Boone, NC, North Carolina
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 52.0% | 17,225 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 46.1% | 15,254 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 1.9% | 616 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga County, NC | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 52.0%Harris17,225 | 46.1%Trump15,254 | 1.9%Stein616 | 33,095 | ||
| D | 53.1%Biden17,122 | 44.9%Trump14,451 | 2.0%Jorgensen647 | 32,220 | ||
| D | 47.2%Clinton14,138 | 45.7%Trump13,697 | 7.2%Johnson2,150 | 29,985 | ||
| R | 47.0%Obama13,002 | 50.1%Romney13,861 | 2.9%Johnson811 | 27,674 | ||
| D | 51.3%Obama14,558 | 47.0%McCain13,344 | 1.7%Barr470 | 28,372 | ||
| R | 46.7%Kerry11,232 | 52.6%Bush12,659 | 0.7%Badnarik159 | 24,050 | ||
| R | 42.5%Gore7,959 | 55.7%Bush10,438 | 1.7%Browne326 | 18,723 | ||
| R | 42.7%Clinton7,349 | 47.3%Dole8,146 | 10.0%Perot1,727 | 17,222 | ||
| D | 43.0%Clinton8,262 | 41.1%Bush7,899 | 15.9%Perot3,064 | 19,225 | ||
| R | 40.9%Dukakis6,048 | 58.6%Bush8,662 | 0.5%Fulani75 | 14,785 | ||
| R | 35.4%Mondale5,163 | 64.3%Reagan9,370 | 0.3%Bergland46 | 14,579 | ||
| R | 42.0%Carter5,022 | 51.4%Reagan6,149 | 6.6%Anderson787 | 11,958 | ||
| R | 49.5%Carter5,358 | 49.9%Ford5,400 | 0.5%Anderson59 | 10,817 | ||
| R | 36.0%McGovern3,451 | 62.9%Nixon6,017 | 1.1%Schmitz105 | 9,573 | ||
| R | 32.5%Humphrey2,952 | 55.9%Nixon5,081 | 11.7%Wallace1,060 | 9,093 | ||
| D | 50.6%Johnson4,031 | 49.4%Goldwater3,932 | 0.0% | 7,963 | ||
| R | 40.7%Kennedy3,440 | 59.3%Nixon5,020 | 0.0% | 8,460 | ||
| R | 41.0%Stevenson3,223 | 59.0%Eisenhower4,636 | 0.0% | 7,859 | ||
| R | 44.3%Stevenson3,600 | 55.7%Eisenhower4,527 | 0.0% | 8,127 | ||
| R | 45.7%Truman3,379 | 52.0%Dewey3,851 | 2.3%Thurmond170 | 7,400 | ||
| R | 44.8%Roosevelt3,214 | 55.2%Dewey3,954 | 0.0% | 7,168 | ||
| R | 49.2%Roosevelt3,615 | 50.8%Willkie3,739 | 0.0% | 7,354 | ||
| D | 53.2%Roosevelt3,880 | 46.8%Landon3,409 | 0.0% | 7,289 | ||
| D | 51.8%Roosevelt3,419 | 47.9%Hoover3,166 | 0.3%Thomas21 | 6,606 | ||
| R | 45.1%Smith2,591 | 54.9%Hoover3,159 | 0.0% | 5,750 | ||
| R | 46.9%Davis2,365 | 52.9%Coolidge2,665 | 0.2%La Follette8 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 39.5%Cox1,721 | 60.5%Harding2,631 | 0.0% | 4,352 | ||
| R | 45.8%Wilson1,141 | 54.2%Hughes1,352 | 0.0% | 2,493 | ||
| D | 42.9%Wilson933 | 19.3%Taft420 | 37.8%Roosevelt821 | 2,174 | ||
| R | 42.3%Bryan962 | 57.7%Taft1,313 | 0.0% | 2,275 | ||
| R | 39.7%Parker773 | 58.7%Roosevelt1,143 | 1.6%Debs31 | 1,947 | ||
| R | 39.0%Bryan923 | 60.9%McKinley1,439 | 0.1%Woolley2 | 2,364 | ||
| R | 47.5%Bryan1,063 | 52.1%McKinley1,166 | 0.5%Palmer11 | 2,240 | ||
| D | 49.9%Cleveland940 | 44.5%Harrison839 | 5.6%Weaver105 | 1,884 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +5.4% |
| 1896 | −4.6% |
| 1900 | −21.8% |
| 1904 | −19.0% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +23.6% |
| 1916 | −8.5% |
| 1920 | −20.9% |
| 1924 | −6.0% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | +6.5% |
| 1940 | −1.7% |
| 1944 | −10.3% |
| 1948 | −6.4% |
| 1952 | −11.4% |
| 1956 | −18.0% |
| 1960 | −18.7% |
| 1964 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | −23.4% |
| 1972 | −26.8% |
| 1976 | −0.4% |
| 1980 | −9.4% |
| 1984 | −28.9% |
| 1988 | −17.7% |
| 1992 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | −13.2% |
| 2004 | −5.9% |
| 2008 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | +6.0% |
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40,120 | 12,999 | 14,363 | 12,711 | 47 |
| 2012 | 44,838 | 13,000 | 14,929 | 16,572 | 337 |
| 2016 | 46,349 | 12,649 | 14,309 | 18,908 | 483 |
| 2020 | 45,212 | 12,029 | 13,301 | 19,356 | 526 |
| 2022 | 45,804 | 11,872 | 12,898 | 20,569 | 465 |
| 2024 | 46,601 | 11,546 | 12,863 | 21,632 | 560 |
Home to Appalachian State University, Boone's Watauga County has trended more competitive in recent cycles as student voter registration has grown, sitting against an otherwise rural, Republican-leaning western North Carolina backdrop.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 28.9 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.0 points.
A population of 55,123, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,693 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pullman, WA and Laramie, WY.
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