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State

North Carolina

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024StatewideR+3.2

100 counties by 2024 margin · County presidential returns

County results100 areas · 2024 President vote · select an area for its full record

DurhamD+61.7Dem 144,450Rep 32,853Other 3,609Total 180,912OrangeD+50.8Dem 65,444Rep 20,806Other 1,557Total 87,807MecklenburgD+32.7Dem 376,469Rep 187,777Other 13,281Total 577,527HertfordD+26.6Dem 6,171Rep 3,556Other 91Total 9,818WakeD+25.4Dem 402,984Rep 236,735Other 13,861Total 653,580BuncombeD+24.7Dem 98,662Rep 59,016Other 2,832Total 160,510EdgecombeD+22.7Dem 14,902Rep 9,356Other 193Total 24,451GuilfordD+21.8Dem 171,118Rep 109,077Other 4,858Total 285,053WarrenD+18.9Dem 5,872Rep 3,976Other 165Total 10,013HalifaxD+17.7Dem 14,014Rep 9,778Other 173Total 23,965BertieD+15.7Dem 5,279Rep 3,840Other 67Total 9,186NorthamptonD+14.5Dem 5,239Rep 3,905Other 71Total 9,215CumberlandD+13.4Dem 78,631Rep 59,840Other 2,042Total 140,513VanceD+13.3Dem 11,292Rep 8,614Other 186Total 20,092ForsythD+13.1Dem 114,145Rep 87,292Other 3,289Total 204,726ChathamD+12.4Dem 29,014Rep 22,507Other 780Total 52,301WashingtonD+6.2Dem 3,138Rep 2,768Other 38Total 5,944PittD+6.0Dem 45,596Rep 40,403Other 1,132Total 87,131WataugaD+6.0Dem 17,225Rep 15,254Other 616Total 33,095HokeD+5.9Dem 11,896Rep 10,547Other 324Total 22,767New HanoverD+0.6Dem 68,814Rep 67,949Other 1,971Total 138,734WilsonD+0.4Dem 19,909Rep 19,750Other 386Total 40,045NashR+1.8Dem 25,508Rep 26,431Other 532Total 52,471AnsonR+2.5Dem 5,253Rep 5,525Other 97Total 10,875PasquotankR+4.9Dem 9,549Rep 10,537Other 257Total 20,343LenoirR+6.8Dem 12,700Rep 14,564Other 239Total 27,503ScotlandR+6.9Dem 6,754Rep 7,767Other 105Total 14,626CabarrusR+7.7Dem 54,494Rep 63,746Other 1,962Total 120,202AlamanceR+8.1Dem 40,624Rep 47,937Other 1,270Total 89,831JacksonR+9.3Dem 9,746Rep 11,796Other 400Total 21,942GranvilleR+9.4Dem 14,368Rep 17,385Other 356Total 32,109MartinR+10.3Dem 5,360Rep 6,601Other 79Total 12,040TransylvaniaR+12.1Dem 8,972Rep 11,492Other 316Total 20,780FranklinR+13.5Dem 18,167Rep 23,938Other 562Total 42,667HendersonR+14.5Dem 29,361Rep 39,497Other 1,116Total 69,974WayneR+16.4Dem 22,618Rep 31,580Other 564Total 54,762LeeR+17.4Dem 12,245Rep 17,489Other 347Total 30,081GreeneR+18.1Dem 3,437Rep 4,965Other 48Total 8,450DareR+18.7Dem 10,074Rep 14,792Other 330Total 25,196BladenR+20.4Dem 6,620Rep 10,035Other 109Total 16,764CravenR+20.4Dem 22,011Rep 33,477Other 685Total 56,173RichmondR+20.9Dem 7,787Rep 11,931Other 155Total 19,873TyrrellR+21.5Dem 680Rep 1,057Other 20Total 1,757JohnstonR+21.5Dem 48,116Rep 74,878Other 1,684Total 124,678GatesR+21.6Dem 2,268Rep 3,538Other 62Total 5,868HydeR+22.1Dem 931Rep 1,465Other 25Total 2,421ChowanR+22.4Dem 2,895Rep 4,587Other 70Total 7,552MadisonR+23.4Dem 5,090Rep 8,275Other 256Total 13,621SwainR+23.7Dem 2,643Rep 4,311Other 98Total 7,052PersonR+23.7Dem 8,295Rep 13,509Other 232Total 22,036CaswellR+24.5Dem 4,493Rep 7,445Other 102Total 12,040BrunswickR+24.8Dem 40,557Rep 67,658Other 1,163Total 109,378GastonR+25.0Dem 44,062Rep 73,828Other 1,366Total 119,256HarnettR+25.0Dem 23,472Rep 39,440Other 845Total 63,757HaywoodR+25.0Dem 13,913Rep 23,393Other 545Total 37,851PolkR+25.1Dem 4,827Rep 8,107Other 134Total 13,068UnionR+25.2Dem 51,168Rep 86,271Other 1,916Total 139,355JonesR+25.7Dem 2,007Rep 3,409Other 47Total 5,463RobesonR+27.6Dem 16,728Rep 29,647Other 395Total 46,770DuplinR+28.9Dem 8,057Rep 14,677Other 164Total 22,898MooreR+29.4Dem 21,449Rep 39,633Other 737Total 61,819SampsonR+29.7Dem 9,797Rep 18,178Other 226Total 28,201BeaufortR+31.0Dem 9,049Rep 17,296Other 227Total 26,572PamlicoR+32.0Dem 2,676Rep 5,229Other 71Total 7,976IredellR+32.5Dem 36,739Rep 72,801Other 1,335Total 110,875ColumbusR+33.9Dem 8,648Rep 17,592Other 162Total 26,402YanceyR+34.3Dem 3,635Rep 7,511Other 139Total 11,285PenderR+34.9Dem 12,460Rep 26,042Other 407Total 38,909ClevelandR+34.9Dem 16,603Rep 34,654Other 449Total 51,706RockinghamR+35.8Dem 15,676Rep 33,447Other 472Total 49,595RowanR+35.8Dem 23,788Rep 50,807Other 799Total 75,394OnslowR+35.8Dem 25,684Rep 54,960Other 1,037Total 81,681MontgomeryR+37.8Dem 4,045Rep 9,026Other 108Total 13,179MaconR+37.9Dem 6,675Rep 14,981Other 278Total 21,934CatawbaR+37.9Dem 26,569Rep 59,577Other 963Total 87,109PerquimansR+39.3Dem 2,269Rep 5,278Other 119Total 7,666BurkeR+41.1Dem 13,272Rep 32,130Other 445Total 45,847CarteretR+43.0Dem 12,813Rep 32,508Other 496Total 45,817AsheR+44.3Dem 4,431Rep 11,629Other 193Total 16,253LincolnR+45.6Dem 14,842Rep 40,183Other 557Total 55,582DavieR+46.2Dem 6,988Rep 19,398Other 464Total 26,850DavidsonR+46.9Dem 24,150Rep 67,959Other 1,343Total 93,452RutherfordR+47.7Dem 8,914Rep 25,456Other 300Total 34,670CurrituckR+47.8Dem 4,604Rep 13,235Other 214Total 18,053McDowellR+49.1Dem 5,911Rep 17,520Other 224Total 23,655ClayR+50.0Dem 1,899Rep 5,761Other 68Total 7,728CamdenR+50.7Dem 1,522Rep 4,716Other 66Total 6,304StanlyR+50.8Dem 8,881Rep 27,518Other 315Total 36,714AlleghanyR+51.8Dem 1,533Rep 4,900Other 63Total 6,496AveryR+52.3Dem 2,220Rep 7,181Other 88Total 9,489CaldwellR+52.5Dem 10,146Rep 33,009Other 385Total 43,540SurryR+53.2Dem 8,613Rep 28,565Other 330Total 37,508MitchellR+55.7Dem 1,918Rep 6,844Other 84Total 8,846RandolphR+57.1Dem 15,951Rep 59,357Other 700Total 76,008CherokeeR+57.2Dem 3,686Rep 13,883Other 255Total 17,824StokesR+59.5Dem 5,380Rep 21,548Other 247Total 27,175WilkesR+59.5Dem 7,194Rep 28,812Other 314Total 36,320AlexanderR+59.7Dem 4,060Rep 16,404Other 213Total 20,677YadkinR+62.3Dem 3,739Rep 16,439Other 219Total 20,397GrahamR+63.7Dem 839Rep 3,883Other 57Total 4,779

People and households

Who lives here

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

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English12.7%9.5%

German9.4%12.5%

Irish8.4%9.4%

American8.3%5.3%

Italian3.3%4.8%

Scottish2.3%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.4%—

Polish1.0%2.2%

African American†18.3%9.9%

African0.7%0.5%

Nigerian0.2%0.2%

Jamaican0.2%0.4%

Mexican5.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican1.2%1.8%

Salvadoran0.7%0.7%

Honduran0.7%0.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.5%

Cuban0.3%0.7%

Dominican0.3%0.7%

Colombian0.3%0.4%

Asian Indian1.2%1.4%

Chinese0.4%1.3%

Vietnamese0.3%0.6%

Filipino0.2%0.9%

Korean0.2%0.4%

Lumbee0.4%—

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	North Carolina	United States
Median age	39.5	39.1
Age 18–24	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

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

Housing and tenure

Measure	North Carolina	United States
Owner-occupied homes	66.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	33.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$288,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,228	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	North Carolina	United States
Mean commute	25.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.5%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	71.5%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.7%	3.2%
Works from home	16.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	North Carolina	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	13.5%	22.3%
Spanish	8.7%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.1%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	North Carolina	United States
Catholic	8.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	26.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	48.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.1%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	North Carolina	United States
Foreign-born residents	9.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	3.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	5.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.477	0.483

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 · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 72.9% of 7,898,160 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic47.6%2,715,375TrumpRepublican50.9%2,898,423SteinGreen0.4%24,762

R+3.2

Lead: 183,048
Total: 5,699,141
vs nation: R+1.7
Turnout: 72.9%

BidenDemocratic48.6%2,684,292TrumpRepublican49.9%2,758,775JorgensenLibertarian0.9%48,678

R+1.3

Lead: 74,483
Total: 5,524,804
vs nation: R+5.8
Turnout: 72.6%

ClintonDemocratic46.2%2,189,316TrumpRepublican49.8%2,362,631JohnsonLibertarian2.7%130,126

R+3.7

Lead: 173,315
Total: 4,741,564
vs nation: R+5.7
Turnout: 65.8%

ObamaDemocratic48.4%2,178,391RomneyRepublican50.4%2,270,395JohnsonLibertarian1.0%44,515

R+2.0

Lead: 92,004
Total: 4,505,372
vs nation: R+5.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic49.7%2,142,651MccainRepublican49.4%2,128,474BarrLibertarian0.6%25,722

D+0.3

Lead: 14,177
Total: 4,310,789
vs nation: R+6.9
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic43.6%1,525,849BushRepublican56.0%1,961,166BadnarikLibertarian0.3%11,731

R+12.4

Lead: 435,317
Total: 3,501,007
vs nation: R+10.0
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic43.2%1,257,692BushRepublican56.0%1,631,163BrowneLibertarian0.5%13,891

R+12.8

Lead: 373,471
Total: 2,911,262
vs nation: R+13.3
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic44.0%1,107,849DoleRepublican48.7%1,225,938PerotReform Party6.7%168,059

R+4.7

Lead: 118,089
Total: 2,515,807
vs nation: R+13.2
Turnout: —

North Carolina last voted for a Democrat for president in 2008, when Barack Obama carried it by three-tenths of a point — and it has gone the other way every cycle since, by margins that have stayed narrow: R+2.0 in 2012, R+3.7 in 2016, R+1.3 in 2020, and R+3.2 in 2024. Donald Trump carried it again last year, 2,898,429 votes to 2,715,382, the one Southern battleground he held while Georgia stayed within two points and Arizona within six. The whole state turned out 5.7 million voters. Twenty-two of its hundred counties went Democratic, and seventy-eight Republican, the split that has defined the modern map.

The Democratic vote sits in two places. The urban crescent runs through the largest counties — Mecklenburg, holding Charlotte, at D+32.7; Wake, around Raleigh, at D+25.4; Durham at D+61.7, the widest county margin in the state; Guilford, around Greensboro, at D+21.8; and Forsyth, around Winston-Salem, at D+13.1 — five counties that together cast more than 1.9 million votes. The second is the Black east, the old plantation belt along the Virginia line, where Hertford voted D+26.6 and Edgecombe D+22.7. Against them the rural west and the coastal plain run Republican, out to Graham County in the mountains at R+63.7, the state’s widest the other way.

The suburbs are where the state is decided, and the registration map shows the ground shifting under it. North Carolina records party registration, and in 2008 Democrats held 2.78 million registered voters to the Republicans’ 1.95 million. By 2024 the order had inverted: 2.97 million voters registered with neither party, ahead of 2.46 million Democrats and 2.35 million Republicans. The state also splits its ticket — in 2024 it gave Trump the presidential vote and elected Josh Stein, a Democrat, governor on the same night. Underneath sits a state of 10.7 million, 60 percent White and 20 percent Black, 26.5 percent Evangelical and 8th of fifty in that share.

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