Hoke County, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,8352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 32.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Anson County, NC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hoke CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hoke County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +77.2% |
| 1916 | +75.3% |
| 1920 | +76.8% |
| 1924 | +77.8% |
| 1928 | +57.5% |
| 1932 | +92.7% |
| 1936 | +86.5% |
| 1940 | +88.4% |
| 1944 | +83.5% |
| 1948 | +72.2% |
| 1952 | +48.2% |
| 1956 | +58.2% |
| 1960 | +55.9% |
| 1964 | +48.6% |
| 1968 | +30.2% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | +55.0% |
| 1980 | +47.7% |
| 1984 | +13.5% |
| 1988 | +23.6% |
| 1992 | +31.9% |
| 1996 | +26.9% |
| 2000 | −18.4% |
| 2004 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | +19.1% |
| 2016 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | +5.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 11,896 | 10,547 | 22,767 | ||
| D | 11,804 | 9,453 | 21,639 | ||
| D | 9,726 | 7,760 | 18,230 | ||
| D | 10,076 | 6,819 | 17,089 | ||
| D | 9,227 | 6,293 | 15,627 | ||
| D | 5,794 | 5,257 | 11,088 | ||
| R | 3,439 | 5,017 | 8,582 | ||
| D | 3,510 | 1,914 | 5,929 | ||
| D | 3,730 | 1,711 | 6,337 | ||
| D | 3,281 | 2,020 | 5,333 | ||
| D | 3,214 | 2,449 | 5,677 | ||
| D | 3,376 | 1,168 | 4,628 | ||
| D | 3,186 | 920 | 4,123 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 1,927 | 3,426 | ||
| D | 2,185 | 812 | 4,542 | ||
| D | 2,254 | 779 | 3,033 | ||
| D | 2,106 | 596 | 2,702 | ||
| D | 1,944 | 513 | 2,457 | ||
| D | 1,761 | 616 | 2,377 | ||
| D | 1,339 | 142 | 1,659 | ||
| D | 1,782 | 160 | 1,942 | ||
| D | 1,904 | 117 | 2,021 | ||
| D | 1,953 | 141 | 2,094 | ||
| D | 1,780 | 65 | 1,850 | ||
| D | 1,154 | 311 | 1,465 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 141 | 1,291 | ||
| D | 1,266 | 166 | 1,432 | ||
| D | 780 | 110 | 890 | ||
| D | 626 | 63 | 729 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.9%
Irish
6.6%
English
6.4%
American
4.7%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.2%
African American
26.2%
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: 33.9 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
$64,912
Hoke County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hoke County$64,912
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Hoke County ranks near the middle 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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.2%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.3%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Fort Liberty (formerly Bragg), Hoke County's large active-duty and veteran population shapes a competitive but increasingly Democratic-leaning electorate, with Biden and Harris both carrying it by single digits.
The Republican margin here reached eighteen points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A median household income of $64,912, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,835 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anson County and Northampton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hoke County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hoke County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 5.9 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,767 votes cast, 11,896 went Democratic and 10,547 went Republican.
What is Hoke County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Hoke County, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 27 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hoke County, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hoke County, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Hoke County, North Carolina?
Hoke County, North Carolina has a population of 53,835 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hoke County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Hoke County, North Carolina is $64,912 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Hoke County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hoke County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.