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Burke County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 87,881   ( 3,031 from 2010 , 308 from 2020)
Land area: 506.2 square miles
Population density: 173.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:70,999 80.79% 5.9%
Black:5,4456.20% 8.5%
Indian:2760.31% 33.3%
Asian:3,3803.85% 1.7%
2+ races:1,6051.83% 30.1%
Hispanic:6,1767.03% 33.3%
Total non-White:16,88219.21% 9.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,877 10.7
Deaths:2,89416.5
Net Migration: 1,2557.2
Net Immigration: 420.2
Change in White population:-4,473 -4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:1,442 1.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Burke County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,781 R +2,914 R + 0.6%
D +1,867
2020 vs. 2012 R +8,752 R +9,335 R + 16.7%
D -583
2020 vs. 2008 R +8,917 R +10,700 R + 21.1%
D -1,783
2016 vs. 2008 R +4,136 R +7,786 R + 20.5%
D -3,650
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 63% Donald Trump* (R) 31,019 69.5% Joe Biden (D) 13,118 29.4% 465 [+] 1.0% 44,602 20 23 0.81%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 26,238 67.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,251 28.9% 1,431 [+] 3.7% 38,920 18 22 0.82%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 22,267 60.9% Barack Obama* (D) 13,701 37.5% 576 [+] 1.6% 36,544 11 14 0.81%
2008 53% John McCain (R) 22,102 59.0% Barack Obama (D) 14,901 39.8% 440 [+] 1.2% 37,443 10 13 0.87%
2004 45% George W. Bush* (R) 18,922 61.5% John Kerry (D) 11,728 38.1% 112 [+] 0.4% 30,762 5 11 0.88%
2000 45% George W. Bush (R) 18,466 60.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 11,924 38.9% 268 [+] 0.9% 30,658 4 12 1.05%
1996 44% Robert Dole (R) 13,853 49.0% Bill Clinton* (D) 11,678 41.3% 2,760 [+] 9.8% 28,291 0 8 1.12%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 13,397 44.5% Bill Clinton (D) 12,565 41.7% 4,160 [+] 13.8% 30,122 1 7 1.15%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 15,933 59.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 10,848 40.4% 38 [+] 0.1% 26,819 1 6 1.26%
1984 54% Ronald Reagan* (R) 18,766 64.3% Walter Mondale (D) 10,353 35.5% 59 0.2% 29,178 2 6 1.34%
1980 49% Ronald Reagan (R) 12,956 51.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,680 46.0% 781 [+] 3.1% 25,417 2 0 1.37%
1976 54% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,254 58.3% Gerald Ford* (R) 10,070 41.2% 116 [+] 0.5% 24,440 -3 -7 1.46%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 14,447 69.0% George McGovern (D) 6,197 29.6% 306 [+] 1.5% 20,950 -1 8 1.38%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 11,068 48.8% George Wallace (AIP) 5,892 26.0% 5,704 [+] 25.2% 22,664 9 5 1.43%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,815 56.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 10,081 44.0% 0 0.0% 22,896 0 6 1.61%
1960 78% Richard Nixon (R) 12,925 56.3% John Kennedy (D) 10,015 43.7% 0 0.0% 22,940 8 7 1.68%
1956 71% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 11,823 59.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,999 40.4% 0 0.0% 19,822 10 2 1.70%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 11,113 59.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,732 41.0% 0 0.0% 18,845 13 4 1.56%
1948 58% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,374 47.3% Harry Truman* (D) 6,226 46.2% 888 [+] 6.6% 13,488 15 2 1.70%
1944 58% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,795 53.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,855 46.3% 0 0.0% 12,650 13 0 1.60%
1940 59% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,242 59.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 4,889 40.3% 0 0.0% 12,131 14 -4 1.47%
1936 79% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,654 58.2% Alf Landon (R) 5,506 41.8% 0 0.0% 13,160 15 5 1.57%
1932 72% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,866 54.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,823 44.9% 47 [+] 0.4% 10,736 16 5 1.51%
1928 61% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,108 63.9% Al Smith (D) 2,881 36.1% 0 0.0% 7,989 9 6 1.26%
1924 61% John Davis (D) 4,137 56.5% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,190 43.5% 0 0.0% 7,327 4 -10 1.52%
1920 64% Warren Harding (R) 3,592 52.4% James Cox (D) 3,262 47.6% 0 0.0% 6,854 9 -8 1.27%
1916 30% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,621 52.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,474 47.6% 0 0.0% 3,095 6 2 1.07%
1912 27% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,365 50.5% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,288 47.7% 48 [+] 1.8% 2,701 -10 -21 1.11%
1908 30% William Taft (R) 1,358 50.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,310 49.1% 0 0.0% 2,668 5 -1 1.06%
1904 25% Alton Parker (D) 1,080 51.9% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,001 48.1% 0 0.0% 2,081 8 -8 1.00%
1900 33% William J. Bryan (D) 1,389 55.3% William McKinley* (R) 1,110 44.2% 15 [+] 0.6% 2,514 -1 -7 0.86%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 13,118 29.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 31,019 69.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 270 0.6%
Other 195 0.4%
TOTAL 44,602
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 23


2016 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 11,251 28.9%
Donald Trump (R) 26,238 67.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 988 2.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 119 0.3%
Other 324 0.8%
TOTAL 38,920
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 22


2012 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 13,701 37.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 22,267 60.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 444 1.2%
Other 132 0.4%
TOTAL 36,544
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 14


2008 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 14,901 39.8%
John McCain (R) 22,102 59.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 274 0.7%
Other 166 0.4%
TOTAL 37,443
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13


2004 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 18,922 61.5%
John Kerry (D) 11,728 38.1%
Other 112 0.4%
TOTAL 30,762
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11


2000 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 18,466 60.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 11,924 38.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 143 0.5%
Other 125 0.4%
TOTAL 30,658
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12


1996 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 11,678 41.3%
Robert Dole (R) 13,853 49.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 2,654 9.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 76 0.3%
Other 30 0.1%
TOTAL 28,291
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8


1992 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 12,565 41.7%
George Bush* (R) 13,397 44.5%
Ross Perot (I) 4,124 13.7%
Other 36 0.1%
TOTAL 30,122
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7


1988 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 15,933 59.4%
Michael Dukakis (D) 10,848 40.4%
Other 38 0.1%
TOTAL 26,819
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6


1984 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 18,766 64.3%
Walter Mondale (D) 10,353 35.5%
Other 59 0.2%
TOTAL 29,178
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 12,956 51.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,680 46.0%
John Anderson (I) 558 2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 169 0.7%
Other 54 0.2%
TOTAL 25,417
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0


1976 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 14,254 58.3%
Gerald Ford* (R) 10,070 41.2%
Other 116 0.5%
TOTAL 24,440
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7


1972 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 14,447 69.0%
George McGovern (D) 6,197 29.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 306 1.5%
TOTAL 20,950
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8


1968 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 11,068 48.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 5,704 25.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 5,892 26.0%
TOTAL 22,664
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5


1964 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,815 56.0%
Barry Goldwater (R) 10,081 44.0%
TOTAL 22,896
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 11,823 59.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,999 40.4%
TOTAL 19,822
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2


1952 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 11,113 59.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,732 41.0%
TOTAL 18,845
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 4


1948 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 6,226 46.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 6,374 47.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 872 6.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 13,488
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 2


1944 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,795 53.7%
Thomas Dewey (R) 5,855 46.3%
TOTAL 12,650
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 0


1940 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,242 59.7%
Wendell Willkie (R) 4,889 40.3%
TOTAL 12,131
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): -4


1936 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,654 58.2%
Alf Landon (R) 5,506 41.8%
TOTAL 13,160
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 5


1932 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,866 54.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,823 44.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 0.4%
TOTAL 10,736
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 5


1928 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 5,108 63.9%
Al Smith (D) 2,881 36.1%
TOTAL 7,989
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 6


1924 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,190 43.5%
John Davis (D) 4,137 56.5%
TOTAL 7,327
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -10


1920 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 3,592 52.4%
James Cox (D) 3,262 47.6%
TOTAL 6,854
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -8


1916 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,621 52.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,474 47.6%
TOTAL 3,095
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2


1912 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,365 50.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,288 47.7%
William Taft* (R) 48 1.8%
TOTAL 2,701
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -21


1908 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 1,358 50.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,310 49.1%
TOTAL 2,668
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1


1904 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,001 48.1%
Alton Parker (D) 1,080 51.9%
TOTAL 2,081
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -8


1900 President, Burke County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,110 44.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,389 55.3%
Other 15 0.6%
TOTAL 2,514
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -7
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Burke County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 42% Ted Budd (R) 20,456 68.2% Cheri Beasley (D) 8,847 29.5% 675 [+] 2.3% 29,978 18 0.79%
2020 S2 62% Thom Tillis* (R) 28,934 65.5% Cal Cunningham (D) 13,108 29.7% 2,128 [+] 4.8% 44,170 17 0.81%
2020 G 62% Dan Forest (R) 28,898 65.0% Roy Cooper* (D) 15,028 33.8% 533 [+] 1.2% 44,459 18 0.81%
2016 S3 54% Richard Burr* (R) 25,165 65.5% Deborah Ross (D) 11,471 29.9% 1,772 [+] 4.6% 38,408 14 0.82%
2016 G 55% Pat McCrory* (R) 24,466 63.2% Roy Cooper (D) 13,372 34.5% 876 [+] 2.3% 38,714 14 0.82%
2014 S2 35% Thom Tillis (R) 14,203 57.7% Kay Hagan* (D) 8,837 35.9% 1,591 [+] 6.5% 24,631 9 0.84%
2012 G 52% Pat McCrory (R) 24,972 68.4% Walter Dalton (D) 10,866 29.8% 684 [+] 1.9% 36,522 14 0.82%
2010 S3 32% Richard Burr* (R) 13,796 60.5% Elaine Marshall (D) 8,510 37.3% 515 [+] 2.3% 22,821 6 0.86%
2008 S2 53% Elizabeth Dole* (R) 18,618 49.9% Kay Hagan (D) 17,283 46.3% 1,447 [+] 3.9% 37,348 6 0.87%
2008 G 53% Pat McCrory (R) 20,969 56.0% Bev Perdue (D) 15,614 41.7% 847 [+] 2.3% 37,430 9 0.88%
2004 S3 47% Richard Burr (R) 18,371 57.3% Erskine Bowles (D) 13,137 40.9% 577 [+] 1.8% 32,085 6 0.92%
2004 G 47% Patrick Ballantine (R) 16,470 51.3% Mike Easley* (D) 15,112 47.1% 522 [+] 1.6% 32,104 8 0.92%
2002 S2 38% Elizabeth Dole (R) 14,351 55.0% Erskine Bowles (D) 11,115 42.6% 635 [+] 2.4% 26,101 1 1.12%
2000 G 43% Richard Vinroot (R) 15,068 52.0% Mike Easley (D) 13,408 46.3% 482 [+] 1.7% 28,958 6 0.98%
1998 S3 38% John Edwards (D) 12,439 49.9% Lauch Faircloth* (R) 11,898 47.7% 597 [+] 2.4% 24,934 1 1.24%
1996 S2 45% Jesse Helms* (R) 16,357 56.6% Harvey Gantt (D) 11,936 41.3% 595 [+] 2.1% 28,888 4 1.13%
1996 G 46% Robin Hayes (R) 14,389 49.5% James Hunt* (D) 14,261 49.0% 434 [+] 1.5% 29,084 7 1.13%
1992 S3 50% Lauch Faircloth (R) 15,833 52.6% Terry Sanford* (D) 13,080 43.4% 1,192 [+] 4.0% 30,105 2 1.17%
1992 G 51% James Hunt (D) 15,356 50.1% Jim Gardner (R) 14,104 46.0% 1,172 [+] 3.8% 30,632 3 1.18%
1990 S2 42% Jesse Helms* (R) 14,092 57.5% Harvey Gantt (D) 10,414 42.5% 0 0.0% 24,506 5 1.18%
1988 G 48% James Martin* (R) 14,925 55.1% Robert Jordan (D) 12,172 44.9% 0 0.0% 27,097 0 1.22%
1986 S3 40% Terry Sanford (D) 13,381 61.2% Terry Sanford (D) 8,471 38.8% 0 0.0% 21,852 n/a 1.42%
1984 S2 53% Jesse Helms* (R) 16,642 57.7% James Hunt (D) 12,061 41.8% 139 [+] 0.5% 28,842 6 1.29%
1984 G 54% James Martin (R) 16,370 56.2% Rufus Edmisten (D) 12,704 43.7% 30 [+] 0.1% 29,104 2 1.31%
1980 S3 47% John East (R) 13,604 56.2% Robert Morgan* (D) 10,533 43.5% 69 [+] 0.3% 24,206 6 1.35%
1980 G 49% James Hunt* (D) 12,978 51.9% Beverly Lake (R) 11,900 47.6% 127 [+] 0.5% 25,005 10 1.35%
1978 S2 35% Jesse Helms* (R) 8,792 53.2% John Ingram (D) 7,742 46.8% 0 0.0% 16,534 -1 1.46%
1976 G 54% James Hunt (D) 14,708 61.0% David Flaherty (R) 9,349 38.8% 67 [+] 0.3% 24,124 5 1.45%
1974 S3 41% Robert Morgan (D) 9,574 53.8% William Stevens (R) 8,153 45.8% 82 [+] 0.5% 17,809 9 1.75%
1972 S2 50% Jesse Helms (R) 12,027 57.9% Nick Galifianakis (D) 8,748 42.1% 0 0.0% 20,775 4 1.41%
1972 G 51% James Holshouser (R) 12,382 58.8% Hargrove Bowles (D) 8,614 40.9% 47 [+] 0.2% 21,043 8 1.40%
1968 S3 66% Sam Ervin* (D) 11,731 54.4% Robert Somers (R) 9,847 45.6% 0 0.0% 21,578 6 1.50%
1968 G 68% James Gardner (R) 11,963 53.6% Robert Scott (D) 10,339 46.4% 0 0.0% 22,302 6 1.43%
1966 S2 58% Everett Jordan* (D) 9,830 53.4% John Shallcross (R) 8,580 46.6% 0 0.0% 18,410 2 2.04%
1964 G 74% Dan Moore (D) 11,617 50.7% Robert Gavin (R) 11,274 49.3% 0 0.0% 22,891 6 1.64%
1962 S3 61% Sam Ervin* (D) 9,835 53.8% Claude Greene (R) 8,449 46.2% 0 0.0% 18,284 7 2.25%
1960 S2 78% Kyle Hayes (R) 11,441 50.5% Everett Jordan* (D) 11,229 49.5% 0 0.0% 22,670 12 1.76%
1960 G 79% Robert Gavin (R) 12,193 53.0% Terry Sanford (D) 10,815 47.0% 16 [+] 0.1% 23,024 7 1.71%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Burke County, NC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NC10Patrick McHenry* (R) 21,251 71.0% Pam Genant (D) 8,655 28.9% 29 0.1% 29,935
County Total for 2022-11-08:   29,935
2020-11-03 NC05Virginia Foxx* (R) 30,222 68.9% David Brown (D) 12,896 29.4% 770 1.8% 43,888
County Total for 2020-11-03:   43,888
2018-11-06 NC11Mark Meadows* (R) 18,524 65.5% Phillip Price (D) 9,208 32.6% 536 1.9% 28,268
County Total for 2018-11-06:   28,268
2016-11-08 NC11Mark Meadows* (R) 25,917 68.8% Rick Bryson (D) 11,770 31.2% 0 0.0% 37,687
County Total for 2016-11-08:   37,687
2014-11-04 NC11Mark Meadows* (R) 15,645 64.6% Tom Hill (D) 8,557 35.4% 0 0.0% 24,202
County Total for 2014-11-04:   24,202
2012-11-06 NC11Mark Meadows (R) 20,964 59.0% Hayden Rogers (D) 14,550 41.0% 0 0.0% 35,514
County Total for 2012-11-06:   35,514
2010-11-02 NC10Patrick McHenry* (R) 14,864 65.8% Jeff Gregory (D) 7,725 34.2% 0 0.0% 22,589
County Total for 2010-11-02:   22,589
2008-11-04 NC10Patrick McHenry* (R) 19,467 52.7% Daniel Johnson (D) 17,495 47.3% 0 0.0% 36,962
County Total for 2008-11-04:   36,962
2006-11-07 NC10Patrick McHenry* (R) 11,488 55.5% Richard Carsner (D) 9,212 44.5% 0 0.0% 20,700
County Total for 2006-11-07:   20,700
2004-11-02 NC10Patrick McHenry (R) 18,793 59.6% Anne Fischer (D) 12,749 40.4% 0 0.0% 31,542
County Total for 2004-11-02:   31,542
2002-11-05 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 12,828 50.2% Ron Daugherty (D) 11,962 46.8% 775 3.0% 25,565
County Total for 2002-11-05:   25,565
2000-11-07 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 18,377 61.8% Delmas Parker (D) 10,841 36.4% 541 1.8% 29,759
County Total for 2000-11-07:   29,759
1998-11-03 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 16,366 85.4% Deborah Eddins (Libertarian) 2,792 14.6% 0 0.0% 19,158
County Total for 1998-11-03:   19,158
1996-11-05 NC05Richard Burr* (R) 9,059 53.0% Neil Cashion (D) 7,419 43.4% 611 3.6% 17,089
1996-11-05 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 8,113 70.5% Ben Neill (D) 3,202 27.8% 200 1.7% 11,515
County Total for 1996-11-05:   28,604
1994-11-08 NC05Richard Burr (R) 6,532 51.8% Sandy Sands (D) 6,080 48.2% 0 0.0% 12,612
1994-11-08 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 5,759 71.3% Robert Avery (D) 2,316 28.7% 0 0.0% 8,075
County Total for 1994-11-08:   20,687
1992-11-03 NC05Steven Neal* (D) 9,955 55.0% Richard Burr (R) 7,813 43.2% 337 1.9% 18,105
1992-11-03 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 7,619 63.5% Ben Neill (D) 4,035 33.6% 343 2.9% 11,997
County Total for 1992-11-03:   30,102
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Burke County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 58,315 23,295 39.9% 12,634 21.7% 22,386 38.4% Rep +10,661 Rep +18.3% 82%
2022 58,953 23,281 39.5% 13,447 22.8% 22,225 37.7% Rep +9,834 Rep +16.7% 83%
2020 58,105 22,587 38.9% 15,369 26.5% 20,149 34.7% Rep +7,218 Rep +12.4% 82%
2018 58,593 20,994 35.8% 18,053 30.8% 19,546 33.4% Rep +2,941 Rep +5.0% 82%
2016 58,562 20,667 35.3% 19,317 33.0% 18,578 31.7% Rep +1,350 Rep +2.3% 82%
2014 57,797 20,134 34.8% 20,560 35.6% 17,103 29.6% Dem +426 Dem +0.7% 81%
2012 58,720 20,563 35.0% 21,971 37.4% 16,186 27.6% Dem +1,408 Dem +2.4% 83%
2010 57,413 20,163 35.1% 22,722 39.6% 14,528 25.3% Dem +2,559 Dem +4.5% 81%
2008 56,098 20,173 36.0% 22,935 40.9% 12,990 23.2% Dem +2,762 Dem +4.9% 80%
2006 54,106 20,445 37.8% 22,657 41.9% 11,004 20.3% Dem +2,212 Dem +4.1% 78%
2004 53,060 19,879 37.5% 22,773 42.9% 10,408 19.6% Dem +2,894 Dem +5.5% 77%
2002 54,574 20,088 36.8% 24,323 44.6% 10,163 18.6% Dem +4,235 Dem +7.8% 80%
2000 49,134 17,841 36.3% 22,673 46.1% 8,620 17.5% Dem +4,832 Dem +9.8% 73%
1998 47,861 17,610 36.8% 23,484 49.1% 6,767 14.1% Dem +5,874 Dem +12.3% 73%
1996 46,495 17,507 37.7% 23,460 50.5% 5,528 11.9% Dem +5,953 Dem +12.8% 73%
1994 40,267 14,910 37.0% 21,645 53.8% 3,712 9.2% Dem +6,735 Dem +16.7% 65%
1992 39,080 14,371 36.8% 21,918 56.1% 2,791 7.1% Dem +7,547 Dem +19.3% 65%
1990 36,301 13,198 36.4% 20,971 57.8% 2,132 5.9% Dem +7,773 Dem +21.4% 63%
1988 38,853 13,888 35.7% 22,715 58.5% 2,250 5.8% Dem +8,827 Dem +22.7% 69%
1986 35,462 12,119 34.2% 21,497 60.6% 1,846 5.2% Dem +9,378 Dem +26.4% 64%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.