Chowan County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 7,552 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 1,025 | 1,312 | 26 | 2,363 | 43.4% | 55.5% | R+12.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 | 792 | 564 | 12 | 1,368 | 57.9% | 41.2% | D+16.7 |
| Precinct -33 | 224 | 1,039 | 7 | 1,270 | 17.6% | 81.8% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -66 | 443 | 736 | 14 | 1,193 | 37.1% | 61.7% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -55 | 141 | 568 | 1 | 710 | 19.9% | 80.0% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -44 | 270 | 368 | 10 | 648 | 41.7% | 56.8% | R+15.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.4% |
| 1896 | −18.3% |
| 1900 | −1.9% |
| 1904 | +58.9% |
| 1908 | +48.9% |
| 1912 | +75.4% |
| 1916 | +73.9% |
| 1920 | +67.8% |
| 1924 | +75.4% |
| 1928 | +45.3% |
| 1932 | +92.2% |
| 1936 | +88.3% |
| 1940 | +89.4% |
| 1944 | +77.6% |
| 1948 | +74.3% |
| 1952 | +45.9% |
| 1956 | +45.5% |
| 1960 | +56.5% |
| 1964 | +36.6% |
| 1968 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | −33.8% |
| 1976 | +29.2% |
| 1980 | +19.7% |
| 1984 | −11.1% |
| 1988 | −3.5% |
| 1992 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −10.4% |
| 2008 | −1.1% |
| 2012 | −4.5% |
| 2016 | −14.1% |
| 2020 | −15.7% |
| 2024 | −22.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.1%2,047 | 60.9%3,360 | 5,516 |
| 2020 | R | 40.6%3,124 | 56.6%4,353 | 7,689 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Chowan County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 25-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 | 10,433 | 6,038 | 2,372 | 2,019 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10,813 | 5,770 | 2,562 | 2,469 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10,395 | 5,109 | 2,610 | 2,653 | 23 |
| 2020 | 10,346 | 4,235 | 2,922 | 3,148 | 41 |
| 2022 | 10,092 | 3,733 | 3,008 | 3,312 | 39 |
| 2024 | 10,681 | 3,569 | 3,337 | 3,691 | 84 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+83 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +229 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,214 in average income, against $74,175 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.1 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Chowan County, NC itself (R+22.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pasquotank County, NC36R+4.9
- Perquimans County, NC31R+39.3
- Bertie County, NC21D+15.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Perquimans County, NC36
- Pasquotank County, NC33
- Wake County, NC29
- Pitt County, NC25
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 | +110 |
| 2012 | −134 |
| 2013 | −8 |
| 2014 | −119 |
| 2015 | −237 |
| 2016 | +11 |
| 2017 | −96 |
| 2018 | +63 |
| 2019 | −66 |
| 2021 | +183 |
| 2022 | +237 |
| 2023 | +82 |
| 2024 | +120 |
| 2025 | +83 |
Chowan's roughly 14,500 residents sit along the Albemarle Sound in northeastern North Carolina, where a shrinking population and an economy tied to agriculture and timber have correlated with steadily shifting presidential preferences over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 33.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.
A population of 13,836, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,864 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yalobusha County and Marengo County.
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Chowan County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.