† 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
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupNew Bern-Morehead City, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English17.7%12.7%9.5%
German10.9%9.4%12.5%
American10.6%8.3%5.3%
Irish10.3%8.4%9.4%
Italian3.8%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.4%2.3%1.3%
Polish1.8%1.0%2.2%
French1.2%—1.6%
African American†13.4%18.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.7%0.5%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican3.1%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Burmese0.5%——
Asian Indian0.3%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
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
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
44.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$67,484
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.5%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
7.1%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.7%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.0%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.4%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
6.4%
3.6%
2.2%
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.
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+8.3%
1896
−4.0%
1900
+9.8%
1904
+40.2%
1908
+23.5%
1912
+65.9%
1916
+26.2%
1920
+27.1%
1924
+40.5%
1928
−9.4%
1932
+55.6%
1936
+57.4%
1940
+55.0%
1944
+53.2%
1948
+53.7%
1952
+31.5%
1956
+24.9%
1960
+24.1%
1964
+24.1%
1968
+5.7%
1972
−48.9%
1976
+15.5%
1980
−1.3%
1984
−25.6%
1988
−19.3%
1992
−5.5%
1996
−12.9%
2000
−25.0%
2004
−29.2%
2008
−20.8%
2012
−26.2%
2016
−30.4%
2020
−28.5%
2024
−30.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.2%Harris39,507
64.6%Trump74,623
1.1%
R+30.4
R+1.9
R+29.0
115,429
R
35.0%Biden38,151
63.5%Trump69,189
1.4%
R+28.5
D+1.9
R+32.9
108,916
R
33.1%Clinton32,082
63.6%Trump61,532
3.3%
R+30.4
R+4.2
R+32.5
96,787
R
36.4%Obama34,063
62.5%Romney58,591
1.1%
R+26.2
R+5.4
R+30.0
93,679
R
39.2%Obama35,698
60.0%McCain54,672
0.8%
R+20.8
D+8.4
R+28.1
91,134
R
35.2%Kerry25,979
64.4%Bush47,577
0.4%
R+29.2
R+4.2
R+26.8
73,882
R
37.0%Gore25,062
62.1%Bush41,988
0.9%
R+25.0
R+12.2
R+25.5
67,652
R
40.2%Clinton21,916
53.0%Dole28,937
6.8%
R+12.9
R+7.4
R+21.4
54,572
R
39.7%Clinton22,217
45.2%Bush25,276
15.1%
R+5.5
D+13.8
R+11.0
55,927
R
40.2%Dukakis18,306
59.5%Bush27,079
0.3%
R+19.3
D+6.3
R+11.5
45,519
R
37.1%Mondale17,245
62.7%Reagan29,146
0.2%
R+25.6
R+24.3
R+7.4
46,507
R
47.9%Carter18,688
49.2%Reagan19,192
2.8%
R+1.3
R+16.8
D+8.4
38,983
D
57.4%Carter18,762
41.8%Ford13,683
0.8%
D+15.5
D+64.4
D+13.5
32,702
R
24.9%McGovern7,201
73.8%Nixon21,332
1.3%
R+48.9
R+54.6
R+25.7
28,912
O
32.8%Humphrey10,507
27.2%Nixon8,690
40.0%
Wallace +7.2
R+18.4
D+6.4
31,994
D
62.1%Johnson17,646
37.9%Goldwater10,792
0.0%
D+24.1
±0.0
D+1.5
28,438
D
62.0%Kennedy16,039
38.0%Nixon9,819
0.0%
D+24.1
R+0.8
D+23.9
25,858
D
62.5%Stevenson13,520
37.5%Eisenhower8,129
0.0%
D+24.9
R+6.6
D+40.3
21,649
D
65.7%Stevenson13,473
34.3%Eisenhower7,023
0.0%
D+31.5
R+22.2
D+42.2
20,496
D
74.1%Truman11,138
20.4%Dewey3,063
5.6%
D+53.7
D+0.5
D+49.2
15,041
D
76.6%Roosevelt10,877
23.4%Dewey3,322
0.0%
D+53.2
R+1.8
D+45.7
14,199
D
77.5%Roosevelt11,631
22.5%Willkie3,378
0.0%
D+55.0
R+2.4
D+45.0
15,009
D
78.7%Roosevelt12,513
21.3%Landon3,390
0.0%
D+57.4
D+1.8
D+33.1
15,903
D
77.3%Roosevelt10,805
21.7%Hoover3,028
1.1%
D+55.6
D+65.0
D+37.8
13,986
R
45.3%Smith5,903
54.7%Hoover7,127
0.0%
R+9.4
R+49.9
D+8.1
13,030
D
69.9%Davis6,693
29.4%Coolidge2,817
0.6%
D+40.5
D+13.4
D+65.7
9,571
D
63.5%Cox7,733
36.5%Harding4,439
0.0%
D+27.1
D+0.8
D+53.3
12,172
D
63.0%Wilson4,367
36.8%Hughes2,548
0.3%
D+26.2
R+39.7
D+23.1
6,933
D
72.8%Wilson4,301
6.9%Taft406
20.3%
D+65.9
D+42.4
D+46.4
5,908
D
61.6%Bryan3,764
38.0%Taft2,325
0.4%
D+23.5
R+16.7
D+33.1
6,115
D
70.1%Parker3,779
29.9%Roosevelt1,612
0.0%
D+40.2
D+30.4
D+59.9
5,392
D
54.9%Bryan4,385
45.1%McKinley3,600
0.1%
D+9.8
D+13.8
D+17.4
7,989
R
47.5%Bryan4,793
51.5%McKinley5,192
1.0%
R+4.0
R+12.2
D+2.1
10,089
D
46.6%Cleveland3,695
38.3%Harrison3,039
15.2%
D+8.3
—
D+6.6
7,937
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
33.3%26,416
64.3%50,980
79,239
2020
R
34.4%37,044
60.9%65,669
107,784
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+18.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+30.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in New Bern-Morehead City, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
131,980
54,667
46,787
30,467
59
2012
140,280
52,406
50,043
37,426
405
2016
142,372
46,276
51,982
43,474
640
2020
142,667
38,503
56,423
46,734
1,007
2022
145,383
35,604
58,618
50,163
998
2024
156,642
34,718
63,694
56,707
1,523
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,800 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +5,891 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in New Bern-Morehead City, NC in New Bern-Morehead City, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+701
2012
−700
2013
−1,474
2014
−755
2015
−1,911
2016
−498
2017
−146
2018
+709
2019
−133
2021
+2,234
2022
+1,963
2023
+2,076
2024
+2,025
2025
+1,800
New Bern-Morehead City, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 48.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.
A population of 193,452, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,484 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC and Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
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How did New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,429 votes cast, 39,507 went Democratic and 74,623 went Republican.
When did New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 193,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina is $67,484 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
