Beaufort County, North Carolina: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,4992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,3572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harnett County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Beaufort CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Beaufort County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +7.1% |
| 1896 | +6.5% |
| 1900 | +12.6% |
| 1904 | +35.1% |
| 1908 | +16.6% |
| 1912 | +52.2% |
| 1916 | +21.1% |
| 1920 | +21.7% |
| 1924 | +33.3% |
| 1928 | +16.7% |
| 1932 | +73.3% |
| 1936 | +72.8% |
| 1940 | +71.0% |
| 1944 | +61.2% |
| 1948 | +60.0% |
| 1952 | +38.6% |
| 1956 | +43.1% |
| 1960 | +38.3% |
| 1964 | +25.8% |
| 1968 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | −40.4% |
| 1976 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | −5.7% |
| 1984 | −21.5% |
| 1988 | −20.9% |
| 1992 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | +22.5% |
| 2004 | −27.7% |
| 2008 | −17.4% |
| 2012 | −19.2% |
| 2016 | −24.1% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −31.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,049 | 17,296 | 26,572 | ||
| R | 9,633 | 16,437 | 26,315 | ||
| R | 8,764 | 14,543 | 23,938 | ||
| R | 9,435 | 13,977 | 23,620 | ||
| R | 9,454 | 13,460 | 23,010 | ||
| R | 7,025 | 12,432 | 19,522 | ||
| D | 10,531 | 6,634 | 17,313 | ||
| R | 6,172 | 8,154 | 15,215 | ||
| R | 6,445 | 7,337 | 15,980 | ||
| R | 5,352 | 8,190 | 13,570 | ||
| R | 5,987 | 9,284 | 15,304 | ||
| R | 6,024 | 6,773 | 13,037 | ||
| D | 5,728 | 4,677 | 10,467 | ||
| R | 2,901 | 6,915 | 9,928 | ||
| O | 3,232 | 2,669 | 11,587 | ||
| D | 6,090 | 3,595 | 9,685 | ||
| D | 6,039 | 2,694 | 8,733 | ||
| D | 5,730 | 2,277 | 8,007 | ||
| D | 5,429 | 2,404 | 7,833 | ||
| D | 4,675 | 1,055 | 6,030 | ||
| D | 4,706 | 1,133 | 5,839 | ||
| D | 5,528 | 936 | 6,464 | ||
| D | 6,133 | 964 | 7,097 | ||
| D | 5,552 | 839 | 6,431 | ||
| D | 3,533 | 2,521 | 6,054 | ||
| D | 3,048 | 1,502 | 4,643 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 2,266 | 5,788 | ||
| D | 1,957 | 1,274 | 3,232 | ||
| D | 1,605 | 295 | 2,509 | ||
| D | 1,828 | 1,304 | 3,163 | ||
| D | 1,803 | 867 | 2,670 | ||
| D | 2,316 | 1,799 | 4,115 | ||
| D | 2,513 | 2,207 | 4,743 | ||
| D | 1,865 | 1,612 | 3,561 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.1%
Irish
8.5%
American
6.7%
German
6.3%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
African American
18.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,357
Beaufort County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beaufort County$58,357
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Beaufort County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.9%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Beaufort County sits along the Pamlico River estuary in eastern North Carolina, where a largely rural, working-class white electorate has delivered Republican presidential candidates double-digit margins for more than two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A median household income of $58,357, a 18% poverty rate, and a 68% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harnett County and Onslow County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beaufort County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaufort County, North Carolina voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,572 votes cast, 9,049 went Democratic and 17,296 went Republican.
What is Beaufort County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Beaufort County, North Carolina in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Beaufort County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaufort County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Beaufort County, North Carolina?
Beaufort County, North Carolina has a population of 44,499 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaufort County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Beaufort County, North Carolina is $58,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Beaufort County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaufort County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.