Election Results for Cherokee County, NC -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	542	9.4
Deaths:	1,026	17.8
Net Migration:	1,230	21.4
Net Immigration:	7	0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,784	R +1,061	D + 2.5%
D +723
2020 vs. 2012	R +3,350	R +3,145	R + 9.2%
D +205
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,985	R +4,187	R + 16.7%
D -202

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,201	R +3,126	R + 19.2%
D -925
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	12,628	76.9%	Joe Biden (D)	3,583	21.8%	212 [+]	1.3%	16,423	27	30	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 95 (0.6%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	10,844	76.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,860	20.2%	477 [+]	3.4%	14,181	27	31	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 346 (2.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 33 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	9,278	72.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,378	26.3%	211 [+]	1.6%	12,867	22	25	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 156 (1.2%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	8,643	68.7%	Barack Obama (D)	3,785	30.1%	158 [+]	1.3%	12,586	19	23	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 100 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,517	67.1%	John Kerry (D)	3,635	32.5%	47 [+]	0.4%	11,199	11	16	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	6,305	65.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,239	33.5%	130 [+]	1.3%	9,674	9	17	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 78 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	3,883	49.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,129	39.7%	871 [+]	11.0%	7,883	1	9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 785 (10.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 33 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	54%	George Bush* (R)	4,021	45.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,686	42.1%	1,051 [+]	12.0%	8,758	2	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,040 (11.9%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	4,557	63.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,567	35.9%	21 [+]	0.3%	7,145	6	10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,894	63.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,776	36.2%	9	0.1%	7,679	2	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,849	54.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,114	44.0%	116 [+]	1.6%	7,079	5	4	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 80 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 33 (0.5%);
1976	57%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,571	52.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,210	46.9%	68 [+]	1.0%	6,849	3	-1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	58%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,113	62.3%	George McGovern (D)	2,411	36.5%	80 [+]	1.2%	6,604	-7	2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 80 (1.2%);
1968	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,768	53.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,402	33.9%	915 [+]	12.9%	7,085	14	10	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 915 (12.9%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,823	55.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,106	44.8%	0	0.0%	6,929	1	6	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	82%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,294	57.3%	John Kennedy (D)	3,197	42.7%	0	0.0%	7,491	9	8	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,830	57.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,843	42.6%	0	0.0%	6,673	8	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,363	51.0%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,228	49.0%	0	0.0%	6,591	3	-6	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,771	49.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,615	46.9%	186 [+]	3.3%	5,572	14	2	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 166 (3.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 20 (0.4%);
1944	52%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,625	50.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,582	49.6%	0	0.0%	5,207	17	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,180	54.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,674	45.7%	0	0.0%	5,854	20	1	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,473	51.9%	Alf Landon (R)	3,214	48.1%	0	0.0%	6,687	21	12	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,348	51.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,131	48.1%	25 [+]	0.4%	6,504	19	9	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 25 (0.4%);
1928	69%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,239	62.9%	Al Smith (D)	1,911	37.1%	0	0.0%	5,150	8	5	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	56%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,314	56.7%	John Davis (D)	1,742	42.7%	23 [+]	0.6%	4,079	17	3	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 23 (0.6%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	2,506	58.7%	James Cox (D)	1,761	41.3%	0	0.0%	4,267	16	-2	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	40%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,362	50.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,362	50.0%	0	0.0%	2,724	8	4	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	32%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	906	42.8%	William Taft* (R)	734	34.7%	477 [+]	22.5%	2,117	23	11	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 477 (22.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	35%	William Taft (R)	1,310	62.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	782	37.4%	0	0.0%	2,092	17	11	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	29%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	980	59.6%	Alton Parker (D)	663	40.4%	0	0.0%	1,643	20	3	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William McKinley* (R)	1,157	59.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	774	40.0%	6 [+]	0.3%	1,937	14	8	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,583

21.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

12,628

76.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

117

0.7%

TOTAL

16,423

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,860

20.2%

Donald Trump (R)

10,844

76.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

346

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

14,181

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,378

26.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

9,278

72.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

156

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

12,867

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,785

30.1%

John McCain (R)

8,643

68.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

100

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

12,586

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,517

67.1%

John Kerry (D)

3,635

32.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

11,199

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,305

65.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,239

33.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

9,674

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

3,129

39.7%

Robert Dole (R)

3,883

49.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

785

10.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

7,883

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 9

1992 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,686

42.1%

George Bush* (R)

4,021

45.9%

Ross Perot (I)

1,040

11.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,758

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

4,557

63.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,567

35.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,145

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

4,894

63.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,776

36.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,679

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,849

54.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,114

44.0%

John Anderson (I)

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,079

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,571

52.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,210

46.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

6,849

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

4,113

62.3%

George McGovern (D)

2,411

36.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.2%

TOTAL

6,604

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,768

53.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,402

33.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

915

12.9%

TOTAL

7,085

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,823

55.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

3,106

44.8%

TOTAL

6,929

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,830

57.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,843

42.6%

TOTAL

6,673

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,771

49.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,615

46.9%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

166

3.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.4%

TOTAL

5,572

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,180

54.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

2,674

45.7%

TOTAL

5,854

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,473

51.9%

Alf Landon (R)

3,214

48.1%

TOTAL

6,687

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,348

51.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,131

48.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.4%

TOTAL

6,504

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,239

62.9%

Al Smith (D)

1,911

37.1%

TOTAL

5,150

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,314

56.7%

John Davis (D)

1,742

42.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.6%

TOTAL

4,079

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,506

58.7%

James Cox (D)

1,761

41.3%

TOTAL

4,267

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,362

50.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,362

50.0%

TOTAL

2,724

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

906

42.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

477

22.5%

William Taft* (R)

734

34.7%

TOTAL

2,117

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 11

1908 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,310

62.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

782

37.4%

TOTAL

2,092

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

1904 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

980

59.6%

Alton Parker (D)

663

40.4%

TOTAL

1,643

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 3

1900 President, Cherokee County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,157

59.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

774

40.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,937

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherokee County, NC

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	Ted Budd (R)	9,493	77.9%	Cheri Beasley (D)	2,448	20.1%	249 [+]	2.0%	12,190	27	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 155 (1.3%); Matthew Hoh (Green) 84 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2020	S2	66%	Thom Tillis* (R)	12,048	74.0%	Cal Cunningham (D)	3,589	22.0%	649 [+]	4.0%	16,286	25	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 408 (2.5%); Kevin Hayes (Constitution) 241 (1.5%);
2020	G	67%	Dan Forest (R)	12,349	75.5%	Roy Cooper* (D)	3,772	23.1%	230 [+]	1.4%	16,351	29	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Steven DiFiore (Libertarian) 171 (1.0%); Al Pisano (Constitution) 59 (0.4%);

2016	S3	59%	Richard Burr* (R)	10,116	73.2%	Deborah Ross (D)	3,210	23.2%	489 [+]	3.5%	13,815	22	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 489 (3.5%);
2016	G	60%	Pat McCrory* (R)	9,717	70.1%	Roy Cooper (D)	3,712	26.8%	438 [+]	3.2%	13,867	21	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lon Cecil (Libertarian) 438 (3.2%);
2014	S2	41%	Thom Tillis (R)	6,374	67.3%	Kay Hagan* (D)	2,713	28.6%	388 [+]	4.1%	9,475	18	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 382 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2012	G	55%	Pat McCrory (R)	8,193	65.8%	Walter Dalton (D)	3,683	29.6%	584 [+]	4.7%	12,460	11	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 572 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
2010	S3	43%	Richard Burr* (R)	6,219	65.0%	Elaine Marshall (D)	2,969	31.0%	385 [+]	4.0%	9,573	10	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Mike Beitler (Libertarian) 380 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);

2008	S2	58%	Elizabeth Dole* (R)	8,020	64.4%	Kay Hagan (D)	4,144	33.3%	292 [+]	2.3%	12,456	20	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Christopher Cole (Libertarian) 289 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2008	G	57%	Pat McCrory (R)	6,858	55.9%	Bev Perdue (D)	5,092	41.5%	327 [+]	2.7%	12,277	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Michael Munger (Libertarian) 327 (2.7%);
2004	S3	52%	Richard Burr (R)	6,426	60.9%	Erskine Bowles (D)	3,966	37.6%	156 [+]	1.5%	10,548	9	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Tom Bailey (Libertarian) 155 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	G	53%	Patrick Ballantine (R)	5,952	54.5%	Mike Easley* (D)	4,807	44.0%	171 [+]	1.6%	10,930	12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 171 (1.6%);
2002	S2	42%	Elizabeth Dole (R)	4,878	58.5%	Erskine Bowles (D)	3,355	40.2%	109 [+]	1.3%	8,342	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 108 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2000	G	50%	Richard Vinroot (R)	5,492	56.6%	Mike Easley (D)	4,050	41.8%	155 [+]	1.6%	9,697	10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 128 (1.3%); Douglas Schell (Reform) 27 (0.3%);

1998	S3	38%	Lauch Faircloth* (R)	3,648	52.4%	John Edwards (D)	3,055	43.9%	260 [+]	3.7%	6,963	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 260 (3.7%);
1996	S2	45%	Jesse Helms* (R)	4,475	55.8%	Harvey Gantt (D)	3,456	43.1%	86 [+]	1.1%	8,017	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ray Ubinger (Libertarian) 57 (0.7%); Victor Pardo (Natural Law) 29 (0.4%);
1996	G	45%	Robin Hayes (R)	3,946	49.6%	James Hunt* (D)	3,922	49.3%	92 [+]	1.2%	7,960	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Scott Yost (Libertarian) 48 (0.6%); Julia Van Witt (Natural Law) 44 (0.6%);
1992	S3	53%	Lauch Faircloth (R)	4,533	52.7%	Terry Sanford* (D)	4,000	46.5%	64 [+]	0.7%	8,597	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 64 (0.7%);
1992	G	54%	Jim Gardner (R)	4,412	50.2%	James Hunt (D)	4,306	49.0%	65 [+]	0.7%	8,783	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Scott McLaughlin (Libertarian) 65 (0.7%);
1990	S2	43%	Jesse Helms* (R)	3,818	57.2%	Harvey Gantt (D)	2,857	42.8%	0	0.0%	6,675	5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	G	50%	James Martin* (R)	4,516	59.3%	Robert Jordan (D)	3,104	40.7%	0	0.0%	7,620	4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	46%	Terry Sanford (D)	3,757	55.2%	Terry Sanford (D)	3,048	44.8%	0	0.0%	6,805	n/a	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	57%	Jesse Helms* (R)	4,746	57.5%	James Hunt (D)	3,477	42.1%	29 [+]	0.4%	8,252	6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Kate Daher (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.2%); Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%);
1984	G	55%	James Martin (R)	4,707	58.9%	Rufus Edmisten (D)	3,244	40.6%	47 [+]	0.6%	7,998	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Gregory McCartan (Socialist Workers) 26 (0.3%); Fritz Prochnaw (Libertarian) 21 (0.3%);
1980	S3	52%	John East (R)	3,661	51.2%	Robert Morgan* (D)	3,431	48.0%	54 [+]	0.8%	7,146	1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 36 (0.5%); F.W. Pasotto (Libertarian) 18 (0.3%);
1980	G	55%	James Hunt* (D)	3,844	51.5%	Beverly Lake (R)	3,553	47.6%	69 [+]	0.9%	7,466	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Douglas Cooper (Socialist Workers) 37 (0.5%); Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 32 (0.4%);

1978	S2	54%	Jesse Helms* (R)	3,386	50.1%	John Ingram (D)	3,377	49.9%	0	0.0%	6,763	-4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	G	58%	James Hunt (D)	3,886	55.9%	David Flaherty (R)	3,001	43.2%	64 [+]	0.9%	6,951	9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Chub Seawell (American) 53 (0.8%); Arlen Andrews (Libertarian) 11 (0.2%);
1974	S3	59%	Robert Morgan (D)	3,643	53.0%	William Stevens (R)	3,197	46.5%	30 [+]	0.4%	6,870	10	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Harry Nesmith (U.S. Labor) 30 (0.4%);
1972	S2	57%	Jesse Helms (R)	3,370	51.9%	Nick Galifianakis (D)	3,118	48.1%	0	0.0%	6,488	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	58%	James Holshouser (R)	3,372	51.0%	Hargrove Bowles (D)	3,228	48.8%	11 [+]	0.2%	6,611	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Arlis Pettyjohn (American) 11 (0.2%);

1968	S3	73%	Robert Somers (R)	3,501	51.8%	Sam Ervin* (D)	3,262	48.2%	0	0.0%	6,763	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	76%	James Gardner (R)	3,751	53.6%	Robert Scott (D)	3,249	46.4%	0	0.0%	7,000	6	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	70%	Everett Jordan* (D)	3,407	52.7%	John Shallcross (R)	3,064	47.3%	0	0.0%	6,471	3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	78%	Dan Moore (D)	4,020	56.2%	Robert Gavin (R)	3,130	43.8%	0	0.0%	7,150	0	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	82%	Claude Greene (R)	3,819	50.8%	Sam Ervin* (D)	3,697	49.2%	0	0.0%	7,516	11	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	81%	Kyle Hayes (R)	3,924	52.6%	Everett Jordan* (D)	3,535	47.4%	0	0.0%	7,459	14	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	82%	Robert Gavin (R)	4,038	53.5%	Terry Sanford (D)	3,512	46.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,551	8	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Beverly Lake (D (write-in)) 1 (0.0%);

*: 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 Cherokee County, NC

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Voter Registration Data for Cherokee County, NC

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	22,994	11,711	50.9%	3,373	14.7%	7,910	34.4%	Rep +8,338	Rep +36.3%	94%
2022	23,151	11,555	49.9%	3,631	15.7%	7,965	34.4%	Rep +7,924	Rep +34.2%	94%
2020	22,687	10,914	48.1%	4,278	18.9%	7,495	33.0%	Rep +6,636	Rep +29.3%	92%
2018	23,450	10,146	43.3%	5,539	23.6%	7,765	33.1%	Rep +4,607	Rep +19.6%	97%
2016	23,857	9,951	41.7%	6,552	27.5%	7,354	30.8%	Rep +3,399	Rep +14.2%	101%
2014	21,965	9,003	41.0%	6,678	30.4%	6,284	28.6%	Rep +2,325	Rep +10.6%	95%
2012	22,153	9,105	41.1%	7,182	32.4%	5,866	26.5%	Rep +1,923	Rep +8.7%	98%
2010	21,184	8,720	41.2%	7,332	34.6%	5,132	24.2%	Rep +1,388	Rep +6.6%	96%
2008	20,477	8,545	41.7%	7,465	36.5%	4,467	21.8%	Rep +1,080	Rep +5.3%	95%
2006	19,857	8,430	42.5%	7,753	39.0%	3,674	18.5%	Rep +677	Rep +3.4%	94%
2004	19,964	8,383	42.0%	8,166	40.9%	3,415	17.1%	Rep +217	Rep +1.1%	98%
2002	20,061	8,314	41.4%	8,702	43.4%	3,045	15.2%	Dem +388	Dem +1.9%	101%
2000	19,588	8,100	41.4%	8,840	45.1%	2,648	13.5%	Dem +740	Dem +3.8%	102%
1998	18,000	7,337	40.8%	8,560	47.6%	2,103	11.7%	Dem +1,223	Dem +6.8%	97%
1996	16,900	6,891	40.8%	8,269	48.9%	1,740	10.3%	Dem +1,378	Dem +8.2%	95%
1994	15,759	6,315	40.1%	8,138	51.6%	1,306	8.3%	Dem +1,823	Dem +11.6%	92%
1992	13,549	5,461	40.3%	7,284	53.8%	804	5.9%	Dem +1,823	Dem +13.5%	83%
1990	12,356	4,973	40.2%	6,774	54.8%	609	4.9%	Dem +1,801	Dem +14.6%	79%
1988	13,686	5,320	38.9%	7,632	55.8%	734	5.4%	Dem +2,312	Dem +16.9%	90%
1986	12,965	4,859	37.5%	7,500	57.8%	606	4.7%	Dem +2,641	Dem +20.4%	87%

2022 Census data
White:	26,561	90.00%	4.8%
Black:	476	1.61%	45.6%
Indian:	412	1.40%	22.6%
Asian:	198	0.67%	42.4%
2+ races:	692	2.34%	13.4%
Hispanic:	1,173	3.97%	70.5%

Total non-White:	2,951	10.00%	40.3%

Change in White population:	1,220	4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	848	3.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	NC11	Chuck Edwards (R)	9,628	78.8%	Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (D)	2,405	19.7%	191	1.6%	12,224
County Total for 2022-11-08:										12,224

2020-11-03	NC11	Madison Cawthorn (R)	12,391	76.2%	Moe Davis (D)	3,433	21.1%	436	2.7%	16,260
County Total for 2020-11-03:										16,260

2018-11-06	NC11	Mark Meadows* (R)	8,191	74.8%	Phillip Price (D)	2,557	23.4%	202	1.8%	10,950
County Total for 2018-11-06:										10,950

2016-11-08	NC11	Mark Meadows* (R)	10,224	74.8%	Rick Bryson (D)	3,436	25.2%	0	0.0%	13,660
County Total for 2016-11-08:										13,660

2014-11-04	NC11	Mark Meadows* (R)	6,588	70.9%	Tom Hill (D)	2,706	29.1%	0	0.0%	9,294
County Total for 2014-11-04:										9,294

2012-11-06	NC11	Mark Meadows (R)	6,863	54.5%	Hayden Rogers (D)	5,739	45.5%	0	0.0%	12,602
County Total for 2012-11-06:										12,602

2010-11-02	NC11	Jeff Miller (R)	5,093	51.1%	Heath Shuler* (D)	4,864	48.9%	0	0.0%	9,957
County Total for 2010-11-02:										9,957

2008-11-04	NC11	Heath Shuler* (D)	6,980	56.1%	Carl Mumpower (R)	5,209	41.8%	263	2.1%	12,452
County Total for 2008-11-04:										12,452

2006-11-07	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,458	50.8%	Heath Shuler (D)	4,310	49.2%	0	0.0%	8,768
County Total for 2006-11-07:										8,768

2004-11-02	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	6,914	64.3%	Patsy Keever (D)	3,839	35.7%	0	0.0%	10,753
County Total for 2004-11-02:										10,753

2002-11-05	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,953	62.5%	Sam Neill (D)	2,875	36.3%	95	1.2%	7,923
County Total for 2002-11-05:										7,923

2000-11-07	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	5,882	65.0%	Sam Neill (D)	3,070	33.9%	95	1.1%	9,047
County Total for 2000-11-07:										9,047

1998-11-03	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,250	60.6%	David Young (D)	2,690	38.4%	72	1.0%	7,012
County Total for 1998-11-03:										7,012

1996-11-05	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,727	60.1%	James Ferguson (D)	3,045	38.7%	88	1.1%	7,860
County Total for 1996-11-05:										7,860

1994-11-08	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,837	62.0%	Maggie Lauterer (D)	2,964	38.0%	0	0.0%	7,801
County Total for 1994-11-08:										7,801

1992-11-03	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	4,734	55.2%	John Stevens (D)	3,846	44.8%	0	0.0%	8,580
County Total for 1992-11-03:										8,580

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