Banner Elk, NC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+20.8 |
| 2012 | R+28.6 |
| 2016 | R+31.2 |
| 2020 | R+28.1 |
| 2024 | R+29.6 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,473 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+29.6 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $86,382 |
| County | Avery County |
| State | NC |
Place narrative
Banner Elk sits at roughly 3,700 feet in the Blue Ridge, drawing resort workers and second-home owners whose part-time presence creates a gap between registered voters and year-round population.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −29.6% | 189 | 351 | 8 | 548 |
| 2020 | R | −28.1% | 193 | 349 | 13 | 555 |
| 2016 | R | −31.2% | 150 | 298 | 27 | 475 |
| 2012 | R | −28.6% | 157 | 285 | 6 | 448 |
| 2008 | R | −20.8% | 186 | 286 | 9 | 481 |
| 2004† | R | −29.4% | 154 | 286 | 9 | 449 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 82.2% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Asian | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.8% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $86,382 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% |
| Median age | 20.7 |
| Age 18–29 | 57.0% |
| Age 65 and older | 13.3% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 52.5% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.0% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Avery County county page and the NC state page.