Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 24,451 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -12011201 | 2,153 | 187 | 19 | 2,359 | 91.3% | 7.9% | D+83.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -12031203 | 1,018 | 955 | 21 | 1,994 | 51.1% | 47.9% | D+3.2 |
| Precinct -01020102 | 1,169 | 548 | 13 | 1,730 | 67.6% | 31.7% | D+35.9 |
| Precinct -01030103 | 862 | 664 | 11 | 1,537 | 56.1% | 43.2% | D+12.9 |
| Precinct -01040104 | 740 | 515 | 21 | 1,276 | 58.0% | 40.4% | D+17.6 |
| Precinct -07010701 | 940 | 324 | 5 | 1,269 | 74.1% | 25.5% | D+48.5 |
| Precinct -01010101 | 1,101 | 129 | 11 | 1,241 | 88.7% | 10.4% | D+78.3 |
| Precinct -09010901 | 278 | 955 | 3 | 1,236 | 22.5% | 77.3% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -10011001 | 677 | 531 | 16 | 1,224 | 55.3% | 43.4% | D+11.9 |
| Precinct -02010201 | 663 | 502 | 5 | 1,170 | 56.7% | 42.9% | D+13.8 |
| Precinct -08010801 | 443 | 710 | 11 | 1,164 | 38.1% | 61.0% | R+22.9 |
| Precinct -12021202 | 1,073 | 56 | 13 | 1,142 | 94.0% | 4.9% | D+89.1 |
| Precinct -13011301 | 253 | 772 | 5 | 1,030 | 24.6% | 75.0% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -06010601 | 745 | 278 | 5 | 1,028 | 72.5% | 27.0% | D+45.4 |
| Precinct -12041204 | 926 | 54 | 5 | 985 | 94.0% | 5.5% | D+88.5 |
| Precinct -14011401 | 175 | 768 | 8 | 951 | 18.4% | 80.8% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -11011101 | 239 | 581 | 8 | 828 | 28.9% | 70.2% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -05010501 | 317 | 349 | 0 | 666 | 47.6% | 52.4% | R+4.8 |
| Precinct -12051205 | 555 | 17 | 8 | 580 | 95.7% | 2.9% | D+92.8 |
| Precinct -04010401 | 312 | 245 | 5 | 562 | 55.5% | 43.6% | D+11.9 |
| Precinct -03010301 | 263 | 216 | 0 | 479 | 54.9% | 45.1% | D+9.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +21.7% |
| 1896 | −15.1% |
| 1900 | +29.6% |
| 1904 | +82.9% |
| 1908 | +60.0% |
| 1912 | +84.1% |
| 1916 | +86.5% |
| 1920 | +98.6% |
| 1924 | +82.3% |
| 1928 | +62.1% |
| 1932 | +91.6% |
| 1936 | +92.3% |
| 1940 | +91.9% |
| 1944 | +87.6% |
| 1948 | +83.1% |
| 1952 | +63.1% |
| 1956 | +61.9% |
| 1960 | +55.9% |
| 1964 | +33.2% |
| 1968 | +14.3% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | +24.3% |
| 1980 | +14.4% |
| 1984 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | +13.9% |
| 1992 | +24.9% |
| 1996 | +26.4% |
| 2000 | +24.6% |
| 2004 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | +34.5% |
| 2012 | +36.2% |
| 2016 | +32.0% |
| 2020 | +27.0% |
| 2024 | +22.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 59.5%9,213 | 39.0%6,046 | 15,488 |
| 2020 | D | 63.0%15,952 | 33.9%8,582 | 25,318 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36,824 | 28,256 | 5,609 | 2,952 | 7 |
| 2012 | 39,919 | 29,848 | 6,185 | 3,849 | 37 |
| 2016 | 38,624 | 27,495 | 6,239 | 4,819 | 71 |
| 2020 | 35,797 | 23,397 | 6,504 | 5,772 | 124 |
| 2022 | 34,814 | 21,449 | 6,635 | 6,618 | 112 |
| 2024 | 36,542 | 20,303 | 6,996 | 8,985 | 258 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+243 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −4,212 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,357 in average income, against $50,644 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+3.2 on average — 19 points more Republican-leaning than Edgecombe County, NC itself (D+22.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Nash County, NC505R+1.8
- Pitt County, NC126D+6.0
- Wake County, NC109D+25.4
- Wilson County, NC99D+0.4
- Halifax County, NC68D+17.7
- Martin County, NC27R+10.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nash County, NC506
- Pitt County, NC115
- Wake County, NC88
- Wilson County, NC72
- Halifax County, NC50
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 | −637 |
| 2012 | −496 |
| 2013 | −270 |
| 2014 | −633 |
| 2015 | −1,099 |
| 2016 | −421 |
| 2017 | −476 |
| 2018 | −689 |
| 2019 | −484 |
| 2021 | −177 |
| 2022 | +172 |
| 2023 | +541 |
| 2024 | +214 |
| 2025 | +243 |
Edgecombe's electorate is majority Black, anchored by Tarboro and Rocky Mount, and has returned Democratic presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles even as rural North Carolina has trended Republican elsewhere.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.6 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 27.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.7 points.
A population of 48,736, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,265 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Halifax County and Sunflower County.
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Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37065/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.