Hertford County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 9,818 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -M1M1 | 1,039 | 455 | 25 | 1,519 | 68.4% | 30.0% | D+38.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A1A1 | 990 | 412 | 11 | 1,413 | 70.1% | 29.2% | D+40.9 |
| Precinct -A2A2 | 704 | 629 | 8 | 1,341 | 52.5% | 46.9% | D+5.6 |
| Precinct -WNWN | 596 | 276 | 7 | 879 | 67.8% | 31.4% | D+36.4 |
| Precinct -M2M2 | 527 | 257 | 5 | 789 | 66.8% | 32.6% | D+34.2 |
| Precinct -A3A3 | 652 | 72 | 3 | 727 | 89.7% | 9.9% | D+79.8 |
| Precinct -UNUN | 366 | 242 | 12 | 620 | 59.0% | 39.0% | D+20.0 |
| Precinct -HVHV | 266 | 307 | 4 | 577 | 46.1% | 53.2% | R+7.1 |
| Precinct -SJSJ | 300 | 210 | 5 | 515 | 58.3% | 40.8% | D+17.5 |
| Precinct -MLML | 94 | 327 | 2 | 423 | 22.2% | 77.3% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -COCO | 269 | 97 | 4 | 370 | 72.7% | 26.2% | D+46.5 |
| Precinct -CMCM | 146 | 215 | 3 | 364 | 40.1% | 59.1% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -BRBR | 222 | 57 | 2 | 281 | 79.0% | 20.3% | D+58.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.8% |
| 1896 | −7.0% |
| 1900 | +29.2% |
| 1904 | +61.1% |
| 1908 | +40.8% |
| 1912 | +75.0% |
| 1916 | +64.7% |
| 1920 | +66.6% |
| 1924 | +69.9% |
| 1928 | +44.8% |
| 1932 | +90.5% |
| 1936 | +93.0% |
| 1940 | +92.8% |
| 1944 | +88.2% |
| 1948 | +80.8% |
| 1952 | +66.3% |
| 1956 | +57.6% |
| 1960 | +59.8% |
| 1964 | +59.8% |
| 1968 | +32.6% |
| 1972 | −18.1% |
| 1976 | +44.8% |
| 1980 | +37.1% |
| 1984 | +17.2% |
| 1988 | +24.8% |
| 1992 | +31.3% |
| 1996 | +43.0% |
| 2000 | +39.3% |
| 2004 | +27.0% |
| 2008 | +41.5% |
| 2012 | +44.3% |
| 2016 | +37.4% |
| 2020 | +34.0% |
| 2024 | +26.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 62.1%4,096 | 36.4%2,400 | 6,596 |
| 2020 | D | 65.6%6,815 | 31.8%3,305 | 10,392 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15,161 | 11,834 | 1,856 | 1,466 | 5 |
| 2012 | 15,370 | 11,897 | 1,525 | 1,936 | 12 |
| 2016 | 15,275 | 11,261 | 1,465 | 2,516 | 33 |
| 2020 | 15,053 | 10,281 | 1,572 | 3,146 | 54 |
| 2022 | 14,359 | 9,425 | 1,563 | 3,334 | 37 |
| 2024 | 14,356 | 8,775 | 1,729 | 3,774 | 78 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−57 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,985 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,371 in average income, against $56,920 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+9.7 on average — 17 points more Republican-leaning than Hertford County, NC itself (D+26.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bertie County, NC78D+15.7
- Northampton County, NC50D+14.5
- Gates County, NC30R+21.6
- Pitt County, NC21D+6.0
- Wake County, NC20D+25.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bertie County, NC68
- Pitt County, NC44
- Northampton County, NC36
- Wake County, NC34
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 | −47 |
| 2012 | −134 |
| 2013 | −37 |
| 2014 | +14 |
| 2015 | −195 |
| 2016 | −175 |
| 2017 | −288 |
| 2018 | −28 |
| 2019 | −174 |
| 2021 | −1,283 |
| 2022 | −247 |
| 2023 | −248 |
| 2024 | −86 |
| 2025 | −57 |
Hertford County, tucked into North Carolina's northeastern corner, is one of the state's most reliably Democratic counties, with a majority-Black population that has consistently delivered double-digit margins in presidential races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 18.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.6 points.
A population of 19,908, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,537 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vance County and Wilkinson County.
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Hertford County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.