Chatham County, North Carolina

2024 results by precinct

18 precincts · 52,301 votes cast

Harris · D+12

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+12.4%	29,014	22,507	52,301
2020	D	+11.5%	26,787	21,186	48,599
2016	D	+9.9%	21,065	17,105	39,849
2012	D	+4.8%	18,361	16,665	35,434
2008	D	+9.7%	17,862	14,668	32,880
2004	D	+0.0%	12,897	12,892	25,922
2000	R	−1.0%	10,248	10,461	20,931
1996	D	+8.8%	9,353	7,731	18,396
1992	D	+15.9%	9,520	6,568	18,577
1988	D	+4.1%	7,600	6,999	14,639
1984	R	−7.1%	7,458	8,595	16,099
1980	D	+13.1%	7,144	5,414	13,205
1976	D	+19.7%	6,397	4,279	10,725
1972	R	−25.7%	3,624	6,175	9,941
1968	R	−2.9%	3,532	3,845	10,616
1964	D	+12.6%	5,295	4,111	9,406
1960	D	+4.2%	4,683	4,308	8,991
1956	D	+5.4%	4,151	3,729	7,880
1952	D	+8.8%	4,303	3,606	7,909
1948	D	+24.0%	3,396	2,008	5,795
1944	D	+22.7%	3,856	2,431	6,287
1940	D	+37.5%	4,025	1,829	5,854
1936	D	+33.4%	4,373	2,182	6,555
1932	D	+24.2%	4,263	2,590	6,912
1928	R	−10.6%	2,680	3,318	5,998
1924	D	+11.1%	3,446	2,755	6,216
1920	D	+4.6%	3,186	2,906	6,092
1916	D	+10.1%	1,839	1,501	3,354
1912	D	+51.6%	1,652	70	3,067
1908	D	+0.8%	1,521	1,497	3,020
1904	D	+2.4%	1,551	1,477	3,038
1900	R	−20.0%	1,489	2,240	3,755
1896	D	+31.9%	2,892	1,490	4,397
1892	D	+19.1%	1,567	727	4,401
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

8.2%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 47.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.5%

3.7%

75–84

4.9%

6.4%

65–74

7.6%

7.4%

55–64

7.6%

6.1%

45–54

6.8%

6.1%

35–44

5.7%

4.5%

25–34

4.5%

3.3%

18–24

3.3%

7.4%

5–17

7.5%

2.2%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$94,317

Chatham County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Chatham County$94,317

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

11.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

16.2%

Methodist

12.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.8%

Other Christian

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Chatham's proximity to the Research Triangle has drawn a wave of educated newcomers, shifting a historically competitive rural county to a consistent Democratic lean — a pattern visible in every presidential contest since 2016.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-two points in 1912; the Republican margin reached twenty-six points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Chatham County's demographics — a population of 80,151, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $94,317 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boone County and Missoula County.

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Chatham County delivered a near-tie in 2024.