2024−23.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
37.4%Harris10,694,403
61.2%Trump17,504,056
1.5%
R+23.8R+3.5R+22.328,623,719
R
39.0%Biden11,077,826
59.2%Trump16,843,938
1.8%
R+20.3D+4.4R+24.728,435,545
R
35.0%Clinton8,607,103
59.7%Trump14,662,755
5.3%
R+24.7R+3.5R+26.724,565,945
R
38.5%Obama8,835,332
59.6%Romney13,681,883
1.8%
R+21.1R+5.8R+25.022,938,144
R
41.7%Obama9,788,416
57.0%McCain13,383,761
1.3%
R+15.3D+7.1R+22.623,471,197
R
38.4%Kerry8,400,415
60.9%Bush13,297,349
0.7%
R+22.4R+4.5R+20.021,849,231
R
39.8%Gore7,412,104
57.7%Bush10,737,571
2.5%
R+17.9R+13.3R+18.418,614,247
R
42.9%Clinton7,305,174
47.5%Dole8,087,258
9.6%
R+4.6R+2.2R+13.117,026,968
R
39.5%Clinton7,257,184
41.9%Bush7,700,855
18.5%
R+2.4D+14.9R+8.018,362,981
R
41.0%Dukakis6,514,861
58.3%Bush9,266,368
0.7%
R+17.3D+9.9R+9.615,888,097
R
36.1%Mondale5,869,729
63.3%Reagan10,288,728
0.6%
R+27.2R+15.9R+9.016,251,242
R
42.1%Carter6,375,966
53.4%Reagan8,085,004
4.5%
R+11.3R+15.3R+1.515,142,553
D
51.4%Carter7,272,157
47.4%Ford6,709,978
1.2%
D+4.0D+40.3D+1.914,149,907
R
31.1%McGovern4,006,720
67.5%Nixon8,684,746
1.3%
R+36.4R+26.8R+13.212,862,754
R
35.3%Humphrey4,450,212
44.9%Nixon5,655,551
19.8%
R+9.6R+26.2R+8.912,594,583
D
57.9%Johnson6,969,381
41.3%Goldwater4,970,069
0.8%
D+16.6D+24.2R+6.012,038,575
R
46.0%Kennedy5,461,146
53.6%Nixon6,362,170
0.4%
R+7.6D+3.9R+7.811,869,752
R
44.0%Stevenson4,815,954
55.5%Eisenhower6,070,479
0.4%
R+11.5R+4.7D+3.910,935,020
R
46.5%Stevenson5,145,548
53.3%Eisenhower5,895,288
0.2%
R+6.8R+18.0D+4.011,066,151
D
53.8%Truman4,583,196
42.6%Dewey3,624,837
3.6%
D+11.2D+3.1D+6.88,518,765
D
53.5%Roosevelt4,598,922
45.4%Dewey3,900,186
1.1%
D+8.1R+5.8D+0.68,595,099
D
56.8%Roosevelt5,395,358
42.9%Willkie4,073,899
0.3%
D+13.9R+9.8D+4.09,498,727
D
61.2%Roosevelt5,435,418
37.5%Landon3,330,579
1.3%
D+23.7D+0.1R+0.68,878,177
D
61.0%Roosevelt4,932,784
37.4%Hoover3,025,968
1.6%
D+23.6D+43.8D+5.88,087,828
R
39.6%Smith2,955,365
59.9%Hoover4,464,374
0.5%
R+20.2R+15.1R+2.87,459,053
R
43.1%Davis2,794,531
48.2%Coolidge3,130,696
8.7%
R+5.2D+2.3D+20.06,490,733
R
44.5%Cox2,878,128
51.9%Harding3,360,965
3.6%
R+7.5R+15.8D+18.76,469,629
D
52.0%Wilson2,280,911
43.6%Hughes1,913,430
4.4%
D+8.4R+14.4D+5.24,389,398
D
47.4%Wilson1,673,053
24.7%Taft870,474
27.9%
D+22.8D+24.1D+3.23,526,802
R
47.5%Bryan1,671,333
48.8%Taft1,719,066
3.7%
R+1.4D+7.7D+8.23,520,079
R
43.2%Parker1,301,033
52.3%Roosevelt1,574,343
4.4%
R+9.1R+8.3D+10.63,008,254
R
48.8%Bryan1,557,398
49.6%McKinley1,581,711
1.6%
R+0.8R+2.8D+6.83,190,978
D
50.3%Bryan1,616,862
48.3%McKinley1,550,134
1.4%
D+2.1R+4.2D+8.23,212,467
D
48.2%Cleveland1,332,907
41.9%Harrison1,159,874
9.9%
D+6.3—D+4.62,766,094

Greater Appalachia sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 36.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.8 points.

A population of 63,238,915, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,128 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Deep South and The Midlands.

Political twins — American Nations

The American Nations whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Deep South
88.7twin score
% Evangelical2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Black
The Midlands
60.7twin score
% Whitepopulation scale% Asian≠ % Evangelical
New France
48.4twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greater Appalachia, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greater Appalachia, United States voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+23.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,623,719 votes cast, 10,694,403 went Democratic and 17,504,056 went Republican.
When did Greater Appalachia, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greater Appalachia, United States voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Greater Appalachia, United States?
Greater Appalachia, United States has a population of 63,238,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greater Appalachia, United States?
Median household income in Greater Appalachia, United States is $76,128 — below the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Greater Appalachia, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Greater Appalachia, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.