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Rocky Mount, NC·North Carolina

Rocky Mount, NC delivered D+6 in 2024.

Edgecombe and Nash counties split sharply along the I-95 corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestD+6in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population144,9522024 ACS

Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
144,9522024 5-year
Median household income
$58,6732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.3%2024 5-year
Black
45.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Rocky Mount, NC
HarrisD+6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Rocky Mount, NC, NCA map of the constituent counties of Rocky Mount, NC, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Edgecombe County, NC · D+23Nash County, NC · R+2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.5%40,410
Donald TrumpRepublican46.5%35,787
OtherAll other candidates0.9%725
D+60
R+60
2 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: +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+20.3%
1896+5.2%
1900+30.7%
1904+58.4%
1908+31.9%
1912+72.7%
1916+62.4%
1920+64.7%
1924+66.4%
1928+47.0%
1932+88.5%
1936+90.3%
1940+89.0%
1944+83.1%
1948+81.7%
1952+61.2%
1956+59.6%
1960+49.2%
1964+24.4%
1968+8.2%
1972−38.1%
1976+11.8%
1980−2.5%
1984−16.9%
1988−12.2%
1992+2.5%
1996+0.9%
2000+2.3%
2004−2.5%
2008+11.4%
2012+13.6%
2016+10.9%
2020+9.0%
2024+6.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.0%
40,41035,78776,922
D
+9.0%
42,03635,03377,748
D
+10.9%
39,45931,58072,551
D
+13.6%
42,62332,38875,464
D
+11.4%
40,50232,17373,048
R
−2.5%
28,57030,06558,752
D
+2.3%
24,83123,69148,715
D
+0.9%
21,71021,31945,540
D
+2.5%
21,98320,72149,543
R
−12.2%
17,78422,73740,638
R
−16.9%
19,13326,93046,133
R
−2.5%
16,12916,95933,657
D
+11.8%
16,93813,32730,584
R
−38.1%
9,13820,92330,945
O
+8.2%
10,5267,80033,417
D
+24.4%
16,99710,32827,325
D
+49.2%
18,1326,17524,307
D
+59.6%
17,7994,50522,304
D
+61.2%
18,9284,56323,491
D
+81.7%
14,0001,16215,718
D
+83.1%
14,3391,32415,663
D
+89.0%
15,97292916,901
D
+90.3%
15,36678316,149
D
+88.5%
13,34478014,194
D
+47.0%
8,4333,04311,476
D
+66.4%
5,4039946,637
D
+64.7%
7,3741,5808,954
D
+62.4%
4,2179615,222
D
+72.7%
3,7132744,731
D
+31.9%
3,4311,7725,203
D
+58.4%
3,0167713,842
D
+30.7%
5,6092,9728,582
D
+5.2%
4,9484,4579,415
D
+20.3%
2,6991,4626,107
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
American
7.5%
Irish
3.5%
German
3.5%
Italian
1.0%
Scottish
0.8%
French
0.8%
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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.7%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
5.5%
65–74
6.7%
6.6%
55–64
7.4%
5.7%
45–54
6.4%
5.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.0%
25–34
6.3%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
8.6%
5–17
7.9%
2.9%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,673
Rocky Mount, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rocky Mount, NC$58,673
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
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.5%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)16.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
21.7%
Other Christian
12.5%
Methodist
6.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rocky Mount straddles two counties with divergent partisan lean — majority-Black Edgecombe votes reliably Democratic while Nash County is more competitive — making the metro a useful bellwether for northeastern North Carolina's shifting coalition patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-eight 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 144,952, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,673 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 76,922 votes cast, 40,410 went Democratic and 35,787 went Republican.
What is Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Rocky Mount, 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 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina?
Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina has a population of 144,952 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina is $58,673 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rocky Mount, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.