† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWilmingtonNorth CarolinaUnited States
English14.5%12.7%9.5%
Irish12.0%8.4%9.4%
German10.8%9.4%12.5%
American7.3%8.3%5.3%
Italian5.3%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.8%2.3%1.3%
Polish2.1%1.0%2.2%
French1.8%—1.6%
African American†12.2%18.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.7%0.5%
Mexican3.6%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.7%0.7%0.3%
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.1%0.4%1.3%
Lumbee0.1%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Wilmington
North Carolina
United States
Median age
45.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wilmington
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$72,105
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wilmington
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wilmington
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
10.8%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.6%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.8%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.2%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.2%
3.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Wilmington, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.2%
1896
+3.7%
1900
+28.6%
1904
+39.9%
1908
+25.7%
1912
+63.0%
1916
+32.3%
1920
+36.2%
1924
+36.4%
1928
−16.9%
1932
+55.6%
1936
+63.0%
1940
+63.9%
1944
+48.6%
1948
+34.6%
1952
+17.3%
1956
+22.1%
1960
+28.6%
1964
+15.7%
1968
+0.9%
1972
−44.8%
1976
+28.4%
1980
+8.6%
1984
−16.5%
1988
−8.0%
1992
+5.8%
1996
−0.5%
2000
−5.9%
2004
−12.6%
2008
−7.4%
2012
−10.6%
2016
−15.7%
2020
−13.2%
2024
−15.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.5%Harris137,099
57.3%Trump189,276
1.2%
R+15.8
R+2.6
R+14.3
330,187
R
42.7%Biden127,943
55.9%Trump167,645
1.4%
R+13.2
D+2.4
R+17.7
299,745
R
40.3%Clinton99,736
55.9%Trump138,525
3.8%
R+15.7
R+5.0
R+17.7
247,770
R
44.1%Obama99,450
54.7%Romney123,434
1.3%
R+10.6
R+3.2
R+14.5
225,717
R
45.8%Obama99,312
53.3%McCain115,441
0.9%
R+7.4
D+5.1
R+14.7
216,784
R
43.5%Kerry73,926
56.1%Bush95,260
0.4%
R+12.6
R+6.6
R+10.1
169,813
R
46.7%Gore64,700
52.6%Bush72,910
0.7%
R+5.9
R+5.4
R+6.4
138,645
R
45.9%Clinton52,260
46.4%Dole52,844
7.8%
R+0.5
R+6.3
R+9.0
113,972
D
46.1%Clinton53,462
40.2%Bush46,704
13.7%
D+5.8
D+13.8
D+0.3
116,077
R
45.9%Dukakis41,862
53.9%Bush49,169
0.3%
R+8.0
D+8.5
R+0.3
91,271
R
41.6%Mondale37,511
58.1%Reagan52,374
0.2%
R+16.5
R+25.1
D+1.7
90,076
D
53.0%Carter41,129
44.3%Reagan34,425
2.7%
D+8.6
R+19.8
D+18.4
77,664
D
63.8%Carter43,460
35.4%Ford24,116
0.7%
D+28.4
D+73.2
D+26.4
68,070
R
26.5%McGovern15,315
71.3%Nixon41,213
2.3%
R+44.8
R+45.7
R+21.6
57,837
O
30.4%Humphrey19,661
29.5%Nixon19,058
40.1%
Wallace +9.7
R+14.7
D+1.6
64,678
D
57.8%Johnson33,549
42.2%Goldwater24,462
0.0%
D+15.7
R+12.9
R+6.9
58,011
D
64.3%Kennedy35,039
35.7%Nixon19,473
0.0%
D+28.6
D+6.4
D+28.4
54,512
D
61.1%Stevenson27,623
38.9%Eisenhower17,620
0.0%
D+22.1
D+4.8
D+37.5
45,243
D
58.7%Stevenson25,757
41.3%Eisenhower18,151
0.0%
D+17.3
R+17.2
D+28.1
43,908
D
58.3%Truman17,092
23.8%Dewey6,967
17.9%
D+34.6
R+14.0
D+30.1
29,297
D
74.3%Roosevelt21,804
25.7%Dewey7,550
0.0%
D+48.6
R+15.3
D+41.1
29,354
D
81.9%Roosevelt22,391
18.1%Willkie4,939
0.0%
D+63.9
D+0.8
D+53.9
27,330
D
81.5%Roosevelt22,187
18.5%Landon5,029
0.0%
D+63.0
D+7.4
D+38.8
27,216
D
77.3%Roosevelt18,017
21.6%Hoover5,045
1.1%
D+55.6
D+72.5
D+37.8
23,320
R
41.5%Smith9,182
58.5%Hoover12,923
0.0%
R+16.9
R+53.3
D+0.5
22,105
D
66.7%Davis11,336
30.3%Coolidge5,154
3.0%
D+36.4
D+0.2
D+61.5
17,002
D
68.1%Cox11,985
31.9%Harding5,620
0.0%
D+36.2
D+3.9
D+62.3
17,605
D
66.1%Wilson7,539
33.8%Hughes3,859
0.0%
D+32.3
R+30.7
D+29.1
11,401
D
69.7%Wilson6,573
6.6%Taft627
23.7%
D+63.0
D+37.3
D+43.5
9,434
D
62.8%Bryan6,371
37.2%Taft3,766
0.0%
D+25.7
R+14.2
D+35.3
10,137
D
69.8%Parker5,095
29.9%Roosevelt2,180
0.3%
D+39.9
D+11.4
D+59.6
7,300
D
64.0%Bryan6,634
35.5%McKinley3,675
0.5%
D+28.6
D+24.9
D+36.1
10,362
D
51.2%Bryan8,238
47.5%McKinley7,643
1.3%
D+3.7
R+10.5
D+9.8
16,092
D
50.4%Cleveland6,855
36.2%Harrison4,924
13.4%
D+14.2
—
D+12.5
13,595
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+8.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+15.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.9 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Wilmington
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
313,855
141,191
98,545
73,838
281
2012
339,951
138,412
105,437
94,867
1,235
2016
365,434
130,484
114,515
118,647
1,788
2020
397,879
120,103
133,236
141,597
2,943
2022
413,810
116,032
139,661
155,262
2,855
2024
445,841
113,210
152,714
175,764
4,153
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+13,025 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +138,690 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wilmington in Wilmington: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+4,187
2012
+4,251
2013
+6,553
2014
+6,499
2015
+8,060
2016
+9,907
2017
+9,953
2018
+10,742
2019
+9,061
2021
+14,486
2022
+16,383
2023
+13,529
2024
+12,054
2025
+13,025
Wilmington's media market punches above its size by doubling as the primary broadcast footprint for a small but delegate-rich state, making it a consistent stop for Senate and presidential-cycle advertising.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.9 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 44.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.8 points.
A population of 533,053, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,105 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Salisbury and Bangor.
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In 2024, Wilmington, North Carolina voted Republican by 15.8 points (R+15.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 330,187 votes cast, 137,099 went Democratic and 189,276 went Republican.
When did Wilmington, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilmington, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Wilmington, North Carolina?
Wilmington, North Carolina has a population of 533,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilmington, North Carolina?
Median household income in Wilmington, North Carolina is $72,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Wilmington, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wilmington, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
