Washington County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 5,944 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -P3P3 | 737 | 847 | 13 | 1,597 | 46.1% | 53.0% | R+6.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SCSC | 433 | 734 | 9 | 1,176 | 36.8% | 62.4% | R+25.6 |
| Precinct -P1P1 | 638 | 299 | 4 | 941 | 67.8% | 31.8% | D+36.0 |
| Precinct -P2P2 | 631 | 164 | 9 | 804 | 78.5% | 20.4% | D+58.1 |
| Precinct -SKSK | 213 | 519 | 2 | 734 | 29.0% | 70.7% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -LMLM | 486 | 205 | 1 | 692 | 70.2% | 29.6% | D+40.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −10.5% |
| 1896 | −27.1% |
| 1900 | +3.1% |
| 1904 | +2.5% |
| 1908 | −5.8% |
| 1912 | +11.5% |
| 1916 | +14.5% |
| 1920 | +6.9% |
| 1924 | +2.8% |
| 1928 | −13.7% |
| 1932 | +45.9% |
| 1936 | +55.6% |
| 1940 | +65.3% |
| 1944 | +56.4% |
| 1948 | +65.2% |
| 1952 | +43.7% |
| 1956 | +30.7% |
| 1960 | +40.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | −24.4% |
| 1976 | +31.0% |
| 1980 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | +27.1% |
| 2000 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | +6.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 49.2%2,002 | 49.0%1,996 | 4,071 |
| 2020 | D | 54.2%3,329 | 42.1%2,584 | 6,145 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 30 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8,917 | 6,787 | 1,072 | 1,057 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9,194 | 6,656 | 1,171 | 1,350 | 17 |
| 2016 | 8,784 | 5,980 | 1,121 | 1,659 | 24 |
| 2020 | 8,334 | 5,209 | 1,297 | 1,808 | 20 |
| 2022 | 8,185 | 4,855 | 1,357 | 1,953 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8,218 | 4,508 | 1,501 | 2,179 | 30 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+57 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,246 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,704 in average income, against $50,736 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pitt County, NC36
- Martin County, NC32
- Beaufort County, NC24
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 | −215 |
| 2012 | −247 |
| 2013 | +46 |
| 2014 | −210 |
| 2015 | −190 |
| 2016 | −130 |
| 2017 | −89 |
| 2018 | −138 |
| 2019 | −154 |
| 2021 | +24 |
| 2022 | −8 |
| 2023 | +19 |
| 2024 | −11 |
| 2025 | +57 |
Washington County sits along the Roanoke River in North Carolina's coastal plain and is one of the state's smallest counties by population. Its 2024 presidential margin of D+6.2 reflects a majority-Black electorate that has kept the county in the Democratic column.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.3 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 27.1 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.2 points.
A population of 10,812, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,813 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bertie County and Fairfield County.
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Washington County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37187/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.