Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Durham County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Durham County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+61.7 — 144,450 Democratic to 32,853 Republican of 180,912 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 64.9 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 Durham County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 144,450 | 32,853 | 3,609 | 79.8% | 18.2% | D+61.7 |
| 2020 | 144,688 | 32,459 | 2,767 | 80.4% | 18.0% | D+62.4 |
| 2016 | 121,250 | 28,350 | 6,534 | 77.7% | 18.2% | D+59.5 |
| 2012 | 111,224 | 33,769 | 1,742 | 75.8% | 23.0% | D+52.8 |
| 2008 | 103,456 | 32,353 | 1,088 | 75.6% | 23.6% | D+51.9 |
| 2004 | 74,524 | 34,614 | 513 | 68.0% | 31.6% | D+36.4 |
| 2000 | 53,907 | 30,150 | 547 | 63.7% | 35.6% | D+28.1 |
Durham County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Durham County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Durham County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+61.7, with 180,912 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Durham County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Durham County shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+62.4) and 2024 (D+61.7).
Is Durham County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Durham County went D+61.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 64.9 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.