Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Buncombe County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Buncombe County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+24.7 — 98,662 Democratic to 59,016 Republican of 160,510 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.6 points toward Democrats. That makes it 27.9 points more Democratic than North Carolina overall (R+3.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Buncombe County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98,662 | 59,016 | 2,832 | 61.5% | 36.8% | D+24.7 |
| 2020 | 96,515 | 62,412 | 2,642 | 59.7% | 38.6% | D+21.1 |
| 2016 | 75,452 | 55,716 | 7,779 | 54.3% | 40.1% | D+14.2 |
| 2012 | 70,625 | 54,701 | 2,370 | 55.3% | 42.8% | D+12.5 |
| 2008 | 69,716 | 52,494 | 1,585 | 56.3% | 42.4% | D+13.9 |
| 2004 | 51,868 | 52,491 | 654 | 49.4% | 50.0% | R+0.6 |
| 2000 | 38,545 | 46,101 | 830 | 45.1% | 53.9% | R+8.8 |
Buncombe County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Buncombe County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Buncombe County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+24.7, with 160,510 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Buncombe County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Buncombe County shifted 3.6 points toward Democrats between 2020 (D+21.1) and 2024 (D+24.7).
Is Buncombe County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Buncombe County went D+24.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 27.9 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.