Greene County, North Carolina: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1948.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,4862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,2442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 31.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1948MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pamlico County, NC · similarity 0.90
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greene CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greene County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,437 | 4,965 | 8,450 | ||
| R | 3,832 | 4,874 | 8,753 | ||
| R | 3,605 | 4,374 | 8,095 | ||
| R | 3,778 | 4,411 | 8,236 | ||
| R | 3,796 | 4,272 | 8,103 | ||
| R | 2,665 | 3,800 | 6,472 | ||
| D | 3,353 | 2,478 | 5,870 | ||
| R | 2,224 | 2,689 | 5,198 | ||
| D | 2,768 | 2,180 | 5,732 | ||
| D | 2,729 | 2,498 | 5,238 | ||
| R | 2,772 | 3,195 | 5,975 | ||
| D | 2,835 | 2,221 | 5,113 | ||
| D | 2,740 | 1,356 | 4,124 | ||
| R | 847 | 2,788 | 3,684 | ||
| O | 1,560 | 650 | 5,116 | ||
| D | 2,712 | 901 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 3,092 | 451 | 3,543 | ||
| D | 3,285 | 222 | 3,507 | ||
| D | 2,976 | 186 | 3,162 | ||
| D | 2,687 | 65 | 2,786 | ||
| D | 2,528 | 113 | 2,641 | ||
| D | 2,990 | 104 | 3,094 | ||
| D | 3,097 | 116 | 3,213 | ||
| D | 2,510 | 94 | 2,607 | ||
| D | 1,181 | 542 | 1,723 | ||
| D | 1,119 | 182 | 1,308 | ||
| D | 1,649 | 439 | 2,088 | ||
| D | 1,066 | 294 | 1,360 | ||
| D | 894 | 124 | 1,170 | ||
| D | 876 | 538 | 1,414 | ||
| D | 949 | 283 | 1,232 | ||
| D | 1,385 | 820 | 2,212 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 1,065 | 2,287 | ||
| D | 1,006 | 562 | 1,823 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.7%
American
9.0%
Irish
5.0%
German
3.3%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.5%
African American
25.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,244
Greene County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Greene County$53,244
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Greene County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.2%
Working age (18–64)17.5%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.6%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety-four points in 1948. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A population of 20,486, a 48% 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 Pamlico County and Hanson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greene County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greene County, North Carolina voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,450 votes cast, 3,437 went Democratic and 4,965 went Republican.
What is Greene County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greene County, North Carolina in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greene County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greene County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Greene County, North Carolina?
Greene County, North Carolina has a population of 20,486 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greene County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greene County, North Carolina is $53,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greene County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greene County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.