Morehead City, NC · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: Carteret County, North Carolina. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Morehead City, NC, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+30.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+43.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Republican than the rolls.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Morehead City, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
47,297
15,975
19,340
11,956
26
2012
51,030
14,988
21,083
14,792
167
2016
53,020
12,955
22,240
17,597
228
2020
52,335
10,157
23,816
18,035
327
2022
54,720
9,682
25,113
19,590
335
2024
58,891
9,319
27,170
21,917
485
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+712 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,268 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Morehead City, NC in Morehead City, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+782
2012
+326
2013
+684
2014
+309
2015
+197
2016
+258
2017
+331
2018
+913
2019
+378
2021
+1,564
2022
+1,129
2023
+737
2024
+948
2025
+712
Morehead City anchors a coastal economy built around commercial fishing, military logistics, and the state port, drawing a working-class electorate that has leaned Republican by double digits in recent federal cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.
A population of 69,148, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,322 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cody, WY and Baker City, OR.
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How did Morehead City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,817 votes cast, 12,813 went Democratic and 32,508 went Republican.
When did Morehead City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Morehead City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 69,148 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina is $72,322 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
