Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Cabarrus County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Cabarrus County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+7.7 — 54,494 Democratic to 63,746 Republican of 120,202 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.7 points toward Democrats. That makes it 4.5 points more Republican 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 Cabarrus County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54,494 | 63,746 | 1,962 | 45.3% | 53.0% | R+7.7 |
| 2020 | 52,162 | 63,237 | 1,828 | 44.5% | 53.9% | R+9.4 |
| 2016 | 35,521 | 53,819 | 3,949 | 38.1% | 57.7% | R+19.6 |
| 2012 | 32,849 | 49,557 | 1,160 | 39.3% | 59.3% | R+20.0 |
| 2008 | 31,546 | 45,924 | 524 | 40.4% | 58.9% | R+18.4 |
| 2004 | 19,803 | 40,780 | 241 | 32.6% | 67.0% | R+34.5 |
| 2000 | 16,284 | 32,704 | 393 | 33.0% | 66.2% | R+33.3 |
Cabarrus County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Cabarrus County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Cabarrus County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+7.7, with 120,202 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Cabarrus County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Cabarrus County shifted 1.7 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+9.4) and 2024 (R+7.7).
Is Cabarrus County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Cabarrus County went R+7.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 4.5 points more Republican 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.