Sparta, NC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+12.1 |
| 2012 | R+26.4 |
| 2016 | R+40.1 |
| 2020 | R+46.2 |
| 2024 | R+50.0 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,928 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+50.0 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $42,454 |
| County | Alleghany County |
| State | NC |
Place narrative
Sparta serves as the commercial and civic hub of one of North Carolina's smallest and most isolated mountain counties, where tight voter rolls and low population density make individual turnout swings unusually consequential.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −50.0% | 248 | 754 | 9 | 1,011 |
| 2020 | R | −46.2% | 256 | 705 | 10 | 971 |
| 2016 | R | −40.1% | 241 | 587 | 35 | 863 |
| 2012 | R | −26.4% | 290 | 503 | 15 | 808 |
| 2008 | R | −12.1% | 375 | 481 | 21 | 877 |
| 2004† | R | −11.2% | 356 | 446 | 1 | 803 |
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 | 75.2% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $42,454 |
| Poverty rate | 21.5% |
| Median age | 51 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.6% |
| Age 65 and older | 31.3% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 21.3% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 12.7% |
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 Alleghany County county page and the NC state page.