Presidential elections · 2000–2024
New Hanover County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, New Hanover County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+0.6 — 68,814 Democratic to 67,949 Republican of 138,734 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 3.8 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 New Hanover County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68,814 | 67,949 | 1,971 | 49.6% | 49.0% | D+0.6 |
| 2020 | 66,138 | 63,331 | 2,361 | 50.2% | 48.0% | D+2.1 |
| 2016 | 50,979 | 55,344 | 5,582 | 45.6% | 49.5% | R+3.9 |
| 2012 | 48,668 | 53,385 | 1,575 | 47.0% | 51.5% | R+4.6 |
| 2008 | 49,145 | 50,544 | 976 | 48.8% | 50.2% | R+1.4 |
| 2004 | 35,572 | 45,351 | 324 | 43.8% | 55.8% | R+12.0 |
| 2000 | 29,292 | 36,503 | 524 | 44.2% | 55.0% | R+10.9 |
New Hanover County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried New Hanover County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried New Hanover County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+0.6, with 138,734 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did New Hanover County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
New Hanover County shifted 1.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+2.1) and 2024 (D+0.6).
Is New Hanover County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, New Hanover County went D+0.6 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 3.8 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.