Greene County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 8,450 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SH#1SH#1 | 663 | 592 | 8 | 1,263 | 52.5% | 46.9% | D+5.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SHINSHIN | 406 | 788 | 10 | 1,204 | 33.7% | 65.4% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -MAURMAUR | 469 | 712 | 7 | 1,188 | 39.5% | 59.9% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -WALSWALS | 341 | 448 | 2 | 791 | 43.1% | 56.6% | R+13.5 |
| Precinct -SUGGSUGG | 304 | 445 | 4 | 753 | 40.4% | 59.1% | R+18.7 |
| Precinct -ARBAARBA | 348 | 346 | 2 | 696 | 50.0% | 49.7% | D+0.3 |
| Precinct -CASTCAST | 189 | 485 | 6 | 680 | 27.8% | 71.3% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -BEARBEAR | 237 | 437 | 3 | 677 | 35.0% | 64.5% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -BULLBULL | 255 | 355 | 1 | 611 | 41.7% | 58.1% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct -HOOKHOOK | 225 | 357 | 5 | 587 | 38.3% | 60.8% | R+22.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +24.4% |
| 1896 | +6.9% |
| 1900 | +25.5% |
| 1904 | +54.1% |
| 1908 | +23.9% |
| 1912 | +65.8% |
| 1916 | +56.8% |
| 1920 | +58.0% |
| 1924 | +71.6% |
| 1928 | +37.1% |
| 1932 | +92.7% |
| 1936 | +92.8% |
| 1940 | +93.3% |
| 1944 | +91.4% |
| 1948 | +94.1% |
| 1952 | +88.2% |
| 1956 | +87.3% |
| 1960 | +74.5% |
| 1964 | +50.1% |
| 1968 | +17.8% |
| 1972 | −52.7% |
| 1976 | +33.6% |
| 1980 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | −7.1% |
| 1988 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −17.5% |
| 2008 | −5.9% |
| 2012 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −9.5% |
| 2020 | −11.9% |
| 2024 | −18.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 39.9%2,410 | 58.2%3,518 | 6,043 |
| 2020 | R | 44.2%3,842 | 52.8%4,591 | 8,699 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Greene County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 36-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 | 10,686 | 7,429 | 1,758 | 1,498 | 1 |
| 2012 | 11,485 | 7,468 | 1,954 | 2,047 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11,457 | 6,758 | 2,065 | 2,610 | 24 |
| 2020 | 11,378 | 5,615 | 2,458 | 3,275 | 30 |
| 2022 | 10,846 | 5,039 | 2,457 | 3,323 | 27 |
| 2024 | 11,278 | 4,687 | 2,709 | 3,814 | 68 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+41 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −29 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,896 in average income, against $59,113 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.3 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Greene County, NC itself (R+18.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pitt County, NC133D+6.0
- Lenoir County, NC87R+6.8
- Wayne County, NC73R+16.4
- Wilson County, NC36D+0.4
- Wake County, NC21D+25.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pitt County, NC119
- Lenoir County, NC85
- Wayne County, NC68
- Wilson County, NC28
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 | +181 |
| 2012 | −387 |
| 2013 | −202 |
| 2014 | +4 |
| 2015 | −78 |
| 2016 | +104 |
| 2017 | −96 |
| 2018 | +113 |
| 2019 | −35 |
| 2021 | −141 |
| 2022 | +128 |
| 2023 | +236 |
| 2024 | +103 |
| 2025 | +41 |
Greene County sits in North Carolina's coastal plain with a population under 19,000, split between a sizable Black minority and a white rural majority. That demographic balance has produced consistent Republican presidential margins in recent cycles, reaching 18 points in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.1 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 52.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 20,486, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,244 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Duplin County and Yazoo County.
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Greene County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37079/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.