Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Cumberland County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Cumberland County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+13.4 — 78,631 Democratic to 59,840 Republican of 140,513 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 16.6 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 Cumberland County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78,631 | 59,840 | 2,042 | 56.0% | 42.6% | D+13.4 |
| 2020 | 84,469 | 60,032 | 2,649 | 57.4% | 40.8% | D+16.6 |
| 2016 | 71,605 | 51,265 | 4,636 | 56.2% | 40.2% | D+16.0 |
| 2012 | 75,792 | 50,666 | 1,183 | 59.4% | 39.7% | D+19.7 |
| 2008 | 74,693 | 52,151 | 731 | 58.5% | 40.9% | D+17.7 |
| 2004 | 45,788 | 49,139 | 299 | 48.1% | 51.6% | R+3.5 |
| 2000 | 38,626 | 38,129 | 396 | 50.1% | 49.4% | D+0.6 |
Cumberland County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Cumberland County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Cumberland County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+13.4, with 140,513 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Cumberland County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Cumberland County shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+16.6) and 2024 (D+13.4).
Is Cumberland County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Cumberland County went D+13.4 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 16.6 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.