† 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
GroupPinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English16.5%12.7%9.5%
German13.3%9.4%12.5%
Irish10.0%8.4%9.4%
American6.6%8.3%5.3%
Italian5.3%3.3%4.8%
Scottish5.0%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.7%1.4%—
Polish2.0%1.0%2.2%
African American†8.1%18.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.7%0.5%
Sudanese0.2%——
Mexican4.0%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
Vietnamese0.4%0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Lumbee0.2%0.4%—
Aztec0.1%——
Native Hawaiian0.1%——
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
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
43
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.1%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$86,080
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.1%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.0%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
12.8%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.1%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.9%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.2%
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.
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+5.5%
1896
+6.2%
1900
−11.6%
1904
+9.4%
1908
+1.5%
1912
+43.3%
1916
+12.1%
1920
+8.1%
1924
+16.7%
1928
−11.0%
1932
+26.9%
1936
+28.6%
1940
+25.2%
1944
+16.4%
1948
+9.2%
1952
−3.6%
1956
−5.1%
1960
−2.3%
1964
+10.6%
1968
−14.3%
1972
−43.4%
1976
−1.4%
1980
−11.0%
1984
−35.0%
1988
−31.0%
1992
−10.5%
1996
−18.6%
2000
−27.6%
2004
−29.1%
2008
−21.4%
2012
−28.0%
2016
−29.1%
2020
−27.4%
2024
−29.4%
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
34.7%Harris21,449
64.1%Trump39,633
1.2%
R+29.4
R+2.0
R+27.9
61,819
R
35.6%Biden20,779
63.0%Trump36,764
1.4%
R+27.4
D+1.7
R+31.9
58,339
R
33.5%Clinton16,329
62.6%Trump30,490
3.8%
R+29.1
R+1.1
R+31.2
48,692
R
35.6%Obama16,505
63.5%Romney29,495
0.9%
R+28.0
R+6.6
R+31.8
46,415
R
38.9%Obama17,624
60.3%McCain27,314
0.9%
R+21.4
D+7.7
R+28.6
45,328
R
35.3%Kerry13,555
64.4%Bush24,714
0.3%
R+29.1
R+1.4
R+26.6
38,382
R
35.9%Gore11,232
63.5%Bush19,882
0.6%
R+27.6
R+9.1
R+28.2
31,301
R
37.2%Clinton9,847
55.7%Dole14,760
7.1%
R+18.6
R+8.0
R+27.1
26,479
R
36.3%Clinton9,649
46.8%Bush12,448
16.9%
R+10.5
D+20.5
R+16.1
26,591
R
34.3%Dukakis7,642
65.4%Bush14,543
0.3%
R+31.0
D+4.0
R+23.3
22,248
R
32.4%Mondale7,063
67.4%Reagan14,681
0.2%
R+35.0
R+24.0
R+16.8
21,782
R
42.7%Carter8,084
53.7%Reagan10,158
3.5%
R+11.0
R+9.6
R+1.2
18,911
R
49.1%Carter7,373
50.4%Ford7,577
0.5%
R+1.4
D+42.1
R+3.4
15,020
R
27.3%McGovern3,627
70.7%Nixon9,406
2.1%
R+43.4
R+29.1
R+20.3
13,308
R
29.4%Humphrey3,583
43.7%Nixon5,322
26.8%
R+14.3
R+24.9
R+13.6
12,168
D
55.3%Johnson6,384
44.7%Goldwater5,162
0.0%
D+10.6
D+12.9
R+12.0
11,546
R
48.8%Kennedy5,548
51.2%Nixon5,815
0.0%
R+2.3
D+2.8
R+2.5
11,363
R
47.4%Stevenson4,729
52.6%Eisenhower5,238
0.0%
R+5.1
R+1.5
D+10.3
9,967
R
48.2%Stevenson5,066
51.8%Eisenhower5,442
0.0%
R+3.6
R+12.8
D+7.2
10,508
D
49.5%Truman3,341
40.3%Dewey2,719
10.2%
D+9.2
R+7.2
D+4.7
6,750
D
58.2%Roosevelt3,711
41.8%Dewey2,663
0.0%
D+16.4
R+8.8
D+8.9
6,374
D
62.6%Roosevelt4,330
37.4%Willkie2,587
0.0%
D+25.2
R+3.4
D+15.3
6,917
D
64.3%Roosevelt4,466
35.7%Landon2,481
0.0%
D+28.6
D+1.7
D+4.3
6,947
D
63.1%Roosevelt4,287
36.2%Hoover2,459
0.7%
D+26.9
D+37.9
D+9.1
6,793
R
44.5%Smith2,639
55.5%Hoover3,290
0.0%
R+11.0
R+27.6
D+6.5
5,929
D
57.9%Davis2,771
41.3%Coolidge1,974
0.8%
D+16.7
D+8.6
D+41.8
4,783
D
54.0%Cox2,679
46.0%Harding2,279
0.0%
D+8.1
R+4.0
D+34.3
4,958
D
55.6%Wilson1,337
43.5%Hughes1,047
0.9%
D+12.1
R+31.2
D+8.9
2,406
D
55.2%Wilson1,167
11.9%Taft252
32.9%
D+43.3
D+41.8
D+23.7
2,114
D
50.3%Bryan1,109
48.8%Taft1,077
0.9%
D+1.5
R+7.9
D+11.0
2,205
D
54.2%Parker1,424
44.9%Roosevelt1,178
0.9%
D+9.4
D+21.0
D+29.0
2,625
R
44.0%Bryan1,606
55.6%McKinley2,029
0.3%
R+11.6
R+17.8
R+4.0
3,647
D
53.0%Bryan2,207
46.7%McKinley1,948
0.3%
D+6.2
D+0.7
D+12.3
4,167
D
43.2%Cleveland1,674
37.6%Harrison1,460
19.2%
D+5.5
—
D+3.9
3,878
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
34.5%14,586
63.5%26,874
42,316
2020
R
34.0%19,633
61.7%35,682
57,823
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+22.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+29.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.2 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
58,936
18,466
25,335
15,089
46
2012
64,407
18,670
26,933
18,592
212
2016
66,146
16,969
27,045
21,801
331
2020
74,320
16,594
30,928
26,171
627
2022
75,751
15,852
31,308
27,979
612
2024
79,456
15,262
32,902
30,458
834
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,206 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +22,170 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+742
2012
+845
2013
+1,156
2014
+1,391
2015
+1,150
2016
+1,238
2017
+1,863
2018
+1,443
2019
+2,023
2021
+3,034
2022
+2,459
2023
+1,396
2024
+1,224
2025
+2,206
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines area has shifted noticeably as affluent retirees and remote workers relocate to Moore County, gradually tightening margins in a region that once voted in lopsided Republican supermajorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.4 points.
A population of 104,876, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,080 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. George, UT and Morehead City, NC.
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How did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,819 votes cast, 21,449 went Democratic and 39,633 went Republican.
When did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina has a population of 104,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina is $86,080 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
