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1876–2024
Greenville, NC·North Carolina

Greenville, NC votes the way the country votes.

East Carolina University anchors a mid-size metro that swings hard in federal races

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
177,193
2024 ACS

Greenville, NC, North Carolina: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
177,1932024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.7%2024 5-year
Black
35.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+6.0%
45,59640,40387,131
D
+9.4%
47,25238,98287,573
D
+7.6%
41,82435,69180,527
D
+7.1%
41,84336,21478,856
D
+8.8%
40,50133,92774,884
R
−6.8%
24,92428,59053,643
D
+8.1%
23,19219,68543,075
R
−1.8%
17,55518,22738,011
D
+3.4%
17,95916,60939,895
R
−10.5%
14,77718,24533,127
R
−16.9%
13,48118,98332,526
R
−0.9%
12,59012,81626,371
D
+9.9%
11,6369,53221,288
R
−41.8%
5,85814,40620,459
O
+8.6%
7,6965,74522,608
D
+37.5%
11,3175,14916,466
D
+56.7%
12,5263,45815,984
D
+65.0%
11,8732,51514,388
D
+67.3%
11,2712,20313,474
D
+83.1%
8,5196029,522
D
+89.1%
8,5564959,051
D
+92.9%
10,06736910,436
D
+93.4%
9,5393259,864
D
+93.4%
7,7242558,000
D
+53.8%
4,6461,3956,041
D
+71.3%
3,1975123,765
D
+65.8%
4,1968645,060
D
+59.6%
2,8397193,558
D
+63.4%
2,3033473,086
D
+46.2%
2,4198903,312
D
+68.5%
2,3294292,775
D
+20.3%
3,2642,1565,456
D
+14.2%
3,1812,3905,582
D
+17.7%
2,0521,2214,698
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
6.5%
Irish
6.4%
American
5.8%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
1.1%
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: 33.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.4%
4.0%
65–74
4.9%
4.8%
55–64
5.8%
5.1%
45–54
5.8%
5.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.3%
25–34
7.1%
8.4%
18–24
9.9%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,188
Greenville, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenville, NC$58,188
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
19.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)19.8%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.9%
Methodist
8.1%
Baptist
6.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pitt County's large student and medical-sector workforce pulls Greenville's core leftward, while the surrounding rural counties consistently offset that lean, making the metro a reliable bellwether for eastern North Carolina's congressional margins.

The Democratic margin in Greenville, NC has rarely exceeded ninety-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,188 — all within the broad national range.

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Greenville, NC, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/24780/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,131 votes cast, 45,596 went Democratic and 40,403 went Republican.
What is Greenville, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greenville, NC, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greenville, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Greenville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 177,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Greenville, NC, North Carolina is $58,188 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Greenville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.