Chowan 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) | 60.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 32.7% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 76.4% | 71.7% |
| Catholic | 9.5% | 8.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Black Protestant | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| Other | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.6% | 1.5% |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+22.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+15.7 |
| 2016 | Trump+14.1 |
| 2012 | Romney+4.5 |
| 2008 | McCain+1.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+10.4 |
| 2000 | Gore+0.3 |
| 1996 | Clinton+13.6 |
| 1992 | Clinton+10.5 |
Chowan, North Carolina is a county that has a population of 13,836. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+22.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.3% | 60.7% | R+22.4 | R+6.7 |
| 2020 | 41.7% | 57.4% | R+15.7 | R+1.6 |
| 2016 | 41.4% | 55.5% | R+14.1 | R+9.7 |
| 2012 | 47.4% | 51.8% | R+4.5 | R+3.3 |
| 2008 | 49.1% | 50.2% | R+1.1 | D+9.3 |
| 2004 | 44.7% | 55.1% | R+10.4 | R+10.7 |
| 2000 | 49.7% | 49.4% | D+0.3 | R+13.3 |
| 1996 | 52.4% | 38.8% | D+13.6 | D+3.0 |
| 1992 | 47.4% | 36.9% | D+10.5 | D+14.0 |
| 1988 | 48.1% | 51.6% | R+3.5 | D+7.6 |
| 1984 | 44.3% | 55.4% | R+11.1 | R+30.8 |
| 1980 | 58.6% | 38.9% | D+19.7 | R+9.4 |
| 1976 | 64.5% | 35.3% | D+29.2 | D+63.0 |
| 1972 | 32.6% | 66.4% | R+33.8 | R+44.7 |
| 1968 | 32.5% | 21.6% | D+10.9 | R+25.7 |
| 1964 | 68.3% | 31.7% | D+36.6 | R+19.9 |
| 1960 | 78.3% | 21.7% | D+56.5 | D+11.0 |
| 1956 | 72.8% | 27.2% | D+45.5 | R+0.4 |
| 1952 | 72.9% | 27.1% | D+45.9 | R+28.4 |
| 1948 | 84.0% | 9.7% | D+74.3 | — |
What defines Chowan?
Chowan has been trending Republican — 18pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles.
County in State Context
Current North Carolina Polling
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2026 North Carolina Senate General Election
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 22.4% margin
- The 2008 election was decided by just 1.1 points — razor-thin
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