Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Wake County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Wake County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+25.4 — 402,984 Democratic to 236,735 Republican of 653,580 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 28.6 points more Democratic 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 Wake County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 402,984 | 236,735 | 13,861 | 61.7% | 36.2% | D+25.4 |
| 2020 | 393,336 | 226,197 | 12,297 | 62.3% | 35.8% | D+26.5 |
| 2016 | 302,736 | 196,082 | 28,806 | 57.4% | 37.2% | D+20.2 |
| 2012 | 267,262 | 211,596 | 7,569 | 54.9% | 43.5% | D+11.4 |
| 2008 | 250,891 | 187,001 | 4,353 | 56.7% | 42.3% | D+14.4 |
| 2004 | 169,909 | 177,324 | 1,611 | 48.7% | 50.8% | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | 123,466 | 142,494 | 2,260 | 46.0% | 53.1% | R+7.1 |
Wake County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Wake County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Wake County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+25.4, with 653,580 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Wake County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Wake County shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+26.5) and 2024 (D+25.4).
Is Wake County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Wake County went D+25.4 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 28.6 points more Democratic 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.