Bladen County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 16,764 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -P15P15 | 606 | 1,384 | 13 | 2,003 | 30.3% | 69.1% | R+38.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -P202P202 | 454 | 1,098 | 8 | 1,560 | 29.1% | 70.4% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -P40P40 | 351 | 1,003 | 8 | 1,362 | 25.8% | 73.6% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -P501P501 | 797 | 539 | 8 | 1,344 | 59.3% | 40.1% | D+19.2 |
| Precinct -P55P55 | 388 | 768 | 0 | 1,156 | 33.6% | 66.4% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -P75P75 | 588 | 487 | 0 | 1,075 | 54.7% | 45.3% | D+9.4 |
| Precinct -P502P502 | 606 | 434 | 11 | 1,051 | 57.7% | 41.3% | D+16.4 |
| Precinct -P80P80 | 428 | 606 | 8 | 1,042 | 41.1% | 58.2% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -P25P25 | 441 | 549 | 3 | 993 | 44.4% | 55.3% | R+10.9 |
| Precinct -P201P201 | 125 | 763 | 5 | 893 | 14.0% | 85.4% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -P60P60 | 379 | 425 | 3 | 807 | 47.0% | 52.7% | R+5.7 |
| Precinct -P45P45 | 214 | 534 | 8 | 756 | 28.3% | 70.6% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -P65P65 | 192 | 487 | 0 | 679 | 28.3% | 71.7% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -P30P30 | 379 | 224 | 13 | 616 | 61.5% | 36.4% | D+25.2 |
| Precinct -P70P70 | 214 | 329 | 5 | 548 | 39.1% | 60.0% | R+21.0 |
| Precinct -P10P10 | 200 | 262 | 13 | 475 | 42.1% | 55.2% | R+13.1 |
| Precinct -P35P35 | 258 | 143 | 3 | 404 | 63.9% | 35.4% | D+28.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | +14.0% |
| 1900 | −3.9% |
| 1904 | +24.4% |
| 1908 | +26.3% |
| 1912 | +65.7% |
| 1916 | +31.9% |
| 1920 | +29.1% |
| 1924 | +32.4% |
| 1928 | −10.4% |
| 1932 | +52.7% |
| 1936 | +71.8% |
| 1940 | +68.7% |
| 1944 | +55.3% |
| 1948 | +59.6% |
| 1952 | +34.4% |
| 1956 | +45.1% |
| 1960 | +40.3% |
| 1964 | +35.1% |
| 1968 | +12.0% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | +58.8% |
| 1980 | +37.6% |
| 1984 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | +24.4% |
| 1996 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | −9.4% |
| 2020 | −13.7% |
| 2024 | −20.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 40.8%4,799 | 57.3%6,745 | 11,776 |
| 2020 | R | 43.1%7,280 | 53.1%8,967 | 16,881 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Bladen County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 33-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22,028 | 15,634 | 2,976 | 3,418 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23,063 | 15,378 | 3,028 | 4,636 | 21 |
| 2016 | 23,096 | 13,717 | 3,463 | 5,883 | 33 |
| 2020 | 23,073 | 10,850 | 5,030 | 7,117 | 76 |
| 2022 | 22,233 | 9,563 | 5,292 | 7,298 | 80 |
| 2024 | 23,710 | 8,996 | 5,903 | 8,654 | 157 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+36 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,238 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,295 in average income, against $56,022 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.5 on average — 5.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Bladen County, NC itself (R+20.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Robeson County, NC101R+27.6
- Cumberland County, NC97D+13.4
- Columbus County, NC85R+33.9
- Sampson County, NC40R+29.7
- Brunswick County, NC37R+24.8
- New Hanover County, NC29D+0.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Robeson County, NC102
- Cumberland County, NC88
- Columbus County, NC64
- Sampson County, NC31
- Brunswick County, NC25
- New Hanover County, NC24
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 | −298 |
| 2012 | −52 |
| 2013 | −175 |
| 2014 | −262 |
| 2015 | −182 |
| 2016 | −374 |
| 2017 | −146 |
| 2018 | −183 |
| 2019 | −316 |
| 2021 | +64 |
| 2022 | +72 |
| 2023 | +251 |
| 2024 | +327 |
| 2025 | +36 |
Bladen County, once a swing battleground, recorded an R+20.4 margin in 2024 — a stark reversal from its Obama-era competitiveness. Its economy still leans on agriculture, hog farming, and forestry in the Cape Fear River lowlands.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 30.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.4 points.
A population of 29,566, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,422 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond County and Barnwell County.
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Bladen County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37017/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.