Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sampson County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sampson County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+29.7 — 9,797 Democratic to 18,178 Republican of 28,201 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 26.5 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 Sampson County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,797 | 18,178 | 226 | 34.7% | 64.5% | R+29.7 |
| 2020 | 10,966 | 17,411 | 241 | 38.3% | 60.8% | R+22.5 |
| 2016 | 10,547 | 14,838 | 543 | 40.7% | 57.2% | R+16.5 |
| 2012 | 11,566 | 14,422 | 186 | 44.2% | 55.1% | R+10.9 |
| 2008 | 11,836 | 14,038 | 164 | 45.5% | 53.9% | R+8.5 |
| 2004 | 9,649 | 12,600 | 39 | 43.3% | 56.5% | R+13.2 |
| 2000 | 8,768 | 10,410 | 61 | 45.6% | 54.1% | R+8.5 |
Sampson County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sampson County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Sampson County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+29.7, with 28,201 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sampson County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sampson County shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+22.5) and 2024 (R+29.7).
Is Sampson County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Sampson County went R+29.7 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 26.5 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.