Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Yancey County, NC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Yancey County, North Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+34.3 — 3,635 Democratic to 7,509 Republican of 11,283 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 31.1 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 Yancey County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,635 | 7,509 | 139 | 32.2% | 66.6% | R+34.3 |
| 2020 | 3,688 | 7,516 | 148 | 32.5% | 66.2% | R+33.7 |
| 2016 | 3,196 | 6,385 | 379 | 32.1% | 64.1% | R+32.0 |
| 2012 | 3,981 | 5,278 | 192 | 42.1% | 55.8% | R+13.7 |
| 2008 | 4,486 | 5,045 | 186 | 46.2% | 51.9% | R+5.8 |
| 2004 | 4,434 | 4,940 | 57 | 47.0% | 52.4% | R+5.4 |
| 2000 | 3,714 | 4,970 | 80 | 42.4% | 56.7% | R+14.3 |
Yancey County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Yancey County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Yancey County, North Carolina in 2024 by R+34.3, with 11,283 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Yancey County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Yancey County shifted 0.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+33.7) and 2024 (R+34.3).
Is Yancey County more Democratic or Republican than North Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Yancey County went R+34.3 while North Carolina overall went R+3.2 — 31.1 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.