† 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
GroupSouthportNorth CarolinaUnited States
English17.5%12.7%9.5%
Irish16.4%8.4%9.4%
German15.1%9.4%12.5%
Italian7.5%3.3%4.8%
American6.7%8.3%5.3%
Scottish3.5%2.3%1.3%
Polish3.1%1.0%2.2%
French2.5%—1.6%
African American†6.8%18.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.7%0.5%
Mexican0.6%5.6%11.3%
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
Southport
North Carolina
United States
Median age
64.2
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
4.0%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
47.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Southport
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$87,641
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.4%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.4%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Southport
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
13.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Southport
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.
Southport, North Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.7%
2008
−14.7%
2012
−17.8%
2016
−20.5%
2020
−16.8%
2024
−15.7%
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
41.6%Harris1,207
57.3%Trump1,663
1.1%
R+15.7
D+1.1
R+14.2
2,903
R
41.0%Biden1,111
57.8%Trump1,567
1.2%
R+16.8
D+3.7
R+21.3
2,710
R
37.8%Clinton873
58.3%Trump1,347
3.9%
R+20.5
R+2.7
R+22.6
2,310
R
40.6%Obama722
58.4%Romney1,038
1.0%
R+17.8
R+3.1
R+21.6
1,778
R
42.0%Obama696
56.7%McCain939
1.3%
R+14.7
D+4.0
R+21.9
1,657
R
40.6%Kerry487
59.3%Bush711
0.2%
R+18.7
—
R+16.2
1,200
Southport anchors Brunswick County, one of North Carolina's fastest-growing counties, where in-migration of retirees along the Cape Fear coast has steadily shifted the voter registration landscape over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.
A population of 4,205, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,641 describe the city.
In 2024, Southport, North Carolina voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+15.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,903 votes cast, 1,207 went Democratic and 1,663 went Republican.
How many people live in Southport, North Carolina?
Southport, North Carolina has a population of 4,205 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Southport, North Carolina?
Median household income in Southport, North Carolina is $87,641 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Southport, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Southport, North Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
