Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 104,8762024 5-year
Median household income: $86,0802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.3%2024 5-year
Black: 9.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

TrumpR+29

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	64.1%	39,633
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	34.7%	21,449
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	737

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+5.5%
1896	+6.2%
1900	−11.6%
1904	+9.4%
1908	+1.5%
1912	+43.3%
1916	+12.1%
1920	+8.1%
1924	+16.7%
1928	−11.0%
1932	+26.9%
1936	+28.6%
1940	+25.2%
1944	+16.4%
1948	+9.2%
1952	−3.6%
1956	−5.1%
1960	−2.3%
1964	+10.6%
1968	−14.3%
1972	−43.4%
1976	−1.4%
1980	−11.0%
1984	−35.0%
1988	−31.0%
1992	−10.5%
1996	−18.6%
2000	+27.6%
2004	−29.1%
2008	−21.4%
2012	−28.0%
2016	−29.1%
2020	−27.4%
2024	−29.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−29.4%	21,449	39,633	61,819
2020	R	−27.4%	20,779	36,764	58,339
2016	R	−29.1%	16,329	30,490	48,692
2012	R	−28.0%	16,505	29,495	46,415
2008	R	−21.4%	17,624	27,314	45,328
2004	R	−29.1%	13,555	24,714	38,382
2000	D	+27.6%	19,882	11,232	31,301
1996	R	−18.6%	9,847	14,760	26,479
1992	R	−10.5%	9,649	12,448	26,591
1988	R	−31.0%	7,642	14,543	22,248
1984	R	−35.0%	7,063	14,681	21,782
1980	R	−11.0%	8,084	10,158	18,911
1976	R	−1.4%	7,373	7,577	15,020
1972	R	−43.4%	3,627	9,406	13,308
1968	R	−14.3%	3,583	5,322	12,168
1964	D	+10.6%	6,384	5,162	11,546
1960	R	−2.3%	5,548	5,815	11,363
1956	R	−5.1%	4,729	5,238	9,967
1952	R	−3.6%	5,066	5,442	10,508
1948	D	+9.2%	3,341	2,719	6,750
1944	D	+16.4%	3,711	2,663	6,374
1940	D	+25.2%	4,330	2,587	6,917
1936	D	+28.6%	4,466	2,481	6,947
1932	D	+26.9%	4,287	2,459	6,793
1928	R	−11.0%	2,639	3,290	5,929
1924	D	+16.7%	2,771	1,974	4,783
1920	D	+8.1%	2,679	2,279	4,958
1916	D	+12.1%	1,337	1,047	2,406
1912	D	+43.3%	1,167	252	2,114
1908	D	+1.5%	1,109	1,077	2,205
1904	D	+9.4%	1,424	1,178	2,625
1900	R	−11.6%	1,606	2,029	3,647
1896	D	+6.2%	2,207	1,948	4,167
1892	D	+5.5%	1,674	1,460	3,878
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

16.5%

German

13.3%

Irish

10.0%

American

6.6%

Italian

5.3%

Scottish

5.0%

Polish

2.0%

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: 43.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.5%

3.8%

75–84

4.7%

5.9%

65–74

7.1%

6.1%

55–64

6.7%

5.2%

45–54

5.6%

6.7%

35–44

6.5%

5.6%

25–34

5.8%

3.2%

18–24

2.9%

8.5%

5–17

7.5%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,080

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$86,080

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

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)7.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.7%

speak English only

Spanish5.1%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.8%

Baptist

11.5%

Other Christian

10.6%

Methodist

8.7%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Pinehurst-Southern Pines area has shifted noticeably as affluent retirees and remote workers relocate to Moore County, gradually tightening margins in a region that once voted in lopsided Republican supermajorities.

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

A population of 104,876, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,080 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,819 votes cast, 21,449 went Democratic and 39,633 went Republican.

What is Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina's political typology?

Akashic places Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina has a population of 104,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?

Median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina is $86,080 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+29 in 2024.

Key facts

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