Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 57.2% | 469,267 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 40.9% | 335,551 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 2.0% | 16,107 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, NC | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Johnston County, NC | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 57.2%Harris469,267 | 40.9%Trump335,551 | 2.0%Stein16,107 | 820,925 | ||
| D | 57.7%Biden450,472 | 40.4%Trump315,451 | 1.9%Jorgensen14,615 | 780,538 | ||
| D | 53.4%Clinton343,972 | 41.4%Trump266,822 | 5.1%Johnson33,107 | 643,901 | ||
| D | 52.1%Obama307,988 | 46.4%Romney274,626 | 1.5%Johnson8,893 | 591,507 | ||
| D | 53.9%Obama290,771 | 45.2%McCain243,896 | 1.0%Barr5,234 | 539,901 | ||
| R | 46.3%Kerry196,461 | 53.2%Bush225,767 | 0.4%Badnarik1,891 | 424,119 | ||
| R | 44.4%Gore144,624 | 54.8%Bush178,207 | 0.8%Browne2,595 | 325,426 | ||
| R | 44.7%Clinton121,197 | 49.1%Dole133,132 | 6.1%Perot16,571 | 270,900 | ||
| R | 42.3%Clinton106,780 | 42.3%Bush106,885 | 15.4%Perot38,747 | 252,412 | ||
| R | 42.2%Dukakis75,507 | 57.4%Bush102,675 | 0.3%Fulani611 | 178,793 | ||
| R | 37.7%Mondale62,922 | 62.0%Reagan103,445 | 0.2%Bergland352 | 166,719 | ||
| D | 47.6%Carter64,031 | 47.3%Reagan63,720 | 5.1%Anderson6,899 | 134,650 | ||
| D | 51.6%Carter59,711 | 47.9%Ford55,432 | 0.5%Anderson604 | 115,747 | ||
| R | 26.8%McGovern28,636 | 71.7%Nixon76,511 | 1.5%Schmitz1,597 | 106,744 | ||
| R | 29.1%Humphrey28,326 | 38.1%Nixon37,067 | 32.8%Wallace31,987 | 97,380 | ||
| D | 59.1%Johnson46,533 | 40.9%Goldwater32,162 | 0.0% | 78,695 | ||
| D | 61.0%Kennedy41,045 | 39.0%Nixon26,204 | 0.0% | 67,249 | ||
| D | 64.3%Stevenson37,577 | 35.7%Eisenhower20,879 | 0.0% | 58,456 | ||
| D | 64.6%Stevenson38,766 | 35.4%Eisenhower21,226 | 0.0% | 59,992 | ||
| D | 74.7%Truman31,665 | 19.6%Dewey8,295 | 5.7%Thurmond2,417 | 42,377 | ||
| D | 77.7%Roosevelt30,299 | 22.3%Dewey8,708 | 0.0% | 39,007 | ||
| D | 82.2%Roosevelt32,783 | 17.8%Willkie7,084 | 0.0% | 39,867 | ||
| D | 83.8%Roosevelt36,312 | 16.2%Landon7,026 | 0.0% | 43,338 | ||
| D | 81.4%Roosevelt28,731 | 17.7%Hoover6,256 | 0.9%Thomas307 | 35,294 | ||
| D | 53.2%Smith17,213 | 46.8%Hoover15,145 | 0.0% | 32,358 | ||
| D | 63.3%Davis15,023 | 34.5%Coolidge8,187 | 2.2%La Follette521 | 23,731 | ||
| D | 63.1%Cox16,792 | 36.9%Harding9,830 | 0.0% | 26,622 | ||
| D | 64.0%Wilson10,152 | 36.0%Hughes5,714 | 0.0%Benson5 | 15,871 | ||
| D | 64.9%Wilson8,609 | 12.7%Taft1,688 | 22.3%Roosevelt2,959 | 13,256 | ||
| D | 56.6%Bryan8,290 | 43.3%Taft6,349 | 0.1%Debs10 | 14,649 | ||
| D | 72.1%Parker8,081 | 27.7%Roosevelt3,102 | 0.2%Debs23 | 11,206 | ||
| D | 58.3%Bryan10,709 | 41.1%McKinley7,546 | 0.6%Woolley102 | 18,357 | ||
| D | 58.8%Bryan11,956 | 41.0%McKinley8,333 | 0.3%Palmer53 | 20,342 | ||
| D | 49.0%Cleveland8,600 | 22.9%Harrison4,016 | 28.1%Weaver4,936 | 17,552 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +26.1% |
| 1896 | +17.8% |
| 1900 | +17.2% |
| 1904 | +44.4% |
| 1908 | +13.3% |
| 1912 | +52.2% |
| 1916 | +28.0% |
| 1920 | +26.2% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | +6.4% |
| 1932 | +63.7% |
| 1936 | +67.6% |
| 1940 | +64.5% |
| 1944 | +55.4% |
| 1948 | +55.1% |
| 1952 | +29.2% |
| 1956 | +28.6% |
| 1960 | +22.1% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −44.9% |
| 1976 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | −24.3% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | −0.0% |
| 1996 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | −10.3% |
| 2004 | −6.9% |
| 2008 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | +17.3% |
| 2024 | +16.3% |
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 693,684 | 297,697 | 221,029 | 174,332 | 626 |
| 2012 | 803,398 | 322,938 | 243,258 | 234,194 | 3,008 |
| 2016 | 871,883 | 324,092 | 249,175 | 293,590 | 5,026 |
| 2020 | 987,566 | 350,356 | 259,639 | 368,829 | 8,742 |
| 2022 | 1,016,439 | 349,083 | 251,871 | 407,350 | 8,135 |
| 2024 | 1,084,221 | 352,788 | 259,547 | 459,384 | 12,502 |
Raleigh-Cary has absorbed one of the fastest-growing educated workforces in the South, driven by tech and life-sciences expansion around Research Triangle Park, producing presidential margins that have tightened measurably over the past three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 44.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 1,487,302, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,665 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond, VA and Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
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