Currituck County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 18,053 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CHCH | 722 | 2,708 | 48 | 3,478 | 20.8% | 77.9% | R+57.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PBPB | 912 | 2,240 | 41 | 3,193 | 28.6% | 70.2% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -WMWM | 808 | 2,330 | 43 | 3,181 | 25.4% | 73.2% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -EMEM | 632 | 2,018 | 29 | 2,679 | 23.6% | 75.3% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -PPPP | 453 | 1,033 | 14 | 1,500 | 30.2% | 68.9% | R+38.7 |
| Precinct -IRIR | 224 | 874 | 10 | 1,108 | 20.2% | 78.9% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -KIKI | 160 | 705 | 9 | 874 | 18.3% | 80.7% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -WHWH | 367 | 429 | 6 | 802 | 45.8% | 53.5% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -COCO | 213 | 533 | 9 | 755 | 28.2% | 70.6% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -GWGW | 41 | 223 | 2 | 266 | 15.4% | 83.8% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -CBCB | 72 | 142 | 3 | 217 | 33.2% | 65.4% | R+32.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +32.0% |
| 1896 | +32.3% |
| 1900 | +36.1% |
| 1904 | +88.5% |
| 1908 | +82.3% |
| 1912 | +96.9% |
| 1916 | +83.1% |
| 1920 | +84.2% |
| 1924 | +84.1% |
| 1928 | +76.6% |
| 1932 | +92.2% |
| 1936 | +85.4% |
| 1940 | +87.5% |
| 1944 | +63.9% |
| 1948 | +74.1% |
| 1952 | +56.1% |
| 1956 | +49.0% |
| 1960 | +56.1% |
| 1964 | +32.5% |
| 1968 | +14.6% |
| 1972 | −36.3% |
| 1976 | +35.2% |
| 1980 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | −26.7% |
| 1988 | −22.2% |
| 1992 | −4.8% |
| 1996 | −5.2% |
| 2000 | −22.3% |
| 2004 | −34.6% |
| 2008 | −31.5% |
| 2012 | −34.8% |
| 2016 | −49.3% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −47.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.6%2,739 | 73.9%8,593 | 11,626 |
| 2020 | R | 24.1%3,849 | 71.3%11,368 | 15,946 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15,487 | 5,285 | 4,959 | 5,226 | 17 |
| 2012 | 17,773 | 5,059 | 5,912 | 6,736 | 66 |
| 2016 | 18,931 | 4,186 | 6,775 | 7,841 | 129 |
| 2020 | 21,859 | 3,662 | 8,895 | 9,075 | 227 |
| 2022 | 23,004 | 3,431 | 9,646 | 9,703 | 224 |
| 2024 | 25,213 | 3,366 | 10,695 | 10,830 | 322 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+742 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +8,525 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $90,512 in average income, against $87,786 for residents who stayed — 3% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.0 on average — 47 points more Democratic-leaning than Currituck County, NC itself (R+47.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Virginia Beach city, VA194D+2.6
- Chesapeake city, VA168D+3.8
- Dare County, NC134R+18.7
- Pasquotank County, NC48R+4.9
- Norfolk city, VA39D+41.3
- Camden County, NC28R+50.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Chesapeake city, VA91
- Dare County, NC87
- Virginia Beach city, VA83
- Pasquotank County, NC78
- Camden County, NC63
- Wake County, NC22
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 | +218 |
| 2012 | +121 |
| 2013 | +217 |
| 2014 | +516 |
| 2015 | +258 |
| 2016 | +499 |
| 2017 | +619 |
| 2018 | +696 |
| 2019 | +733 |
| 2021 | +1,377 |
| 2022 | +1,204 |
| 2023 | +580 |
| 2024 | +745 |
| 2025 | +742 |
Currituck sits at the northeastern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, where a sparse, rural population and rapid exurban growth from Hampton Roads have combined to produce presidential margins exceeding 45 points Republican in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.8 points.
A population of 30,601, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,511 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and New Kent County.
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Currituck County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.