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1876–2024
Greenville, NC·North Carolina

Greenville, NC delivered D+6 in 2024.

East Carolina University anchors a mid-size metro that swings hard in federal races

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestD+6in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population177,1932024 ACS

Greenville, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
177,1932024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.7%2024 5-year
Black
35.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Greenville, NC
HarrisD+6
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.3%45,596
Donald TrumpRepublican46.4%40,403
OtherAll other candidates1.3%1,132
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: +6.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+6.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+17.7%
1896+14.2%
1900+20.3%
1904+68.5%
1908+46.2%
1912+63.4%
1916+59.6%
1920+65.8%
1924+71.3%
1928+53.8%
1932+93.4%
1936+93.4%
1940+92.9%
1944+89.1%
1948+83.1%
1952+67.3%
1956+65.0%
1960+56.7%
1964+37.5%
1968+8.6%
1972−41.8%
1976+9.9%
1980−0.9%
1984−16.9%
1988−10.5%
1992+3.4%
1996−1.8%
2000+8.1%
2004−6.8%
2008+8.8%
2012+7.1%
2016+7.6%
2020+9.4%
2024+6.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.0%
45,59640,40387,131
D
+9.4%
47,25238,98287,573
D
+7.6%
41,82435,69180,527
D
+7.1%
41,84336,21478,856
D
+8.8%
40,50133,92774,884
R
−6.8%
24,92428,59053,643
D
+8.1%
23,19219,68543,075
R
−1.8%
17,55518,22738,011
D
+3.4%
17,95916,60939,895
R
−10.5%
14,77718,24533,127
R
−16.9%
13,48118,98332,526
R
−0.9%
12,59012,81626,371
D
+9.9%
11,6369,53221,288
R
−41.8%
5,85814,40620,459
O
+8.6%
7,6965,74522,608
D
+37.5%
11,3175,14916,466
D
+56.7%
12,5263,45815,984
D
+65.0%
11,8732,51514,388
D
+67.3%
11,2712,20313,474
D
+83.1%
8,5196029,522
D
+89.1%
8,5564959,051
D
+92.9%
10,06736910,436
D
+93.4%
9,5393259,864
D
+93.4%
7,7242558,000
D
+53.8%
4,6461,3956,041
D
+71.3%
3,1975123,765
D
+65.8%
4,1968645,060
D
+59.6%
2,8397193,558
D
+63.4%
2,3033473,086
D
+46.2%
2,4198903,312
D
+68.5%
2,3294292,775
D
+20.3%
3,2642,1565,456
D
+14.2%
3,1812,3905,582
D
+17.7%
2,0521,2214,698
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
6.5%
Irish
6.4%
American
5.8%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
1.1%
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: 33.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.4%
4.0%
65–74
4.9%
4.8%
55–64
5.8%
5.1%
45–54
5.8%
5.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.3%
25–34
7.1%
8.4%
18–24
9.9%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,188
Greenville, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenville, NC$58,188
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
19.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)19.8%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.9%
Methodist
8.1%
Baptist
6.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pitt County's large student and medical-sector workforce pulls Greenville's core leftward, while the surrounding rural counties consistently offset that lean, making the metro a reliable bellwether for eastern North Carolina's congressional margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 177,193, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,188 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,131 votes cast, 45,596 went Democratic and 40,403 went Republican.
What is Greenville, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greenville, NC, North Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greenville, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Greenville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 177,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greenville, NC, North Carolina is $58,188 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.