Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Swain County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Swain County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+23.7 — 2,643 Democratic to 4,311 Republican of 7,052 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.2 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 Swain County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,643 | 4,311 | 98 | 37.5% | 61.1% | R+23.7 |
| 2020 | 2,780 | 4,161 | 127 | 39.3% | 58.9% | R+19.5 |
| 2016 | 2,196 | 3,565 | 363 | 35.9% | 58.2% | R+22.4 |
| 2012 | 2,618 | 2,976 | 134 | 45.7% | 52.0% | R+6.2 |
| 2008 | 2,806 | 2,900 | 92 | 48.4% | 50.0% | R+1.6 |
| 2004 | 2,419 | 2,593 | 32 | 48.0% | 51.4% | R+3.4 |
| 2000 | 2,097 | 2,224 | 49 | 48.0% | 50.9% | R+2.9 |
Swain County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Swain County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Swain County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+23.7, with 7,052 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Swain County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Swain County shifted 4.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+19.5) and 2024 (R+23.7).
Is Swain County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Swain 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.