Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Forsyth County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Forsyth County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+13.1 — 114,145 Democratic to 87,292 Republican of 204,726 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 16.3 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 Forsyth County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114,145 | 87,292 | 3,289 | 55.8% | 42.6% | D+13.1 |
| 2020 | 113,033 | 85,064 | 3,173 | 56.2% | 42.3% | D+13.9 |
| 2016 | 94,464 | 75,975 | 7,873 | 53.0% | 42.6% | D+10.4 |
| 2012 | 92,323 | 79,768 | 1,978 | 53.0% | 45.8% | D+7.2 |
| 2008 | 91,085 | 73,674 | 1,374 | 54.8% | 44.3% | D+10.5 |
| 2004 | 63,340 | 75,294 | 491 | 45.5% | 54.1% | R+8.6 |
| 2000 | 52,457 | 67,700 | 785 | 43.4% | 56.0% | R+12.6 |
Forsyth County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Forsyth County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Forsyth County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+13.1, with 204,726 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Forsyth County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Forsyth County shifted 0.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+13.9) and 2024 (D+13.1).
Is Forsyth County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Forsyth County went D+13.1 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 16.3 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.