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1876–2024
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Pasquotank County·North Carolina

Pasquotank County votes the way the country votes.

A coastal plain county where a historically competitive margin has tilted right

18762024·38 elections
Pasquotank County, North Carolina · Indy beetle · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
40,834
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jasper County
MS · similarity 0.94
9 precincts · 20,343 votes cast
Trump · R+5
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−4.9%
9,54910,53720,343
2020D
+0.3%
9,8329,77019,897
2016D
+2.5%
8,6158,18017,391
2012D
+14.6%
10,2827,63318,107
2008D
+13.7%
10,2727,77818,180
2004D
+2.7%
6,9846,60913,648
2000R
−8.5%
4,9435,87410,903
1996D
+15.8%
4,2332,9997,822
1992D
+13.5%
4,7093,4199,581
1988R
−1.8%
3,8604,0067,892
1984R
−9.3%
3,8544,6468,513
1980D
+10.2%
4,1283,3407,698
1976D
+23.6%
4,3022,6516,996
1972R
−28.9%
2,1153,9066,193
1968D
+14.9%
2,5641,4307,591
1964D
+28.4%
4,2692,3806,649
1960D
+42.5%
4,5301,8276,357
1956D
+23.7%
2,9631,8274,790
1952D
+26.0%
3,5792,1015,680
1948D
+43.7%
1,9767012,916
1944D
+49.4%
2,5408603,400
1940D
+73.5%
3,3145063,820
1936D
+81.7%
3,2263243,550
1932D
+79.5%
2,9463283,292
1928D
+41.0%
1,9438142,757
1924D
+59.9%
1,2363051,553
1920D
+54.8%
1,7365072,243
1916D
+62.6%
1,1772701,448
1912D
+72.6%
972771,233
1908D
+39.3%
9294051,334
1904D
+54.9%
9472751,224
1900R
−3.5%
1,1961,2822,478
1896R
−18.8%
1,0371,5192,565
1892R
−18.7%
8011,2242,260
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.8%
African American
27.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.8%
Baptist
15.0%
Methodist
8.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pasquotank, anchored by Elizabeth City on the Albemarle Sound, has shifted from a battleground to a modest Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin landed at R+4.9, reflecting broader rural realignment in northeastern North Carolina.

The Democratic margin in Pasquotank County has rarely exceeded eighty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by five points.

Pasquotank County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,589 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Scotland County.