Northampton County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 9,215 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -COMIPECOMIPE | 525 | 844 | 12 | 1,381 | 38.0% | 61.1% | R+23.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GAPLGAPL | 1,214 | 148 | 14 | 1,376 | 88.2% | 10.8% | D+77.5 |
| Precinct -GASTONGASTON | 833 | 393 | 14 | 1,240 | 67.2% | 31.7% | D+35.5 |
| Precinct -LAKE GLAKE G | 422 | 327 | 0 | 749 | 56.3% | 43.7% | D+12.7 |
| Precinct -SEABOASEABOA | 498 | 169 | 5 | 672 | 74.1% | 25.1% | D+49.0 |
| Precinct -RICH SRICH S | 438 | 139 | 5 | 582 | 75.3% | 23.9% | D+51.4 |
| Precinct -WOPOWOPO | 354 | 218 | 5 | 577 | 61.4% | 37.8% | D+23.6 |
| Precinct -NEWTOWNEWTOW | 133 | 411 | 2 | 546 | 24.4% | 75.3% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -CREEKSCREEKS | 205 | 306 | 2 | 513 | 40.0% | 59.6% | R+19.7 |
| Precinct -SEVERNSEVERN | 175 | 309 | 7 | 491 | 35.6% | 62.9% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct -GALATIGALATI | 179 | 269 | 2 | 450 | 39.8% | 59.8% | R+20.0 |
| Precinct -JAREJARE | 244 | 169 | 1 | 414 | 58.9% | 40.8% | D+18.1 |
| Precinct -LASKERLASKER | 19 | 203 | 2 | 224 | 8.5% | 90.6% | R+82.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.9% |
| 1896 | −9.6% |
| 1900 | +11.3% |
| 1904 | +85.7% |
| 1908 | +80.5% |
| 1912 | +90.4% |
| 1916 | +94.2% |
| 1920 | +86.6% |
| 1924 | +83.3% |
| 1928 | +58.1% |
| 1932 | +91.1% |
| 1936 | +94.4% |
| 1940 | +94.7% |
| 1944 | +90.6% |
| 1948 | +87.6% |
| 1952 | +76.3% |
| 1956 | +70.1% |
| 1960 | +75.0% |
| 1964 | +61.9% |
| 1968 | +40.6% |
| 1972 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | +60.8% |
| 1980 | +45.0% |
| 1984 | +22.8% |
| 1988 | +31.1% |
| 1992 | +42.0% |
| 1996 | +44.4% |
| 2000 | +34.7% |
| 2004 | +27.5% |
| 2008 | +30.4% |
| 2012 | +34.9% |
| 2016 | +26.0% |
| 2020 | +20.6% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 54.9%3,718 | 43.7%2,962 | 6,772 |
| 2020 | D | 60.0%6,005 | 37.2%3,720 | 10,011 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 31 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,664 | 11,836 | 1,253 | 1,573 | 2 |
| 2012 | 15,540 | 12,088 | 1,392 | 2,050 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14,906 | 10,907 | 1,450 | 2,535 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13,939 | 9,129 | 1,531 | 3,232 | 47 |
| 2022 | 13,226 | 8,292 | 1,567 | 3,321 | 46 |
| 2024 | 13,281 | 7,671 | 1,666 | 3,873 | 71 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+134 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,975 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,107 in average income, against $55,475 for residents who stayed — 6% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+19.7 on average — 5.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Northampton County, NC itself (D+14.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Halifax County, NC126D+17.7
- Hertford County, NC36D+26.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Halifax County, NC113
- Hertford County, NC50
- Wake County, NC25
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 | −29 |
| 2012 | −601 |
| 2013 | −352 |
| 2014 | −121 |
| 2015 | −47 |
| 2016 | −312 |
| 2017 | −170 |
| 2018 | −118 |
| 2019 | −97 |
| 2021 | −159 |
| 2022 | −126 |
| 2023 | +43 |
| 2024 | −20 |
| 2025 | +134 |
Northampton is one of North Carolina's majority-Black counties, with a population that has declined steadily for decades as agriculture mechanized and younger residents relocated to metro areas. That demographic profile has consistently produced Democratic margins above 10 points in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.7 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 9.6 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.5 points.
A population of 16,931, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,086 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bertie County and Brunswick County.
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Northampton County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37131/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.