| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,604 | 13,235 | 18,053 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,195 | 11,657 | 16,147 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,913 | 9,163 | 12,669 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,562 | 7,496 | 11,304 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,737 | 7,234 | 11,102 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,909 | 6,013 | 8,976 | |
| 2000 | D | 4,095 | 2,595 | 6,739 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,277 | 2,569 | 5,645 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,935 | 2,188 | 5,297 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,555 | 2,443 | 4,006 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,668 | 2,885 | 4,562 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,980 | 1,668 | 3,786 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,999 | 954 | 2,970 | |
| 1972 | R | 718 | 1,578 | 2,367 | |
| 1968 | D | 738 | 363 | 2,572 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,455 | 741 | 2,196 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,651 | 464 | 2,115 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,425 | 488 | 1,913 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,471 | 414 | 1,885 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,144 | 130 | 1,368 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,049 | 231 | 1,280 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,532 | 102 | 1,634 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,625 | 128 | 1,753 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,759 | 69 | 1,832 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,253 | 166 | 1,419 | |
| 1924 | D | 670 | 52 | 735 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,000 | 86 | 1,086 | |
| 1916 | D | 945 | 87 | 1,033 | |
| 1912 | D | 622 | 6 | 636 | |
| 1908 | D | 701 | 68 | 769 | |
| 1904 | D | 543 | 33 | 576 | |
| 1900 | D | 927 | 435 | 1,362 | |
| 1896 | D | 922 | 472 | 1,395 | |
| 1892 | D | 834 | 402 | 1,352 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Currituck sits at the northeastern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, where a sparse, rural population and rapid exurban growth from Hampton Roads have combined to produce presidential margins exceeding 45 points Republican in each of the last three cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Currituck County peaked at ninety-seven points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Currituck County's median household income of $93,511 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Cherokee County.