Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population: 805,4312024 5-year
Median household income: $61,0252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.6%2024 5-year
Black: 23.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn

TrumpR+19

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	59.2%	237,219
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	39.8%	159,418
OtherAll other candidates	1.1%	4,375

D+60

R+60

15 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+13.1%
1896	+6.8%
1900	+19.5%
1904	+42.1%
1908	+25.5%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+35.6%
1920	+34.8%
1924	+46.6%
1928	+16.4%
1932	+74.1%
1936	+75.1%
1940	+75.0%
1944	+70.4%
1948	+71.3%
1952	+52.4%
1956	+49.2%
1960	+42.9%
1964	+30.3%
1968	+8.6%
1972	−45.1%
1976	+17.8%
1980	+2.4%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−11.6%
1992	+0.6%
1996	−5.0%
2000	+15.4%
2004	−19.4%
2008	−7.6%
2012	−10.4%
2016	−15.0%
2020	−14.7%
2024	−19.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−19.4%	159,418	237,219	401,012
2020	R	−14.7%	162,556	219,535	387,785
2016	R	−15.0%	141,525	193,272	345,664
2012	R	−10.4%	149,701	184,959	337,944
2008	R	−7.6%	150,110	175,019	327,272
2004	R	−19.4%	103,761	153,804	258,396
2000	D	+15.4%	128,988	94,360	224,913
1996	R	−5.0%	84,875	94,435	191,272
1992	D	+0.6%	86,530	85,249	199,415
1988	R	−11.6%	74,187	93,765	168,389
1984	R	−18.8%	73,332	107,410	181,128
1980	D	+2.4%	76,307	72,573	152,546
1976	D	+17.8%	75,625	52,603	129,049
1972	R	−45.1%	31,827	85,411	118,683
1968	O	+8.6%	43,153	31,506	134,915
1964	D	+30.3%	71,287	38,120	109,407
1960	D	+42.9%	72,651	29,016	101,667
1956	D	+49.2%	65,571	22,305	87,876
1952	D	+52.4%	63,398	19,789	83,187
1948	D	+71.3%	52,525	7,771	62,793
1944	D	+70.4%	50,962	8,845	59,807
1940	D	+75.0%	56,221	8,048	64,269
1936	D	+75.1%	58,246	8,294	66,540
1932	D	+74.1%	49,096	7,175	56,591
1928	D	+16.4%	28,126	20,215	48,341
1924	D	+46.6%	26,252	9,448	36,047
1920	D	+34.8%	31,984	15,486	47,470
1916	D	+35.6%	19,756	9,366	29,154
1912	D	+61.1%	17,587	2,349	24,948
1908	D	+25.5%	16,723	9,913	26,699
1904	D	+42.1%	16,550	6,712	23,387
1900	D	+19.5%	22,899	15,418	38,386
1896	D	+6.8%	23,204	20,256	43,620
1892	D	+13.1%	17,295	12,573	36,122
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

13.2%

Irish

8.8%

German

8.7%

American

7.4%

Italian

3.3%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

0.9%

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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.8%

5.6%

55–64

6.3%

5.1%

45–54

5.4%

5.8%

35–44

5.8%

6.8%

25–34

6.4%

8.1%

18–24

5.3%

8.0%

5–17

7.5%

3.1%

2.9%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,025

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn ranks near the middle of US counties.

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn$61,025

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

16.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.8%

Working age (18–64)14.9%

Seniors (65+)13.5%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.8%

Baptist

11.0%

Methodist

7.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by East Carolina University in Greenville and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Havelock, this eastern North Carolina media market blends college-town, military, and rural agricultural communities in ways that complicate straight-line partisan predictions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.

A population of 805,431, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,025 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 401,012 votes cast, 159,418 went Democratic and 237,219 went Republican.

What is Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina's political typology?

Akashic places Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina?

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina has a population of 805,431 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina?

Median household income in Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina is $61,025 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Onslow County, NC	R +4,430
Duplin County, NC	R +2,608
Beaufort County, NC	R +2,115

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+19 in 2024.

Key facts

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