Highlands, NC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+19.9 |
| 2012 | R+31.3 |
| 2016 | R+25.8 |
| 2020 | R+20.7 |
| 2024 | R+17.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,074 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+17.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $71,509 |
| County | Macon County |
| State | NC |
Place narrative
Highlands sits at 4,118 feet in the Blue Ridge and swells well beyond its 1,074 registered residents each summer, a dynamic that shapes voter turnout patterns and local governance debates around second-home ownership.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −17.3% | 275 | 391 | 4 | 670 |
| 2020 | R | −20.7% | 255 | 390 | 8 | 653 |
| 2016 | R | −25.8% | 209 | 361 | 19 | 589 |
| 2012 | R | −31.3% | 184 | 356 | 10 | 550 |
| 2008 | R | −19.9% | 218 | 328 | 8 | 554 |
| 2004† | R | −24.2% | 187 | 307 | 1 | 495 |
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 | 87.6% |
| Black | 5.2% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.9% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $71,509 |
| Poverty rate | 7.9% |
| Median age | 62.7 |
| Age 18–29 | 11.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 46.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 57.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 8.1% |
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 Macon County county page and the NC state page.