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1876–2024
Elizabeth City, NC·North Carolina

Elizabeth City, NC moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A coastal-plains metro where a large Black population shapes a competitive baseline

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+5in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population40,8342024 ACS

Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
40,8342024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.0%2024 5-year
Black
34.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Elizabeth City, NC
TrumpR+5
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.8%10,537
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.9%9,549
OtherAll other candidates1.3%257
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −4.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−4.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−18.7%
1896−18.8%
1900−3.5%
1904+54.9%
1908+39.3%
1912+72.6%
1916+62.6%
1920+54.8%
1924+59.9%
1928+41.0%
1932+79.5%
1936+81.7%
1940+73.5%
1944+49.4%
1948+43.7%
1952+26.0%
1956+23.7%
1960+42.5%
1964+28.4%
1968+14.9%
1972−28.9%
1976+23.6%
1980+10.2%
1984−9.3%
1988−1.8%
1992+13.5%
1996+15.8%
2000−8.5%
2004+2.7%
2008+13.7%
2012+14.6%
2016+2.5%
2020+0.3%
2024−4.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.9%
9,54910,53720,343
D
+0.3%
9,8329,77019,897
D
+2.5%
8,6158,18017,391
D
+14.6%
10,2827,63318,107
D
+13.7%
10,2727,77818,180
D
+2.7%
6,9846,60913,648
R
−8.5%
4,9435,87410,903
D
+15.8%
4,2332,9997,822
D
+13.5%
4,7093,4199,581
R
−1.8%
3,8604,0067,892
R
−9.3%
3,8544,6468,513
D
+10.2%
4,1283,3407,698
D
+23.6%
4,3022,6516,996
R
−28.9%
2,1153,9066,193
O
+14.9%
2,5641,4307,591
D
+28.4%
4,2692,3806,649
D
+42.5%
4,5301,8276,357
D
+23.7%
2,9631,8274,790
D
+26.0%
3,5792,1015,680
D
+43.7%
1,9767012,916
D
+49.4%
2,5408603,400
D
+73.5%
3,3145063,820
D
+81.7%
3,2263243,550
D
+79.5%
2,9463283,292
D
+41.0%
1,9438142,757
D
+59.9%
1,2363051,553
D
+54.8%
1,7365072,243
D
+62.6%
1,1772701,448
D
+72.6%
972771,233
D
+39.3%
9294051,334
D
+54.9%
9472751,224
R
−3.5%
1,1961,2822,478
R
−18.8%
1,0371,5192,565
R
−18.7%
8011,2242,260
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
9.5%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.4%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
3.6%
4.9%
65–74
6.0%
6.3%
55–64
7.0%
5.1%
45–54
5.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.9%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.3%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,589
Elizabeth City, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elizabeth City, NC$66,589
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.8%
Baptist
15.0%
Methodist
8.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Elizabeth City anchors a rural northeastern North Carolina metro with one of the state's higher shares of Black residents, a demographic mix that has kept presidential margins tighter here than in surrounding counties despite a recent Republican lean of roughly 9 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-two points in 1936 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 40,834, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,589 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,343 votes cast, 9,549 went Democratic and 10,537 went Republican.
What is Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina in the "Black Belt" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 40,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina is $66,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.