Richmond County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 19,873 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0909 | 1,322 | 2,272 | 22 | 3,616 | 36.6% | 62.8% | R+26.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0202 | 1,190 | 2,385 | 24 | 3,599 | 33.1% | 66.3% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -0101 | 1,522 | 1,301 | 24 | 2,847 | 53.5% | 45.7% | D+7.8 |
| Precinct -0808 | 1,185 | 1,295 | 33 | 2,513 | 47.2% | 51.5% | R+4.4 |
| Precinct -1212 | 387 | 682 | 13 | 1,082 | 35.8% | 63.0% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct -0404 | 410 | 543 | 7 | 960 | 42.7% | 56.6% | R+13.9 |
| Precinct -0606 | 227 | 704 | 5 | 936 | 24.3% | 75.2% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -1111 | 319 | 597 | 2 | 918 | 34.7% | 65.0% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -0707 | 261 | 408 | 12 | 681 | 38.3% | 59.9% | R+21.6 |
| Precinct -0303 | 183 | 487 | 6 | 676 | 27.1% | 72.0% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct -1010 | 344 | 261 | 2 | 607 | 56.7% | 43.0% | D+13.7 |
| Precinct -1313 | 224 | 375 | 1 | 600 | 37.3% | 62.5% | R+25.2 |
| Precinct -0505 | 100 | 215 | 1 | 316 | 31.6% | 68.0% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -1616 | 25 | 271 | 0 | 296 | 8.4% | 91.6% | R+83.1 |
| Precinct -1515 | 31 | 102 | 2 | 135 | 23.0% | 75.6% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -1414 | 57 | 33 | 1 | 91 | 62.6% | 36.3% | D+26.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.6% |
| 1896 | −7.6% |
| 1900 | +42.9% |
| 1904 | +50.4% |
| 1908 | +38.0% |
| 1912 | +78.0% |
| 1916 | +41.0% |
| 1920 | +49.7% |
| 1924 | +58.0% |
| 1928 | +18.5% |
| 1932 | +74.6% |
| 1936 | +83.4% |
| 1940 | +78.7% |
| 1944 | +70.4% |
| 1948 | +57.7% |
| 1952 | +37.2% |
| 1956 | +38.8% |
| 1960 | +43.3% |
| 1964 | +46.3% |
| 1968 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | −23.3% |
| 1976 | +51.0% |
| 1980 | +30.2% |
| 1984 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | +17.0% |
| 1992 | +30.9% |
| 1996 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | −9.7% |
| 2020 | −14.8% |
| 2024 | −20.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 39.8%5,016 | 58.1%7,317 | 12,589 |
| 2020 | R | 41.7%8,510 | 53.9%11,002 | 20,430 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Richmond County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 33-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 | 29,773 | 19,879 | 5,160 | 4,730 | 4 |
| 2012 | 31,030 | 19,524 | 5,412 | 6,053 | 41 |
| 2016 | 30,682 | 17,413 | 5,760 | 7,438 | 71 |
| 2020 | 29,411 | 13,941 | 6,917 | 8,414 | 139 |
| 2022 | 28,127 | 12,326 | 7,213 | 8,462 | 126 |
| 2024 | 29,465 | 11,593 | 8,053 | 9,575 | 244 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+34 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,902 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,661 in average income, against $52,611 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.6 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Richmond County, NC itself (R+20.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Moore County, NC80R+29.4
- Scotland County, NC68R+6.9
- Montgomery County, NC33R+37.8
- Anson County, NC28R+2.5
- Mecklenburg County, NC28D+32.7
- Cumberland County, NC27D+13.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Moore County, NC77
- Scotland County, NC58
- Mecklenburg County, NC43
- Cumberland County, NC35
- Anson County, NC30
- Marlboro County, SC27
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 | −24 |
| 2012 | −330 |
| 2013 | −214 |
| 2014 | −376 |
| 2015 | −315 |
| 2016 | −375 |
| 2017 | −214 |
| 2018 | +49 |
| 2019 | −64 |
| 2021 | +42 |
| 2022 | −29 |
| 2023 | −174 |
| 2024 | +88 |
| 2025 | +34 |
Richmond County sits at the edge of North Carolina's Sandhills region, where a manufacturing-dependent economy and a majority-minority population coexist with a voting pattern that has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 23.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.
A population of 42,344, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,883 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Hardeman County.
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Richmond County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37153/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.