County Government
Board of Commissioners
Republican Party Control
1
22
+100.00%
Clerk of Superior Court
Edwin P. Chapman
1
22
+6.38%
Register of Deeds
Scott H. Hines
1
22
+100.00%
Sheriff
Chad Pennell
1
22
+37.25%
Soil and Water Conservation
Town
Taylorsville
2,320
Census Designated Place
Bethlehem
4,491
Hiddenite
507
Stony Point
1,146
Township
Ellendale Township
3,440
Gwaltneys Township
2,138
Little River Township
1,419
Millers Township
2,137
Sharpes Township
4,791
Sugar Loaf Township
1,278
Taylorsville Township
11,114
Wittenburg Township
10,127
Unincorporated
Drumstand
Ellendale
Little River
Millersville
Sugar Loaf
Vashti
Wittenburg
School District
Alexander County School System
Attached Containers
Marketing Area
Charlotte, NC
Sub-Races
0.37%
Governor
Daniel J. "Dan" Forest
20
14,980
74.21%
+27.20%
0.37%
Lieutenant Governor
Mark K. Robinson
20
15,733
79.08%
+27.45%
0.37%
Secretary of State
Eslie Cornelius "E. C." Sykes
20
14,789
75.08%
+26.24%
0.37%
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Catherine Truitt
20
15,297
78.01%
+26.63%
0.37%
Attorney General
James R. "Jim" O'Neill
20
14,916
75.24%
+25.36%
0.37%
Commissioner of Agriculture
Steve Troxler
20
15,737
79.77%
+25.91%
0.37%
Commissioner of Labor
Josh Dobson
20
15,242
77.60%
+26.77%
0.37%
Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Causey
20
15,268
77.63%
+25.87%
0.37%
Treasurer
Dale R. Folwell
20
15,229
77.82%
+25.24%
0.37%
President
Donald J. Trump
20
15,888
78.51%
+28.58%
0.37%
Senate Class II
Thomas "Thom" Tillis
20
14,739
73.53%
+24.85%
0.40%
Senate Class III
Ted Budd
22
11,833
77.52%
+27.02%
5.66%
NC - District 10
Patrick T. McHenry
22
12,244
80.60%
+8.01%
0.37%
Chief Justice
Paul Newby
20
14,931
75.66%
+25.66%
0.36%
Associate Justice (Seat 2)
Philip Berger, Jr.
20
15,226
77.62%
+26.96%
0.40%
Associate Justice (Seat 3)
Richard Dietz
22
12,035
79.62%
+27.24%
0.37%
Associate Justice (Seat 4)
Barbara Jackson
18
5,932
43.97%
+9.90%
0.37%
Associate Justice (Seat 5)
Tamara Barringer
20
14,711
74.99%
+23.78%
0.40%
Associate Justice (Seat 6)
Trey Allen
22
11,828
78.34%
+26.15%
0.52%
2012 Statewide Referendum: Definition of Marriage
Yes
12
9,542
86.00%
+24.71%
0.37%
HB1092 Require Voter ID
Yes
18
10,559
76.85%
+21.37%
0.37%
HB913 Bipartisan elections board
No
18
7,455
56.43%
-5.17%
0.38%
SB677 Right to hunt and fish
Yes
18
10,903
79.73%
+22.60%
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Website https://alexandercountync.gov/
Established January 15, 1847
Disbanded Still Active
Contributor Chronicler
Last Modified RP February 09, 2023 02:22pm
Description
Alexander County was established in 1847. It was formed by portions of Iredell, Caldwell, and Wilkes Counties. It was named for William J. Alexander of Mecklenberg County. The county seat is Taylorsville.
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Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
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Yr Chg
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12,007
47.95%
+1.65%
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8,401
33.55%
+4.05%
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4,505
17.99%
-4.62%
Nov 08, 2022
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LBT
126
0.50%
+17.01%
Nov 08, 2022
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