Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Polk County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Polk County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+25.1 — 4,827 Democratic to 8,107 Republican of 13,068 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.6 points toward Democrats. That makes it 21.9 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 Polk County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,827 | 8,107 | 134 | 36.9% | 62.0% | R+25.1 |
| 2020 | 4,518 | 7,689 | 151 | 36.6% | 62.2% | R+25.7 |
| 2016 | 3,735 | 6,768 | 431 | 34.2% | 61.9% | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | 4,013 | 6,236 | 140 | 38.6% | 60.0% | R+21.4 |
| 2008 | 4,396 | 5,990 | 176 | 41.6% | 56.7% | R+15.1 |
| 2004 | 3,787 | 5,140 | 94 | 42.0% | 57.0% | R+15.0 |
| 2000 | 3,114 | 5,074 | 115 | 37.5% | 61.1% | R+23.6 |
Polk County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Polk County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Polk County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+25.1, with 13,068 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Polk County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Polk County shifted 0.6 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+25.7) and 2024 (R+25.1).
Is Polk County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Polk County went R+25.1 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 21.9 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.