Perquimans County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 7,666 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -NEW HONEW HO | 484 | 1,667 | 46 | 2,197 | 22.0% | 75.9% | R+53.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -BETHELBETHEL | 445 | 1,033 | 29 | 1,507 | 29.5% | 68.5% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -PARKVIPARKVI | 376 | 717 | 20 | 1,113 | 33.8% | 64.4% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -BELVIDBELVID | 194 | 717 | 6 | 917 | 21.2% | 78.2% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -EAST HEAST H | 476 | 294 | 9 | 779 | 61.1% | 37.7% | D+23.4 |
| Precinct -WEST HWEST H | 217 | 450 | 9 | 676 | 32.1% | 66.6% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -NICANONICANO | 77 | 400 | 0 | 477 | 16.1% | 83.9% | R+67.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −21.4% |
| 1896 | −12.3% |
| 1900 | −1.0% |
| 1904 | +23.5% |
| 1908 | +6.2% |
| 1912 | +45.6% |
| 1916 | +38.2% |
| 1920 | +36.3% |
| 1924 | +29.9% |
| 1928 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | +70.0% |
| 1936 | +71.5% |
| 1940 | +67.5% |
| 1944 | +56.6% |
| 1948 | +67.4% |
| 1952 | +31.8% |
| 1956 | +18.1% |
| 1960 | +39.2% |
| 1964 | +21.6% |
| 1968 | +18.2% |
| 1972 | −27.7% |
| 1976 | +29.3% |
| 1980 | +12.3% |
| 1984 | −14.7% |
| 1988 | −7.1% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | −4.6% |
| 2004 | −20.0% |
| 2008 | −13.9% |
| 2012 | −16.0% |
| 2016 | −27.7% |
| 2020 | −32.2% |
| 2024 | −39.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 28.5%1,557 | 69.8%3,813 | 5,466 |
| 2020 | R | 32.1%2,382 | 64.9%4,817 | 7,426 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 30 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,063 | 4,672 | 2,139 | 2,248 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9,980 | 4,770 | 2,439 | 2,752 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10,193 | 4,292 | 2,679 | 3,188 | 34 |
| 2020 | 9,749 | 3,264 | 3,131 | 3,297 | 57 |
| 2022 | 10,244 | 3,090 | 3,487 | 3,608 | 59 |
| 2024 | 10,837 | 2,857 | 3,833 | 4,047 | 100 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+156 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,364 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $71,832 in average income, against $70,349 for residents who stayed — 2% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.4 on average — 32 points more Democratic-leaning than Perquimans County, NC itself (R+39.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pasquotank County, NC108R+4.9
- Chowan County, NC36R+22.4
- Virginia Beach city, VA27D+2.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pasquotank County, NC96
- Chowan County, NC31
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 | +22 |
| 2012 | +104 |
| 2013 | +68 |
| 2014 | −66 |
| 2015 | −27 |
| 2016 | +10 |
| 2017 | +76 |
| 2018 | −11 |
| 2019 | +122 |
| 2021 | +247 |
| 2022 | +190 |
| 2023 | +240 |
| 2024 | +233 |
| 2025 | +156 |
Perquimans sits along North Carolina's northeastern coastal plain, where a rural, majority-white population has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — landing at R+39.3 in 2024, roughly double its margin from the early 2000s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 39.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.3 points.
A population of 13,244, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,917 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of King and Queen County and Coosa County.
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Perquimans County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37143/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.