Bertie County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 9,186 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -W1W1 | 1,220 | 456 | 17 | 1,693 | 72.1% | 26.9% | D+45.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -RXRX | 782 | 199 | 1 | 982 | 79.6% | 20.3% | D+59.4 |
| Precinct -M2M2 | 517 | 376 | 12 | 905 | 57.1% | 41.5% | D+15.6 |
| Precinct -W2W2 | 24 | 875 | 2 | 901 | 2.7% | 97.1% | R+94.5 |
| Precinct -WHWH | 325 | 489 | 7 | 821 | 39.6% | 59.6% | R+20.0 |
| Precinct -C1C1 | 277 | 452 | 5 | 734 | 37.7% | 61.6% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -MHMH | 386 | 270 | 2 | 658 | 58.7% | 41.0% | D+17.6 |
| Precinct -C2C2 | 504 | 146 | 0 | 650 | 77.5% | 22.5% | D+55.1 |
| Precinct -M1M1 | 260 | 387 | 2 | 649 | 40.1% | 59.6% | R+19.6 |
| Precinct -SNSN | 382 | 95 | 2 | 479 | 79.7% | 19.8% | D+59.9 |
| Precinct -IWIW | 321 | 29 | 7 | 357 | 89.9% | 8.1% | D+81.8 |
| Precinct -WDWD | 281 | 66 | 10 | 357 | 78.7% | 18.5% | D+60.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +9.1% |
| 1896 | −13.7% |
| 1900 | +38.8% |
| 1904 | +66.6% |
| 1908 | +55.5% |
| 1912 | +91.2% |
| 1916 | +85.3% |
| 1920 | +79.3% |
| 1924 | +83.4% |
| 1928 | +68.5% |
| 1932 | +95.8% |
| 1936 | +94.2% |
| 1940 | +94.2% |
| 1944 | +92.4% |
| 1948 | +93.0% |
| 1952 | +80.5% |
| 1956 | +75.6% |
| 1960 | +72.9% |
| 1964 | +56.3% |
| 1968 | +33.6% |
| 1972 | −22.2% |
| 1976 | +50.9% |
| 1980 | +38.5% |
| 1984 | +15.6% |
| 1988 | +27.3% |
| 1992 | +38.9% |
| 1996 | +39.2% |
| 2000 | +30.3% |
| 2004 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | +30.6% |
| 2012 | +32.7% |
| 2016 | +24.8% |
| 2020 | +21.6% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 54.9%3,492 | 43.7%2,781 | 6,359 |
| 2020 | D | 60.1%5,825 | 37.1%3,597 | 9,694 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 29 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13,741 | 11,142 | 1,332 | 1,264 | 3 |
| 2012 | 14,831 | 11,477 | 1,487 | 1,857 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14,250 | 10,310 | 1,541 | 2,380 | 19 |
| 2020 | 13,373 | 8,794 | 1,634 | 2,900 | 45 |
| 2022 | 12,844 | 8,050 | 1,650 | 3,105 | 39 |
| 2024 | 12,838 | 7,502 | 1,805 | 3,471 | 60 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−32 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,896 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $37,641 in average income, against $52,271 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+14.0 on average — 1.6 points more Republican-leaning than Bertie County, NC itself (D+15.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hertford County, NC68D+26.6
- Pitt County, NC31D+6.0
- Martin County, NC25R+10.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hertford County, NC78
- Pitt County, NC42
- Wake County, NC25
- Martin County, NC22
- Chowan County, NC21
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 | −321 |
| 2012 | −346 |
| 2013 | −92 |
| 2014 | +53 |
| 2015 | −79 |
| 2016 | −705 |
| 2017 | −114 |
| 2018 | −112 |
| 2019 | −89 |
| 2021 | −273 |
| 2022 | −154 |
| 2023 | +151 |
| 2024 | +217 |
| 2025 | −32 |
Bertie County's population is roughly 60% Black, anchoring a durable Democratic lean in a region otherwise trending Republican. In 2024 the margin held at D+15.7, bucking statewide rural shifts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 22.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.
A population of 17,170, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,750 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilcox County and Halifax County.
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Bertie County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.