Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,0802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 | 21,449 | 39,633 | 61,819 | ||
| R | 20,779 | 36,764 | 58,339 | ||
| R | 16,329 | 30,490 | 48,692 | ||
| R | 16,505 | 29,495 | 46,415 | ||
| R | 17,624 | 27,314 | 45,328 | ||
| R | 13,555 | 24,714 | 38,382 | ||
| D | 19,882 | 11,232 | 31,301 | ||
| R | 9,847 | 14,760 | 26,479 | ||
| R | 9,649 | 12,448 | 26,591 | ||
| R | 7,642 | 14,543 | 22,248 | ||
| R | 7,063 | 14,681 | 21,782 | ||
| R | 8,084 | 10,158 | 18,911 | ||
| R | 7,373 | 7,577 | 15,020 | ||
| R | 3,627 | 9,406 | 13,308 | ||
| R | 3,583 | 5,322 | 12,168 | ||
| D | 6,384 | 5,162 | 11,546 | ||
| R | 5,548 | 5,815 | 11,363 | ||
| R | 4,729 | 5,238 | 9,967 | ||
| R | 5,066 | 5,442 | 10,508 | ||
| D | 3,341 | 2,719 | 6,750 | ||
| D | 3,711 | 2,663 | 6,374 | ||
| D | 4,330 | 2,587 | 6,917 | ||
| D | 4,466 | 2,481 | 6,947 | ||
| D | 4,287 | 2,459 | 6,793 | ||
| R | 2,639 | 3,290 | 5,929 | ||
| D | 2,771 | 1,974 | 4,783 | ||
| D | 2,679 | 2,279 | 4,958 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 1,047 | 2,406 | ||
| D | 1,167 | 252 | 2,114 | ||
| D | 1,109 | 1,077 | 2,205 | ||
| D | 1,424 | 1,178 | 2,625 | ||
| R | 1,606 | 2,029 | 3,647 | ||
| D | 2,207 | 1,948 | 4,167 | ||
| D | 1,674 | 1,460 | 3,878 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
German
13.3%
Irish
10.0%
American
6.6%
Italian
5.3%
Scottish
5.0%
Polish
2.0%
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: 43.0 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
$86,080
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$86,080
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 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
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.
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines area has shifted noticeably as affluent retirees and remote workers relocate to Moore County, gradually tightening margins in a region that once voted in lopsided Republican supermajorities.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, by a twenty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-three points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
The political shift has tracked, in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,080, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,819 votes cast, 21,449 went Democratic and 39,633 went Republican.
What is Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina has a population of 104,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina is $86,080 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.