Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC · how this place’s counties split between candidates in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
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Presidential nominating contests in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, by party and cycle.
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Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+10.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+5.3
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 16-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
391,700
217,377
93,631
80,476
216
2012
440,571
232,649
102,719
104,101
1,102
2016
440,785
213,486
102,033
123,446
1,820
2020
463,593
197,456
114,289
148,310
3,538
2022
442,289
177,819
112,060
149,258
3,152
2024
478,487
173,307
122,850
176,625
5,705
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+430 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −32,291 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,004
2012
−7,014
2013
−2,442
2014
−6,236
2015
−6,197
2016
−3,256
2017
−5,093
2018
−685
2019
−552
2021
+3,709
2022
−1,047
2023
−2,321
2024
−2,591
2025
+430
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 33.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.3 points.
A population of 690,092, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,305 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL and Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR.
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How did Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 5.3 points (R+5.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 306,368 votes cast, 143,245 went Democratic and 159,365 went Republican.
When did Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina?
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina has a population of 690,092 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina is $60,305 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
