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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
presidential margin
2008R+2.02012R+4.12016R+4.32020D+0.42024R+1.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+1.3
2024
median income$84,370U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age38.1U.S. 39.1
poverty rate10.6%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.0%U.S. 35.6%
non-english16.1%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English10.8%
German10.2%
Irish8.5%
African American†19.4%
African0.9%
Jamaican0.3%
Mexican4.9%
Honduran1.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%
Asian Indian2.0%
Vietnamese0.5%
Chinese0.5%
religion
other traditions
Mainline9.6%
Black Protestant3.3%
Muslim1.8%
Other Christian1.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina

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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCTrumpR+1.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, NCA map of the constituent counties of Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Anson County, NC · R+2.5Cabarrus County, NC · R+7.7Gaston County, NC · R+25.0Iredell County, NC · R+32.5Lincoln County, NC · R+45.6Mecklenburg County, NC · D+32.7Rowan County, NC · R+35.8Union County, NC · R+25.2Chester County, SC · R+17.2Lancaster County, SC · R+24.8York County, SC · R+19.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican49.8%711,830
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.5%692,914
Jill SteinGreen1.7%24,364
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (11 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, NC — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Anson County, NCRepublicanR+2.5
Cabarrus County, NCRepublicanR+7.7
Chester County, SCRepublicanR+17.2
Gaston County, NCRepublicanR+25.0
Iredell County, NCRepublicanR+32.5
Lancaster County, SCRepublicanR+24.8
Lincoln County, NCRepublicanR+45.6
Mecklenburg County, NCDemocraticD+32.7
Rowan County, NCRepublicanR+35.8
Union County, NCRepublicanR+25.2
York County, SCRepublicanR+19.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.5%Harris692,914
49.8%Trump711,830
1.7%Stein24,364
−1.3%
1,429,108
D
49.4%Biden680,904
49.0%Trump675,531
1.5%Jorgensen21,219
+0.4%
1,377,654
R
45.7%Clinton517,471
50.0%Trump566,456
4.4%Johnson49,351
−4.3%
1,133,278
R
47.3%Obama497,965
51.4%Romney541,223
1.2%Johnson12,958
−4.1%
1,052,146
R
48.6%Obama474,490
50.6%McCain494,098
0.9%Barr8,565
−2.0%
977,153
R
41.1%Kerry312,153
58.4%Bush443,322
0.5%Badnarik3,575
−17.3%
759,050
R
40.6%Gore254,170
58.5%Bush366,426
0.9%Browne5,882
−17.9%
626,478
R
42.2%Clinton218,766
50.8%Dole263,177
7.1%Perot36,618
−8.6%
518,561
R
38.5%Clinton211,087
47.2%Bush258,598
14.3%Perot78,483
−8.7%
548,168
R
36.9%Dukakis161,303
62.8%Bush274,488
0.3%Fulani1,399
−25.9%
437,190
R
33.3%Mondale143,146
66.4%Reagan285,354
0.2%Bergland1,001
−33.1%
429,501
R
46.1%Carter167,862
50.2%Reagan182,926
3.7%Anderson13,509
−4.1%
364,297
D
53.8%Carter179,242
45.7%Ford152,410
0.5%Anderson1,575
+8.1%
333,227
R
27.4%McGovern81,811
70.9%Nixon211,950
1.7%Schmitz5,123
−43.5%
298,884
R
26.5%Humphrey81,885
46.0%Nixon142,340
27.5%Wallace85,065
−19.5%
309,290
D
52.2%Johnson143,719
47.8%Goldwater131,360
0.0%Hass4
+4.5%
275,083
R
48.0%Kennedy126,809
52.0%Nixon137,513
0.0%
−4.0%
264,322
R
43.5%Stevenson97,121
55.3%Eisenhower123,541
1.1%Andrews2,562
−11.8%
223,224
R
46.1%Stevenson112,116
53.9%Eisenhower130,882
0.0%
−7.7%
242,998
D
45.1%Truman53,310
31.5%Dewey37,220
23.4%Thurmond27,608
+13.6%
118,138
D
70.6%Roosevelt86,777
29.2%Dewey35,947
0.2%Thomas262
+41.3%
122,986
D
80.2%Roosevelt105,432
19.8%Willkie26,036
0.0%Thomas2
+60.4%
131,470
D
80.9%Roosevelt105,630
19.1%Landon24,912
0.1%Lemke80
+61.8%
130,622
D
75.0%Roosevelt81,024
24.2%Hoover26,124
0.8%Thomas894
+50.8%
108,042
R
46.3%Smith43,446
53.7%Hoover50,335
0.0%Thomas6
−7.3%
93,787
D
65.7%Davis42,303
31.6%Coolidge20,379
2.7%La Follette1,743
+34.0%
64,425
D
64.0%Cox50,897
36.0%Harding28,681
0.0%
+27.9%
79,578
D
66.9%Wilson26,225
33.0%Hughes12,919
0.1%Benson56
+33.9%
39,200
D
69.3%Wilson21,934
5.9%Taft1,855
24.9%Roosevelt7,878
+63.4%
31,667
D
65.2%Bryan22,236
34.4%Taft11,724
0.4%Debs139
+30.8%
34,099
D
71.4%Parker18,231
27.7%Roosevelt7,072
0.8%Debs213
+43.7%
25,516
D
62.7%Bryan20,057
35.5%McKinley11,368
1.8%Woolley579
+27.1%
32,004
D
65.5%Bryan26,328
33.6%McKinley13,497
0.9%Palmer360
+31.9%
40,185
D
59.6%Cleveland21,000
25.8%Harrison9,096
14.6%Weaver5,147
+33.8%
35,243
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.3%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+33.8%
1896+31.9%
1900+27.1%
1904+43.7%
1908+30.8%
1912+63.4%
1916+33.9%
1920+27.9%
1924+34.0%
1928−7.3%
1932+50.8%
1936+61.8%
1940+60.4%
1944+41.3%
1948+13.6%
1952−7.7%
1956−11.8%
1960−4.0%
1964+4.5%
1968−19.5%
1972−43.5%
1976+8.1%
1980−4.1%
1984−33.1%
1988−25.9%
1992−8.7%
1996−8.6%
2000−17.9%
2004−17.3%
2008−2.0%
2012−4.1%
2016−4.3%
2020+0.4%
2024−1.3%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2012. Latest total 1,346,068 in 2012.336.5K673K1M1.3M1.3M20082012
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2008 (partial)1,226,962506,634428,631290,973724
2012 (partial)1,346,068537,123447,943357,0873,915
Source: State election authorities

Charlotte's core county has trended sharply toward Democrats over the past decade as in-migration of college-educated professionals accelerates, while surrounding exurban counties in both Carolinas continue to offset that shift with strong Republican margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.

A population of 2,768,407, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,370 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA and Richmond, VA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
96.1twin score
population scalecollege share12-yr trend
Richmond, VA
94.1twin score
population scale12-yr trendcollege share
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
90.5twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,429,108 votes cast, 692,914 went Democratic and 711,830 went Republican.
When did Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina has a population of 2,768,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina is $84,370 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.