Pasquotank County, North Carolina: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,8342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,5892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jasper County, MS · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pasquotank CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pasquotank County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,549 | 10,537 | 20,343 | ||
| D | 9,832 | 9,770 | 19,897 | ||
| D | 8,615 | 8,180 | 17,391 | ||
| D | 10,282 | 7,633 | 18,107 | ||
| D | 10,272 | 7,778 | 18,180 | ||
| D | 6,984 | 6,609 | 13,648 | ||
| R | 4,943 | 5,874 | 10,903 | ||
| D | 4,233 | 2,999 | 7,822 | ||
| D | 4,709 | 3,419 | 9,581 | ||
| R | 3,860 | 4,006 | 7,892 | ||
| R | 3,854 | 4,646 | 8,513 | ||
| D | 4,128 | 3,340 | 7,698 | ||
| D | 4,302 | 2,651 | 6,996 | ||
| R | 2,115 | 3,906 | 6,193 | ||
| O | 2,564 | 1,430 | 7,591 | ||
| D | 4,269 | 2,380 | 6,649 | ||
| D | 4,530 | 1,827 | 6,357 | ||
| D | 2,963 | 1,827 | 4,790 | ||
| D | 3,579 | 2,101 | 5,680 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 701 | 2,916 | ||
| D | 2,540 | 860 | 3,400 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 506 | 3,820 | ||
| D | 3,226 | 324 | 3,550 | ||
| D | 2,946 | 328 | 3,292 | ||
| D | 1,943 | 814 | 2,757 | ||
| D | 1,236 | 305 | 1,553 | ||
| D | 1,736 | 507 | 2,243 | ||
| D | 1,177 | 270 | 1,448 | ||
| D | 972 | 77 | 1,233 | ||
| D | 929 | 405 | 1,334 | ||
| D | 947 | 275 | 1,224 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 1,282 | 2,478 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 1,519 | 2,565 | ||
| R | 801 | 1,224 | 2,260 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
9.5%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.4%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
African American
27.8%
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: 39.6 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
$66,589
Pasquotank County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pasquotank County$66,589
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Pasquotank 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
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-two points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five 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 $66,589 and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Scotland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pasquotank County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pasquotank County, North Carolina voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,343 votes cast, 9,549 went Democratic and 10,537 went Republican.
What is Pasquotank County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Pasquotank 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 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pasquotank County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pasquotank County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Pasquotank County, North Carolina?
Pasquotank County, North Carolina has a population of 40,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pasquotank County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Pasquotank County, North Carolina is $66,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Pasquotank County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pasquotank County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.