Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Person County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Person County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+23.7 — 8,295 Democratic to 13,509 Republican of 22,036 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 20.5 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 Person County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,295 | 13,509 | 232 | 37.6% | 61.3% | R+23.7 |
| 2020 | 8,465 | 13,184 | 245 | 38.7% | 60.2% | R+21.6 |
| 2016 | 7,833 | 11,185 | 597 | 39.9% | 57.0% | R+17.1 |
| 2012 | 8,418 | 10,496 | 192 | 44.1% | 54.9% | R+10.9 |
| 2008 | 8,446 | 10,030 | 156 | 45.3% | 53.8% | R+8.5 |
| 2004 | 6,198 | 8,973 | 43 | 40.7% | 59.0% | R+18.2 |
| 2000 | 5,042 | 6,722 | 69 | 42.6% | 56.8% | R+14.2 |
Person County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Person County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Person County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+23.7, with 22,036 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Person County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Person County shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+21.6) and 2024 (R+23.7).
Is Person County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Person County went R+23.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 20.5 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.