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1876–2024
Jacksonville, NC·North Carolina

Jacksonville, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+36 in 2024.

Marine Corps base anchors one of the youngest metro areas in the U.S.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+36in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population207,9062024 ACS

Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+36MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
207,9062024 5-year
Median household income
$68,1482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.2%2024 5-year
Black
12.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Jacksonville, NC
TrumpR+36
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.3%54,960
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.4%25,684
OtherAll other candidates1.3%1,037
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: −35.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−35.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+38.8%
1896+45.2%
1900+36.3%
1904+28.2%
1908+10.1%
1912+55.0%
1916+20.7%
1920+29.2%
1924+44.4%
1928−7.8%
1932+82.1%
1936+84.3%
1940+79.6%
1944+72.5%
1948+79.0%
1952+54.4%
1956+48.5%
1960+32.9%
1964+22.5%
1968−1.3%
1972−61.3%
1976+14.3%
1980−8.9%
1984−41.7%
1988−26.1%
1992−15.6%
1996−19.6%
2000+31.1%
2004−39.3%
2008−21.5%
2012−26.7%
2016−34.3%
2020−30.2%
2024−35.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−35.8%
25,68454,96081,681
R
−30.2%
24,26646,07872,235
R
−34.3%
17,51437,12257,135
R
−26.7%
18,49032,24351,435
R
−21.5%
19,49930,27850,203
R
−39.3%
11,25025,89037,277
D
+31.1%
19,65710,26930,215
R
−19.6%
8,68513,39624,049
R
−15.6%
8,04511,84224,318
R
−26.1%
7,16212,25319,488
R
−41.7%
5,71313,92819,687
R
−8.9%
7,3718,86116,736
D
+14.3%
7,9545,95313,970
R
−61.3%
2,42410,34312,921
O
−1.3%
3,2813,44412,267
D
+22.5%
5,9553,7719,726
D
+32.9%
5,5642,8128,376
D
+48.5%
4,6921,6266,318
D
+54.4%
4,2751,2615,536
D
+79.0%
3,3183163,799
D
+72.5%
2,7114333,144
D
+79.6%
2,3832712,654
D
+84.3%
2,7582352,993
D
+82.1%
2,6152532,877
R
−7.8%
1,0721,2532,325
D
+44.4%
1,1224231,576
D
+29.2%
1,5578532,410
D
+20.7%
1,1977851,986
D
+55.0%
901661,517
D
+10.1%
8707101,580
D
+28.2%
8284511,335
D
+36.3%
1,3226181,940
D
+45.2%
1,5595892,148
D
+38.8%
1,1373791,952
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.2%
English
13.1%
Irish
13.0%
Italian
6.3%
American
4.6%
Polish
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 27.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.5%
1.2%
75–84
1.8%
3.0%
65–74
3.4%
3.8%
55–64
4.4%
3.9%
45–54
4.0%
6.0%
35–44
5.8%
9.1%
25–34
7.7%
15.0%
18–24
5.2%
8.5%
5–17
8.2%
4.1%
<5
3.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,148
Jacksonville, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jacksonville, NC$68,148
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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.3%
Baptist
10.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.2%
Methodist
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jacksonville's demographic profile is shaped almost entirely by Camp Lejeune, producing an unusually transient, young, and military-connected electorate that behaves differently from most mid-sized Southern metros.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.

A population of 207,906, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,148 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,681 votes cast, 25,684 went Democratic and 54,960 went Republican.
What is Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 207,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina is $68,148 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.