† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSouthern ShoresNorth CarolinaUnited States
English21.6%12.7%9.5%
American16.0%8.3%5.3%
German15.8%9.4%12.5%
Irish13.7%8.4%9.4%
Italian6.4%3.3%4.8%
Polish3.7%1.0%2.2%
French2.7%—1.6%
Scottish2.6%2.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Southern Shores
North Carolina
United States
Median age
58.7
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Southern Shores
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$131,429
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
0.6%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
59.1%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Southern Shores
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
1.1%
2.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.2%
0.2%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Southern Shores
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Southern Shores, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.7%
2008
−17.0%
2012
−25.0%
2016
−15.7%
2020
−5.2%
2024
−6.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.1%Harris1,143
52.6%Trump1,305
1.4%
R+6.5
R+1.3
R+5.1
2,482
R
46.7%Biden1,135
51.9%Trump1,262
1.5%
R+5.2
D+10.4
R+9.7
2,433
R
40.2%Clinton829
55.9%Trump1,152
3.9%
R+15.7
D+9.3
R+17.8
2,062
R
36.6%Obama720
61.6%Romney1,211
1.8%
R+25.0
R+7.9
R+28.8
1,967
R
40.8%Obama788
57.9%McCain1,117
1.3%
R+17.0
D+10.6
R+24.3
1,930
R
35.6%Kerry601
63.3%Bush1,068
1.1%
R+27.7
—
R+25.2
1,687
Southern Shores sits at the northern tip of the Outer Banks barrier island chain, drawing a largely affluent, retirement-age population whose part-time residency patterns complicate turnout modeling in Dare County elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.5 points.
A population of 3,139, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $131,429 describe the city.
How did Southern Shores, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Southern Shores, North Carolina voted Republican by 6.5 points (R+6.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,482 votes cast, 1,143 went Democratic and 1,305 went Republican.
How many people live in Southern Shores, North Carolina?
Southern Shores, North Carolina has a population of 3,139 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Southern Shores, North Carolina?
Median household income in Southern Shores, North Carolina is $131,429 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Southern Shores, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Southern Shores, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
