Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Mecklenburg County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+32.7 — 376,454 Democratic to 187,770 Republican of 577,505 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 35.9 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 Mecklenburg County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 376,454 | 187,770 | 13,281 | 65.2% | 32.5% | D+32.7 |
| 2020 | 378,107 | 179,211 | 9,735 | 66.7% | 31.6% | D+35.1 |
| 2016 | 294,562 | 155,518 | 22,777 | 62.3% | 32.9% | D+29.4 |
| 2012 | 272,262 | 171,668 | 4,970 | 60.7% | 38.2% | D+22.4 |
| 2008 | 253,958 | 153,848 | 3,011 | 61.8% | 37.4% | D+24.4 |
| 2004 | 166,828 | 155,084 | 1,190 | 51.6% | 48.0% | D+3.6 |
| 2000 | 126,911 | 134,068 | 2,057 | 48.2% | 51.0% | R+2.7 |
Mecklenburg County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Mecklenburg County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+32.7, with 577,505 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Mecklenburg County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Mecklenburg County shifted 2.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+35.1) and 2024 (D+32.7).
Is Mecklenburg County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Mecklenburg County went D+32.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 35.9 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.