Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Watauga County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Watauga County, North Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+6.0 — 17,225 Democratic to 15,254 Republican of 33,095 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 9.2 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 Watauga County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,225 | 15,254 | 616 | 52.0% | 46.1% | D+6.0 |
| 2020 | 17,122 | 14,451 | 647 | 53.1% | 44.9% | D+8.3 |
| 2016 | 14,138 | 13,697 | 2,150 | 47.2% | 45.7% | D+1.5 |
| 2012 | 13,002 | 13,861 | 811 | 47.0% | 50.1% | R+3.1 |
| 2008 | 14,558 | 13,344 | 470 | 51.3% | 47.0% | D+4.3 |
| 2004 | 11,232 | 12,659 | 159 | 46.7% | 52.6% | R+5.9 |
| 2000 | 7,959 | 10,438 | 326 | 42.5% | 55.7% | R+13.2 |
Watauga County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Watauga County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Watauga County, North Carolina in 2024 by D+6.0, with 33,095 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Watauga County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Watauga County shifted 2.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+8.3) and 2024 (D+6.0).
Is Watauga County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Watauga County went D+6.0 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 9.2 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.