Morehead City, NC, North Carolina: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 69,1482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,3222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Morehead City, NC, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,813 | 32,508 | 45,817 | ||
| R | 12,093 | 30,028 | 42,695 | ||
| R | 9,939 | 26,569 | 37,781 | ||
| R | 10,301 | 24,775 | 35,517 | ||
| R | 11,130 | 23,131 | 34,597 | ||
| R | 7,732 | 17,716 | 25,575 | ||
| D | 17,381 | 8,839 | 26,461 | ||
| R | 7,566 | 11,721 | 20,876 | ||
| R | 8,028 | 10,334 | 21,819 | ||
| R | 6,859 | 11,076 | 17,994 | ||
| R | 5,882 | 11,637 | 17,557 | ||
| R | 6,485 | 7,733 | 14,767 | ||
| D | 7,080 | 5,786 | 12,939 | ||
| R | 2,805 | 8,463 | 11,415 | ||
| R | 3,762 | 4,593 | 11,416 | ||
| D | 6,231 | 4,289 | 10,520 | ||
| D | 5,264 | 4,493 | 9,757 | ||
| D | 3,875 | 3,804 | 7,679 | ||
| D | 4,280 | 2,967 | 7,247 | ||
| D | 3,491 | 1,520 | 5,160 | ||
| D | 3,489 | 1,566 | 5,055 | ||
| D | 3,896 | 1,789 | 5,685 | ||
| D | 3,780 | 1,889 | 5,669 | ||
| D | 3,455 | 1,765 | 5,275 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 3,133 | 5,178 | ||
| D | 2,261 | 1,854 | 4,130 | ||
| R | 2,070 | 2,315 | 4,385 | ||
| R | 1,165 | 1,246 | 2,411 | ||
| D | 1,153 | 218 | 1,908 | ||
| D | 1,152 | 1,060 | 2,212 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 656 | 1,668 | ||
| D | 1,046 | 767 | 1,817 | ||
| D | 1,308 | 943 | 2,257 | ||
| D | 1,211 | 613 | 2,036 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.4%
German
13.8%
Irish
12.9%
American
7.5%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
2.7%
Polish
2.4%
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: 50.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,322
Morehead City, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morehead City, NC$72,322
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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morehead City anchors a coastal economy built around commercial fishing, military logistics, and the state port, drawing a working-class electorate that has leaned Republican by double digits in recent federal cycles.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Morehead City, NC, by a thirty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Morehead City, NC, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,322, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morehead City, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,817 votes cast, 12,813 went Democratic and 32,508 went Republican.
What is Morehead City, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Morehead City, NC, North Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Morehead City, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morehead City, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Morehead City, NC, North Carolina has a population of 69,148 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina is $72,322 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Morehead City, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morehead City, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.