Hertford County, North Carolina: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted D+27%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,9082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,5372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 34.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 55.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Edgecombe County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hertford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hertford 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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6,171 | 3,556 | 9,818 | ||
| D | 7,097 | 3,479 | 10,634 | ||
| D | 6,910 | 3,099 | 10,186 | ||
| D | 7,843 | 3,007 | 10,918 | ||
| D | 7,513 | 3,089 | 10,650 | ||
| D | 5,141 | 2,942 | 8,132 | ||
| R | 2,382 | 5,484 | 7,897 | ||
| D | 4,856 | 1,823 | 7,049 | ||
| D | 4,609 | 2,208 | 7,672 | ||
| D | 4,943 | 2,977 | 7,930 | ||
| D | 4,498 | 3,176 | 7,695 | ||
| D | 4,102 | 1,854 | 6,060 | ||
| D | 3,986 | 1,517 | 5,510 | ||
| R | 1,928 | 2,794 | 4,789 | ||
| D | 3,275 | 1,125 | 6,603 | ||
| D | 3,953 | 994 | 4,947 | ||
| D | 3,105 | 781 | 3,886 | ||
| D | 2,708 | 729 | 3,437 | ||
| D | 2,859 | 579 | 3,438 | ||
| D | 2,165 | 196 | 2,438 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 125 | 2,121 | ||
| D | 2,464 | 92 | 2,556 | ||
| D | 2,327 | 84 | 2,411 | ||
| D | 1,835 | 88 | 1,930 | ||
| D | 1,030 | 393 | 1,423 | ||
| D | 932 | 164 | 1,099 | ||
| D | 1,104 | 221 | 1,325 | ||
| D | 977 | 209 | 1,187 | ||
| D | 742 | 61 | 908 | ||
| D | 839 | 353 | 1,192 | ||
| D | 778 | 186 | 969 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 732 | 2,069 | ||
| R | 1,240 | 1,426 | 2,666 | ||
| R | 710 | 843 | 1,696 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.1%
American
6.8%
German
3.6%
Irish
3.2%
Italian
0.5%
Scottish
0.5%
African American
44.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 42.6 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
$45,537
Hertford County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Hertford County$45,537
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Hertford County ranks in the bottom 10% 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
22.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1836.4%
Working age (18–64)20.3%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-three points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $45,537 and a 23% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edgecombe County and Halifax County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hertford County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hertford County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 26.6 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,818 votes cast, 6,171 went Democratic and 3,556 went Republican.
What is Hertford County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Hertford County, North Carolina in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hertford County, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hertford County, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Hertford County, North Carolina?
Hertford County, North Carolina has a population of 19,908 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hertford County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Hertford County, North Carolina is $45,537 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Hertford County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hertford County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.