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1876–2024
Elizabeth City, NC·North Carolina

Elizabeth City, NC delivered R+5 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A coastal-plains metro where a large Black population shapes a competitive baseline

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
40,834
2024 ACS

Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
40,8342024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.0%2024 5-year
Black
34.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.9%
9,54910,53720,343
D
+0.3%
9,8329,77019,897
D
+2.5%
8,6158,18017,391
D
+14.6%
10,2827,63318,107
D
+13.7%
10,2727,77818,180
D
+2.7%
6,9846,60913,648
R
−8.5%
4,9435,87410,903
D
+15.8%
4,2332,9997,822
D
+13.5%
4,7093,4199,581
R
−1.8%
3,8604,0067,892
R
−9.3%
3,8544,6468,513
D
+10.2%
4,1283,3407,698
D
+23.6%
4,3022,6516,996
R
−28.9%
2,1153,9066,193
O
+14.9%
2,5641,4307,591
D
+28.4%
4,2692,3806,649
D
+42.5%
4,5301,8276,357
D
+23.7%
2,9631,8274,790
D
+26.0%
3,5792,1015,680
D
+43.7%
1,9767012,916
D
+49.4%
2,5408603,400
D
+73.5%
3,3145063,820
D
+81.7%
3,2263243,550
D
+79.5%
2,9463283,292
D
+41.0%
1,9438142,757
D
+59.9%
1,2363051,553
D
+54.8%
1,7365072,243
D
+62.6%
1,1772701,448
D
+72.6%
972771,233
D
+39.3%
9294051,334
D
+54.9%
9472751,224
R
−3.5%
1,1961,2822,478
R
−18.8%
1,0371,5192,565
R
−18.7%
8011,2242,260
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
9.5%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.4%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
3.6%
4.9%
65–74
6.0%
6.3%
55–64
7.0%
5.1%
45–54
5.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.9%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.3%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,589
Elizabeth City, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elizabeth City, NC$66,589
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
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.

Elizabeth City anchors a rural northeastern North Carolina metro with one of the state's higher shares of Black residents, a demographic mix that has kept presidential margins tighter here than in surrounding counties despite a recent Republican lean of roughly 9 points.

The Republican margin in Elizabeth City, NC reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was five points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,589, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 40,834 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/21020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,343 votes cast, 9,549 went Democratic and 10,537 went Republican.
What is Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 40,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina is $66,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elizabeth City, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.