Brunswick County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
27 precincts · 109,378 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SB03SB03 | 3,435 | 4,559 | 96 | 8,090 | 42.5% | 56.4% | R+13.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -NB07NB07 | 3,073 | 4,032 | 95 | 7,200 | 42.7% | 56.0% | R+13.3 |
| Precinct -NB02NB02 | 3,102 | 3,788 | 73 | 6,963 | 44.5% | 54.4% | R+9.9 |
| Precinct -WB06WB06 | 2,081 | 4,426 | 55 | 6,562 | 31.7% | 67.4% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -WB04WB04 | 2,048 | 4,178 | 44 | 6,270 | 32.7% | 66.6% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -CB06CB06 | 2,013 | 3,878 | 56 | 5,947 | 33.8% | 65.2% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -NB04NB04 | 2,674 | 3,132 | 58 | 5,864 | 45.6% | 53.4% | R+7.8 |
| Precinct -NB06NB06 | 2,860 | 2,784 | 60 | 5,704 | 50.1% | 48.8% | D+1.3 |
| Precinct -WB02WB02 | 1,863 | 3,717 | 52 | 5,632 | 33.1% | 66.0% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -CB02CB02 | 1,671 | 3,625 | 55 | 5,351 | 31.2% | 67.7% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -SB02SB02 | 1,242 | 3,091 | 51 | 4,384 | 28.3% | 70.5% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -NB03NB03 | 1,398 | 2,900 | 59 | 4,357 | 32.1% | 66.6% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -WB05WB05 | 1,582 | 2,555 | 40 | 4,177 | 37.9% | 61.2% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -CB04CB04 | 894 | 2,478 | 36 | 3,408 | 26.2% | 72.7% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -SB04SB04 | 1,277 | 1,745 | 39 | 3,061 | 41.7% | 57.0% | R+15.3 |
| Precinct -CB05CB05 | 833 | 2,183 | 25 | 3,041 | 27.4% | 71.8% | R+44.4 |
| Precinct -SB06SB06 | 1,014 | 1,956 | 46 | 3,016 | 33.6% | 64.9% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct -SB05SB05 | 1,178 | 1,633 | 36 | 2,847 | 41.4% | 57.4% | R+16.0 |
| Precinct -SB07SB07 | 969 | 1,807 | 27 | 2,803 | 34.6% | 64.5% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct -NB05NB05 | 1,232 | 1,331 | 33 | 2,596 | 47.5% | 51.3% | R+3.8 |
| Precinct -CB03CB03 | 629 | 1,611 | 31 | 2,271 | 27.7% | 70.9% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -SB08SB08 | 737 | 1,125 | 24 | 1,886 | 39.1% | 59.7% | R+20.6 |
| Precinct -SB01SB01 | 690 | 1,145 | 17 | 1,852 | 37.3% | 61.8% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -CB01CB01 | 581 | 1,166 | 18 | 1,765 | 32.9% | 66.1% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -WB01WB01 | 304 | 1,292 | 10 | 1,606 | 18.9% | 80.4% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -NB01NB01 | 694 | 885 | 16 | 1,595 | 43.5% | 55.5% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -WB03WB03 | 483 | 636 | 11 | 1,130 | 42.7% | 56.3% | R+13.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +16.4% |
| 1896 | +18.6% |
| 1900 | −9.9% |
| 1904 | +7.3% |
| 1908 | −16.2% |
| 1912 | +32.8% |
| 1916 | −9.9% |
| 1920 | −4.2% |
| 1924 | −7.3% |
| 1928 | −31.0% |
| 1932 | +11.0% |
| 1936 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | +28.2% |
| 1944 | +8.0% |
| 1948 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | −0.1% |
| 1956 | −0.0% |
| 1960 | +19.3% |
| 1964 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | +33.8% |
| 1980 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | −17.6% |
| 1988 | −11.9% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −8.0% |
| 2004 | −21.1% |
| 2008 | −17.9% |
| 2012 | −22.1% |
| 2016 | −28.4% |
| 2020 | −25.0% |
| 2024 | −24.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.5%26,685 | 61.5%44,911 | 73,039 |
| 2020 | R | 36.1%32,180 | 59.4%52,971 | 89,202 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.1 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75,186 | 29,234 | 27,470 | 18,425 | 57 |
| 2012 | 83,260 | 27,842 | 30,627 | 24,598 | 193 |
| 2016 | 95,390 | 27,108 | 35,508 | 32,435 | 339 |
| 2020 | 114,943 | 27,247 | 45,576 | 41,451 | 669 |
| 2022 | 126,381 | 27,657 | 50,602 | 47,423 | 699 |
| 2024 | 141,259 | 28,349 | 57,533 | 54,331 | 1,046 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+8,582 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +77,152 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $103,481 in average income, against $87,637 for residents who stayed — 18% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+0.6 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Brunswick County, NC itself (R+24.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- New Hanover County, NC1,286D+0.6
- Wake County, NC356D+25.4
- Horry County, SC224R+38.5
- Mecklenburg County, NC214D+32.7
- Guilford County, NC118D+21.8
- Cumberland County, NC116D+13.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- New Hanover County, NC750
- Horry County, SC255
- Wake County, NC183
- Columbus County, NC148
- Mecklenburg County, NC121
- Pender County, NC101
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 | +2,109 |
| 2012 | +1,934 |
| 2013 | +2,968 |
| 2014 | +3,520 |
| 2015 | +4,065 |
| 2016 | +4,432 |
| 2017 | +4,990 |
| 2018 | +6,649 |
| 2019 | +6,629 |
| 2021 | +7,989 |
| 2022 | +8,175 |
| 2023 | +7,362 |
| 2024 | +7,748 |
| 2025 | +8,582 |
Brunswick has been one of North Carolina's fastest-growing counties for over a decade, driven largely by retirement migration to its Atlantic coast communities. That demographic shift has coincided with consistently wide Republican margins in federal races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1976 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 24.8 points.
A population of 152,568, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,024 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sumter County and Yavapai County.
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Brunswick County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.