Bladen County, North Carolina
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 53.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 9.3% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 32.4% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 3.2% |
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 36.0% | 51.8% |
| Black Protestant | 22.7% | 32.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.6% | 12.3% |
| Catholic | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Other | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Non-religious | 30.5% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+20.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+13.7 |
| 2016 | Trump+9.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+2.0 |
| 2008 | Obama+2.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+0.5 |
| 2000 | Gore+8.4 |
| 1996 | Clinton+18.1 |
| 1992 | Clinton+24.4 |
Bladen, North Carolina is a county that has a population of 29,566. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+20.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.5% | 59.9% | R+20.4 | R+6.7 |
| 2020 | 42.8% | 56.5% | R+13.7 | R+4.3 |
| 2016 | 44.4% | 53.8% | R+9.4 | R+11.4 |
| 2012 | 50.5% | 48.6% | D+2.0 | R+0.1 |
| 2008 | 50.7% | 48.7% | D+2.1 | D+2.6 |
| 2004 | 49.6% | 50.1% | R+0.5 | R+8.9 |
| 2000 | 54.0% | 45.6% | D+8.4 | R+9.7 |
| 1996 | 55.3% | 37.2% | D+18.1 | R+6.4 |
| 1992 | 56.0% | 31.6% | D+24.4 | D+10.1 |
| 1988 | 57.1% | 42.8% | D+14.3 | D+10.6 |
| 1984 | 51.8% | 48.1% | D+3.7 | R+33.9 |
| 1980 | 68.3% | 30.7% | D+37.6 | R+21.2 |
| 1976 | 79.2% | 20.4% | D+58.8 | D+89.7 |
| 1972 | 33.9% | 64.7% | R+30.9 | R+42.9 |
| 1968 | 32.8% | 20.8% | D+12.0 | R+23.1 |
| 1964 | 67.6% | 32.4% | D+35.1 | R+5.1 |
| 1960 | 70.1% | 29.9% | D+40.3 | R+4.9 |
| 1956 | 72.6% | 27.4% | D+45.1 | D+10.7 |
| 1952 | 67.2% | 32.8% | D+34.4 | R+25.1 |
| 1948 | 72.3% | 12.8% | D+59.6 | — |
What defines Bladen?
Bladen has been trending Republican — 22pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles. It has a plurality-minority electorate (47% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 20.4% margin
- The 2012 election was decided by just 2.0 points — razor-thin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2012, Republicans in 2024
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