Beaufort County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 26,572 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SURBASURBA | 428 | 1,920 | 37 | 2,385 | 17.9% | 80.5% | R+62.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CHOCOCHOCO | 788 | 1,352 | 14 | 2,154 | 36.6% | 62.8% | R+26.2 |
| Precinct -TCRKTCRK | 522 | 1,344 | 14 | 1,880 | 27.8% | 71.5% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -NCRKNCRK | 320 | 1,231 | 14 | 1,565 | 20.4% | 78.7% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -OLDFOLDF | 468 | 970 | 8 | 1,446 | 32.4% | 67.1% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -RVRDRVRD | 513 | 918 | 14 | 1,445 | 35.5% | 63.5% | R+28.0 |
| Precinct -PINETPINET | 126 | 1,210 | 0 | 1,336 | 9.4% | 90.6% | R+81.1 |
| Precinct -WDPDWDPD | 239 | 1,031 | 9 | 1,279 | 18.7% | 80.6% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -PANTEPANTE | 306 | 960 | 6 | 1,272 | 24.1% | 75.5% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -BEADMBEADM | 167 | 947 | 3 | 1,117 | 15.0% | 84.8% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -PSJW3PSJW3 | 914 | 167 | 9 | 1,090 | 83.9% | 15.3% | D+68.5 |
| Precinct -WASHPWASHP | 419 | 655 | 11 | 1,085 | 38.6% | 60.4% | R+21.8 |
| Precinct -WASH4WASH4 | 541 | 530 | 11 | 1,082 | 50.0% | 49.0% | D+1.0 |
| Precinct -WASH1WASH1 | 653 | 392 | 11 | 1,056 | 61.8% | 37.1% | D+24.7 |
| Precinct -HBHB | 90 | 952 | 6 | 1,048 | 8.6% | 90.8% | R+82.3 |
| Precinct -EDWAREDWAR | 419 | 597 | 9 | 1,025 | 40.9% | 58.2% | R+17.4 |
| Precinct -AURORAUROR | 550 | 434 | 14 | 998 | 55.1% | 43.5% | D+11.6 |
| Precinct -BELHVBELHV | 383 | 543 | 11 | 937 | 40.9% | 58.0% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -WASH2WASH2 | 586 | 238 | 9 | 833 | 70.3% | 28.6% | D+41.8 |
| Precinct -BLCKBLCK | 383 | 417 | 11 | 811 | 47.2% | 51.4% | R+4.2 |
| Precinct -GILEAGILEA | 234 | 488 | 6 | 728 | 32.1% | 67.0% | R+34.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 32.9%6,245 | 65.0%12,338 | 18,971 |
| 2020 | R | 36.2%9,439 | 59.3%15,448 | 26,046 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30,805 | 16,099 | 9,314 | 5,385 | 7 |
| 2012 | 33,119 | 15,757 | 10,333 | 6,971 | 58 |
| 2016 | 33,342 | 13,901 | 10,751 | 8,592 | 98 |
| 2020 | 34,102 | 11,955 | 12,094 | 9,908 | 145 |
| 2022 | 33,426 | 10,608 | 12,386 | 10,297 | 135 |
| 2024 | 35,125 | 10,125 | 13,342 | 11,447 | 211 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+172 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,373 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,301 in average income, against $70,547 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+1.9 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Beaufort County, NC itself (R+31.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pitt County, NC282D+6.0
- Craven County, NC62R+20.4
- Wake County, NC59D+25.4
- Martin County, NC46R+10.3
- Washington County, NC24D+6.2
- Pamlico County, NC21R+32.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pitt County, NC346
- Wake County, NC57
- Craven County, NC55
- Martin County, NC39
- Pamlico County, NC20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −128 |
| 2012 | −184 |
| 2013 | +7 |
| 2014 | +69 |
| 2015 | +217 |
| 2016 | +114 |
| 2017 | −137 |
| 2018 | +201 |
| 2019 | +128 |
| 2021 | +43 |
| 2022 | +192 |
| 2023 | +301 |
| 2024 | +378 |
| 2025 | +172 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 40.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.
A population of 44,499, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,357 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe County and Person County.
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Beaufort County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.