Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Union County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Union County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+25.2 — 51,168 Democratic to 86,271 Republican of 139,355 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 22.0 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 Union County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51,168 | 86,271 | 1,916 | 36.7% | 61.9% | R+25.2 |
| 2020 | 48,725 | 80,382 | 1,904 | 37.2% | 61.4% | R+24.2 |
| 2016 | 34,337 | 66,707 | 4,666 | 32.5% | 63.1% | R+30.6 |
| 2012 | 32,473 | 61,107 | 1,148 | 34.3% | 64.5% | R+30.2 |
| 2008 | 31,189 | 54,123 | 777 | 36.2% | 62.9% | R+26.6 |
| 2004 | 17,974 | 42,820 | 207 | 29.5% | 70.2% | R+40.7 |
| 2000 | 14,890 | 31,876 | 395 | 31.6% | 67.6% | R+36.0 |
Union County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Union County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Union County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+25.2, with 139,355 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Union County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Union County shifted 1.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+24.2) and 2024 (R+25.2).
Is Union County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Union County went R+25.2 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 22.0 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.