† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupNags HeadNorth CarolinaUnited States
English21.1%12.7%9.5%
American15.7%8.3%5.3%
German15.5%9.4%12.5%
Irish13.4%8.4%9.4%
Italian6.3%3.3%4.8%
Polish3.6%1.0%2.2%
French2.7%—1.6%
Scottish2.5%2.3%1.3%
Mexican1.6%5.6%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
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
Nags Head
North Carolina
United States
Median age
58.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
40.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nags Head
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$91,264
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.4%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.9%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nags Head
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nags Head
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.0%
51.5%
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.
Nags Head, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.2%
2008
−5.5%
2012
−14.4%
2016
−11.6%
2020
−5.4%
2024
−5.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.6%Harris1,042
52.5%Trump1,175
0.9%
R+5.9
R+0.6
R+4.5
2,238
R
46.8%Biden1,017
52.2%Trump1,134
1.1%
R+5.4
D+6.2
R+9.8
2,174
R
41.8%Clinton733
53.4%Trump936
4.8%
R+11.6
D+2.8
R+13.7
1,754
R
41.9%Obama674
56.2%Romney905
1.9%
R+14.4
R+8.9
R+18.2
1,609
R
46.6%Obama758
52.1%McCain847
1.3%
R+5.5
D+11.7
R+12.7
1,626
R
41.3%Kerry576
58.5%Bush816
0.2%
R+17.2
—
R+14.7
1,395
Nags Head's registered voter base shrinks against a summer population that can exceed ten times its permanent headcount, creating turnout patterns and local-race dynamics unlike almost any inland precinct in North Carolina.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.9 points.
A population of 3,160, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,264 describe the city.
In 2024, Nags Head, North Carolina voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+5.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,238 votes cast, 1,042 went Democratic and 1,175 went Republican.
How many people live in Nags Head, North Carolina?
Nags Head, North Carolina has a population of 3,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nags Head, North Carolina?
Median household income in Nags Head, North Carolina is $91,264 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Nags Head, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nags Head, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
