New Bern, NC, North Carolina: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 124,3042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,7932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+74 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for New Bern, 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 | 26,694 | 42,115 | 69,612 | ||
| R | 26,058 | 39,161 | 66,221 | ||
| R | 22,143 | 34,963 | 59,006 | ||
| R | 23,762 | 33,816 | 58,162 | ||
| R | 24,568 | 31,541 | 56,537 | ||
| R | 18,247 | 29,861 | 48,307 | ||
| D | 24,607 | 16,223 | 41,191 | ||
| R | 14,350 | 17,216 | 33,696 | ||
| R | 14,189 | 14,942 | 34,108 | ||
| R | 11,447 | 16,003 | 27,525 | ||
| R | 11,363 | 17,509 | 28,950 | ||
| D | 12,203 | 11,459 | 24,216 | ||
| D | 11,682 | 7,897 | 19,763 | ||
| R | 4,396 | 12,869 | 17,497 | ||
| O | 6,745 | 4,097 | 20,578 | ||
| D | 11,415 | 6,503 | 17,918 | ||
| D | 10,775 | 5,326 | 16,101 | ||
| D | 9,645 | 4,325 | 13,970 | ||
| D | 9,193 | 4,056 | 13,249 | ||
| D | 7,647 | 1,543 | 9,881 | ||
| D | 7,388 | 1,756 | 9,144 | ||
| D | 7,735 | 1,589 | 9,324 | ||
| D | 8,733 | 1,501 | 10,234 | ||
| D | 7,350 | 1,263 | 8,711 | ||
| R | 3,858 | 3,994 | 7,852 | ||
| D | 4,432 | 963 | 5,441 | ||
| D | 5,663 | 2,124 | 7,787 | ||
| D | 3,202 | 1,302 | 4,522 | ||
| D | 3,148 | 188 | 4,000 | ||
| D | 2,612 | 1,265 | 3,903 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 956 | 3,724 | ||
| D | 3,339 | 2,833 | 6,172 | ||
| R | 3,485 | 4,249 | 7,832 | ||
| D | 2,484 | 2,426 | 5,901 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
12.3%
German
9.2%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.9%
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: 41.0 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
$64,793
New Bern, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Bern, NC$64,793
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Bern anchors a small metro at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, where military-connected households from nearby Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station contribute to a consistently right-of-center baseline in federal and statewide contests.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in New Bern, NC, by a twenty-four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in New Bern, NC, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $64,793, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Bern, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Bern, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,612 votes cast, 26,694 went Democratic and 42,115 went Republican.
What is New Bern, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New Bern, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did New Bern, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Bern, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
New Bern, NC, North Carolina has a population of 124,304 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in New Bern, NC, North Carolina is $64,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of New Bern, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Bern, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.