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1876–2024
New Bern, NC·North Carolina

New Bern, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+22 in 2024.

Historic Coastal Plain city where suburban growth is reshaping a longtime Republican lean

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+22in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population124,3042024 ACS

New Bern, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
124,3042024 5-year
Median household income
$64,7932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.8%2024 5-year
Black
19.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New Bern, NC
TrumpR+22
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2024 presidential margin by county for New Bern, NC, NCA map of the constituent counties of New Bern, NC, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jones County, NC · R+26Pamlico County, NC · R+32Craven County, NC · R+20
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.5%42,115
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.3%26,694
OtherAll other candidates1.2%803
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: −22.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−22.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+1.0%
1896−9.8%
1900+8.2%
1904+48.6%
1908+34.5%
1912+74.0%
1916+42.0%
1920+45.4%
1924+63.8%
1928−1.7%
1932+69.9%
1936+70.7%
1940+65.9%
1944+61.6%
1948+61.8%
1952+38.8%
1956+38.1%
1960+33.8%
1964+27.4%
1968+12.9%
1972−48.4%
1976+19.2%
1980+3.1%
1984−21.2%
1988−16.6%
1992−2.2%
1996−8.5%
2000+20.4%
2004−24.0%
2008−12.3%
2012−17.3%
2016−21.7%
2020−19.8%
2024−22.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.2%
26,69442,11569,612
R
−19.8%
26,05839,16166,221
R
−21.7%
22,14334,96359,006
R
−17.3%
23,76233,81658,162
R
−12.3%
24,56831,54156,537
R
−24.0%
18,24729,86148,307
D
+20.4%
24,60716,22341,191
R
−8.5%
14,35017,21633,696
R
−2.2%
14,18914,94234,108
R
−16.6%
11,44716,00327,525
R
−21.2%
11,36317,50928,950
D
+3.1%
12,20311,45924,216
D
+19.2%
11,6827,89719,763
R
−48.4%
4,39612,86917,497
O
+12.9%
6,7454,09720,578
D
+27.4%
11,4156,50317,918
D
+33.8%
10,7755,32616,101
D
+38.1%
9,6454,32513,970
D
+38.8%
9,1934,05613,249
D
+61.8%
7,6471,5439,881
D
+61.6%
7,3881,7569,144
D
+65.9%
7,7351,5899,324
D
+70.7%
8,7331,50110,234
D
+69.9%
7,3501,2638,711
R
−1.7%
3,8583,9947,852
D
+63.8%
4,4329635,441
D
+45.4%
5,6632,1247,787
D
+42.0%
3,2021,3024,522
D
+74.0%
3,1481884,000
D
+34.5%
2,6121,2653,903
D
+48.6%
2,7679563,724
D
+8.2%
3,3392,8336,172
R
−9.8%
3,4854,2497,832
D
+1.0%
2,4842,4265,901
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
12.3%
German
9.2%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.9%
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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.4%
3.0%
75–84
3.8%
6.0%
65–74
6.9%
6.3%
55–64
7.1%
5.3%
45–54
5.2%
5.5%
35–44
5.5%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
6.2%
18–24
3.8%
7.4%
5–17
7.3%
3.0%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,793
New Bern, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Bern, NC$64,793
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
13.3%
Methodist
13.0%
Other Christian
9.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Bern anchors a small metro at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, where military-connected households from nearby Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station contribute to a consistently right-of-center baseline in federal and statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-four points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

A population of 124,304, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,793 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Bern, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Bern, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,612 votes cast, 26,694 went Democratic and 42,115 went Republican.
What is New Bern, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places New Bern, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did New Bern, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Bern, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
New Bern, NC, North Carolina has a population of 124,304 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in New Bern, NC, North Carolina is $64,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Bern, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.