Sampson County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 28,201 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PLVWPLVW | 334 | 1,804 | 20 | 2,158 | 15.5% | 83.6% | R+68.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MINGMING | 453 | 1,560 | 17 | 2,030 | 22.3% | 76.8% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -CLEACLEA | 1,060 | 880 | 17 | 1,957 | 54.2% | 45.0% | D+9.2 |
| Precinct -LAKELAKE | 1,065 | 875 | 14 | 1,954 | 54.5% | 44.8% | D+9.7 |
| Precinct -CLNECLNE | 495 | 965 | 16 | 1,476 | 33.5% | 65.4% | R+31.8 |
| Precinct -KFRKKFRK | 461 | 907 | 16 | 1,384 | 33.3% | 65.5% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -CLWECLWE | 452 | 873 | 9 | 1,334 | 33.9% | 65.4% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -AUTRAUTR | 203 | 1,063 | 8 | 1,274 | 15.9% | 83.4% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -CLEMCLEM | 299 | 932 | 6 | 1,237 | 24.2% | 75.3% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -HARRHARR | 724 | 484 | 11 | 1,219 | 59.4% | 39.7% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct -ROWAROWA | 417 | 768 | 5 | 1,190 | 35.0% | 64.5% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -WBRKWBRK | 232 | 923 | 10 | 1,165 | 19.9% | 79.2% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -CLSWCLSW | 430 | 709 | 10 | 1,149 | 37.4% | 61.7% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -ROSEROSE | 285 | 841 | 7 | 1,133 | 25.2% | 74.2% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -NGRVNGRV | 304 | 790 | 7 | 1,101 | 27.6% | 71.8% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -KEENKEEN | 255 | 719 | 6 | 980 | 26.0% | 73.4% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -GARLGARL | 445 | 465 | 8 | 918 | 48.5% | 50.7% | R+2.2 |
| Precinct -GIDDGIDD | 392 | 478 | 6 | 876 | 44.7% | 54.6% | R+9.8 |
| Precinct -INGOINGO | 406 | 454 | 4 | 864 | 47.0% | 52.5% | R+5.6 |
| Precinct -TURKTURK | 352 | 469 | 13 | 834 | 42.2% | 56.2% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -SBRGSBRG | 210 | 577 | 3 | 790 | 26.6% | 73.0% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -HERRHERR | 56 | 553 | 6 | 615 | 9.1% | 89.9% | R+80.8 |
| Precinct -CLCECLCE | 467 | 89 | 7 | 563 | 82.9% | 15.8% | D+67.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.6% |
| 1896 | +36.8% |
| 1900 | −21.8% |
| 1904 | −24.4% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +30.5% |
| 1916 | −33.2% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −22.3% |
| 1928 | −41.9% |
| 1932 | +8.6% |
| 1936 | +9.1% |
| 1940 | −6.1% |
| 1944 | −17.9% |
| 1948 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −32.6% |
| 1976 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | −7.8% |
| 1988 | −3.1% |
| 1992 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | −8.5% |
| 2004 | −13.2% |
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −10.9% |
| 2016 | −16.5% |
| 2020 | −22.5% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 33.8%6,045 | 64.8%11,574 | 17,860 |
| 2020 | R | 38.1%10,818 | 58.3%16,521 | 28,360 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 21 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36,889 | 19,019 | 13,131 | 4,727 | 12 |
| 2012 | 37,997 | 18,604 | 13,552 | 5,781 | 60 |
| 2016 | 37,853 | 16,761 | 13,745 | 7,249 | 98 |
| 2020 | 38,091 | 14,576 | 14,883 | 8,434 | 198 |
| 2022 | 38,048 | 13,268 | 15,212 | 9,381 | 187 |
| 2024 | 39,470 | 12,548 | 16,121 | 10,438 | 363 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+69 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,976 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,784 in average income, against $61,458 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+8.1 on average — 22 points more Democratic-leaning than Sampson County, NC itself (R+29.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cumberland County, NC206D+13.4
- Harnett County, NC139R+25.0
- Duplin County, NC101R+28.9
- Johnston County, NC95R+21.5
- Wake County, NC74D+25.4
- Wayne County, NC51R+16.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cumberland County, NC185
- Johnston County, NC108
- Harnett County, NC105
- Duplin County, NC99
- Wake County, NC88
- Wayne County, NC69
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 | −272 |
| 2012 | −134 |
| 2013 | −144 |
| 2014 | −387 |
| 2015 | −552 |
| 2016 | −643 |
| 2017 | −265 |
| 2018 | −211 |
| 2019 | −78 |
| 2021 | −11 |
| 2022 | −9 |
| 2023 | +333 |
| 2024 | +328 |
| 2025 | +69 |
Sampson is one of North Carolina's top hog-producing counties, and its agricultural identity anchors a persistently rural electorate that has leaned Republican by wide margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 41.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 59,470, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,432 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chickasaw County and Richmond County.
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Sampson County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37163/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.