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1892–2024
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Jacksonville, NC
presidential margin
2008R+21.52012R+26.72016R+34.32020R+30.22024R+35.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+35.8
2024
median income$68,148U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age27.7U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate11.6%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.0%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english10.4%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.2%
English13.1%
Irish13.0%
Mexican5.9%
Puerto Rican3.4%
Dominican0.7%
African American†10.3%
African0.5%
Haitian0.3%
Filipino0.5%
Asian Indian0.3%
Korean0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline4.1%
Black Protestant2.3%
Muslim0.9%
Latter-day Saints0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina

Akashic
Jacksonville, NCTrumpR+35.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Jacksonville, NC, NCA map of the single county of Jacksonville, NC, NC, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Onslow County, NC · R+35.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.3%54,960
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.4%25,684
Jill SteinGreen1.3%1,037
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Jacksonville, NC, NC — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Onslow County, NCRepublicanR+35.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.4%Harris25,684
67.3%Trump54,960
1.3%Stein1,037
−35.8%
81,681
R
33.6%Biden24,266
63.8%Trump46,078
2.6%Jorgensen1,891
−30.2%
72,235
R
30.7%Clinton17,514
65.0%Trump37,122
4.4%Johnson2,499
−34.3%
57,135
R
35.9%Obama18,490
62.7%Romney32,243
1.4%Johnson702
−26.7%
51,435
R
38.8%Obama19,499
60.3%McCain30,278
0.8%Barr426
−21.5%
50,203
R
30.2%Kerry11,250
69.5%Bush25,890
0.4%Badnarik137
−39.3%
37,277
R
34.0%Gore10,269
65.1%Bush19,657
1.0%Browne289
−31.1%
30,215
R
36.1%Clinton8,685
55.7%Dole13,396
8.2%Perot1,968
−19.6%
24,049
R
33.1%Clinton8,045
48.7%Bush11,842
18.2%Perot4,431
−15.6%
24,318
R
36.8%Dukakis7,162
62.9%Bush12,253
0.4%Fulani73
−26.1%
19,488
R
29.0%Mondale5,713
70.7%Reagan13,928
0.2%Bergland46
−41.7%
19,687
R
44.0%Carter7,371
52.9%Reagan8,861
3.0%Anderson504
−8.9%
16,736
D
56.9%Carter7,954
42.6%Ford5,953
0.5%Anderson63
+14.3%
13,970
R
18.8%McGovern2,424
80.0%Nixon10,343
1.2%Schmitz154
−61.3%
12,921
O
26.7%Humphrey3,281
28.1%Nixon3,444
45.2%Wallace5,542
Wallace +17.1
12,267
D
61.2%Johnson5,955
38.8%Goldwater3,771
0.0%
+22.5%
9,726
D
66.4%Kennedy5,564
33.6%Nixon2,812
0.0%
+32.9%
8,376
D
74.3%Stevenson4,692
25.7%Eisenhower1,626
0.0%
+48.5%
6,318
D
77.2%Stevenson4,275
22.8%Eisenhower1,261
0.0%
+54.4%
5,536
D
87.3%Truman3,318
8.3%Dewey316
4.3%Thurmond165
+79.0%
3,799
D
86.2%Roosevelt2,711
13.8%Dewey433
0.0%
+72.5%
3,144
D
89.8%Roosevelt2,383
10.2%Willkie271
0.0%
+79.6%
2,654
D
92.1%Roosevelt2,758
7.9%Landon235
0.0%
+84.3%
2,993
D
90.9%Roosevelt2,615
8.8%Hoover253
0.3%Thomas9
+82.1%
2,877
R
46.1%Smith1,072
53.9%Hoover1,253
0.0%
−7.8%
2,325
D
71.2%Davis1,122
26.8%Coolidge423
2.0%La Follette31
+44.4%
1,576
D
64.6%Cox1,557
35.4%Harding853
0.0%
+29.2%
2,410
D
60.3%Wilson1,197
39.5%Hughes785
0.2%Benson4
+20.7%
1,986
D
59.4%Wilson901
4.4%Taft66
36.3%Roosevelt550
+55.0%
1,517
D
55.1%Bryan870
44.9%Taft710
0.0%
+10.1%
1,580
D
62.0%Parker828
33.8%Roosevelt451
4.2%Debs56
+28.2%
1,335
D
68.1%Bryan1,322
31.9%McKinley618
0.0%
+36.3%
1,940
D
72.6%Bryan1,559
27.4%McKinley589
0.0%
+45.2%
2,148
D
58.2%Cleveland1,137
19.4%Harrison379
22.3%Weaver436
+38.8%
1,952
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −35.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−35.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+38.8%
1896+45.2%
1900+36.3%
1904+28.2%
1908+10.1%
1912+55.0%
1916+20.7%
1920+29.2%
1924+44.4%
1928−7.8%
1932+82.1%
1936+84.3%
1940+79.6%
1944+72.5%
1948+79.0%
1952+54.4%
1956+48.5%
1960+32.9%
1964+22.5%
1968−1.3%
1972−61.3%
1976+14.3%
1980−8.9%
1984−41.7%
1988−26.1%
1992−15.6%
1996−19.6%
2000−31.1%
2004−39.3%
2008−21.5%
2012−26.7%
2016−34.3%
2020−30.2%
2024−35.8%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Jacksonville, NCRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2024. Latest total 137,629 in 2024.34.4K68.8K103.2K137.6K137.6K20082024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Jacksonville, NC
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
200881,51230,20429,03422,20569
201297,91332,67634,53030,323384
2016106,44729,56238,16637,926793
2020117,65326,60444,72744,6151,707
2022118,51724,40645,39047,0151,706
2024137,62924,23952,74558,2342,411
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Jacksonville's demographic profile is shaped almost entirely by Camp Lejeune, producing an unusually transient, young, and military-connected electorate that behaves differently from most mid-sized Southern metros.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 61.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.8 points.

A population of 207,906, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,148 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Leonard Wood, MO and Kingsland, GA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Fort Leonard Wood, MO
86.5twin score
median ageelasticity2004 margin≠ population scale
Kingsland, GA
78.1twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ median age
Killeen-Temple, TX
72.4twin score
elasticity2000–2004 trajectoryPuerto Rican ancestry≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+35.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,681 votes cast, 25,684 went Democratic and 54,960 went Republican.
When did Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 207,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina is $68,148 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jacksonville, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.