Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 1,757 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 306 | 552 | 10 | 868 | 35.3% | 63.6% | R+28.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1515 | 133 | 217 | 7 | 357 | 37.3% | 60.8% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -11 | 194 | 27 | 0 | 221 | 87.8% | 12.2% | D+75.6 |
| Precinct -33 | 42 | 176 | 0 | 218 | 19.3% | 80.7% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -1414 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 81 | 0.0% | 96.3% | R+96.3 |
| Precinct -1616 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 41.7% | 58.3% | R+16.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.8% |
| 1896 | −8.9% |
| 1900 | +9.8% |
| 1904 | −3.4% |
| 1908 | −11.7% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | +3.0% |
| 1920 | +14.9% |
| 1924 | +18.1% |
| 1928 | −3.1% |
| 1932 | +54.1% |
| 1936 | +55.1% |
| 1940 | +46.6% |
| 1944 | +37.0% |
| 1948 | +35.6% |
| 1952 | +40.8% |
| 1956 | +18.8% |
| 1960 | +45.3% |
| 1964 | +45.4% |
| 1968 | +22.5% |
| 1972 | −19.0% |
| 1976 | +38.1% |
| 1980 | +30.7% |
| 1984 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | +22.4% |
| 1996 | +27.8% |
| 2000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | −7.8% |
| 2008 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | −5.2% |
| 2016 | −14.7% |
| 2020 | −15.7% |
| 2024 | −21.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.6%481 | 60.2%770 | 1,279 |
| 2020 | R | 43.6%778 | 53.0%945 | 1,784 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Tyrrell County, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 41-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 | 2,524 | 1,829 | 282 | 413 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2,577 | 1,723 | 314 | 539 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2,485 | 1,470 | 351 | 657 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2,407 | 1,191 | 439 | 764 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2,299 | 1,064 | 453 | 775 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2,383 | 977 | 503 | 889 | 14 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+41 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −42 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,159 in average income, against $50,638 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −57 |
| 2012 | −216 |
| 2013 | −21 |
| 2014 | −3 |
| 2015 | +23 |
| 2016 | −113 |
| 2017 | +150 |
| 2018 | −53 |
| 2019 | −83 |
| 2021 | +170 |
| 2022 | +79 |
| 2023 | +51 |
| 2024 | −10 |
| 2025 | +41 |
Tyrrell is one of North Carolina's least populous counties, hugging the Albemarle Sound with a majority-Black population that nonetheless produced an R+21.5 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting broader rural realignment across the coastal plain.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 21.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.5 points.
A population of 3,423, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,685 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tensas Parish and McIntosh County.
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Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37177/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.