† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupElizabeth City, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English11.8%12.7%9.5%
American9.5%8.3%5.3%
Irish9.1%8.4%9.4%
German7.4%9.4%12.5%
Italian2.3%3.3%4.8%
Scottish1.9%2.3%1.3%
Polish1.0%1.0%2.2%
Scotch-Irish0.9%1.4%—
African American†32.6%18.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.7%0.5%
Cape Verdean0.4%——
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican3.0%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.2%——
Vietnamese0.7%0.3%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%1.2%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Elizabeth City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
39.6
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elizabeth City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$66,589
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elizabeth City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elizabeth City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
5.0%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.3%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.1%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
9.5%
3.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Elizabeth City, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−18.7%
1896
−18.8%
1900
−3.5%
1904
+54.9%
1908
+39.3%
1912
+72.6%
1916
+62.6%
1920
+54.8%
1924
+59.9%
1928
+41.0%
1932
+79.5%
1936
+81.7%
1940
+73.5%
1944
+49.4%
1948
+43.7%
1952
+26.0%
1956
+23.7%
1960
+42.5%
1964
+28.4%
1968
+14.9%
1972
−28.9%
1976
+23.6%
1980
+10.2%
1984
−9.3%
1988
−1.8%
1992
+13.5%
1996
+15.8%
2000
+8.5%
2004
+2.7%
2008
+13.7%
2012
+14.6%
2016
+2.5%
2020
+0.3%
2024
−4.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.9%Harris9,549
51.8%Trump10,537
1.3%
R+4.9
R+5.2
R+3.4
20,343
D
49.4%Biden9,832
49.1%Trump9,770
1.5%
D+0.3
R+2.2
R+4.1
19,897
D
49.5%Clinton8,615
47.0%Trump8,180
3.4%
D+2.5
R+12.1
D+0.4
17,391
D
56.8%Obama10,282
42.2%Romney7,633
1.1%
D+14.6
D+0.9
D+10.8
18,107
D
56.5%Obama10,272
42.8%McCain7,778
0.7%
D+13.7
D+11.0
D+6.4
18,180
D
51.2%Kerry6,984
48.4%Bush6,609
0.4%
D+2.7
R+5.8
D+5.2
13,648
D
53.9%Gore5,874
45.3%Bush4,943
0.8%
D+8.5
R+7.2
D+8.0
10,903
D
54.1%Clinton4,233
38.3%Dole2,999
7.5%
D+15.8
D+2.3
D+7.3
7,822
D
49.1%Clinton4,709
35.7%Bush3,419
15.2%
D+13.5
D+15.3
D+7.9
9,581
R
48.9%Dukakis3,860
50.8%Bush4,006
0.3%
R+1.8
D+7.5
D+5.9
7,892
R
45.3%Mondale3,854
54.6%Reagan4,646
0.2%
R+9.3
R+19.5
D+8.9
8,513
D
53.6%Carter4,128
43.4%Reagan3,340
3.0%
D+10.2
R+13.4
D+20.0
7,698
D
61.5%Carter4,302
37.9%Ford2,651
0.6%
D+23.6
D+52.5
D+21.5
6,996
R
34.2%McGovern2,115
63.1%Nixon3,906
2.8%
R+28.9
R+43.9
R+5.8
6,193
O
33.8%Humphrey2,564
18.8%Nixon1,430
47.4%
Wallace +13.6
R+13.5
D+15.6
7,591
D
64.2%Johnson4,269
35.8%Goldwater2,380
0.0%
D+28.4
R+14.1
D+5.8
6,649
D
71.3%Kennedy4,530
28.7%Nixon1,827
0.0%
D+42.5
D+18.8
D+42.4
6,357
D
61.9%Stevenson2,963
38.1%Eisenhower1,827
0.0%
D+23.7
R+2.3
D+39.1
4,790
D
63.0%Stevenson3,579
37.0%Eisenhower2,101
0.0%
D+26.0
R+17.7
D+36.8
5,680
D
67.8%Truman1,976
24.0%Dewey701
8.2%
D+43.7
R+5.7
D+39.2
2,916
D
74.7%Roosevelt2,540
25.3%Dewey860
0.0%
D+49.4
R+24.1
D+41.9
3,400
D
86.8%Roosevelt3,314
13.2%Willkie506
0.0%
D+73.5
R+8.2
D+63.6
3,820
D
90.9%Roosevelt3,226
9.1%Landon324
0.0%
D+81.7
D+2.2
D+57.5
3,550
D
89.5%Roosevelt2,946
10.0%Hoover328
0.5%
D+79.5
D+38.6
D+61.7
3,292
D
70.5%Smith1,943
29.5%Hoover814
0.0%
D+41.0
R+19.0
D+58.4
2,757
D
79.6%Davis1,236
19.6%Coolidge305
0.8%
D+59.9
D+5.2
D+85.1
1,553
D
77.4%Cox1,736
22.6%Harding507
0.0%
D+54.8
R+7.8
D+81.0
2,243
D
81.3%Wilson1,177
18.6%Hughes270
0.1%
D+62.6
R+9.9
D+59.5
1,448
D
78.8%Wilson972
6.2%Taft77
14.9%
D+72.6
D+33.3
D+53.0
1,233
D
69.6%Bryan929
30.4%Taft405
0.0%
D+39.3
R+15.6
D+48.8
1,334
D
77.4%Parker947
22.5%Roosevelt275
0.2%
D+54.9
D+58.4
D+74.6
1,224
R
48.3%Bryan1,196
51.7%McKinley1,282
0.0%
R+3.5
D+15.3
D+4.1
2,478
R
40.4%Bryan1,037
59.2%McKinley1,519
0.4%
R+18.8
R+0.1
R+12.7
2,565
R
35.4%Cleveland801
54.2%Harrison1,224
10.4%
R+18.7
—
R+20.4
2,260
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
45.7%6,468
51.6%7,304
14,161
2020
R
47.9%9,421
48.3%9,491
19,648
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+8.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+4.9
Elizabeth City, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 13-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Elizabeth City, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
26,675
14,687
5,672
6,296
20
2012
29,446
15,385
5,856
8,117
88
2016
28,677
13,602
6,004
8,924
147
2020
28,763
11,698
6,973
9,869
223
2022
29,225
11,196
7,329
10,492
208
2024
32,029
10,937
8,226
12,518
348
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+614 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −373 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Elizabeth City, NC in Elizabeth City, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−480
2012
−61
2013
−984
2014
−332
2015
−243
2016
−112
2017
−113
2018
+94
2019
+112
2021
+229
2022
+360
2023
+323
2024
+220
2025
+614
Elizabeth City anchors a rural northeastern North Carolina metro with one of the state's higher shares of Black residents, a demographic mix that has kept presidential margins tighter here than in surrounding counties despite a recent Republican lean of roughly 9 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 28.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.9 points.
A population of 40,834, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,589 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henderson, NC and Cleveland, MS.
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How did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+4.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,343 votes cast, 9,549 went Democratic and 10,537 went Republican.
When did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 40,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina is $66,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
