Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Chatham County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Chatham County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+12.4 — 29,014 Democratic to 22,507 Republican of 52,301 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.9 points toward Democrats. That makes it 15.6 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 Chatham County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,014 | 22,507 | 780 | 55.5% | 43.0% | D+12.4 |
| 2020 | 26,787 | 21,186 | 626 | 55.1% | 43.6% | D+11.5 |
| 2016 | 21,065 | 17,105 | 1,679 | 52.9% | 42.9% | D+9.9 |
| 2012 | 18,361 | 16,665 | 408 | 51.8% | 47.0% | D+4.8 |
| 2008 | 17,862 | 14,668 | 350 | 54.3% | 44.6% | D+9.7 |
| 2004 | 12,897 | 12,892 | 133 | 49.8% | 49.7% | Even |
| 2000 | 10,461 | 10,248 | 222 | 50.0% | 49.0% | D+1.0 |
Chatham County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Chatham County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Chatham County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+12.4, with 52,301 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Chatham County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Chatham County shifted 0.9 points toward Democrats between 2020 (D+11.5) and 2024 (D+12.4).
Is Chatham County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Chatham County went D+12.4 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 15.6 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.