Gates County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 5,868 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -33 | 662 | 793 | 18 | 1,473 | 44.9% | 53.8% | R+8.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 | 528 | 535 | 13 | 1,076 | 49.1% | 49.7% | R+0.7 |
| Precinct -4N4N | 326 | 738 | 11 | 1,075 | 30.3% | 68.7% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -55 | 251 | 553 | 5 | 809 | 31.0% | 68.4% | R+37.3 |
| Precinct -22 | 156 | 571 | 11 | 738 | 21.1% | 77.4% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -4S4S | 345 | 348 | 4 | 697 | 49.5% | 49.9% | R+0.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +19.6% |
| 1896 | +17.7% |
| 1900 | +33.2% |
| 1904 | +42.5% |
| 1908 | +31.9% |
| 1912 | +58.6% |
| 1916 | +45.6% |
| 1920 | +41.8% |
| 1924 | +51.8% |
| 1928 | +1.2% |
| 1932 | +86.1% |
| 1936 | +84.1% |
| 1940 | +85.6% |
| 1944 | +75.7% |
| 1948 | +78.7% |
| 1952 | +54.8% |
| 1956 | +57.0% |
| 1960 | +60.2% |
| 1964 | +50.8% |
| 1968 | +26.8% |
| 1972 | −3.5% |
| 1976 | +51.8% |
| 1980 | +42.6% |
| 1984 | +13.5% |
| 1988 | +16.4% |
| 1992 | +27.3% |
| 1996 | +30.6% |
| 2000 | +13.5% |
| 2004 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | −9.1% |
| 2020 | −13.7% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 40.8%1,756 | 56.5%2,431 | 4,303 |
| 2020 | R | 42.0%2,474 | 54.5%3,205 | 5,885 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Gates County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 34-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 | 8,085 | 5,095 | 1,481 | 1,506 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8,592 | 5,118 | 1,618 | 1,843 | 13 |
| 2016 | 8,658 | 4,741 | 1,738 | 2,156 | 23 |
| 2020 | 8,367 | 3,933 | 1,980 | 2,417 | 37 |
| 2022 | 8,343 | 3,662 | 2,052 | 2,594 | 35 |
| 2024 | 8,532 | 3,362 | 2,310 | 2,805 | 55 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+32 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −370 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,973 in average income, against $62,998 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+15.8 on average — 37 points more Democratic-leaning than Gates County, NC itself (R+21.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Suffolk city, VA44D+15.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hertford County, NC30
- Suffolk city, VA29
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 | −105 |
| 2012 | −171 |
| 2013 | −180 |
| 2014 | −106 |
| 2015 | −71 |
| 2016 | +42 |
| 2017 | −42 |
| 2018 | +88 |
| 2019 | +40 |
| 2021 | +5 |
| 2022 | +36 |
| 2023 | +51 |
| 2024 | +11 |
| 2025 | +32 |
Gates County, tucked into North Carolina's northeastern corner along the Virginia border, delivers lopsided presidential margins yet sits within a competitive state — a reminder that hyperlocal demography can diverge sharply from statewide battleground dynamics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 21.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.6 points.
A population of 10,376, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,333 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twiggs County and Southampton County.
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Gates County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37073/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.