Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Cleveland County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Cleveland County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+34.9 — 16,603 Democratic to 34,654 Republican of 51,706 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 31.7 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 Cleveland County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,603 | 34,654 | 449 | 32.1% | 67.0% | R+34.9 |
| 2020 | 16,955 | 33,798 | 555 | 33.0% | 65.9% | R+32.8 |
| 2016 | 14,964 | 28,479 | 1,230 | 33.5% | 63.7% | R+30.3 |
| 2012 | 17,062 | 25,793 | 485 | 39.4% | 59.5% | R+20.1 |
| 2008 | 17,363 | 26,078 | 394 | 39.6% | 59.5% | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | 14,215 | 22,750 | 114 | 38.3% | 61.4% | R+23.0 |
| 2000 | 13,455 | 19,064 | 227 | 41.1% | 58.2% | R+17.1 |
Cleveland County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Cleveland County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+34.9, with 51,706 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Cleveland County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Cleveland County shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+32.8) and 2024 (R+34.9).
Is Cleveland County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Cleveland County went R+34.9 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 31.7 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.