Wilson County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
24 precincts · 40,045 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRTAPRTA | 2,343 | 2,775 | 52 | 5,170 | 45.3% | 53.7% | R+8.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PROLPROL | 919 | 2,512 | 34 | 3,465 | 26.5% | 72.5% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -PRWMPRWM | 1,740 | 1,598 | 45 | 3,383 | 51.4% | 47.2% | D+4.2 |
| Precinct -PRWJPRWJ | 1,741 | 1,087 | 25 | 2,853 | 61.0% | 38.1% | D+22.9 |
| Precinct -PRTOPRTO | 1,171 | 1,605 | 21 | 2,797 | 41.9% | 57.4% | R+15.5 |
| Precinct -PRBLPRBL | 538 | 1,571 | 16 | 2,125 | 25.3% | 73.9% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -PRWLPRWL | 923 | 904 | 21 | 1,848 | 49.9% | 48.9% | D+1.0 |
| Precinct -PRCRPRCR | 495 | 1,239 | 9 | 1,743 | 28.4% | 71.1% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -PRGAPRGA | 717 | 967 | 9 | 1,693 | 42.4% | 57.1% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct -PRSPPRSP | 487 | 1,191 | 10 | 1,688 | 28.9% | 70.6% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -PRWNPRWN | 1,401 | 129 | 16 | 1,546 | 90.6% | 8.3% | D+82.3 |
| Precinct -PRWDPRWD | 566 | 793 | 20 | 1,379 | 41.0% | 57.5% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -PRWPPRWP | 565 | 710 | 12 | 1,287 | 43.9% | 55.2% | R+11.3 |
| Precinct -PRWKPRWK | 546 | 706 | 21 | 1,273 | 42.9% | 55.5% | R+12.6 |
| Precinct -PRWIPRWI | 798 | 317 | 10 | 1,125 | 70.9% | 28.2% | D+42.8 |
| Precinct -PRWCPRWC | 921 | 131 | 10 | 1,062 | 86.7% | 12.3% | D+74.4 |
| Precinct -PRSTPRST | 514 | 506 | 5 | 1,025 | 50.1% | 49.4% | D+0.8 |
| Precinct -PRWRPRWR | 771 | 119 | 8 | 898 | 85.9% | 13.3% | D+72.6 |
| Precinct -PRWEPRWE | 597 | 261 | 7 | 865 | 69.0% | 30.2% | D+38.8 |
| Precinct -PRSAPRSA | 354 | 395 | 8 | 757 | 46.8% | 52.2% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -PRWBPRWB | 546 | 62 | 9 | 617 | 88.5% | 10.0% | D+78.4 |
| Precinct -PRWAPRWA | 452 | 104 | 7 | 563 | 80.3% | 18.5% | D+61.8 |
| Precinct -PRWHPRWH | 434 | 46 | 6 | 486 | 89.3% | 9.5% | D+79.8 |
| Precinct -PRWQPRWQ | 370 | 22 | 5 | 397 | 93.2% | 5.5% | D+87.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +41.7% |
| 1896 | +30.8% |
| 1900 | +40.4% |
| 1904 | +37.3% |
| 1908 | +26.1% |
| 1912 | +69.6% |
| 1916 | +47.5% |
| 1920 | +43.6% |
| 1924 | +62.5% |
| 1928 | +29.3% |
| 1932 | +83.9% |
| 1936 | +86.4% |
| 1940 | +86.3% |
| 1944 | +78.8% |
| 1948 | +76.7% |
| 1952 | +54.3% |
| 1956 | +49.3% |
| 1960 | +44.1% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | −47.8% |
| 1976 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | −18.9% |
| 1988 | −14.5% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | −3.4% |
| 2000 | −8.9% |
| 2004 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | +0.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 47.6%12,503 | 50.7%13,310 | 26,240 |
| 2020 | D | 50.6%20,445 | 46.1%18,642 | 40,411 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52,608 | 31,263 | 13,965 | 7,356 | 24 |
| 2012 | 56,219 | 31,792 | 13,989 | 10,360 | 78 |
| 2016 | 56,590 | 30,225 | 13,933 | 12,297 | 135 |
| 2020 | 57,383 | 27,963 | 14,194 | 14,951 | 275 |
| 2022 | 55,396 | 25,651 | 13,810 | 15,694 | 241 |
| 2024 | 56,906 | 24,746 | 14,539 | 17,153 | 468 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+186 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +254 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,722 in average income, against $64,488 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+6.6 on average — 6.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Wilson County, NC itself (D+0.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Wake County, NC324D+25.4
- Nash County, NC272R+1.8
- Johnston County, NC147R+21.5
- Pitt County, NC107D+6.0
- Wayne County, NC96R+16.4
- Edgecombe County, NC72D+22.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Wake County, NC249
- Nash County, NC246
- Johnston County, NC122
- Pitt County, NC109
- Wayne County, NC109
- Edgecombe County, NC99
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 | −399 |
| 2012 | −56 |
| 2013 | −318 |
| 2014 | −362 |
| 2015 | +61 |
| 2016 | −168 |
| 2017 | −17 |
| 2018 | −151 |
| 2019 | +336 |
| 2021 | −317 |
| 2022 | +353 |
| 2023 | +765 |
| 2024 | +341 |
| 2025 | +186 |
Wilson County sits in the coastal plain east of Raleigh, where a majority-minority population and a shrinking agricultural economy have pushed a once reliably Democratic stronghold to near-perfect equilibrium, with the 2024 presidential contest decided by fewer than 300 votes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 79,290, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,423 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dougherty County and Bibb County.
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Wilson County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37195/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.