Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Gaston County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Gaston County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+25.0 — 44,062 Democratic to 73,828 Republican of 119,256 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.8 points toward Democrats. That makes it 21.8 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 Gaston County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44,062 | 73,828 | 1,366 | 36.9% | 61.9% | R+25.0 |
| 2020 | 40,959 | 73,033 | 1,506 | 35.5% | 63.2% | R+27.8 |
| 2016 | 31,177 | 61,798 | 3,456 | 32.3% | 64.1% | R+31.8 |
| 2012 | 33,171 | 56,138 | 1,174 | 36.7% | 62.0% | R+25.4 |
| 2008 | 31,384 | 52,507 | 511 | 37.2% | 62.2% | R+25.0 |
| 2004 | 20,254 | 43,252 | 249 | 31.8% | 67.8% | R+36.1 |
| 2000 | 19,281 | 39,453 | 445 | 32.6% | 66.7% | R+34.1 |
Gaston County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Gaston County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Gaston County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+25.0, with 119,256 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Gaston County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Gaston County shifted 2.8 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+27.8) and 2024 (R+25.0).
Is Gaston County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Gaston County went R+25.0 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 21.8 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.