† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupWilson, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English11.2%12.7%9.5%
American8.3%8.3%5.3%
Irish5.0%8.4%9.4%
German4.1%9.4%12.5%
Italian1.0%3.3%4.8%
Scottish0.9%2.3%1.3%
French0.7%—1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.4%—
African American†37.6%18.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Mexican9.5%5.6%11.3%
Colombian0.5%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.4%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Vietnamese0.4%0.3%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
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
Wilson, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
40.6
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wilson, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$56,423
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wilson, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.0%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
10.8%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wilson, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
5.5%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.2%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.0%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.4%
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.
Wilson, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+41.7%
1896
+30.8%
1900
+40.4%
1904
+37.3%
1908
+26.1%
1912
+69.6%
1916
+47.5%
1920
+43.6%
1924
+62.5%
1928
+29.3%
1932
+83.9%
1936
+86.4%
1940
+86.3%
1944
+78.8%
1948
+76.7%
1952
+54.3%
1956
+49.3%
1960
+44.1%
1964
+18.3%
1968
+0.7%
1972
−47.8%
1976
+9.4%
1980
−1.7%
1984
−18.9%
1988
−14.5%
1992
−0.3%
1996
−3.4%
2000
−8.9%
2004
−6.7%
2008
+6.1%
2012
+7.5%
2016
+5.6%
2020
+2.9%
2024
+0.4%
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
D
49.7%Harris19,909
49.3%Trump19,750
1.0%
D+0.4
R+2.5
D+1.9
40,045
D
50.9%Biden20,754
48.1%Trump19,581
1.0%
D+2.9
R+2.7
R+1.6
40,735
D
51.6%Clinton19,663
46.0%Trump17,531
2.5%
D+5.6
R+1.9
D+3.5
38,135
D
53.4%Obama20,875
45.9%Romney17,954
0.7%
D+7.5
D+1.3
D+3.6
39,109
D
52.8%Obama19,652
46.7%McCain17,375
0.4%
D+6.1
D+12.9
R+1.1
37,191
R
46.5%Kerry14,206
53.3%Bush16,264
0.2%
R+6.7
D+2.1
R+4.3
30,535
R
45.4%Gore11,266
54.2%Bush13,466
0.4%
R+8.9
R+5.4
R+9.4
24,826
R
45.6%Clinton9,779
49.0%Dole10,518
5.4%
R+3.4
R+3.1
R+12.0
21,451
R
44.1%Clinton10,105
44.4%Bush10,176
11.6%
R+0.3
D+14.1
R+5.9
22,937
R
42.7%Dukakis8,214
57.1%Bush10,997
0.2%
R+14.5
D+4.4
R+6.7
19,257
R
40.4%Mondale8,343
59.3%Reagan12,243
0.3%
R+18.9
R+17.2
R+0.7
20,643
R
48.1%Carter8,042
49.9%Reagan8,329
2.0%
R+1.7
R+11.1
D+8.0
16,704
D
54.4%Carter8,209
45.0%Ford6,795
0.5%
D+9.4
D+57.2
D+7.3
15,084
R
25.2%McGovern4,166
73.0%Nixon12,060
1.7%
R+47.8
R+48.6
R+24.7
16,512
O
25.9%Humphrey4,173
25.1%Nixon4,053
49.0%
Wallace +23.1
R+17.5
D+1.4
16,129
D
59.1%Johnson7,238
40.9%Goldwater5,002
0.0%
D+18.3
R+25.8
R+4.3
12,240
D
72.0%Kennedy8,021
28.0%Nixon3,114
0.0%
D+44.1
R+5.2
D+43.9
11,135
D
74.6%Stevenson8,328
25.4%Eisenhower2,830
0.0%
D+49.3
R+5.1
D+64.7
11,158
D
77.2%Stevenson8,684
22.8%Eisenhower2,569
0.0%
D+54.3
R+22.4
D+65.1
11,253
D
86.2%Truman6,008
9.5%Dewey665
4.2%
D+76.7
R+2.1
D+72.2
6,966
D
89.4%Roosevelt6,480
10.6%Dewey769
0.0%
D+78.8
R+7.5
D+71.3
7,249
D
93.1%Roosevelt7,912
6.9%Willkie584
0.0%
D+86.3
R+0.1
D+76.3
8,496
D
93.2%Roosevelt7,522
6.8%Landon549
0.0%
D+86.4
D+2.5
D+62.1
8,071
D
91.5%Roosevelt6,153
7.7%Hoover517
0.8%
D+83.9
D+54.6
D+66.1
6,721
D
64.6%Smith3,535
35.4%Hoover1,933
0.0%
D+29.3
R+33.2
D+46.8
5,468
D
80.0%Davis2,619
17.5%Coolidge574
2.5%
D+62.5
D+18.9
D+87.6
3,274
D
71.8%Cox3,496
28.2%Harding1,374
0.0%
D+43.6
R+3.9
D+69.8
4,870
D
73.8%Wilson2,052
26.2%Hughes730
0.0%
D+47.5
R+22.1
D+44.4
2,782
D
73.0%Wilson1,741
3.4%Taft82
23.5%
D+69.6
D+43.4
D+50.0
2,384
D
63.1%Bryan1,732
36.9%Taft1,014
0.0%
D+26.1
R+11.1
D+35.7
2,746
D
68.6%Parker1,363
31.4%Roosevelt623
0.0%
D+37.3
R+3.2
D+56.9
1,986
D
70.2%Bryan2,816
29.8%McKinley1,194
0.0%
D+40.4
D+9.6
D+48.0
4,012
D
65.4%Bryan2,715
34.6%McKinley1,436
0.0%
D+30.8
R+10.9
D+36.9
4,153
D
54.6%Cleveland2,100
12.9%Harrison497
32.5%
D+41.7
—
D+40.0
3,846
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
47.6%12,503
50.7%13,310
26,249
2020
D
50.6%20,445
46.1%18,642
40,411
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+17.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+0.4
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Wilson, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
52,608
31,263
13,965
7,356
24
2012
56,219
31,792
13,989
10,360
78
2016
56,590
30,225
13,933
12,297
135
2020
57,383
27,963
14,194
14,951
275
2022
55,396
25,651
13,810
15,694
241
2024
56,906
24,746
14,539
17,153
468
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+186 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +254 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wilson, NC in Wilson, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−399
2012
−56
2013
−318
2014
−362
2015
+61
2016
−168
2017
−17
2018
−151
2019
+336
2021
−317
2022
+353
2023
+765
2024
+341
2025
+186
Wilson anchors a northeastern North Carolina metro where agriculture and light manufacturing define the workforce, and Black residents make up roughly 40% of the county population — a share that consistently influences competitive down-ballot races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 79,290, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,423 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rocky Mount, NC and Albany, GA.
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In 2024, Wilson, NC, North Carolina voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,045 votes cast, 19,909 went Democratic and 19,750 went Republican.
When did Wilson, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilson, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Wilson, NC, North Carolina?
Wilson, NC, North Carolina has a population of 79,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilson, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Wilson, NC, North Carolina is $56,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Wilson, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wilson, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
