Burnsville, NC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+2.6 |
| 2012 | R+5.0 |
| 2016 | R+20.6 |
| 2020 | R+22.5 |
| 2024 | R+20.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,082 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+20.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $50,997 |
| County | Yancey County |
| State | NC |
Place narrative
Nestled in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina, Burnsville anchors a rural county that has voted Republican by wide margins in recent cycles, reflecting broader Appalachian realignment trends over the past two decades.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −20.3% | 351 | 533 | 13 | 897 |
| 2020 | R | −22.5% | 356 | 566 | 12 | 934 |
| 2016 | R | −20.6% | 312 | 483 | 35 | 830 |
| 2012 | R | −5.0% | 378 | 419 | 17 | 814 |
| 2008 | D | +2.6% | 425 | 403 | 19 | 847 |
| 2004† | D | +3.2% | 422 | 396 | 3 | 821 |
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 | 84.0% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $50,997 |
| Poverty rate | 26.1% |
| Median age | 43.2 |
| Age 18–29 | 19.7% |
| Age 65 and older | 26.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 25.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 6.4% |
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 Yancey County county page and the NC state page.