† 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
GroupKill Devil Hills, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English19.1%12.7%9.5%
American14.2%8.3%5.3%
German14.0%9.4%12.5%
Irish12.1%8.4%9.4%
Italian5.7%3.3%4.8%
Polish3.3%1.0%2.2%
French2.4%—1.6%
Scottish2.3%2.3%1.3%
Mexican4.0%5.6%11.3%
Guatemalan0.9%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.5%——
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Panamanian0.2%——
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
African American†1.8%18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.7%0.5%
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
Kill Devil Hills, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
49
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kill Devil Hills, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$88,994
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.6%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kill Devil Hills, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kill Devil Hills, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
13.3%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.2%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.5%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.1%
9.1%
5.2%
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.
Kill Devil Hills, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.0%
1896
−7.2%
1900
+9.9%
1904
+8.5%
1908
+5.9%
1912
+22.2%
1916
+12.8%
1920
+13.2%
1924
+13.5%
1928
+4.1%
1932
+42.7%
1936
+43.9%
1940
+58.8%
1944
+57.7%
1948
+35.3%
1952
+11.1%
1956
−10.1%
1960
+8.2%
1964
+26.0%
1968
−13.0%
1972
−51.2%
1976
+13.1%
1980
−5.3%
1984
−44.0%
1988
−30.1%
1992
−4.0%
1996
−4.2%
2000
−13.2%
2004
−20.6%
2008
−9.3%
2012
−15.9%
2016
−21.6%
2020
−16.5%
2024
−18.7%
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
40.0%Harris10,074
58.7%Trump14,792
1.3%
R+18.7
R+2.2
R+17.3
25,196
R
41.0%Biden9,936
57.5%Trump13,938
1.5%
R+16.5
D+5.1
R+21.0
24,232
R
36.8%Clinton7,222
58.4%Trump11,460
4.7%
R+21.6
R+5.7
R+23.7
19,609
R
41.1%Obama7,393
57.0%Romney10,248
1.9%
R+15.9
R+6.6
R+19.7
17,974
R
44.7%Obama8,074
54.0%McCain9,745
1.3%
R+9.3
D+11.4
R+16.5
18,048
R
39.5%Kerry6,136
60.1%Bush9,345
0.4%
R+20.6
R+7.5
R+18.2
15,548
R
43.0%Gore5,589
56.2%Bush7,301
0.9%
R+13.2
R+9.0
R+13.7
13,002
R
41.8%Clinton4,522
46.0%Dole4,977
12.2%
R+4.2
R+0.2
R+12.7
10,820
R
36.7%Clinton3,925
40.7%Bush4,357
22.6%
R+4.0
D+26.0
R+9.6
10,696
R
34.8%Dukakis2,806
64.8%Bush5,234
0.4%
R+30.1
D+13.9
R+22.4
8,071
R
27.9%Mondale1,839
71.8%Reagan4,738
0.3%
R+44.0
R+38.7
R+25.7
6,596
R
44.5%Carter2,497
49.8%Reagan2,794
5.8%
R+5.3
R+18.4
D+4.4
5,615
D
56.3%Carter2,191
43.2%Ford1,680
0.5%
D+13.1
D+64.3
D+11.1
3,891
R
24.0%McGovern634
75.2%Nixon1,986
0.8%
R+51.2
R+38.2
R+28.0
2,641
R
27.1%Humphrey700
40.1%Nixon1,035
32.7%
R+13.0
R+39.0
R+12.3
2,579
D
63.0%Johnson1,476
37.0%Goldwater867
0.0%
D+26.0
D+17.8
D+3.4
2,343
D
54.1%Kennedy1,247
45.9%Nixon1,058
0.0%
D+8.2
D+18.3
D+8.0
2,305
R
44.9%Stevenson839
55.1%Eisenhower1,028
0.0%
R+10.1
R+21.2
D+5.3
1,867
D
55.6%Stevenson959
44.4%Eisenhower767
0.0%
D+11.1
R+24.2
D+21.9
1,726
D
66.1%Truman802
30.7%Dewey373
3.2%
D+35.3
R+22.4
D+30.9
1,214
D
78.9%Roosevelt966
21.1%Dewey259
0.0%
D+57.7
R+1.1
D+50.2
1,225
D
79.4%Roosevelt1,214
20.6%Willkie315
0.0%
D+58.8
D+14.9
D+48.8
1,529
D
71.9%Roosevelt1,389
28.1%Landon542
0.0%
D+43.9
D+1.2
D+19.6
1,931
D
71.2%Roosevelt1,241
28.5%Hoover497
0.3%
D+42.7
D+38.6
D+24.9
1,744
D
52.0%Smith883
48.0%Hoover814
0.0%
D+4.1
R+9.5
D+21.5
1,697
D
56.7%Davis826
43.2%Coolidge629
0.1%
D+13.5
D+0.3
D+38.7
1,457
D
56.6%Cox825
43.4%Harding632
0.0%
D+13.2
D+0.4
D+39.4
1,457
D
56.4%Wilson470
43.6%Hughes363
0.0%
D+12.8
R+9.4
D+9.7
833
D
55.5%Wilson397
33.3%Taft238
11.2%
D+22.2
D+16.4
D+2.7
715
D
52.9%Bryan416
47.1%Taft370
0.0%
D+5.9
R+2.6
D+15.4
786
D
54.2%Parker415
45.8%Roosevelt350
0.0%
D+8.5
R+1.4
D+28.2
765
D
55.0%Bryan404
45.0%McKinley331
0.0%
D+9.9
D+17.1
D+17.5
735
R
46.4%Bryan408
53.6%McKinley471
0.0%
R+7.2
R+4.1
R+1.1
879
R
48.5%Cleveland335
51.5%Harrison356
0.0%
R+3.0
—
R+4.7
691
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
39.8%7,097
57.4%10,236
17,844
2020
R
39.0%9,284
57.0%13,581
23,835
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+13.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.8 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Kill Devil Hills, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
26,812
10,648
7,928
8,218
18
2012
28,287
10,258
8,433
9,484
112
2016
29,550
9,286
8,905
11,163
196
2020
30,227
7,880
10,167
11,931
249
2022
31,928
7,632
10,982
13,063
251
2024
34,280
7,475
11,918
14,542
345
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+92 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,946 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kill Devil Hills, NC in Kill Devil Hills, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+133
2012
+139
2013
+339
2014
+29
2015
+453
2016
+324
2017
+363
2018
+405
2019
+390
2021
+970
2022
+128
2023
+138
2024
+43
2025
+92
Kill Devil Hills, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.8 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 51.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.7 points.
A population of 37,875, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,994 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Easton, MD and Ocean Pines, MD.
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How did Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+18.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,196 votes cast, 10,074 went Democratic and 14,792 went Republican.
When did Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina?
Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina has a population of 37,875 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina is $88,994 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kill Devil Hills, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
