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Charlotte
presidential margin
2008R+6.62012R+8.92016R+11.12020R+7.32024R+9.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+9.0
2024
median income$79,152U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age38.9U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.8%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.6%U.S. 35.6%
non-english14.4%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English11.3%
German10.4%
American9.0%
African American†17.5%
African0.8%
Haitian0.2%
Mexican4.8%
Puerto Rican1.1%
Honduran1.1%
Asian Indian1.6%
Vietnamese0.4%
Chinese0.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline9.8%
Black Protestant3.2%
Muslim1.4%
Other Christian1.1%
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, North Carolina

Akashic
CharlotteTrumpR+9.0
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Charlotte, NCA map of the constituent counties of Charlotte, 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.Watauga County, NC · D+6.0Anson County, NC · R+2.5Gaston County, NC · R+25.0Stanly County, NC · R+50.8Alexander County, NC · R+59.7Burke County, NC · R+41.1Chesterfield County, SC · R+28.1Caldwell County, NC · R+52.5Lincoln County, NC · R+45.6Union County, NC · R+25.2Avery County, NC · R+52.3Rowan County, NC · R+35.8Ashe County, NC · R+44.3Lancaster County, SC · R+24.8Cleveland County, NC · R+34.9Richmond County, NC · R+20.9Iredell County, NC · R+32.5Chester County, SC · R+17.2Catawba County, NC · R+37.9York County, SC · R+19.1Mecklenburg County, NC · D+32.7Cabarrus County, NC · R+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.7%972,799
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.7%810,628
Jill SteinGreen1.6%28,375
D+60
R+60
22 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (22 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Charlotte, NC — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Alexander County, NCRepublicanR+59.7
Anson County, NCRepublicanR+2.5
Ashe County, NCRepublicanR+44.3
Avery County, NCRepublicanR+52.3
Burke County, NCRepublicanR+41.1
Cabarrus County, NCRepublicanR+7.7
Caldwell County, NCRepublicanR+52.5
Catawba County, NCRepublicanR+37.9
Chester County, SCRepublicanR+17.2
Chesterfield County, SCRepublicanR+28.1
Cleveland County, NCRepublicanR+34.9
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
Richmond County, NCRepublicanR+20.9
Rowan County, NCRepublicanR+35.8
Stanly County, NCRepublicanR+50.8
Union County, NCRepublicanR+25.2
Watauga County, NCDemocraticD+6.0
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
44.7%Harris810,628
53.7%Trump972,799
1.6%Stein28,375
−9.0%
1,811,802
R
45.6%Biden798,847
52.9%Trump926,602
1.5%Jorgensen25,675
−7.3%
1,751,124
R
42.4%Clinton618,874
53.5%Trump781,077
4.2%Johnson61,346
−11.1%
1,461,297
R
44.9%Obama613,599
53.8%Romney734,898
1.3%Johnson17,833
−8.9%
1,366,330
R
46.2%Obama597,699
52.8%McCain683,606
1.0%Barr12,562
−6.6%
1,293,867
R
39.9%Kerry411,847
59.6%Bush615,114
0.5%Badnarik4,710
−19.7%
1,031,671
R
39.7%Gore343,317
59.4%Bush514,476
0.9%Browne7,883
−19.8%
865,676
R
41.5%Clinton303,967
50.9%Dole373,469
7.6%Perot55,698
−9.5%
733,134
R
38.8%Clinton304,135
46.9%Bush366,981
14.3%Perot111,818
−8.0%
782,934
R
37.3%Dukakis237,330
62.4%Bush397,391
0.3%Fulani1,818
−25.1%
636,539
R
33.5%Mondale214,935
66.2%Reagan424,274
0.2%Bergland1,489
−32.7%
640,698
R
45.6%Carter251,521
51.0%Reagan281,319
3.4%Anderson18,548
−5.4%
551,388
D
54.5%Carter280,107
45.0%Ford231,467
0.4%Anderson2,280
+9.5%
513,854
R
27.9%McGovern127,155
70.5%Nixon321,762
1.6%Schmitz7,514
−42.6%
456,431
R
26.2%Humphrey125,449
46.3%Nixon221,940
27.6%Wallace132,314
−20.1%
479,703
D
52.9%Johnson229,352
47.1%Goldwater204,199
0.0%Hass4
+5.8%
433,555
R
47.7%Kennedy203,504
52.3%Nixon223,314
0.0%
−4.6%
426,818
R
43.5%Stevenson159,541
55.6%Eisenhower203,888
0.9%Andrews3,196
−12.1%
366,625
R
46.4%Stevenson179,619
53.6%Eisenhower207,217
0.0%
−7.1%
386,836
D
46.1%Truman100,157
36.9%Dewey80,182
17.0%Thurmond36,882
+9.2%
217,221
D
64.6%Roosevelt142,119
35.3%Dewey77,677
0.1%Thomas287
+29.3%
220,083
D
73.6%Roosevelt167,582
26.4%Willkie59,999
0.0%Thomas2
+47.3%
227,583
D
73.9%Roosevelt172,242
26.1%Landon60,860
0.0%Lemke98
+47.8%
233,200
D
69.0%Roosevelt133,755
30.4%Hoover58,925
0.7%Thomas1,306
+38.6%
193,986
R
44.6%Smith73,946
55.4%Hoover92,011
0.0%Thomas6
−10.9%
165,963
D
59.8%Davis76,483
38.5%Coolidge49,260
1.7%La Follette2,232
+21.3%
127,975
D
57.9%Cox84,519
42.1%Harding61,494
0.0%
+15.8%
146,013
D
61.1%Wilson44,803
38.8%Hughes28,403
0.1%Benson85
+22.4%
73,291
D
62.0%Wilson37,231
7.4%Taft4,415
30.7%Roosevelt18,412
+54.6%
60,058
D
59.6%Bryan36,477
40.1%Taft24,551
0.3%Debs177
+19.5%
61,205
D
63.1%Parker30,045
35.7%Roosevelt16,966
1.2%Debs578
+27.5%
47,589
D
59.1%Bryan33,450
39.4%McKinley22,294
1.5%Woolley862
+19.7%
56,606
D
63.1%Bryan43,437
36.1%McKinley24,876
0.8%Palmer569
+26.9%
68,882
D
57.0%Cleveland34,225
27.9%Harrison16,781
15.1%Weaver9,059
+29.0%
60,065
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: −9.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−9.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+29.0%
1896+26.9%
1900+19.7%
1904+27.5%
1908+19.5%
1912+54.6%
1916+22.4%
1920+15.8%
1924+21.3%
1928−10.9%
1932+38.6%
1936+47.8%
1940+47.3%
1944+29.3%
1948+9.2%
1952−7.1%
1956−12.1%
1960−4.6%
1964+5.8%
1968−20.1%
1972−42.6%
1976+9.5%
1980−5.4%
1984−32.7%
1988−25.1%
1992−8.0%
1996−9.5%
2000−19.8%
2004−19.7%
2008−6.6%
2012−8.9%
2016−11.1%
2020−7.3%
2024−9.0%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in CharlotteRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2012. Latest total 1,799,433 in 2012.449.9K899.7K1.3M1.8M1.8M20082012
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

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

Voter registration in Charlotte
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2008 (partial)1,657,633674,228597,631384,7691,005
2012 (partial)1,799,433699,217621,590473,4655,161
Source: State election authorities

The Charlotte DMA spans the Carolina Piedmont and has added nearly a million residents since 2010, making its fast-growing outer suburbs among the most closely watched bellwether zones in statewide contests for both North and South Carolina.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 42.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.0 points.

A population of 3,488,246, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,152 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atlanta and Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem.

Political twins — media markets

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

Atlanta
Georgia
84.8twin score
population scalecollege share% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
North Carolina
79.0twin score
2000 margin% Black12-yr trend≠ median income
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas
76.9twin score
population scale12-yr trendcollege share≠ % Latino

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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Places within Charlotte

counties22
Alexander CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCatawba CountyChester CountyChesterfield CountyCleveland CountyGaston CountyIredell CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyMecklenburg CountyRichmond CountyRowan CountyStanly CountyUnion CountyWatauga CountyYork County

Frequently asked questions

How did Charlotte, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlotte, North Carolina voted Republican by 9.0 points (R+9.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,811,802 votes cast, 810,628 went Democratic and 972,799 went Republican.
When did Charlotte, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Charlotte, North Carolina has a population of 3,488,246 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Median household income in Charlotte, North Carolina is $79,152 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Charlotte, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.