Pender County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 38,909 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LT18LT18 | 1,323 | 3,579 | 60 | 4,962 | 26.7% | 72.1% | R+45.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SP15SP15 | 1,316 | 3,025 | 53 | 4,394 | 29.9% | 68.8% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -UT14UT14 | 1,228 | 3,019 | 58 | 4,305 | 28.5% | 70.1% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -SC13SC13 | 1,263 | 2,734 | 45 | 4,042 | 31.2% | 67.6% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -MT19MT19 | 1,062 | 2,212 | 34 | 3,308 | 32.1% | 66.9% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -CF11CF11 | 723 | 1,918 | 25 | 2,666 | 27.1% | 71.9% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -SB02SB02 | 917 | 1,624 | 30 | 2,571 | 35.7% | 63.2% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -SH12SH12 | 630 | 1,468 | 15 | 2,113 | 29.8% | 69.5% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -NB02NB02 | 558 | 1,162 | 9 | 1,729 | 32.3% | 67.2% | R+34.9 |
| Precinct -RP20RP20 | 596 | 909 | 17 | 1,522 | 39.2% | 59.7% | R+20.6 |
| Precinct -LC09LC09 | 364 | 947 | 14 | 1,325 | 27.5% | 71.5% | R+44.0 |
| Precinct -GR06GR06 | 530 | 681 | 13 | 1,224 | 43.3% | 55.6% | R+12.3 |
| Precinct -UU18UU18 | 359 | 848 | 10 | 1,217 | 29.5% | 69.7% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -CL05CL05 | 619 | 463 | 9 | 1,091 | 56.7% | 42.4% | D+14.3 |
| Precinct -LU16LU16 | 219 | 718 | 7 | 944 | 23.2% | 76.1% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -CS04CS04 | 281 | 498 | 6 | 785 | 35.8% | 63.4% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -UH08UH08 | 404 | 183 | 2 | 589 | 68.6% | 31.1% | D+37.5 |
| Precinct -CT03CT03 | 68 | 54 | 0 | 122 | 55.7% | 44.3% | D+11.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | +4.6% |
| 1900 | +35.2% |
| 1904 | +68.6% |
| 1908 | +42.7% |
| 1912 | +75.6% |
| 1916 | +41.6% |
| 1920 | +38.7% |
| 1924 | +63.8% |
| 1928 | −13.1% |
| 1932 | +75.8% |
| 1936 | +75.4% |
| 1940 | +76.1% |
| 1944 | +59.4% |
| 1948 | +48.2% |
| 1952 | +27.6% |
| 1956 | +37.0% |
| 1960 | +36.6% |
| 1964 | +24.1% |
| 1968 | +16.5% |
| 1972 | −39.6% |
| 1976 | +36.1% |
| 1980 | +18.1% |
| 1984 | −7.7% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | −8.8% |
| 2004 | −17.8% |
| 2008 | −15.6% |
| 2012 | −20.3% |
| 2016 | −29.7% |
| 2020 | −29.9% |
| 2024 | −34.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 32.1%7,548 | 65.8%15,466 | 23,518 |
| 2020 | R | 33.4%11,272 | 61.2%20,660 | 33,759 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33,734 | 14,598 | 11,610 | 7,495 | 31 |
| 2012 | 36,359 | 14,054 | 12,862 | 9,321 | 122 |
| 2016 | 40,208 | 13,114 | 14,921 | 11,948 | 225 |
| 2020 | 45,057 | 11,908 | 17,831 | 14,904 | 414 |
| 2022 | 47,896 | 11,375 | 19,076 | 17,027 | 418 |
| 2024 | 52,117 | 10,805 | 21,311 | 19,409 | 592 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,881 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +20,829 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $85,908 in average income, against $87,725 for residents who stayed — 2% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.1 on average — 28 points more Democratic-leaning than Pender County, NC itself (R+34.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- New Hanover County, NC760D+0.6
- Onslow County, NC299R+35.8
- Wake County, NC107D+25.4
- Brunswick County, NC101R+24.8
- Duplin County, NC61R+28.9
- Guilford County, NC33D+21.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- New Hanover County, NC490
- Onslow County, NC325
- Brunswick County, NC95
- Duplin County, NC76
- Wake County, NC56
- Mecklenburg County, NC33
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 | +631 |
| 2012 | +396 |
| 2013 | +936 |
| 2014 | +1,005 |
| 2015 | +1,414 |
| 2016 | +1,277 |
| 2017 | +1,858 |
| 2018 | +1,236 |
| 2019 | +957 |
| 2021 | +2,613 |
| 2022 | +2,541 |
| 2023 | +2,465 |
| 2024 | +1,619 |
| 2025 | +1,881 |
Pender County stretches from the outskirts of Wilmington into rural pine flatlands, a mix that produces some of North Carolina's more lopsided presidential margins—R+34.9 in 2024—despite modest population growth along its southeastern edge.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.1 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 39.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.9 points.
A population of 65,550, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,396 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cecil County and Louisa County.
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Pender County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37141/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.