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New Bern-Morehead City, NC·North Carolina

New Bern-Morehead City, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+30.4 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
2024 presidential election
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
TrumpR+30.4
2024 presidential margin by county for New Bern-Morehead City, NC, NCA map of the constituent counties of New Bern-Morehead City, NC, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Carteret County, NC · R+43.0Jones County, NC · R+25.7Pamlico County, NC · R+32.0Craven County, NC · R+20.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.6%74,623
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.2%39,507
OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,299
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−30.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−30.4%
39,50774,623115,429
R
−28.5%
38,15169,189108,916
R
−30.4%
32,08261,53296,787
R
−26.2%
34,06358,59193,679
R
−20.8%
35,69854,67291,134
R
−29.2%
25,97947,57773,882
D
+25.0%
41,98825,06267,652
R
−12.9%
21,91628,93754,572
R
−5.5%
22,21725,27655,927
R
−19.3%
18,30627,07945,519
R
−25.6%
17,24529,14646,507
R
−1.3%
18,68819,19238,983
D
+15.5%
18,76213,68332,702
R
−48.9%
7,20121,33228,912
O
+5.7%
10,5078,69031,994
D
+24.1%
17,64610,79228,438
D
+24.1%
16,0399,81925,858
D
+24.9%
13,5208,12921,649
D
+31.5%
13,4737,02320,496
D
+53.7%
11,1383,06315,041
D
+53.2%
10,8773,32214,199
D
+55.0%
11,6313,37815,009
D
+57.4%
12,5133,39015,903
D
+55.6%
10,8053,02813,986
R
−9.4%
5,9037,12713,030
D
+40.5%
6,6932,8179,571
D
+27.1%
7,7334,43912,172
D
+26.2%
4,3672,5486,933
D
+65.9%
4,3014065,908
D
+23.5%
3,7642,3256,115
D
+40.2%
3,7791,6125,392
D
+9.8%
4,3853,6007,989
R
−4.0%
4,7935,19210,089
D
+8.3%
3,6953,0397,937
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorNew Bern-Morehead City, NCCombined statistical areaNorth CarolinaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White73.7%61.8%61.0%
Black14.3%20.3%12.2%
Asian2.0%3.3%6.0%
Two or more races7.3%8.2%12.6%
Other race2.7%6.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%11.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$67,484$72,388$84,427
Poverty rate12.7%13.1%12.5%
Median age44.439.539.1
Age 18–248.6%9.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older23.9%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home6.7%13.5%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 17.7%English 12.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 10.9%German 9.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryAmerican 10.6%Irish 8.4%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic7.1%8.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant17.7%26.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.0%48.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant11.4%9.1%5.2%
Black Protestant6.4%3.6%2.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.7%
German
10.9%
American
10.6%
Irish
10.3%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
3.3%
75–84
4.0%
6.6%
65–74
7.5%
6.9%
55–64
7.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
5.6%
35–44
5.7%
5.9%
25–34
5.5%
5.2%
18–24
3.4%
7.2%
5–17
6.9%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,484
New Bern-Morehead City, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Bern-Morehead City, NC$67,484
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
17.7%
Mainline Protestant
11.4%
Catholic
7.1%
Black Protestant
6.4%
Latter-day Saints
1.1%
Other Christian
0.6%
Muslim
0.5%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,484 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

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.
What is New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
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 2000.
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 38 presidential elections in New Bern-Morehead City, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.