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county

Wake County, NC

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English13.7%12.7%9.5%

German10.4%9.4%12.5%

Irish9.2%8.4%9.4%

American5.9%8.3%5.3%

Italian4.8%3.3%4.8%

Scottish2.6%2.3%1.3%

Polish2.0%1.0%2.2%

French1.7%—1.6%

African American†16.4%18.3%9.9%

African0.6%0.7%0.5%

Nigerian0.4%0.2%0.2%

Ethiopian0.2%——

Haitian0.2%—0.3%

Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%

Mexican4.8%5.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican1.4%1.2%1.8%

Dominican0.7%0.3%0.7%

Salvadoran0.7%0.7%0.7%

Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%

Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%

Colombian0.5%0.3%0.4%

Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%

Asian Indian4.7%1.2%1.4%

Chinese1.1%0.4%1.3%

Vietnamese0.7%0.3%0.6%

Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%

Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%

Pakistani0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Median age	37.3	39.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	12.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Median household income	$105,768	$72,388	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.1%	13.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	57.2%	35.8%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	19.4%	13.5%	22.3%
Spanish	8.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	3.2%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	1.0%	0.4%	1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	2.2%	0.9%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Catholic	13.4%	8.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	19.4%	26.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	48.3%	48.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.1%	9.1%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 80.3% of 824,675 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic61.7%402,984TrumpRepublican36.2%236,735SteinGreen0.8%5,338

D+25.4

Lead: 166,249
Total: 653,580
vs nation: D+26.9
Turnout: 80.3%

BidenDemocratic62.3%393,336TrumpRepublican35.8%226,197JorgensenLibertarian1.2%7,514

D+26.5

Lead: 167,139
Total: 631,830
vs nation: D+22.0
Turnout: 83.4%

ClintonDemocratic57.4%302,736TrumpRepublican37.2%196,082JohnsonLibertarian3.7%19,460

D+20.2

Lead: 106,654
Total: 527,624
vs nation: D+18.1
Turnout: 78.0%

ObamaDemocratic54.9%267,262RomneyRepublican43.5%211,596OtherAll other candidates1.6%7,569

D+11.4

Lead: 55,666
Total: 486,427
vs nation: D+7.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic56.7%250,891McCainRepublican42.3%187,001OtherAll other candidates1.0%4,353

D+14.4

Lead: 63,890
Total: 442,245
vs nation: D+7.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic48.7%169,909BushRepublican50.8%177,324OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,611

R+2.1

Lead: 7,415
Total: 348,844
vs nation: D+0.3
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic46.0%123,466BushRepublican53.1%142,494OtherAll other candidates0.8%2,260

R+7.1

Lead: 19,028
Total: 268,220
vs nation: R+7.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic45.9%103,574DoleRepublican48.2%108,780PerotReform5.2%11,811

R+2.3

Lead: 5,206
Total: 225,755
vs nation: R+10.8
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 1,178,6532024 5-year
Median household income: $105,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.2%2024 5-year
Black: 18.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+78.0 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Fairfax County, VA · twin score 96.6

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 80.3%661,847 participants ÷ 824,675 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +25.0 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +1.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 55.2%–59.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	531,332	680,815	78.0%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	438,219	719,849	60.9%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	634,242	760,143	83.4%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	464,155	794,395	58.4%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	661,847	824,675	80.3%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

210 precincts · 653,580 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Wake County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -20-06A20-06A	5,069	2,053	144	7,266	69.8%	28.3%	D+41.5
Precinct -05-0705-07	4,330	2,404	195	6,929	62.5%	34.7%	D+27.8
Precinct -05-0505-05	4,841	1,927	134	6,902	70.1%	27.9%	D+42.2
Precinct -12-0212-02	3,644	2,951	179	6,774	53.8%	43.6%	D+10.2
Precinct -14-0214-02	2,627	3,706	83	6,416	40.9%	57.8%	R+16.8
Precinct -20-1420-14	3,759	2,216	162	6,137	61.3%	36.1%	D+25.1
Precinct -12-0412-04	2,333	3,408	78	5,819	40.1%	58.6%	R+18.5
Precinct -06-1006-10	2,921	2,772	124	5,817	50.2%	47.7%	D+2.6
Precinct -06-1206-12	2,861	2,735	136	5,732	49.9%	47.7%	D+2.2
Precinct -20-1220-12	3,557	2,029	119	5,705	62.3%	35.6%	D+26.8
Precinct -06-0606-06	2,937	2,531	169	5,637	52.1%	44.9%	D+7.2
Precinct -15-0315-03	2,127	3,237	83	5,447	39.0%	59.4%	R+20.4
Precinct -20-1520-15	3,470	1,776	83	5,329	65.1%	33.3%	D+31.8
Precinct -20-1120-11	3,013	2,172	139	5,324	56.6%	40.8%	D+15.8
Precinct -03-0103-01	2,910	2,204	104	5,218	55.8%	42.2%	D+13.5
Precinct -12-0112-01	2,464	2,625	99	5,188	47.5%	50.6%	R+3.1
Precinct -12-0612-06	2,627	2,445	99	5,171	50.8%	47.3%	D+3.5
Precinct -20-1720-17	3,264	1,723	81	5,068	64.4%	34.0%	D+30.4
Precinct -13-1013-10	2,997	1,947	78	5,022	59.7%	38.8%	D+20.9
Precinct -02-0202-02	2,567	2,327	91	4,985	51.5%	46.7%	D+4.8
Precinct -05-0805-08	3,405	1,367	126	4,898	69.5%	27.9%	D+41.6
Precinct -08-0308-03	2,992	1,821	73	4,886	61.2%	37.3%	D+24.0
Precinct -12-0812-08	2,725	2,049	111	4,885	55.8%	41.9%	D+13.8
Precinct -18-0818-08	2,823	1,931	131	4,885	57.8%	39.5%	D+18.3
Precinct -19-1919-19	2,459	2,253	71	4,783	51.4%	47.1%	D+4.3
Precinct -12-0912-09	2,219	2,441	88	4,748	46.7%	51.4%	R+4.7
Precinct -15-0215-02	2,355	2,302	88	4,745	49.6%	48.5%	D+1.1
Precinct -13-0113-01	3,497	1,151	96	4,744	73.7%	24.3%	D+49.5
Precinct -17-0317-03	3,133	1,453	114	4,700	66.7%	30.9%	D+35.7
Precinct -10-0610-06	2,877	1,727	78	4,682	61.4%	36.9%	D+24.6
Precinct -18-0518-05	2,654	1,821	114	4,589	57.8%	39.7%	D+18.2
Precinct -20-1620-16	3,100	1,408	66	4,574	67.8%	30.8%	D+37.0
Precinct -05-0605-06	2,638	1,759	91	4,488	58.8%	39.2%	D+19.6
Precinct -18-0218-02	2,105	2,221	93	4,419	47.6%	50.3%	R+2.6
Precinct -13-0913-09	3,274	976	114	4,364	75.0%	22.4%	D+52.7
Precinct -16-0916-09	2,486	1,755	99	4,340	57.3%	40.4%	D+16.8
Precinct -08-1108-11	2,736	1,486	111	4,333	63.1%	34.3%	D+28.8
Precinct -19-0919-09	1,909	2,323	71	4,303	44.4%	54.0%	R+9.6
Precinct -16-0216-02	3,182	1,008	93	4,283	74.3%	23.5%	D+50.8
Precinct -20-0820-08	2,459	1,604	131	4,194	58.6%	38.2%	D+20.4
Precinct -18-0618-06	2,703	1,208	280	4,191	64.5%	28.8%	D+35.7
Precinct -18-0418-04	2,203	1,894	91	4,188	52.6%	45.2%	D+7.4
Precinct -11-0111-01	2,720	1,388	78	4,186	65.0%	33.2%	D+31.8
Precinct -19-2319-23	2,143	1,874	83	4,100	52.3%	45.7%	D+6.6
Precinct -06-0706-07	2,127	1,792	124	4,043	52.6%	44.3%	D+8.3
Precinct -19-1719-17	2,687	1,253	99	4,039	66.5%	31.0%	D+35.5
Precinct -19-0719-07	2,110	1,816	104	4,030	52.4%	45.1%	D+7.3
Precinct -19-1819-18	2,061	1,865	93	4,019	51.3%	46.4%	D+4.9
Precinct -01-4001-40	3,563	400	53	4,016	88.7%	10.0%	D+78.8
Precinct -17-1117-11	2,812	1,102	86	4,000	70.3%	27.6%	D+42.8
Precinct -01-2801-28	3,193	702	71	3,966	80.5%	17.7%	D+62.8
Precinct -12-1012-10	1,974	1,923	56	3,953	49.9%	48.6%	D+1.3
Precinct -20-06B20-06B	2,279	1,559	91	3,929	58.0%	39.7%	D+18.3
Precinct -18-0118-01	2,834	886	131	3,851	73.6%	23.0%	D+50.6
Precinct -16-1016-10	3,204	580	56	3,840	83.4%	15.1%	D+68.3
Precinct -20-0520-05	2,056	1,661	114	3,831	53.7%	43.4%	D+10.3
Precinct -05-0105-01	2,431	1,294	86	3,811	63.8%	34.0%	D+29.8
Precinct -08-0808-08	2,225	1,498	86	3,809	58.4%	39.3%	D+19.1
Precinct -01-2101-21	2,698	931	76	3,705	72.8%	25.1%	D+47.7
Precinct -15-0115-01	1,610	1,988	83	3,681	43.7%	54.0%	R+10.3
Precinct -04-1304-13	2,203	1,363	109	3,675	59.9%	37.1%	D+22.9
Precinct -17-1317-13	2,431	1,139	78	3,648	66.6%	31.2%	D+35.4
Precinct -06-0406-04	1,996	1,518	101	3,615	55.2%	42.0%	D+13.2
Precinct -19-0319-03	1,909	1,608	81	3,598	53.1%	44.7%	D+8.4
Precinct -19-0519-05	1,615	1,906	66	3,587	45.0%	53.1%	R+8.1
Precinct -19-2119-21	2,056	1,441	78	3,575	57.5%	40.3%	D+17.2
Precinct -07-0707-07	2,214	1,274	78	3,566	62.1%	35.7%	D+26.4
Precinct -17-0917-09	2,926	600	38	3,564	82.1%	16.8%	D+65.3
Precinct -07-1007-10	2,312	1,143	99	3,554	65.1%	32.2%	D+32.9
Precinct -20-0120-01	2,154	1,310	78	3,542	60.8%	37.0%	D+23.8
Precinct -13-0813-08	2,720	751	38	3,509	77.5%	21.4%	D+56.1
Precinct -19-2019-20	1,822	1,600	58	3,480	52.4%	46.0%	D+6.4
Precinct -01-1401-14	2,731	690	56	3,477	78.5%	19.8%	D+58.7
Precinct -01-4901-49	2,529	800	134	3,463	73.0%	23.1%	D+49.9
Precinct -05-0305-03	1,996	1,327	109	3,432	58.2%	38.7%	D+19.5
Precinct -20-0420-04	2,149	1,110	83	3,342	64.3%	33.2%	D+31.1
Precinct -07-0407-04	2,279	976	83	3,338	68.3%	29.2%	D+39.0
Precinct -09-0209-02	2,143	1,078	56	3,277	65.4%	32.9%	D+32.5
Precinct -18-0718-07	1,572	1,592	71	3,235	48.6%	49.2%	R+0.6
Precinct -16-0116-01	1,697	1,461	66	3,224	52.6%	45.3%	D+7.3
Precinct -17-0517-05	2,181	955	88	3,224	67.6%	29.6%	D+38.0
Precinct -08-0708-07	1,790	1,355	71	3,216	55.7%	42.1%	D+13.5
Precinct -20-1020-10	2,078	1,037	66	3,181	65.3%	32.6%	D+32.7
Precinct -01-3101-31	2,279	780	99	3,158	72.2%	24.7%	D+47.5
Precinct -04-0604-06	2,219	861	45	3,125	71.0%	27.6%	D+43.5
Precinct -20-0920-09	1,915	1,110	78	3,103	61.7%	35.8%	D+25.9
Precinct -19-1119-11	1,741	1,298	56	3,095	56.3%	41.9%	D+14.3
Precinct -02-0102-01	1,692	1,331	71	3,094	54.7%	43.0%	D+11.7
Precinct -03-0203-02	1,605	1,425	63	3,093	51.9%	46.1%	D+5.8
Precinct -09-0309-03	1,915	1,127	48	3,090	62.0%	36.5%	D+25.5
Precinct -01-1101-11	1,621	1,420	38	3,079	52.6%	46.1%	D+6.5
Precinct -10-0210-02	1,833	1,196	35	3,064	59.8%	39.0%	D+20.8
Precinct -04-0804-08	2,083	902	76	3,061	68.0%	29.5%	D+38.6
Precinct -17-0717-07	2,431	531	71	3,033	80.2%	17.5%	D+62.6
Precinct -16-0716-07	1,817	1,147	56	3,020	60.2%	38.0%	D+22.2
Precinct -04-2004-20	1,942	980	93	3,015	64.4%	32.5%	D+31.9
Precinct -01-2201-22	2,654	331	25	3,010	88.2%	11.0%	D+77.2
Precinct -08-0208-02	1,784	1,139	63	2,986	59.7%	38.1%	D+21.6
Precinct -12-0712-07	1,360	1,547	63	2,970	45.8%	52.1%	R+6.3
Precinct -17-1417-14	1,974	927	66	2,967	66.5%	31.2%	D+35.3
Precinct -01-1201-12	1,974	947	35	2,956	66.8%	32.0%	D+34.7
Precinct -16-1116-11	2,230	629	58	2,917	76.4%	21.6%	D+54.9
Precinct -17-1217-12	2,143	710	61	2,914	73.5%	24.4%	D+49.2
Precinct -01-4401-44	2,110	714	63	2,887	73.1%	24.7%	D+48.4
Precinct -04-0504-05	1,741	1,000	139	2,880	60.5%	34.7%	D+25.7
Precinct -04-0704-07	1,534	1,282	48	2,864	53.6%	44.8%	D+8.8
Precinct -07-0607-06	1,719	1,090	51	2,860	60.1%	38.1%	D+22.0
Precinct -20-0320-03	1,605	1,163	83	2,851	56.3%	40.8%	D+15.5
Precinct -04-1804-18	1,925	882	38	2,845	67.7%	31.0%	D+36.7
Precinct -04-0204-02	1,779	988	71	2,838	62.7%	34.8%	D+27.9
Precinct -01-2301-23	2,078	702	43	2,823	73.6%	24.9%	D+48.7
Precinct -04-1504-15	1,811	906	88	2,805	64.6%	32.3%	D+32.3
Precinct -11-0211-02	1,757	988	43	2,788	63.0%	35.4%	D+27.6
Precinct -06-0806-08	1,615	1,086	61	2,762	58.5%	39.3%	D+19.2
Precinct -01-2701-27	2,279	445	33	2,757	82.7%	16.1%	D+66.5
Precinct -07-0907-09	1,751	947	53	2,751	63.6%	34.4%	D+29.2
Precinct -01-0301-03	1,567	1,102	40	2,709	57.8%	40.7%	D+17.2
Precinct -01-0601-06	2,072	576	56	2,704	76.6%	21.3%	D+55.3
Precinct -01-0701-07	1,811	833	48	2,692	67.3%	30.9%	D+36.3
Precinct -01-1501-15	1,702	939	33	2,674	63.6%	35.1%	D+28.5
Precinct -18-0318-03	1,610	992	66	2,668	60.3%	37.2%	D+23.2
Precinct -01-4801-48	1,877	674	114	2,665	70.4%	25.3%	D+45.1
Precinct -01-3201-32	1,773	808	81	2,662	66.6%	30.4%	D+36.3
Precinct -04-1004-10	1,686	882	83	2,651	63.6%	33.3%	D+30.3
Precinct -17-0117-01	1,882	706	53	2,641	71.3%	26.7%	D+44.5
Precinct -04-0904-09	1,485	1,074	78	2,637	56.3%	40.7%	D+15.6
Precinct -01-2901-29	1,605	984	25	2,614	61.4%	37.6%	D+23.8
Precinct -01-1801-18	1,664	882	58	2,604	63.9%	33.9%	D+30.0
Precinct -06-0506-05	1,284	1,261	58	2,603	49.3%	48.4%	D+0.9
Precinct -01-5001-50	2,197	310	76	2,583	85.1%	12.0%	D+73.1
Precinct -08-1008-10	1,692	771	51	2,514	67.3%	30.7%	D+36.6
Precinct -04-1604-16	1,599	849	43	2,491	64.2%	34.1%	D+30.1
Precinct -19-1619-16	1,414	976	61	2,451	57.7%	39.8%	D+17.9
Precinct -01-1001-10	1,637	767	38	2,442	67.0%	31.4%	D+35.6
Precinct -19-1419-14	1,349	1,025	68	2,442	55.2%	42.0%	D+13.3
Precinct -01-4301-43	1,730	669	35	2,434	71.1%	27.5%	D+43.6
Precinct -16-0516-05	1,343	1,033	51	2,427	55.3%	42.6%	D+12.8
Precinct -01-1601-16	1,659	714	43	2,416	68.7%	29.6%	D+39.1
Precinct -01-4101-41	1,849	498	58	2,405	76.9%	20.7%	D+56.2
Precinct -13-0713-07	1,784	543	48	2,375	75.1%	22.9%	D+52.3
Precinct -04-1204-12	1,387	890	96	2,373	58.4%	37.5%	D+20.9
Precinct -04-0304-03	1,518	784	61	2,363	64.2%	33.2%	D+31.1
Precinct -10-0310-03	1,425	886	51	2,362	60.3%	37.5%	D+22.8
Precinct -13-0513-05	1,746	547	48	2,341	74.6%	23.4%	D+51.2
Precinct -19-1519-15	1,322	959	35	2,316	57.1%	41.4%	D+15.7
Precinct -01-3601-36	1,251	1,012	33	2,296	54.5%	44.1%	D+10.4
Precinct -01-4601-46	1,871	392	30	2,293	81.6%	17.1%	D+64.5
Precinct -01-1301-13	1,844	396	28	2,268	81.3%	17.5%	D+63.8
Precinct -07-1207-12	1,496	722	38	2,256	66.3%	32.0%	D+34.3
Precinct -01-4201-42	1,148	1,053	51	2,252	51.0%	46.8%	D+4.2
Precinct -10-0510-05	1,082	1,139	28	2,249	48.1%	50.6%	R+2.5
Precinct -13-0613-06	1,349	857	43	2,249	60.0%	38.1%	D+21.9
Precinct -02-0602-06	1,169	1,025	53	2,247	52.0%	45.6%	D+6.4
Precinct -16-0416-04	1,360	808	56	2,224	61.2%	36.3%	D+24.8
Precinct -07-0107-01	1,534	649	33	2,216	69.2%	29.3%	D+39.9
Precinct -01-2001-20	1,790	322	63	2,175	82.3%	14.8%	D+67.5
Precinct -19-1319-13	1,262	869	25	2,156	58.5%	40.3%	D+18.2
Precinct -13-1113-11	1,208	906	35	2,149	56.2%	42.2%	D+14.1
Precinct -15-0415-04	974	1,123	43	2,140	45.5%	52.5%	R+7.0
Precinct -08-0408-04	1,213	886	20	2,119	57.2%	41.8%	D+15.4
Precinct -09-0109-01	897	1,180	18	2,095	42.8%	56.3%	R+13.5
Precinct -12-1112-11	1,039	971	48	2,058	50.5%	47.2%	D+3.3
Precinct -01-3301-33	1,311	702	30	2,043	64.2%	34.4%	D+29.8
Precinct -01-3801-38	1,447	567	28	2,042	70.9%	27.8%	D+43.1
Precinct -04-0104-01	1,349	596	81	2,026	66.6%	29.4%	D+37.2
Precinct -01-0201-02	1,539	441	33	2,013	76.5%	21.9%	D+54.5
Precinct -01-4701-47	1,148	837	28	2,013	57.0%	41.6%	D+15.4
Precinct -01-0501-05	1,256	727	20	2,003	62.7%	36.3%	D+26.4
Precinct -08-0508-05	1,169	796	35	2,000	58.5%	39.8%	D+18.6
Precinct -04-1704-17	1,343	576	58	1,977	67.9%	29.1%	D+38.8
Precinct -02-0302-03	827	1,110	30	1,967	42.0%	56.4%	R+14.4
Precinct -01-0901-09	1,567	351	28	1,946	80.5%	18.0%	D+62.5
Precinct -04-1404-14	1,175	694	53	1,922	61.1%	36.1%	D+25.0
Precinct -17-0617-06	1,012	857	33	1,902	53.2%	45.1%	D+8.1
Precinct -01-0101-01	1,403	457	38	1,898	73.9%	24.1%	D+49.8
Precinct -02-0402-04	979	869	43	1,891	51.8%	46.0%	D+5.8
Precinct -04-0404-04	1,213	629	38	1,880	64.5%	33.5%	D+31.1
Precinct -01-4501-45	1,197	649	33	1,879	63.7%	34.5%	D+29.2
Precinct -01-2601-26	1,675	155	28	1,858	90.2%	8.3%	D+81.8
Precinct -13-0213-02	1,055	743	48	1,846	57.2%	40.2%	D+16.9
Precinct -04-2104-21	1,300	510	23	1,833	70.9%	27.8%	D+43.1
Precinct -08-0908-09	1,235	559	25	1,819	67.9%	30.7%	D+37.2
Precinct -01-3701-37	1,120	637	30	1,787	62.7%	35.6%	D+27.0
Precinct -19-2219-22	930	808	43	1,781	52.2%	45.4%	D+6.9
Precinct -16-0316-03	1,153	584	28	1,765	65.3%	33.1%	D+32.2
Precinct -07-1307-13	1,137	567	45	1,749	65.0%	32.4%	D+32.6
Precinct -07-0507-05	1,050	608	48	1,706	61.5%	35.6%	D+25.9
Precinct -01-3501-35	1,539	139	25	1,703	90.4%	8.2%	D+82.2
Precinct -01-1901-19	1,507	131	28	1,666	90.5%	7.9%	D+82.6
Precinct -01-3901-39	1,148	449	38	1,635	70.2%	27.5%	D+42.8
Precinct -14-0114-01	386	1,171	13	1,570	24.6%	74.6%	R+50.0
Precinct -07-0207-02	1,017	506	23	1,546	65.8%	32.7%	D+33.1
Precinct -08-0608-06	1,110	359	33	1,502	73.9%	23.9%	D+50.0
Precinct -01-3401-34	1,300	159	33	1,492	87.1%	10.7%	D+76.5
Precinct -04-1904-19	930	522	40	1,492	62.3%	35.0%	D+27.3
Precinct -17-0217-02	794	645	28	1,467	54.1%	44.0%	D+10.2
Precinct -01-0401-04	957	449	18	1,424	67.2%	31.5%	D+35.7
Precinct -06-1106-11	783	588	28	1,399	56.0%	42.0%	D+13.9
Precinct -17-1517-15	979	371	23	1,373	71.3%	27.0%	D+44.3
Precinct -02-0502-05	751	567	28	1,346	55.8%	42.1%	D+13.7
Precinct -17-1017-10	925	416	5	1,346	68.7%	30.9%	D+37.8
Precinct -16-0616-06	903	408	15	1,326	68.1%	30.8%	D+37.3
Precinct -07-0307-03	827	469	25	1,321	62.6%	35.5%	D+27.1
Precinct -07-1107-11	745	543	23	1,311	56.8%	41.4%	D+15.4
Precinct -01-3001-30	832	437	25	1,294	64.3%	33.8%	D+30.5
Precinct -01-1701-17	680	502	25	1,207	56.3%	41.6%	D+14.7
Precinct -01-5101-51	774	416	17	1,207	64.1%	34.5%	D+29.7
Precinct -04-1104-11	800	278	30	1,108	72.2%	25.1%	D+47.1
Precinct -10-0110-01	397	600	23	1,020	38.9%	58.8%	R+19.9
Precinct -01-2501-25	756	114	8	878	86.1%	13.0%	D+73.1

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+20.1%
1896	+7.1%
1900	+9.5%
1904	+45.6%
1908	+11.3%
1912	+64.0%
1916	+30.5%
1920	+37.4%
1924	+45.6%
1928	+16.3%
1932	+73.5%
1936	+78.0%
1940	+74.3%
1944	+63.7%
1948	+53.6%
1952	+21.7%
1956	+19.2%
1960	+17.1%
1964	+16.8%
1968	−11.8%
1972	−42.1%
1976	−0.3%
1980	−0.7%
1984	−23.5%
1988	−14.1%
1992	+1.1%
1996	−2.3%
2000	−7.1%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+14.4%
2012	+11.4%
2016	+20.2%
2020	+26.5%
2024	+25.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	61.7%Harris402,984	36.2%Trump236,735	0.8%Stein5,338	D+25.4	R+1.0	D+26.9	653,580
2020	D	62.3%Biden393,336	35.8%Trump226,197	1.2%Jorgensen7,514	D+26.5	D+6.2	D+22.0	631,830
2016	D	57.4%Clinton302,736	37.2%Trump196,082	3.7%Johnson19,460	D+20.2	D+8.8	D+18.1	527,624
2012	D	54.9%Obama267,262	43.5%Romney211,596	1.6%	D+11.4	R+3.0	D+7.6	486,427
2008	D	56.7%Obama250,891	42.3%McCain187,001	1.0%	D+14.4	D+16.6	D+7.2	442,245
2004	R	48.7%Kerry169,909	50.8%Bush177,324	0.5%	R+2.1	D+5.0	D+0.3	348,844
2000	R	46.0%Gore123,466	53.1%Bush142,494	0.8%	R+7.1	R+4.8	R+7.6	268,220
1996	R	45.9%Clinton103,574	48.2%Dole108,780	5.2%Perot11,811	R+2.3	R+3.4	R+10.8	225,755
1992	D	42.9%Clinton88,979	41.8%Bush86,798	15.0%Perot31,140	D+1.1	D+15.2	R+4.5	207,467
1988	R	42.8%Dukakis61,352	56.9%Bush81,613	0.4%	R+14.1	D+9.3	R+6.4	143,504
1984	R	38.2%Mondale50,323	61.6%Reagan81,251	0.2%	R+23.5	R+22.7	R+5.2	131,871
1980	R	46.6%Carter49,003	47.3%Reagan49,768	6.1%	R+0.7	R+0.4	D+9.0	105,193
1976	R	49.6%Carter44,005	49.9%Ford44,291	0.5%	R+0.3	D+41.8	R+2.4	88,775
1972	R	28.2%McGovern22,807	70.3%Nixon56,808	1.5%	R+42.1	R+30.2	R+18.9	80,789
1968	R	31.2%Humphrey20,979	43.1%Nixon28,928	25.7%	R+11.8	R+28.6	R+11.1	67,157
1964	D	58.4%Johnson31,653	41.6%Goldwater22,542	0.0%	D+16.8	R+0.3	R+5.8	54,195
1960	D	58.6%Kennedy26,050	41.4%Nixon18,436	0.0%	D+17.1	R+2.1	D+17.0	44,486
1956	D	59.6%Stevenson22,427	40.4%Eisenhower15,194	0.0%	D+19.2	R+2.5	D+34.6	37,621
1952	D	60.8%Stevenson23,393	39.2%Eisenhower15,057	0.0%	D+21.7	R+31.9	D+32.4	38,450
1948	D	73.5%Truman17,939	19.9%Dewey4,850	6.7%	D+53.6	R+10.2	D+49.1	24,423
1944	D	81.9%Roosevelt18,050	18.1%Dewey3,996	0.0%	D+63.7	R+10.6	D+56.3	22,046
1940	D	87.2%Roosevelt18,083	12.8%Willkie2,665	0.0%	D+74.3	R+3.7	D+64.4	20,748
1936	D	89.0%Roosevelt19,850	11.0%Landon2,456	0.0%	D+78.0	D+4.5	D+53.7	22,306
1932	D	86.0%Roosevelt14,863	12.6%Hoover2,170	1.4%	D+73.5	D+57.1	D+55.7	17,279
1928	D	58.2%Smith9,341	41.8%Hoover6,720	0.0%	D+16.3	R+29.3	D+33.8	16,061
1924	D	70.8%Davis8,376	25.1%Coolidge2,975	4.1%La Follette485	D+45.6	D+8.2	D+70.8	11,836
1920	D	68.7%Cox8,020	31.3%Harding3,653	0.0%	D+37.4	D+6.9	D+63.6	11,673
1916	D	65.2%Wilson4,627	34.7%Hughes2,461	0.1%	D+30.5	R+33.4	D+27.4	7,093
1912	D	68.8%Wilson3,996	4.9%Taft282	26.3%	D+64.0	D+52.7	D+44.4	5,807
1908	D	55.6%Bryan3,713	44.3%Taft2,961	0.1%	D+11.3	R+34.3	D+20.8	6,684
1904	D	72.6%Parker3,410	27.0%Roosevelt1,267	0.5%	D+45.6	D+36.1	D+65.3	4,700
1900	D	54.6%Bryan4,774	45.2%McKinley3,947	0.2%	D+9.5	D+2.3	D+17.0	8,736
1896	D	53.3%Bryan5,396	46.2%McKinley4,675	0.5%	D+7.1	R+13.0	D+13.2	10,121
1892	D	43.1%Cleveland3,724	23.0%Harrison1,987	33.9%	D+20.1	—	D+18.4	8,646
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	63.0%396,700	37.0%232,894	629,594
2020	D	62.6%375,231	37.4%223,794	599,025
2018	D	64.0%269,653	36.0%151,709	421,362

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	D	62.1%281,367	35.5%160,818	452,918
2020Class II	D	58.6%Cal Cunningham367,718	37.0%Thom Tillis232,388	627,229
2016Class III	D	55.3%Deborah Ross290,286	41.5%Richard M. Burr217,789	524,609
2014Class II	D	55.2%Kay Hagan180,033	41.7%Thom Tillis136,236	326,426
2010Class III	R	48.3%Elaine Marshall133,324	49.3%Richard M. Burr136,132	276,082
2008Class II	D	56.1%Kay Hagan245,774	40.9%Elizabeth Dole179,428	438,358
2004Class III	D	51.4%Erskine Bowles177,324	47.3%Richard M. Burr163,069	344,674
2002Class II	R	44.5%Erskine Bowles100,371	54.3%Elizabeth Dole122,445	225,623
1998Class III	D	51.5%John Edwards92,252	47.2%Lauch Faircloth84,547	179,208
1996Class II	D	50.6%Harvey B. Gannt113,606	48.2%Jesse Helms108,214	224,618
1992Class III	R	48.0%Terry Sanford99,315	48.5%Lauch Faircloth100,311	206,897
1990Class II	D	56.3%Harvey B. Gannt85,635	43.7%Jesse Helms66,379	152,018
1986Class III	D	53.9%Terry Sanford51,859	46.1%James Broyhill44,270	96,129
1984Class II	D	53.5%James B. Hunt Jr.75,974	45.9%Jesse Helms65,062	141,898
1980Class III	D	52.2%Robert B. Morgan54,343	46.7%John P. East48,663	104,148
1978Class II	R	41.0%John Ingram28,723	59.0%Jesse Helms41,388	70,111
1974Class III	D	64.7%Robert B. Morgan32,993	34.3%William E. Stevens17,480	50,957
1972Class II	R	46.3%Nick Galifianakis37,054	53.7%Jesse Helms43,056	80,110
1968Class III	D	62.3%Sam J. Ervin36,226	37.7%Robert V. Somers21,887	58,113
1966Class II	D	57.3%B. Everett Jordan21,315	42.6%John S. Shallcross15,852	37,169
1962Class III	D	67.4%Sam J. Ervin13,123	32.6%Claude L. Greene Jr.6,341	19,464
1960Class II	D	69.7%B. Everett Jordan27,493	30.3%Kyle Hayes11,957	39,450
1956Class III	D	83.0%Sam J. Ervin27,818	17.0%Joel A. Johnson5,709	33,527
1954Class II	D	80.4%W. Kerr Scott8,774	19.6%Paul C. West2,142	10,916
1950Class III	D	88.4%Clyde R. Hoey10,347	11.6%Halsey B. Leavitt1,359	11,706
1948Class II	D	84.8%J. Melville Broughton19,826	15.2%John A. Wilkinson3,561	23,387
1944Class III	D	90.2%Clyde R. Hoey19,108	9.8%A.I. Ferree2,078	21,186
1942Class II	D	91.6%Josiah W. Bailey3,890	8.4%Sam J. Morris358	4,248
1938Class III	—	0.0%Robert R. Reynolds0	0.0%Charles A. Jonas0	5,781
1936Class II	D	84.8%Josiah W. Bailey16,785	15.2%Frank R. Patton3,012	19,797
1932Class III	D	86.4%Robert R. Reynolds14,558	13.6%Jake F. Newell2,292	16,850
1930Class II	D	84.1%Josiah W. Bailey7,540	15.9%George M. Pritchard1,427	8,967
1926Class III	D	90.2%Lee S. Overman4,554	9.8%Johnson J. Hayes493	5,047
1924Class II	D	81.7%Furnifold Simmons9,318	18.3%A.A. Whitener2,084	11,402
1920Class III	D	71.7%Lee S. Overman8,307	28.3%A.E. Holton3,278	11,585
1918Class II	D	73.9%Furnifold Simmons3,740	26.1%John M. Morehead1,318	5,058
1914Class III	D	78.4%Lee S. Overman3,553	21.6%A.A. Whitener980	4,534

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1958Special · Class II	D	86.8%B. Everett Jordan7,626	13.2%Richard C. Clarke Jr.1,164	8,790
1954Special · Class III	—	0.0%Sam J. Ervin0	0.0%None0	8,856
1950Special · Class II	D	83.0%Willis Smith9,689	15.6%E.L. Gavin1,817	11,672

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	69.8%Josh Stein448,870	24.6%Mark Robinson157,912	642,792
2020	D	65.2%Roy Cooper410,386	33.2%Dan Forest209,183	629,673
2016	D	59.9%Roy Cooper315,555	37.9%Pat McCrory199,356	526,575
2012	R	48.5%Walter Dalton233,822	48.7%Pat McCrory234,584	482,102
2008	D	51.2%Bev Perdue224,032	45.1%Pat McCrory197,244	437,762
2004	D	58.8%Mike Easley205,535	39.7%Patrick Ballantine138,650	349,542
2000	D	55.1%Mike Easley150,014	43.1%Richard Vinroot117,283	272,125
1996	D	62.6%Jim Hunt142,568	36.1%Robin Hayes82,200	227,748
1992	D	56.9%Jim Hunt118,345	38.4%Jim Gardner79,808	207,893
1988	R	40.3%Robert B. Jordan62,530	59.7%James G. Martin92,498	155,028
1984	R	45.5%Rufus L. Edmisten63,798	54.1%James G. Martin75,856	140,319
1980	D	67.3%Jim Hunt71,896	31.5%I. Beverly Lake33,629	106,795
1976	D	61.8%Jim Hunt55,599	35.8%David Flaherty32,165	89,947

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2024D+13.1

Presidential vote · 2024D+25.4

Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Republican.

DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

Voter registration in Wake County, NC
Year	Total registered	Democratic	Republican	Unaffiliated	Other
2008	562,734	240,714	173,912	147,547	561
2012	655,078	264,299	189,895	198,313	2,571
2016	705,787	266,340	189,038	246,186	4,223
2020	795,972	292,293	189,065	307,514	7,100
2022	813,767	291,321	179,339	336,525	6,582
2024	862,969	294,021	181,167	378,028	9,753

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+12,790 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +162,412 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $84,668 in average income, against $129,424 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+13.4 on average — 12 points more Republican-leaning than Wake County, NC itself (D+25.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Durham County, NC3,599D+61.7
Johnston County, NC1,999R+21.5
Mecklenburg County, NC1,028D+32.7
Guilford County, NC803D+21.8
Orange County, NC758D+50.8
Franklin County, NC726R+13.5

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Durham County, NC3,465
Johnston County, NC3,410
Harnett County, NC1,425
Franklin County, NC1,371
Mecklenburg County, NC1,225
Chatham County, NC704

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Wake County, NC in Wake County, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+11,440
2012	+11,769
2013	+10,792
2014	+12,091
2015	+13,232
2016	+14,247
2017	+11,966
2018	+9,362
2019	+10,857
2021	+14,398
2022	+7,881
2023	+12,282
2024	+9,305
2025	+12,790

Home to North Carolina's capital and a Research Triangle anchor, Wake County has shifted from a perennial swing county to a reliable Democratic stronghold, posting its largest presidential margin yet in 2024 as tech and university employment reshape its electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 78.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 42.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.4 points.

A population of 1,178,653, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,768 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairfax County and Howard County.

Political twins — counties

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

Fairfax County

Virginia

96.6twin score

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share≠ median income

Howard County

Maryland

95.9twin score

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share≠ median income

Henrico County

Virginia

95.6twin score

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ college share

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wake County, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wake County, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 653,580 votes cast, 402,984 went Democratic and 236,735 went Republican.

When did Wake County, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Wake County, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Wake County, North Carolina?

Wake County, North Carolina has a population of 1,178,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wake County, North Carolina?

Median household income in Wake County, North Carolina is $105,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Wake County, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wake County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.

Measure

Wake County

North Carolina

United States

Median age

37.3

39.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.8%

9.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

12.9%

17.2%

Measure

Wake County

North Carolina

United States

Median household income

$105,768

$72,388

$84,427

Poverty rate

8.1%

13.1%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

57.2%

35.8%

35.6%

Measure

Wake County

North Carolina

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

19.4%

13.5%

22.3%

Spanish

8.5%

8.7%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

3.2%

1.1%

2.0%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)

1.0%

0.4%

1.1%

Other Asian & Pacific Island

2.2%

0.9%

1.1%

Measure

Wake County

North Carolina

United States

Catholic

13.4%

8.9%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

19.4%

26.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

48.3%

48.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.1%

9.1%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+25.4MIT Election Lab

Population

1,178,6532024 5-year

Median household income

$105,7682024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

56.2%2024 5-year

Black

18.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

11.6%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+78.0 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+42.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Fairfax County, VA · twin score 96.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

531,332

680,815

78.0%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

438,219

719,849

60.9%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

634,242

760,143

83.4%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

464,155

794,395

58.4%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

661,847

824,675

80.3%

A/A

Wake County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -20-06A20-06A

5,069

2,053

144

7,266

69.8%

28.3%

D+41.5

Precinct -05-0705-07

4,330

2,404

195

6,929

62.5%

34.7%

D+27.8

Precinct -05-0505-05

4,841

1,927

134

6,902

70.1%

27.9%

D+42.2

Precinct -12-0212-02

3,644

2,951

179

6,774

53.8%

43.6%

D+10.2

Precinct -14-0214-02

2,627

3,706

6,416

40.9%

57.8%

R+16.8

Precinct -20-1420-14

3,759

2,216

162

6,137

61.3%

36.1%

D+25.1

Precinct -12-0412-04

2,333

3,408

5,819

40.1%

58.6%

R+18.5

Precinct -06-1006-10

2,921

2,772

124

5,817

50.2%

47.7%

D+2.6

Precinct -06-1206-12

2,861

2,735

136

5,732

49.9%

47.7%

D+2.2

Precinct -20-1220-12

3,557

2,029

119

5,705

62.3%

35.6%

D+26.8

Precinct -06-0606-06

2,937

2,531

169

5,637

52.1%

44.9%

D+7.2

Precinct -15-0315-03

2,127

3,237

5,447

39.0%

59.4%

R+20.4

Precinct -20-1520-15

3,470

1,776

5,329

65.1%

33.3%

D+31.8

Precinct -20-1120-11

3,013

2,172

139

5,324

56.6%

40.8%

D+15.8

Precinct -03-0103-01

2,910

2,204

104

5,218

55.8%

42.2%

D+13.5

Precinct -12-0112-01

2,464

2,625

5,188

47.5%

50.6%

R+3.1

Precinct -12-0612-06

2,627

2,445

5,171

50.8%

47.3%

D+3.5

Precinct -20-1720-17

3,264

1,723

5,068

64.4%

34.0%

D+30.4

Precinct -13-1013-10

2,997

1,947

5,022

59.7%

38.8%

D+20.9

Precinct -02-0202-02

2,567

2,327

4,985

51.5%

46.7%

D+4.8

Precinct -05-0805-08

3,405

1,367

126

4,898

69.5%

27.9%

D+41.6

Precinct -08-0308-03

2,992

1,821

4,886

61.2%

37.3%

D+24.0

Precinct -12-0812-08

2,725

2,049

111

4,885

55.8%

41.9%

D+13.8

Precinct -18-0818-08

2,823

1,931

131

4,885

57.8%

39.5%

D+18.3

Precinct -19-1919-19

2,459

2,253

4,783

51.4%

47.1%

D+4.3

Precinct -12-0912-09

2,219

2,441

4,748

46.7%

51.4%

R+4.7

Precinct -15-0215-02

2,355

2,302

4,745

49.6%

48.5%

D+1.1

Precinct -13-0113-01

3,497

1,151

4,744

73.7%

24.3%

D+49.5

Precinct -17-0317-03

3,133

1,453

114

4,700

66.7%

30.9%

D+35.7

Precinct -10-0610-06

2,877

1,727

4,682

61.4%

36.9%

D+24.6

Precinct -18-0518-05

2,654

1,821

114

4,589

57.8%

39.7%

D+18.2

Precinct -20-1620-16

3,100

1,408

4,574

67.8%

30.8%

D+37.0

Precinct -05-0605-06

2,638

1,759

4,488

58.8%

39.2%

D+19.6

Precinct -18-0218-02

2,105

2,221

4,419

47.6%

50.3%

R+2.6

Precinct -13-0913-09

3,274

976

114

4,364

75.0%

22.4%

D+52.7

Precinct -16-0916-09

2,486

1,755

4,340

57.3%

40.4%

D+16.8

Precinct -08-1108-11

2,736

1,486

111

4,333

63.1%

34.3%

D+28.8

Precinct -19-0919-09

1,909

2,323

4,303

44.4%

54.0%

R+9.6

Precinct -16-0216-02

3,182

1,008

4,283

74.3%

23.5%

D+50.8

Precinct -20-0820-08

2,459

1,604

131

4,194

58.6%

38.2%

D+20.4

Precinct -18-0618-06

2,703

1,208

280

4,191

64.5%

28.8%

D+35.7

Precinct -18-0418-04

2,203

1,894

4,188

52.6%

45.2%

D+7.4

Precinct -11-0111-01

2,720

1,388

4,186

65.0%

33.2%

D+31.8

Precinct -19-2319-23

2,143

1,874

4,100

52.3%

45.7%

D+6.6

Precinct -06-0706-07

2,127

1,792

124

4,043

52.6%

44.3%

D+8.3

Precinct -19-1719-17

2,687

1,253

4,039

66.5%

31.0%

D+35.5

Precinct -19-0719-07

2,110

1,816

104

4,030

52.4%

45.1%

D+7.3

Precinct -19-1819-18

2,061

1,865

4,019

51.3%

46.4%

D+4.9

Precinct -01-4001-40

3,563

400

4,016

88.7%

10.0%

D+78.8

Precinct -17-1117-11

2,812

1,102

4,000

70.3%

27.6%

D+42.8

Precinct -01-2801-28

3,193

702

3,966

80.5%

17.7%

D+62.8

Precinct -12-1012-10

1,974

1,923

3,953

49.9%

48.6%

D+1.3

Precinct -20-06B20-06B

2,279

1,559

3,929

58.0%

39.7%

D+18.3

Precinct -18-0118-01

2,834

886

131

3,851

73.6%

23.0%

D+50.6

Precinct -16-1016-10

3,204

580

3,840

83.4%

15.1%

D+68.3

Precinct -20-0520-05

2,056

1,661

114

3,831

53.7%

43.4%

D+10.3

Precinct -05-0105-01

2,431

1,294

3,811

63.8%

34.0%

D+29.8

Precinct -08-0808-08

2,225

1,498

3,809

58.4%

39.3%

D+19.1

Precinct -01-2101-21

2,698

931

3,705

72.8%

25.1%

D+47.7

Precinct -15-0115-01

1,610

1,988

3,681

43.7%

54.0%

R+10.3

Precinct -04-1304-13

2,203

1,363

109

3,675

59.9%

37.1%

D+22.9

Precinct -17-1317-13

2,431

1,139

3,648

66.6%

31.2%

D+35.4

Precinct -06-0406-04

1,996

1,518

101

3,615

55.2%

42.0%

D+13.2

Precinct -19-0319-03

1,909

1,608

3,598

53.1%

44.7%

D+8.4

Precinct -19-0519-05

1,615

1,906

3,587

45.0%

53.1%

R+8.1

Precinct -19-2119-21

2,056

1,441

3,575

57.5%

40.3%

D+17.2

Precinct -07-0707-07

2,214

1,274

3,566

62.1%

35.7%

D+26.4

Precinct -17-0917-09

2,926

600

3,564

82.1%

16.8%

D+65.3

Precinct -07-1007-10

2,312

1,143

3,554

65.1%

32.2%

D+32.9

Precinct -20-0120-01

2,154

1,310

3,542

60.8%

37.0%

D+23.8

Precinct -13-0813-08

2,720

751

3,509

77.5%

21.4%

D+56.1

Precinct -19-2019-20

1,822

1,600

3,480

52.4%

46.0%

D+6.4

Precinct -01-1401-14

2,731

690

3,477

78.5%

19.8%

D+58.7

Precinct -01-4901-49

2,529

800

134

3,463

73.0%

23.1%

D+49.9

Precinct -05-0305-03

1,996

1,327

109

3,432

58.2%

38.7%

D+19.5

Precinct -20-0420-04

2,149

1,110

3,342

64.3%

33.2%

D+31.1

Precinct -07-0407-04

2,279

976

3,338

68.3%

29.2%

D+39.0

Precinct -09-0209-02

2,143

1,078

3,277

65.4%

32.9%

D+32.5

Precinct -18-0718-07

1,572

1,592

3,235

48.6%

49.2%

R+0.6

Precinct -16-0116-01

1,697

1,461

3,224

52.6%

45.3%

D+7.3

Precinct -17-0517-05

2,181

955

3,224

67.6%

29.6%

D+38.0

Precinct -08-0708-07

1,790

1,355

3,216

55.7%

42.1%

D+13.5

Precinct -20-1020-10

2,078

1,037

3,181

65.3%

32.6%

D+32.7

Precinct -01-3101-31

2,279

780

3,158

72.2%

24.7%

D+47.5

Precinct -04-0604-06

2,219

861

3,125

71.0%

27.6%

D+43.5

Precinct -20-0920-09

1,915

1,110

3,103

61.7%

35.8%

D+25.9

Precinct -19-1119-11

1,741

1,298

3,095

56.3%

41.9%

D+14.3

Precinct -02-0102-01

1,692

1,331

3,094

54.7%

43.0%

D+11.7

Precinct -03-0203-02

1,605

1,425

3,093

51.9%

46.1%

D+5.8

Precinct -09-0309-03

1,915

1,127

3,090

62.0%

36.5%

D+25.5

Precinct -01-1101-11

1,621

1,420

3,079

52.6%

46.1%

D+6.5

Precinct -10-0210-02

1,833

1,196

3,064

59.8%

39.0%

D+20.8

Precinct -04-0804-08

2,083

902

3,061

68.0%

29.5%

D+38.6

Precinct -17-0717-07

2,431

531

3,033

80.2%

17.5%

D+62.6

Precinct -16-0716-07

1,817

1,147

3,020

60.2%

38.0%

D+22.2

Precinct -04-2004-20

1,942

980

3,015

64.4%

32.5%

D+31.9

Precinct -01-2201-22

2,654

331

3,010

88.2%

11.0%

D+77.2

Precinct -08-0208-02

1,784

1,139

2,986

59.7%

38.1%

D+21.6

Precinct -12-0712-07

1,360

1,547

2,970

45.8%

52.1%

R+6.3

Precinct -17-1417-14

1,974

927

2,967

66.5%

31.2%

D+35.3

Precinct -01-1201-12

1,974

947

2,956

66.8%

32.0%

D+34.7

Precinct -16-1116-11

2,230

629

2,917

76.4%

21.6%

D+54.9

Precinct -17-1217-12

2,143

710

2,914

73.5%

24.4%

D+49.2

Precinct -01-4401-44

2,110

714

2,887

73.1%

24.7%

D+48.4

Precinct -04-0504-05

1,741

1,000

139

2,880

60.5%

34.7%

D+25.7

Precinct -04-0704-07

1,534

1,282

2,864

53.6%

44.8%

D+8.8

Precinct -07-0607-06

1,719

1,090

2,860

60.1%

38.1%

D+22.0

Precinct -20-0320-03

1,605

1,163

2,851

56.3%

40.8%

D+15.5

Precinct -04-1804-18

1,925

882

2,845

67.7%

31.0%

D+36.7

Precinct -04-0204-02

1,779

988

2,838

62.7%

34.8%

D+27.9

Precinct -01-2301-23

2,078

702

2,823

73.6%

24.9%

D+48.7

Precinct -04-1504-15

1,811

906

2,805

64.6%

32.3%

D+32.3

Precinct -11-0211-02

1,757

988

2,788

63.0%

35.4%

D+27.6

Precinct -06-0806-08

1,615

1,086

2,762

58.5%

39.3%

D+19.2

Precinct -01-2701-27

2,279

445

2,757

82.7%

16.1%

D+66.5

Precinct -07-0907-09

1,751

947

2,751

63.6%

34.4%

D+29.2

Precinct -01-0301-03

1,567

1,102

2,709

57.8%

40.7%

D+17.2

Precinct -01-0601-06

2,072

576

2,704

76.6%

21.3%

D+55.3

Precinct -01-0701-07

1,811

833

2,692

67.3%

30.9%

D+36.3

Precinct -01-1501-15

1,702

939

2,674

63.6%

35.1%

D+28.5

Precinct -18-0318-03

1,610

992

2,668

60.3%

37.2%

D+23.2

Precinct -01-4801-48

1,877

674

114

2,665

70.4%

25.3%

D+45.1

Precinct -01-3201-32

1,773

808

2,662

66.6%

30.4%

D+36.3

Precinct -04-1004-10

1,686

882

2,651

63.6%

33.3%

D+30.3

Precinct -17-0117-01

1,882

706

2,641

71.3%

26.7%

D+44.5

Precinct -04-0904-09

1,485

1,074

2,637

56.3%

40.7%

D+15.6

Precinct -01-2901-29

1,605

984

2,614

61.4%

37.6%

D+23.8

Precinct -01-1801-18

1,664

882

2,604

63.9%

33.9%

D+30.0

Precinct -06-0506-05

1,284

1,261

2,603

49.3%

48.4%

D+0.9

Precinct -01-5001-50

2,197

310

2,583

85.1%

12.0%

D+73.1

Precinct -08-1008-10

1,692

771

2,514

67.3%

30.7%

D+36.6

Precinct -04-1604-16

1,599

849

2,491

64.2%

34.1%

D+30.1

Precinct -19-1619-16

1,414

976

2,451

57.7%

39.8%

D+17.9

Precinct -01-1001-10

1,637

767

2,442

67.0%

31.4%

D+35.6

Precinct -19-1419-14

1,349

1,025

2,442

55.2%

42.0%

D+13.3

Precinct -01-4301-43

1,730

669

2,434

71.1%

27.5%

D+43.6

Precinct -16-0516-05

1,343

1,033

2,427

55.3%

42.6%

D+12.8

Precinct -01-1601-16

1,659

714

2,416

68.7%

29.6%

D+39.1

Precinct -01-4101-41

1,849

498

2,405

76.9%

20.7%

D+56.2

Precinct -13-0713-07

1,784

543

2,375

75.1%

22.9%

D+52.3

Precinct -04-1204-12

1,387

890

2,373

58.4%

37.5%

D+20.9

Precinct -04-0304-03

1,518

784

2,363

64.2%

33.2%

D+31.1

Precinct -10-0310-03

1,425

886

2,362

60.3%

37.5%

D+22.8

Precinct -13-0513-05

1,746

547

2,341

74.6%

23.4%

D+51.2

Precinct -19-1519-15

1,322

959

2,316

57.1%

41.4%

D+15.7

Precinct -01-3601-36

1,251

1,012

2,296

54.5%

44.1%

D+10.4

Precinct -01-4601-46

1,871

392

2,293

81.6%

17.1%

D+64.5

Precinct -01-1301-13

1,844

396

2,268

81.3%

17.5%

D+63.8

Precinct -07-1207-12

1,496

722

2,256

66.3%

32.0%

D+34.3

Precinct -01-4201-42

1,148

1,053

2,252

51.0%

46.8%

D+4.2

Precinct -10-0510-05

1,082

1,139

2,249

48.1%

50.6%

R+2.5

Precinct -13-0613-06

1,349

857

2,249

60.0%

38.1%

D+21.9

Precinct -02-0602-06

1,169

1,025

2,247

52.0%

45.6%

D+6.4

Precinct -16-0416-04

1,360

808

2,224

61.2%

36.3%

D+24.8

Precinct -07-0107-01

1,534

649

2,216

69.2%

29.3%

D+39.9

Precinct -01-2001-20

1,790

322

2,175

82.3%

14.8%

D+67.5

Precinct -19-1319-13

1,262

869

2,156

58.5%

40.3%

D+18.2

Precinct -13-1113-11

1,208

906

2,149

56.2%

42.2%

D+14.1

Precinct -15-0415-04

974

1,123

2,140

45.5%

52.5%

R+7.0

Precinct -08-0408-04

1,213

886

2,119

57.2%

41.8%

D+15.4

Precinct -09-0109-01

897

1,180

2,095

42.8%

56.3%

R+13.5

Precinct -12-1112-11

1,039

971

2,058

50.5%

47.2%

D+3.3

Precinct -01-3301-33

1,311

702

2,043

64.2%

34.4%

D+29.8

Precinct -01-3801-38

1,447

567

2,042

70.9%

27.8%

D+43.1

Precinct -04-0104-01

1,349

596

2,026

66.6%

29.4%

D+37.2

Precinct -01-0201-02

1,539

441

2,013

76.5%

21.9%

D+54.5

Precinct -01-4701-47

1,148

837

2,013

57.0%

41.6%

D+15.4

Precinct -01-0501-05

1,256

727

2,003

62.7%

36.3%

D+26.4

Precinct -08-0508-05

1,169

796

2,000

58.5%

39.8%

D+18.6

Precinct -04-1704-17

1,343

576

1,977

67.9%

29.1%

D+38.8

Precinct -02-0302-03

827

1,110

1,967

42.0%

56.4%

R+14.4

Precinct -01-0901-09

1,567

351

1,946

80.5%

18.0%

D+62.5

Precinct -04-1404-14

1,175

694

1,922

61.1%

36.1%

D+25.0

Precinct -17-0617-06

1,012

857

1,902

53.2%

45.1%

D+8.1

Precinct -01-0101-01

1,403

457

1,898

73.9%

24.1%

D+49.8

Precinct -02-0402-04

979

869

1,891

51.8%

46.0%

D+5.8

Precinct -04-0404-04

1,213

629

1,880

64.5%

33.5%

D+31.1

Precinct -01-4501-45

1,197

649

1,879

63.7%

34.5%

D+29.2

Precinct -01-2601-26

1,675

155

1,858

90.2%

8.3%

D+81.8

Precinct -13-0213-02

1,055

743

1,846

57.2%

40.2%

D+16.9

Precinct -04-2104-21

1,300

510

1,833

70.9%

27.8%

D+43.1

Precinct -08-0908-09

1,235

559

1,819

67.9%

30.7%

D+37.2

Precinct -01-3701-37

1,120

637

1,787

62.7%

35.6%

D+27.0

Precinct -19-2219-22

930

808

1,781

52.2%

45.4%

D+6.9

Precinct -16-0316-03

1,153

584

1,765

65.3%

33.1%

D+32.2

Precinct -07-1307-13

1,137

567

1,749

65.0%

32.4%

D+32.6

Precinct -07-0507-05

1,050

608

1,706

61.5%

35.6%

D+25.9

Precinct -01-3501-35

1,539

139

1,703

90.4%

8.2%

D+82.2

Precinct -01-1901-19

1,507

131

1,666

90.5%

7.9%

D+82.6

Precinct -01-3901-39

1,148

449

1,635

70.2%

27.5%

D+42.8

Precinct -14-0114-01

386

1,171

1,570

24.6%

74.6%

R+50.0

Precinct -07-0207-02

1,017

506

1,546

65.8%

32.7%

D+33.1

Precinct -08-0608-06

1,110

359

1,502

73.9%

23.9%

D+50.0

Precinct -01-3401-34

1,300

159

1,492

87.1%

10.7%

D+76.5

Precinct -04-1904-19

930

522

1,492

62.3%

35.0%

D+27.3

Precinct -17-0217-02

794

645

1,467

54.1%

44.0%

D+10.2

Precinct -01-0401-04

957

449

1,424

67.2%

31.5%

D+35.7

Precinct -06-1106-11

783

588

1,399

56.0%

42.0%

D+13.9

Precinct -17-1517-15

979

371

1,373

71.3%

27.0%

D+44.3

Precinct -02-0502-05

751

567

1,346

55.8%

42.1%

D+13.7

Precinct -17-1017-10

925

416

1,346

68.7%

30.9%

D+37.8

Precinct -16-0616-06

903

408

1,326

68.1%

30.8%

D+37.3

Precinct -07-0307-03

827

469

1,321

62.6%

35.5%

D+27.1

Precinct -07-1107-11

745

543

1,311

56.8%

41.4%

D+15.4

Precinct -01-3001-30

832

437

1,294

64.3%

33.8%

D+30.5

Precinct -01-1701-17

680

502

1,207

56.3%

41.6%

D+14.7

Precinct -01-5101-51

774

416

1,207

64.1%

34.5%

D+29.7

Precinct -04-1104-11

800

278

1,108

72.2%

25.1%

D+47.1

Precinct -10-0110-01

397

600

1,020

38.9%

58.8%

R+19.9

Precinct -01-2501-25

756

114

878

86.1%

13.0%

D+73.1

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+20.1%
1896	+7.1%
1900	+9.5%
1904	+45.6%
1908	+11.3%
1912	+64.0%
1916	+30.5%
1920	+37.4%
1924	+45.6%
1928	+16.3%
1932	+73.5%
1936	+78.0%
1940	+74.3%
1944	+63.7%
1948	+53.6%
1952	+21.7%
1956	+19.2%
1960	+17.1%
1964	+16.8%
1968	−11.8%
1972	−42.1%
1976	−0.3%
1980	−0.7%
1984	−23.5%
1988	−14.1%
1992	+1.1%
1996	−2.3%
2000	−7.1%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+14.4%
2012	+11.4%
2016	+20.2%
2020	+26.5%
2024	+25.4%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

61.7%Harris402,984

36.2%Trump236,735

0.8%Stein5,338

D+25.4

R+1.0

D+26.9

653,580

2020

62.3%Biden393,336

35.8%Trump226,197

1.2%Jorgensen7,514

D+26.5

D+6.2

D+22.0

631,830

2016

57.4%Clinton302,736

37.2%Trump196,082

3.7%Johnson19,460

D+20.2

D+8.8

D+18.1

527,624

2012

54.9%Obama267,262

43.5%Romney211,596

1.6%

D+11.4

R+3.0

D+7.6

486,427

2008

56.7%Obama250,891

42.3%McCain187,001

1.0%

D+14.4

D+16.6

D+7.2

442,245

2004

48.7%Kerry169,909

50.8%Bush177,324

0.5%

R+2.1

D+5.0

D+0.3

348,844

2000

46.0%Gore123,466

53.1%Bush142,494

0.8%

R+7.1

R+4.8

R+7.6

268,220

1996

45.9%Clinton103,574

48.2%Dole108,780

5.2%Perot11,811

R+2.3

R+3.4

R+10.8

225,755

1992

42.9%Clinton88,979

41.8%Bush86,798

15.0%Perot31,140

D+1.1

D+15.2

R+4.5

207,467

1988

42.8%Dukakis61,352

56.9%Bush81,613

0.4%

R+14.1

D+9.3

R+6.4

143,504

1984

38.2%Mondale50,323

61.6%Reagan81,251

0.2%

R+23.5

R+22.7

R+5.2

131,871

1980

46.6%Carter49,003

47.3%Reagan49,768

6.1%

R+0.7

R+0.4

D+9.0

105,193

1976

49.6%Carter44,005

49.9%Ford44,291

0.5%

R+0.3

D+41.8

R+2.4

88,775

1972

28.2%McGovern22,807

70.3%Nixon56,808

1.5%

R+42.1

R+30.2

R+18.9

80,789

1968

31.2%Humphrey20,979

43.1%Nixon28,928

25.7%

R+11.8

R+28.6

R+11.1

67,157

1964

58.4%Johnson31,653

41.6%Goldwater22,542

0.0%

D+16.8

R+0.3

R+5.8

54,195

1960

58.6%Kennedy26,050

41.4%Nixon18,436

0.0%

D+17.1

R+2.1

D+17.0

44,486

1956

59.6%Stevenson22,427

40.4%Eisenhower15,194

0.0%

D+19.2

R+2.5

D+34.6

37,621

1952

60.8%Stevenson23,393

39.2%Eisenhower15,057

0.0%

D+21.7

R+31.9

D+32.4

38,450

1948

73.5%Truman17,939

19.9%Dewey4,850

6.7%

D+53.6

R+10.2

D+49.1

24,423

1944

81.9%Roosevelt18,050

18.1%Dewey3,996

0.0%

D+63.7

R+10.6

D+56.3

22,046

1940

87.2%Roosevelt18,083

12.8%Willkie2,665

0.0%

D+74.3

R+3.7

D+64.4

20,748

1936

89.0%Roosevelt19,850

11.0%Landon2,456

0.0%

D+78.0

D+4.5

D+53.7

22,306

1932

86.0%Roosevelt14,863

12.6%Hoover2,170

1.4%

D+73.5

D+57.1

D+55.7

17,279

1928

58.2%Smith9,341

41.8%Hoover6,720

0.0%

D+16.3

R+29.3

D+33.8

16,061

1924

70.8%Davis8,376

25.1%Coolidge2,975

4.1%La Follette485

D+45.6

D+8.2

D+70.8

11,836

1920

68.7%Cox8,020

31.3%Harding3,653

0.0%

D+37.4

D+6.9

D+63.6

11,673

1916

65.2%Wilson4,627

34.7%Hughes2,461

0.1%

D+30.5

R+33.4

D+27.4

7,093

1912

68.8%Wilson3,996

4.9%Taft282

26.3%

D+64.0

D+52.7

D+44.4

5,807

1908

55.6%Bryan3,713

44.3%Taft2,961

0.1%

D+11.3

R+34.3

D+20.8

6,684

1904

72.6%Parker3,410

27.0%Roosevelt1,267

0.5%

D+45.6

D+36.1

D+65.3

4,700

1900

54.6%Bryan4,774

45.2%McKinley3,947

0.2%

D+9.5

D+2.3

D+17.0

8,736

1896

53.3%Bryan5,396

46.2%McKinley4,675

0.5%

D+7.1

R+13.0

D+13.2

10,121

1892

43.1%Cleveland3,724

23.0%Harrison1,987

33.9%

D+20.1

—

D+18.4

8,646

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

63.0%396,700

37.0%232,894

629,594

2020

62.6%375,231

37.4%223,794

599,025

2018

64.0%269,653

36.0%151,709

421,362

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

62.1%281,367

35.5%160,818

452,918

2020Class II

58.6%Cal Cunningham367,718

37.0%Thom Tillis232,388

627,229

2016Class III

55.3%Deborah Ross290,286

41.5%Richard M. Burr217,789

524,609

2014Class II

55.2%Kay Hagan180,033

41.7%Thom Tillis136,236

326,426

2010Class III

48.3%Elaine Marshall133,324

49.3%Richard M. Burr136,132

276,082

2008Class II

56.1%Kay Hagan245,774

40.9%Elizabeth Dole179,428

438,358

2004Class III

51.4%Erskine Bowles177,324

47.3%Richard M. Burr163,069

344,674

2002Class II

44.5%Erskine Bowles100,371

54.3%Elizabeth Dole122,445

225,623

1998Class III

51.5%John Edwards92,252

47.2%Lauch Faircloth84,547

179,208

1996Class II

50.6%Harvey B. Gannt113,606

48.2%Jesse Helms108,214

224,618

1992Class III

48.0%Terry Sanford99,315

48.5%Lauch Faircloth100,311

206,897

1990Class II

56.3%Harvey B. Gannt85,635

43.7%Jesse Helms66,379

152,018

1986Class III

53.9%Terry Sanford51,859

46.1%James Broyhill44,270

96,129

1984Class II

53.5%James B. Hunt Jr.75,974

45.9%Jesse Helms65,062

141,898

1980Class III

52.2%Robert B. Morgan54,343

46.7%John P. East48,663

104,148

1978Class II

41.0%John Ingram28,723

59.0%Jesse Helms41,388

70,111

1974Class III

64.7%Robert B. Morgan32,993

34.3%William E. Stevens17,480

50,957

1972Class II

46.3%Nick Galifianakis37,054

53.7%Jesse Helms43,056

80,110

1968Class III

62.3%Sam J. Ervin36,226

37.7%Robert V. Somers21,887

58,113

1966Class II

57.3%B. Everett Jordan21,315

42.6%John S. Shallcross15,852

37,169

1962Class III

67.4%Sam J. Ervin13,123

32.6%Claude L. Greene Jr.6,341

19,464

1960Class II

69.7%B. Everett Jordan27,493

30.3%Kyle Hayes11,957

39,450

1956Class III

83.0%Sam J. Ervin27,818

17.0%Joel A. Johnson5,709

33,527

1954Class II

80.4%W. Kerr Scott8,774

19.6%Paul C. West2,142

10,916

1950Class III

88.4%Clyde R. Hoey10,347

11.6%Halsey B. Leavitt1,359

11,706

1948Class II

84.8%J. Melville Broughton19,826

15.2%John A. Wilkinson3,561

23,387

1944Class III

90.2%Clyde R. Hoey19,108

9.8%A.I. Ferree2,078

21,186

1942Class II

91.6%Josiah W. Bailey3,890

8.4%Sam J. Morris358

4,248

1938Class III

—

0.0%Robert R. Reynolds0

0.0%Charles A. Jonas0

5,781

1936Class II

84.8%Josiah W. Bailey16,785

15.2%Frank R. Patton3,012

19,797

1932Class III

86.4%Robert R. Reynolds14,558

13.6%Jake F. Newell2,292

16,850

1930Class II

84.1%Josiah W. Bailey7,540

15.9%George M. Pritchard1,427

8,967

1926Class III

90.2%Lee S. Overman4,554

9.8%Johnson J. Hayes493

5,047

1924Class II

81.7%Furnifold Simmons9,318

18.3%A.A. Whitener2,084

11,402

1920Class III

71.7%Lee S. Overman8,307

28.3%A.E. Holton3,278

11,585

1918Class II

73.9%Furnifold Simmons3,740

26.1%John M. Morehead1,318

5,058

1914Class III

78.4%Lee S. Overman3,553

21.6%A.A. Whitener980

4,534

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1958Special · Class II

86.8%B. Everett Jordan7,626

13.2%Richard C. Clarke Jr.1,164

8,790

1954Special · Class III

—

0.0%Sam J. Ervin0

0.0%None0

8,856

1950Special · Class II

83.0%Willis Smith9,689

15.6%E.L. Gavin1,817

11,672

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

69.8%Josh Stein448,870

24.6%Mark Robinson157,912

642,792

2020

65.2%Roy Cooper410,386

33.2%Dan Forest209,183

629,673

2016

59.9%Roy Cooper315,555

37.9%Pat McCrory199,356

526,575

2012

48.5%Walter Dalton233,822

48.7%Pat McCrory234,584

482,102

2008

51.2%Bev Perdue224,032

45.1%Pat McCrory197,244

437,762

2004

58.8%Mike Easley205,535

39.7%Patrick Ballantine138,650

349,542

2000

55.1%Mike Easley150,014

43.1%Richard Vinroot117,283

272,125

1996

62.6%Jim Hunt142,568

36.1%Robin Hayes82,200

227,748

1992

56.9%Jim Hunt118,345

38.4%Jim Gardner79,808

207,893

1988

40.3%Robert B. Jordan62,530

59.7%James G. Martin92,498

155,028

1984

45.5%Rufus L. Edmisten63,798

54.1%James G. Martin75,856

140,319

1980

67.3%Jim Hunt71,896

31.5%I. Beverly Lake33,629

106,795

1976

61.8%Jim Hunt55,599

35.8%David Flaherty32,165

89,947

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