Warren County, North Carolina: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,7952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,6382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 47.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bertie County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Warren CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Warren County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −24.0% |
| 1896 | −28.4% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +72.1% |
| 1908 | +56.5% |
| 1912 | +76.4% |
| 1916 | +68.6% |
| 1920 | +72.7% |
| 1924 | +80.0% |
| 1928 | +68.6% |
| 1932 | +91.9% |
| 1936 | +91.2% |
| 1940 | +83.1% |
| 1944 | +82.2% |
| 1948 | +78.8% |
| 1952 | +63.4% |
| 1956 | +58.4% |
| 1960 | +61.4% |
| 1964 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | +27.8% |
| 1972 | −20.7% |
| 1976 | +37.9% |
| 1980 | +39.9% |
| 1984 | +19.4% |
| 1988 | +32.4% |
| 1992 | +40.5% |
| 1996 | +36.0% |
| 2000 | −34.9% |
| 2004 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | +39.5% |
| 2012 | +37.8% |
| 2016 | +32.5% |
| 2020 | +25.7% |
| 2024 | +18.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5,872 | 3,976 | 10,013 | ||
| D | 6,400 | 3,752 | 10,293 | ||
| D | 6,413 | 3,214 | 9,842 | ||
| D | 6,978 | 3,140 | 10,162 | ||
| D | 7,086 | 3,063 | 10,195 | ||
| D | 5,171 | 2,840 | 8,027 | ||
| R | 2,202 | 4,576 | 6,795 | ||
| D | 4,141 | 1,861 | 6,339 | ||
| D | 4,656 | 1,767 | 7,125 | ||
| D | 4,249 | 2,163 | 6,429 | ||
| D | 3,946 | 2,664 | 6,618 | ||
| D | 3,750 | 1,582 | 5,430 | ||
| D | 3,185 | 1,427 | 4,635 | ||
| R | 1,698 | 2,603 | 4,366 | ||
| O | 2,293 | 796 | 5,383 | ||
| D | 2,849 | 1,909 | 4,758 | ||
| D | 2,997 | 717 | 3,714 | ||
| D | 2,733 | 718 | 3,451 | ||
| D | 2,960 | 664 | 3,624 | ||
| D | 2,376 | 192 | 2,771 | ||
| D | 2,480 | 242 | 2,722 | ||
| D | 2,676 | 247 | 2,923 | ||
| D | 3,047 | 140 | 3,187 | ||
| D | 2,661 | 110 | 2,777 | ||
| D | 2,037 | 379 | 2,416 | ||
| D | 1,742 | 166 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 1,865 | 295 | 2,160 | ||
| D | 1,217 | 227 | 1,444 | ||
| D | 987 | 112 | 1,145 | ||
| D | 1,066 | 296 | 1,362 | ||
| D | 1,060 | 165 | 1,242 | ||
| D | 1,573 | 1,337 | 2,910 | ||
| R | 1,213 | 2,175 | 3,393 | ||
| R | 737 | 1,474 | 3,072 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.7%
German
6.2%
American
4.5%
Irish
4.2%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.4%
French
1.3%
African American
37.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,638
Warren County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Warren County$50,638
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Warren County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.9%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)20.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Warren County's population is roughly 60% Black, making it one of the most racially distinct rural counties in North Carolina and anchoring its consistent double-digit Democratic margins in statewide and presidential contests.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $50,638 and a 21% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bertie County and Northampton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Warren County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Warren County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 18.9 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,013 votes cast, 5,872 went Democratic and 3,976 went Republican.
What is Warren County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Warren County, North Carolina in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.
When did Warren County, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Warren County, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Warren County, North Carolina?
Warren County, North Carolina has a population of 18,795 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Warren County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Warren County, North Carolina is $50,638 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Warren County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Warren County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.