Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 20,343 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PROPRO | 1,271 | 2,594 | 45 | 3,910 | 32.5% | 66.3% | R+33.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MHMH | 1,582 | 1,888 | 52 | 3,522 | 44.9% | 53.6% | R+8.7 |
| Precinct -NIXNIX | 1,026 | 2,070 | 34 | 3,130 | 32.8% | 66.1% | R+33.4 |
| Precinct -EASTEAST | 1,266 | 998 | 30 | 2,294 | 55.2% | 43.5% | D+11.7 |
| Precinct -SOUTHSOUTH | 1,477 | 422 | 32 | 1,931 | 76.5% | 21.9% | D+54.6 |
| Precinct -WESTWEST | 1,228 | 375 | 24 | 1,627 | 75.5% | 23.0% | D+52.4 |
| Precinct -NEWNEW | 628 | 877 | 8 | 1,513 | 41.5% | 58.0% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -NORTHNORTH | 814 | 567 | 22 | 1,403 | 58.0% | 40.4% | D+17.6 |
| Precinct -SALSAL | 257 | 746 | 10 | 1,013 | 25.4% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −18.7% |
| 1896 | −18.8% |
| 1900 | −3.5% |
| 1904 | +54.9% |
| 1908 | +39.3% |
| 1912 | +72.6% |
| 1916 | +62.6% |
| 1920 | +54.8% |
| 1924 | +59.9% |
| 1928 | +41.0% |
| 1932 | +79.5% |
| 1936 | +81.7% |
| 1940 | +73.5% |
| 1944 | +49.4% |
| 1948 | +43.7% |
| 1952 | +26.0% |
| 1956 | +23.7% |
| 1960 | +42.5% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | +14.9% |
| 1972 | −28.9% |
| 1976 | +23.6% |
| 1980 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | −9.3% |
| 1988 | −1.8% |
| 1992 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −4.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 45.7%6,468 | 51.6%7,304 | 14,151 |
| 2020 | R | 47.9%9,421 | 48.3%9,491 | 19,648 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Pasquotank County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 13-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26,675 | 14,687 | 5,672 | 6,296 | 20 |
| 2012 | 29,446 | 15,385 | 5,856 | 8,117 | 88 |
| 2016 | 28,677 | 13,602 | 6,004 | 8,924 | 147 |
| 2020 | 28,763 | 11,698 | 6,973 | 9,869 | 223 |
| 2022 | 29,225 | 11,196 | 7,329 | 10,492 | 208 |
| 2024 | 32,029 | 10,937 | 8,226 | 12,518 | 348 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+614 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −373 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,398 in average income, against $62,629 for residents who stayed — 12% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.8 on average — 9.9 points more Republican-leaning than Pasquotank County, NC itself (R+4.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Chesapeake city, VA108D+3.8
- Virginia Beach city, VA99D+2.6
- Perquimans County, NC96R+39.3
- Camden County, NC83R+50.7
- Currituck County, NC78R+47.8
- Norfolk city, VA45D+41.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Perquimans County, NC108
- Chesapeake city, VA77
- Camden County, NC62
- Virginia Beach city, VA49
- Currituck County, NC48
- Wake County, NC43
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 | −480 |
| 2012 | −61 |
| 2013 | −984 |
| 2014 | −332 |
| 2015 | −243 |
| 2016 | −112 |
| 2017 | −113 |
| 2018 | +94 |
| 2019 | +112 |
| 2021 | +229 |
| 2022 | +360 |
| 2023 | +323 |
| 2024 | +220 |
| 2025 | +614 |
Pasquotank, anchored by Elizabeth City on the Albemarle Sound, has shifted from a battleground to a modest Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin landed at R+4.9, reflecting broader rural realignment in northeastern North Carolina.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 28.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.9 points.
A population of 40,834, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,589 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bolivar County and Macon County.
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Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37139/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.