Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Carteret County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Carteret County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+43.0 — 12,813 Democratic to 32,508 Republican of 45,817 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 39.8 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 Carteret County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,813 | 32,508 | 496 | 28.0% | 71.0% | R+43.0 |
| 2020 | 12,093 | 30,028 | 574 | 28.3% | 70.3% | R+42.0 |
| 2016 | 9,939 | 26,569 | 1,273 | 26.3% | 70.3% | R+44.0 |
| 2012 | 10,301 | 24,775 | 441 | 29.0% | 69.8% | R+40.8 |
| 2008 | 11,130 | 23,131 | 336 | 32.2% | 66.9% | R+34.7 |
| 2004 | 7,732 | 17,716 | 127 | 30.2% | 69.3% | R+39.0 |
| 2000 | 8,839 | 17,381 | 241 | 33.4% | 65.7% | R+32.3 |
Carteret County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Carteret County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Carteret County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+43.0, with 45,817 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Carteret County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Carteret County shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+42.0) and 2024 (R+43.0).
Is Carteret County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Carteret County went R+43.0 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 39.8 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.